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Warning: Jammu records single-day highest case since outbreak of pandemic in 2020 • Earlier Jammu recorded the highest cases on May 10, 2021, when 658 single-day positive cases were reported 1/15/2022 11:43:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 15: Despite repeated warnings by the members of the civil society, authorities at the helm of the affairs appear to have failed to take preventive steps resulting in a COVID Tsunami in Jammu-the winter capital of the Union Territory. First-time since March 9, 2020, when the first coronavirus positive case was detected in J&K, Jammu district recorded the single-day highest 685 fresh positive cases. As per official data of the J&K government, earlier Jammu had recorded single-day highest 658 cases on May 9, 2021, when a total of 5190 cases were reported across the UT. On May 9 total recoveries were 318. Today J&K recorded 3251 cases out of which Jammu district alone reported 685 cases. And more shockingly, only 118 patients have been recovered from the Jammu district during the last 24 hours. More than 600 single-day cases were reported in Jammu only during the peak of the second wave in May 2021. The emergence of Jammu as Corona capital created fear among residents because health infrastructure is already ailing in the winter capital. Authorities...   READ MORE

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Cruel joke with border youth: Leaving earlier process midway, authorities issue fresh recruitment 1/15/2022 11:43:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 15: After snatching the livelihood of a large number of local youth through its deceitful policies, the incumbent Jammu and Kashmir government has betrayed thousands of youth of border areas who have applied for the post of constables in Border Battalions. The recruitment process for two border battalions was started in the year 2019 when Jammu and Kashmir was a fulfilled State and a large number of boys and girls of border areas had applied for the same. The recruitment process was suspended in March 2020 after the outbreak of the first wave COVID-19 pandemic. It was informed that 2000 youth will be recruited for Border Battalions. Physical tests were ...   READ MORE   Job aspirants stage protest, seek withdrawal of new notification 1/15/2022 11:43:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 15: Youth who had applied for the posts in border battalion staged a protest here on Saturday against government’s decision to re-advertise the posts that were announced three years ago. Protesters said, “If the government fails to withdraw the new notification we will go for self immolation.” “The first notification for the recruitment was issued in March 2019 and 1350 posts were announced. Our physicals were conducted and a short list was prepared for written examinations.” They said, “For the past three years we have been running from pillar to post to get the written examinations conducted but no one has listened to us.” “On January 11, the govern...   READ MORE   No Retaining Walls for landslide prone areas, PWD busy in appeasing influentials 1/15/2022 11:43:07 PM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report Rajouri, Jan 15: In an apparent case of loot, contractor hired by Public Welfare Department (PWD) is openly appeasing influentials by installing retaining walls outside their houses, allegedly ignoring landslide prone areas on the road stretch from Sia Hattal to Devika in Rajouri. According to reports, PWD had recently floated tenders for the erection of retaining walls and drains on the road from Sia Hattal to Devika. As per project guidelines, retaining walls and drains are supposed to be constructed at specific locations, especially areas prone to landslides and environmentally fragile zones, but in this project except few spots, concerned contrac...   READ MORE   January 16 to be celebrated as National Startup Day: Modi 1/15/2022 11:42:57 PM Agencies New Delhi, Jan 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that January 16 would now be celebrated as National Start-Up Day in order to spread the culture of start-ups in every corner of the country. “While in the pre-2014 era, only big businesses in the metros were prospering, today there is at least one start-up in 625 districts of the country. Of them, half are in tier 2 and tier 3 cities where youth from poor and ordinary families are engaged in developing start-ups. As a result lakhs are getting employment which is demonstrated by the speed and scale at which start-ups grew in India even during the global pandemic,” said the Prime Minister while virtually in...   READ MORE   Alleged murderer offers Rs 3000 to victim’s family for last rites Deceased son asks accused to take Rs 6000, give two bodies in return 1/15/2022 11:42:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 15: An alleged murder of a jhuggi dweller by a powerful man at Shastri Nagar here triggered a massive protest on Saturday. The family members of the deceased while narrating the incident told reporters that a man Sanjay Sharma, who owns a three storied house at Shastri Nagar was installing a power connection. “My father requested him to ensure that wires are connected properly so that no mishap takes place. Last time many jhuggis were burnt due to a faulty power...   READ MORE   Kejriwal has never harassed any media house: AAP leader ‘Our party believes in freedom of press, not blocking advertisements’ 1/15/2022 11:42:35 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 15: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesman Jagdeep Singh today said that his party believes in freedom of press and that the government should allow the media to work in a free manner so that the Indian society comes up as an ideal society in the world. Talking to Early Times, Jagdeep Singh said that irrespective of the fact that whether the party comes to power in Jammu & Kashmir or not the party has always believed in the freedom of press. “Our leader Arvind Kejriwa...   READ MORE   Young boy shoots video, exposes admin claim 1/15/2022 11:42:24 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 15: A video of a young boy showing dilapidated condition of the road at Mendhar, Golad in Poonch district has gone viral on the social media. A young boy along with his friend is seen pointing towards the sliding road in the hilly area and mocking the administration. “Is this what you call a road? It is caving in from all the sides as there are no crash barriers,” the boy is heard saying. When his other friend asks him whether he wants to give any message to ...   READ MORE   Senior Journalist attacked by Construction Company, Journalists body protests Police registers FIR against the goons of a Construction Company after they attack senior journalist 1/15/2022 11:42:11 PM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Rajouri, Jan 15: Attack on the Fourth Pilar of Democracy seems to be a new normal. In a shocking incident in District Rajouri, a journalist was attacked by the goons of a Construction Company after he raised the issue of massive traffic jams due to construction work by the company. Thereafter, the Journalists under the banner of Press Club Rajouri on Saturday blocked the busy Gujjar Mandi Chowk and protested against Dharam Raj Construction Company respon...   READ MORE   Pulwama admin withholds installation of street lights after scam comes to light 1/15/2022 11:41:23 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 15: Following stiff resistance by DDC members who rejected installing the lights in their constituency and Halqas, the district administration Pulwama had put on hold the process of installation of the lights. This happened after a street light scam surfaced in the South Kashmir district of Pulwama. It has been learnt from sources that officials in the Rural Development department (RDD) Pulwama have purchased streetlights at exorbitant rates to benefit a blue-eyed contractor. “The RDD officials have purchased the streetlights at nearly 100 percent increase in price without following proper procedure for tendering,” said an official. ...   READ MORE   Residents of Somburbugh staged protest against administration Almost 60 households are rendering homeless: said protestors 1/15/2022 11:41:15 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 15: Residents of Samburbugh staged a protest today against administration at the press colony, wherein they alleged that the SDA department did high hardness with them. Almost there are sixty households that are rendering homeless know, as we don’t have our land, if the concerned administration of Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) has provided few chunks of land to other residents in our colony, why injustice is being done with only few people, said a group of protestors at press colony Srinagar. One of the protesters said that, “we are not demanding a huge land, let the authorities give us only 2-3 malras of land where we can rebuild our houses. “T...   READ MORE   LeT module busted, 6 militant associates arrested, arms and ammunition recovered: Police IED detected and defused in Bandipora 1/15/2022 11:41:05 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BANDIPORA, Jan 15: Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have arrested six militant associates at two separate places in north Kashmir’s Bandipora and Sopore area and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession on Saturday. Sources said that acting on specific information regarding the activities of militant associates in Bandipora town and its adjoining areas, Bandipora police, 26 AR and 3rd Bn CRPF arrested three militant associates along with arms and ammunition and other incriminating material. The arrested people include Ghulam Mohammad, Irshad Hussain, residents of Ashtangoo Bandipora and Ashiq Hussain, a resident of Sopore, said sources...   READ MORE

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