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Govt relaxes order to transfer employees Will favorites of previous regimes be reshuffled? 1/9/2021 11:41:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 9: The Lieutenant Governor led administration has relaxed its order to transfer the employees in various government departments including those who have been staying beyond proscribed period. A cardinal question is whether those employees overstaying in city limits, would be touched or not. Pertinently, the UT administration on 6th January issued an order, relaxing its previous order of 15th of October to make the transfers, postings of employees. The order clearly mentioned that administration could affect transfers in case of urgency involved or the stay of employee is beyond proscribed period. It has emphasized upon the competent authorities that the employees having the maximum tenure are considered for transfer in the first instance and others thereafter. If go by the intention of the present dispensation then it is amply clear that hundreds of employees and officials in the government departments, who have been staying in city areas, beneficiaries of the appeasement policies of the successive elected governments and are the beneficiaries of...   READ MORE

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KAS officers occupy positions exclusively meant for IAS cadre in JK 1/9/2021 11:41:34 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 9: Some Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) cadre officers have been occupying top administrative positions in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, which are exclusively meant for IAS officers. Moreover, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) had written a letter to JK UT administration in recent past directing to follow guidelines under All India Service Rules in this connection. Sources in the department told Early Times that KAS cadre officers can’t be appointed as District Magistrates until his or her induction as IAS but on the contrary there are several KAS officers who have been posted as DDCs. They further said that ...   READ MORE   Migrant employees transfer files gathering dusts 1/9/2021 11:41:25 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 9: Ever since their appointment in Valley the migrant employees are facing problems in interdistrict transfers especially after their marriage so that couple are posted in the same district. Though it was agreed in principle by the previous Governments that migrant employees after their marriage be posted in one district only so that they may not face any hardships in visiting from one district to other but the same is not adhered to by the authorities of various departments on ground. According to sources many such files of migrant employees who had applied for their transfer so that couple can serve in one district are pending in Civil Secretariat with...   READ MORE   Snowfall exposes ill equipped SMC Srinagar as Smart City? 1/9/2021 11:41:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 9: The recent snowfall in Srinagar seems to have exposed the Srinagar Municipal Corporation that was beating the trumpet of making Srinagar a Smart City. The inundation of inner streets, the blockade of roads leading to hospitals, the collapsed drainage system has proven beyond doubt that the much hyped Smart City project was Srinagar has been dumped by none other than the SMC itself. Social media these days is abuzz with the reports about how the Municipal Corporation of Srinagar has miserably failed on ground in spite of the fact that crores of rupees from the public money have been spent on the procurement of machinery and equipment for snow clearances...   READ MORE   Funds under NRDWP: PHE Deptt overlooks maintenance of records 1/9/2021 11:41:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 9: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) Jal Shakti Department has overlooked the important aspect of maintenance of records of funds received and released under National Rural Drinking Water Programme. Sources told Early Times that as per NRDWP guidelines, which provide that the accounting system should be based on the well-established Public Works Accounting system adopted by the concerned administration. Pertinently, the NRDWP was launched as a flagship programme for providing safe drinking water to the rural population on a sustainable basis. “For proper accounting of the funds, the Administrative Department/ State Water Sanitation Mission were required...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Residents of Saint Thomas Church Road Trikuta Nagar pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 1/9/2021 11:33:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 9: People living in Saint Thomas Church Road Trikuta Nagar are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance. The Saint Thomas Church Road Trikuta Nagar is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of this colony...   READ MORE   Top bureaucrats likely to be reshuffled in JK 1/9/2021 11:32:01 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 9: A major reshuffle of top bureaucrats is on the cards in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Many officers who are on central deputation are also likely to be repatriated to the Jammu and Kashmir Union territory. Sources said that the central and the state government looks to roll out key development projects in the state, which may require additional administrative support. Among the key proposals under government’s consideration to fill vacant administrative posts in J&K also include bringing back officers on deputation to the Centre,” sources maintained. Sources said that the Union government has agreed to direct the senior bu...   READ MORE   PAGD mulls Jammu outreach 1/9/2021 11:31:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 9: With the so called Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, a conglomerate of seven regional parties, having won maximum number of 110 seats in the recently concluded District Development Council elections, the PAGD leaders are looking ahead to launch a “Jammu outreach.” Sources said as the PAGD leaders managed to win over two dozen seats even from Jammu province where the Bharatiya Janta Party led the seat share, the regional parties look ahead to go back to the voters to “thank them.” Sources said the National Conference, which is calling the shots in the PAGD, along with the Peoples Democratic Party and the Peoples Conference look ahead to hold join...   READ MORE   11 members move no confidence motion against Kakroo, removed as President MC Baramulla 1/9/2021 11:25:49 PM S TAHIR-UL HAQ Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Jan 9: President Municipal Committee (MC) Baramulla was removed as eleven ward members moved a no confidence motion against him today. It is learnt that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) MC Baramulla had called a meeting of 19 elected ward members as the members had formally moved an application to him for the floor test. "Ward members had formally moved an application to CEO MC Baramulla for informing him that let the president MC Baramulla to prove his majority as his tenure had already come to an end in the last month," said sources. Sources said that out of 19 ward members, 11 members gave no confidence motion against the sitting president MC...   READ MORE   Newly elected DDCs face snubbing from inhabitants of Marwah, Warwan 1/9/2021 11:25:42 PM ASIF IQBAL NAIK Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Jan 9: The newly elected District Development Council members from Marwah and Warwan faced snubbing from the local inhabitants for taking part in agriculture department function regarding the distribution of seeds to the farmers at Kishtwar Headquarter instead of Marwah and Warwan wherein majority of the government offices sanctioned for this remote area function from District Headquarter instead from the area to which they belong. As per the details available with Early Times, the newly elected DDC members from Marwah Sheikh Zafrullah and Warwan Abdul Razak Lone had recently attended the seeds distribution function organized by the Agricultur...   READ MORE   Government says, 'alert to new virus strain, situation being closely monitored' 1/9/2021 11:25:34 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 9: The Jammu & Kashmir administration today said it was on alert on the new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but said there was no need to panic. "The Government is alert and officials are closely keeping an eye on each development about the new strain of corona virus," one of the top officials of the Health Department said wishing not to be named. He said that they have directed that all passengers from the U.K. should be subjected to mandatory RT-PCR tests on arrival at the airport. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has already released detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) for states regarding travelers from the U...   READ MORE   JK reports 122 new cases of Corona Virus, two fresh deaths; positive cases reach 122425 Active positive 2094, recovered 118422, casualties 1909 1/9/2021 11:25:23 PM JEHANGIR RASHID Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 9: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 122 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 22,425. The death toll reached to the virus reached 1,909 with two deaths being reported in past 24 hours. Jammu district reported 47 new cases of COVID-19 followed by Srinagar district 25, Baramulla district eight cases, Kupwara district seven cases, Pulwama district six cases, Budgam, Udhampur and Doda districts five cases each, Kathua district four cases, Kulgam district three cases, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Kishtwar districts two cases each and Reasi district one case. No case was reported from ...   READ MORE   ICAR issues advisory for orchardists to combat harmful effects of heavy snowfall 1/9/2021 11:25:09 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 9: Director Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (ICAR-CITH) today issued an advisory for Orchardists to combat harmful effects of heavy snowfall. In a statement issued here, the CITH said, "Due to Western Disturbance as a cyclonic circulation and confluence or interaction of south-westerly and south-easterly winds causing an extreme weather conditions and therefore Kashmir division has witnessed heavy snowfall from 3rd January to 6th January, 2020 leading to accumulation of heavy snow cover in orchards across the valley. This can cause heavy physical damage to the plants in general and upgrowing leaders in particular. Accumulated snow will lead to ...   READ MORE   Power crisis in South Kashmir as Kishenpur Transmission Line continues to remain shut 1/9/2021 11:22:10 PM saahil suhail Early Times Report ANANTNAG, Jan 9: Due to the outage of 220-KV Kishenpur Transmission Line, southern Kashmir continues to face shortage of around 40 MegaWatts, Early Times learnt on Saturday. According to reports, a tower of the 220-KV Kishanpur-Mirbazar transmission line suffered damages due to a landslide triggered by rains near Sarmoli in Jammu division. "Landslides and erosion have damaged the foundation of one tower of the transmission line and has left it in a vulnerable situation. We are working on shifting the tower to a safer location and the transmission line will be restored in two days," Superintending Engineer System and Operation Aafaq Naqash said. The offi...   READ MORE

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