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| In Omar’s tenure JK's living standard was lowest | | GSDP recorded more than 7% lower than national average in F.Y 2014-15 | | | Jammu: Even when NC Vice President Omar Abdullah is busy ridiculing the government over- plethora- of issues confronting the erstwhile state, he is perhaps forgetting the fact that his last year in office saw the most dreadful decline in growth of Jammu and Kashmir’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that got plummeted to mere two percent.
Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within the State in a given period of time. The growth of GSDP is an important indicator of standard of living of the State’s population.
As per the documents in possession of Early Times News paper, in the financial year of 2014-15, India’s GDP was Rs 1,24,67,959 crores. The growth rate of the GDP was 10.99 percent. During that year, the GSDP of Jammu and Kashmir was mere Rs 98,370 crores which was calculated as mere 2.88 percent. Upon comparison with the national average, Jammu and Kashmir’s standard was living was 7.6 percent less than the national average.
Interestingly, Omar Abdullah was the chief minister of Jammu and... | |
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| JKPCC fails to formulate quality control manual | | Despite approval of setting up of testing labs by BOD nothing on ground | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC) has allegedly not formulated any quality control manual for conducting various kinds of tests of works quality of various projects being executed by it across Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources told Early Times that JKPCC lacks in bringing quality control measures for the construction works of government projects.
“To ensure quality in its works the Company needs to put in place control measures. However, the Company had not framed any quality control manual spelling out parameters or standards for various kinds of tests,” they said.
Although the Board of Directors of Jammu and Kashmir Pr... | |
| | | | SRO-43 cases of Jal Shakti dept pile up in Nowshera, Executive Engineer says he has lot more to do | | | |
Ajay Sharma
SUNDERBANI, Jan 11: The SRO-43 cases are piling up in the Jal Shakti department in this sub-division of the Nowshera division in the Rajouri district with the aggrieved running from pillar to post in this regard but feeling ditched by the concerned officers and officials.
Early Times has learnt from some aggrieved that the officers are not ready to listen to their please despite the fact that they are facing huge problems. These people said that they have been pushed to the wall due to laid-back attitude of the people at helm and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel.
“My father namely Jagdish Chander was an employee of Public Health Engineering (Jal Shakti) a... | |
| | | | Road width compromised on Bravi-Kotekabu, reveals RTI reply | | ‘Public money siphoned under PMGSY scheme’ | | |
Avinash Azad
Jammu, Jan 11: Siphoning off tax payers' money, the width of Bravi-Kote Kabu road was compromised by the executing agency Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), division Rajouri.
The width of the road is under specification however the concerned agency instead of admitting its fault replied RTI application justifying its fault. It is pertinent to mention here that in 2019 Union Ministry of Rural Development selected the J&K PMGSY for the award in the best performing category at the national level for implementation of the PMGSY.
But in the remotest area of J&K, the Rajouri division of the PMGSY reportedly compromised the size (widening) of the road constructed in Brav... | |
| | | | Sajad Lone faces ‘open’ rebellion in PC! | | 2 senior leaders lock horns with party president | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu: The Peoples Conference President Sajad Lone is facing a major “rebellion” from within the party as two of his senior leaders have openly questioned the PC head.
Sources said two of the senior leaders of the party have not only questioned Sajad Lone for becoming party of the so called Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration or PAGD but that they are likely to resign from the party if their demands are not met.
Sources said the allegedly “dominant role” played by the National Conference in the recently held District Development Council elections have made the PC leaders take Sajad Lone head on.
While a senior PC leader had only spoken against Sajad Lone ... | |
| | | | Mushrooming KP organisations playing with community cause | | | |
JAMMU, Jan 11: The mushrooming of KP organisations has led to a confusion among the community which is unable to understand whom to support and whom not.
According to sources there are dozens of KP organisations working under different name and style claiming to champion
the cause of community at different foras.
The trend started soon after the mass migration of Pandits from Valley to Jammu and other parts of Kashmir, sources said, adding the number of these organisations is uncountable now from regional to global level.
Sources said to take on the traditional and old organisations like All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference and highlight the community issues much forcefully ... | |
| | | | At GMC Anantnag, Doctors face public anger for going on strike | | | |
SAAHIL SUHAIL
EARLY TIMES REPORT
ANANTNAG, Jan 11:
People mostly attendants of patients on Monday held protests inside Government Medical College Anantnag against doctors who they alleged were refusing to treat patients.
The doctors, working GMC Anantnag, had gone on pen-down strike to protest against the ‘unnecessary interference’ of district administration into the daily functioning of the health department.
Reports said that a group of attendants assembled outside the Emergency ward and started raising slogans against the doctors and health department.
“We have come from far-flung areas of Anantnag to avail treatment here but doctors are refusing to treat patients,” they s... | |
| | | | COVID-19 recovery rate in JK reaches 97% as 355 more patients recover; 113 fresh cases | | Positive cases 122651, active positive 1768, recovered 118972, casualties 1911 | | |
Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Jan 11: The COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu & Kashmir reached 97 percent as 355 virus affected patients recovered today. With 113 new cases the total number of positive cases reached 1, 22,651; the death toll reached 1,911 following one death in past 24 hours.
Srinagar district reported 42 new cases of Corona Virus followed by Jammu district 35 cases, Budgam district seven cases, Kupwara and Udhampur districts five cases each, Pulwama district four cases, Bandipora district three cases, Anantnag, Rajouri and Kathua districts two cases each and Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Shopian, Kishtwar & Poonch districts one case each. Doda, Ramban, Reasi and Samba distri... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Sector 1-C East Extension Trikuta Nagar pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 11: People living in Sector 1-C East Extension 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 Sector 1-C East Extension 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 c... | |
| | | | Police foil bovine smuggling bids but leave rescued cattle to ruin crops of local farmers | | No mechanism in place to properly rehabilitate cattle or put them in cattle-yard | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 11: On frequent occasions, Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have foiled bovine-smuggling bids but the rescued animals have reportedly been left unattended to ruin the crops of local farmers as there is no proper mechanism in place to properly rehabilitate them or put them in a cattle yard established by government.
According to locals of various areas of Lakhanpur, Basantpur, Jagatpur beside others in district Kathua, the stray cattle population has increased to a great extent in the last few months with increase in foiling of bovine smuggling bids by the Police.
“In most of the cases, whenever police foiled a bovine smuggling bid, it seized the vehicle... | |
| | | | Several developmental projects in pipeline | | 2021: Centre frames road map for J&K | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 11: Jammu and Kashmir will be a main focus for the centre in 2021 to bring development after suffering heavy losses due to COVID-19.
In the last one year, Kashmir has witnessed many positive changes. This all has been possible due to joint endeavor made together by Lieutenant Governor, security forces, police.
One such positive change has happened by holding the District Development Council and Panchayat elections in J&K.
A senior bureaucrat said that these elements are a vital component of local government under the three-tier governance model in India.
"The voter turnout for these elections has loudly reiterated the faith local Kashmir... | |
| | | | Panic grips as tremors jolt Kishtwar, Doda | | |  ASIF IQBAL NAIK
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Jan 11: A massive earthquake jolts Kishtwar and Doda District along with adjoining Ramban and Anantnag Districts at around 7.32 PM today as a result of which the people started running out of their homes in hustle and bustle.
As per the details available with Early Times, the earthquake last for 8-10 seconds at high intensity while its intensity reduces after that and continue for at least next one minute.
As soon as the tremors felt the people... | |
| | | | Left over 45 govt job KP migrant aspirants allege discrimination, launch protest | | | | SK KAW
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 11: A left over lot of 45 government job Kashmiri Pandit migrant aspirants under Prime Minister's employment package have alleged pathetic approach of the administration of J&K UT which has miserably failed to absorb them in respective government departments despite court orders sources said here today.
Under the banner of Kashmiri Migrant Unemployed Youth the left over government job Kashmiri Pandit migrant aspirants alleged that in the year 2010 a list of 45 job aspirants after duely interviewed under PM's special employment package announced by then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, was kept with held for reasons best known to helms men and s... | |
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