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| Jammu records 70 percent COVID deaths, ventilators under scanner | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 22: For the last one week, the Jammu region is recording over 70 percent of total COVID deaths in the Union Territory. This trend has created fear among residents of this part of the UT because inhabitants of this division had witnessed “death dance” during the peak of the second wave of the deadly virus. During the last 24 hours, seven persons lost their lives due to the deadly virus. Out of these deaths, five were reported from Jammu province only. So far 4598 people have died due to the virus—2246 in the Jammu division and 2352 in Kashmir Valley.
The COVID deaths during the last one week have once again raised doubt among residents of the Jammu region that ventilators installed in different health institutions are not of good quality.
As reported earlier by this newspaper RTI activist Balvinder Singh has claimed that officials of the health department of the Jammu division have that the ventilators supplied to them are not of good quality and are not functioning properly but they didn’t give exact detail in response query, for the reasons best k... | |
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| As Jammu bears ‘highest’ mortality, Govt continues with musical shows | | Aaja Nach Le! | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 22: At a time when Jammu has been witnessing seemingly “highest mortality” of Covid cases in the Union Territory in the last few days, the J&K administration continues to host musical shows. While most of the cases are reported from Jammu province, there’s no end to festivities in the region.
On January 21 when Jammu continued to witness most of the deaths with four reported from the winter capital region and one from Kashmir, a musical show was held in the af... | |
| | | | Babus show exit door to youth handpicked by PM Modi as SMC brand ambassador | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 22: A youth, Bilal Ahmed, who was selected by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, as the brand ambassador for Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has been without salary for the past four months.
Bilal Ahmed was appreciated by Prime Minister Modi for cleaning the Wular Lake in North Kashmir’s Bandipora District and was nominated by him as the brand ambassador for the SMC. “I learned to clean Wular Lake from my father. After he passed away I donned his mantle. My efforts were appreciated by PM Modi and I was given a job in the SMC.”
Bilal said that his photos were put everywhere and he was projected as a hero. “After four years, SMC is telling me that ther... | |
| | | | Locals aghast over dilapidated conditions of roads in Ganderbal | | Once used to be a land of politicians and CMs | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
GANDERBAL, Jan 22: The development of any district is judged by the roads, but the locals of this central Kashmir’s district are aghast over the dilapidated condition of roads, otherwise this district was ruled by various politicians so for, but nothing concrete has been done in their favor.
As per the reports received, the main town of Ganderbal district is suffering badly due to dilapidated and muddy roads as the widening of road has not been from past... | |
| | | | Nepotism ruling roost in Kashmir University, Govt spectating crises | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 22: A startling revelation about nepotism ruling the roost in the University of Kashmir has come to the fore, unraveling that a blue-eyed professor has been accorded an important position out of the way and reemployed while throwing rules to the wind.
Sources privy to this development told Early Times that “there was no public good in his reemployment other than he is very close to those at the helm otherwise, by all means, he had a very ordinary track record as an academician or an administrator.” “His close relationship with the higher-ups is well known to one all in the University and it has been this relationship which had been the sole reason for his... | |
| | | | Govt claims of education sector a priority confined to papers only | | > Of 6 teachers only 2 present at Middle School Dharwali Bhawadi | |  Early Times Report
Rajouri, Jan 22: Middle School Dharwali Bhawadi in Rajouri is a glaring example of how the children of far-flung areas are being deprived of education.
A reporter of a local news channel who visited the school on Saturday found only two out of six teachers present in the school. “Two teachers are on leave and two are on a Covid duty. Two of us are here,” a teacher present in the school told the reporter.
It’s in place to mention here that exams of the students in the Jam... | |
| | | | SBA goes for a toss in Ghat-Doda with garbage being dumped in nallah | | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 22: The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) has gone for a toss in both the urban and rural areas of the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir as the garbage at most places being dumped in the open, in the rivers & streams and in the nallahs.
In the Ghat area in Doda district a nallah has come up as the ultimate destination for the dumping of garbage. All the solid waste that comes out from the households of the Ghat area is dumped in the nallah and the authorities don’... | |
| | | | Newly macadamized road fails to sustain for few weeks | | | 
EARLY TIMES REPORT
REASI, Jan 22: Within a month of its macadamization, the Dhyangarh to Dharan road in Arnas block of Reasi district has developed cracks at several places. The 4-kilometer long road has been constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
A group of locals from the area told Early Times that within a month the road has developed cracks at many places while the black topping is coming out at several spots.
The locals alleged that the macadamization wasn't don... | |
| | | | Bikram Chowk area roads in bad shape | | |  S K Kaw
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 22: One of the prominent area in Jammu city is Bikram Chowk situated on the banks of river Tawi which remains abuzz with all trading activities as Ware House and Nehru Market falls in its west while famous shrine of Mata Mahakali popularly known as Bawe Wali Mata and historical Bahu Fort besides University of Jammu in its East and southern part of Jammu remains connected with this very place with rest of the Jammu.
The vital link between the city from... | |
| | | | Advocate Mohammad Akram expresses concern over dilapidated condition of Peer Kho area | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 22: Activist Advocate Mohammad Akram in a press statement said that the pathetic condition of ward lanes and drains are big matter of concern for residents of Peer Kho as inhabitants many times raised the issue regarding the worrisome condition before the concerned authorities but till date no action has been taken.
Akram said the ward is located at half of kilometer distance to Deputy Commissioner's office. He said the area has religious significance as the anci... | |
| | | | Udheywala-Bohri Chungi road in shambles | | |  SK KAW
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 22: As a matter of fact Jammu city which may be called a smart city in near future actually sans the basic infrastructure of roads and other civic amenities but there seems nobody in the concerned government offices to hear the pleas of general public. So far as roads of Jammu city are concerned one can guess by paying a look at Udheywala-Bohri Chungi stretch.
This road stretch is really in shambles.Firstly the road is very narrow yet no maintenance is be... | |
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