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| Amazing! 40-yrs on, more than one lakh crore not regularised in JK’s financial system | | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 15: Call it an inefficiency or lackadaisical attitude of successive regimes in J&K, there is a whooping amount of more than one lakh crore yet to be regularised in the financial system of the erstwhile state.
As per Section 82 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, it was mandatory for the State Government to get the excess over a grant/ appropriation regularized by the State Legislature. Although no time limit for regularization of expenditure had been prescribed under the Section, the regularization of excess expenditure was ought to be done after the completion of discussion of the Appropriation Accounts by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
As the Appropriation Accounts of 1980-81 onwards had not been discussed in PAC, the excess expenditure aggregating Rs 1,07,664.29 crore for the years 1980-2017 is yet to be regularized by the State Legislature.
After including further excess expenditure of Rs 6,397.06 crore during 2017-18 as brought out in the preceding Sub-section, the aggregate excess expenditure requiring regular... | |
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| Fake appointments in Handicrafts Deptt open Pandora’s Box | | Govt constitutes another committee to examine fraudulent appointments in J&K Skill Development Department | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 15: As a sequel to fake appointments surfaced in J&K Handicraft Department, the government has constituted another committee to examine fraudulent appointments in Jammu and Kashmir Skill Development Department.
Moreover, the government through a circular has asked all the Heads of Departments of the Finance Department to ensure due verification and vigilance in the matter and strict action for any lapses that may have occurred in the past.
“It is hereby ordered that the Fact-Finding Committee constituted in terms of Government order, in supersession of Government Order No. 578-GAD of 2019 dated 11.05.2019, for looking into fraudulent appoi... | |
| | | | With 179 more recoveries COVID-19 recovery rate in JK reaches 97.28%, 144 new cases | | Positive cases 123108, active positive 1428, recovered 119760, casualties 1920 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 15: Following 179 more recoveries the COVID-19 recovery rate in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 97.28 percent. With 144 new cases the positive cases reached 1, 23,108; the death toll reached 1920 following five fresh deaths.
Jammu district reported 46 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Srinagar district 40 cases, Ganderbal district 10 cases, Shopian and Samba districts nine cases each, Anantnag district six cases, Ramban district five cases, Pulwama, Kupwara and Kulgam districts three cases each, Baramulla, Budgam, Bandipora and Udhampur districts two cases each and Kathua & Poonch districts one case each. No case w... | |
| | | | Mismanagement at GMC Anantnag goes unabated! | | Months on, Ambulances, AC’s continue to remain dysfunctional at Maternity hospital | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Jan 15: The mismanagement at the Maternity and Child Care Hospital-the associated hospital of Government Medical College Anantnag-can gauged from the fact that two ambulances out of four and around twenty (20) AC’s, installed a few years ago, continue to remain dysfunctional.
According to official reports, the Anantnag Maternity hospital has four ambulances however two out these four ambulances are dysfunctional from the last three months. “102 Ambulance bearing registration number JK03G-0177 is out of order from the last three month. This ambulance was being used to pick and drop the pregnant ladies free of cost post delivery at hospital. N... | |
| | | | Murga Banno: Amid bird flu scare, Kashmir doctor groups lock horns on chicken! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 15: Even as the outbreak of Bird Flu has set the alarm bells ringing across the world in general and country in particular, a group of doctors in Kashmir are fighting it out on whether to consume poultry birds or not.
While one association of doctors has said the “poultry birds can be consumed if properly cooked”, the other faction of the same association has expressed reservations on the same issue.
The two statements have come from two factions of an association with the people getting confused on “what to eat and to whom to believe.”
Sources said the two groups want to disagree with other to prove each other wrong. “But this is happening at the cost... | |
| | | | Snow holds 15000 Warwan residents hostage | | It takes 3 days to reach district headquarters, says DDC member | | | Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Jan 15: Warwan Valley in Kishtwar District having a population of around 15000 souls has been cut off from rest of the country due to heavy snowfall and non-availability of basic amenities.
According to the details available with Early Times the local inhabitants of this one of the remotest area of the country are facing hardship that hardly any citizen of India faces in this modern era.
Talking to Early Times, newly elected DDC member from Warwan Abdul Razak Lone while narrating the horrific tale of the state of affairs in the area said that the official machinery that is supposed to be present in the area has been missing from the ground. “It is nearly tw... | |
| | | | Tale of two Kashmirs, Figures show PoK’s dismal picture | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 15: While the Centre has been utilizing thousands of crores in Jammu and Kashmir for its development, the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) continues to show a dismal picture.
As per the official figures, the annual budget in J&K has exceeded Rs 1 lakh crore, and generates around Rs 10,000 crore. The rest Rs 90,000 crore is allotted by New Delhi to keep the development ticking in Kashmir.
The GSDP of Kashmir in 2017 was $19 billion—down from $64 billion in 2004 due to the massive jolt of 3 summer unrests and thousands of Hartal calls— compared to the paltry $7 billion of PoK. While Kashmir has been battling stumbling blocks of various hues since 1990s, this ... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Gangyal Sector 4 Ward Number 56 pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 15: People living in Gangyal Sector 4 Ward Number 56 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 Gangyal Sector 4 Ward Number 56is 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 and they ar... | |
| | | | Due to closure of Jammu-Srinagar highway, prices of edible items go up in valley | | Authorities concerned in deep slumber | | | S TAHIR-UL HAQ
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 15: Due to the closure of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway the prices of essential commodities including meat, poultry and other edible items in Kashmir have gone up, and the concerned authorities seem option less.
From past few days, the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been closed as there was a damage of Bailey bridge at Kelamorh due to which the loaded vehicle of vegetable and other edible items have got stranded from the other side of highway.
Though the construction of Bailey bridge is nearing completion at Kela Morh after which it is expected that the vehicle will start plying on the bridge on both the sides of highway.
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