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| Is Azad finally free from Congress quandary? | | Veteran Congressman prefers silence as his party ups ante against new land laws | | | Early times Report
Jammu, Oct 28: It is becoming evidently clear that Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir is in complete disarray with its senior-most leader looking the other way when his party was busy spitting venom against the recently amended land laws for the erstwhile state.
The leader in question is Ghulam Nabi Azad whose tweet on Wednesday raised many eyebrows. While his party issued a formal statement against the new land laws declaring that the Congress party will fight for the core interests of Jammu and Kashmir, Azad spoke about the non payment of wages to doctors. “In this period of COVID crisis, non-payment of salaries by North MCD to doctors who are frontline warriors... | |
| | | | Ahead of Durbar Move, Kashmir reverberates with Govt activities, Jammu waits as usual | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 28: In a bid to revive business and sporting activities, the Jammu and Kashmir government is holding mega events but mainly in the valley while the Jammu region, which is actually bracing up to greet Durbar continues to wait “as usual.”
From holding Autumn festivals to webinars for tourism promotion to buyer seller meets to special village festivals and sporting events even for the physically challenged, Kashmir is on the track for the unlock of the Covid19.
Official documents reveal that the government has started major activities in Kashmir province with the Advisors and the senior officials being busy attending such events from south to north of the ... | |
| | | | DDMAs lacking Infrastructure, top brass busy in adjusting backdoor appointees | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 28: The District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) of Kupwara and Baramulla are lacking equipment and machinery to fight with exigencies while top brass of the department are busy right from the year 2015 to appoint unnecessary professionals in the department.
Highly placed sources said DDMAs of disaster prone districts can be strengthened only with infrastructure like required equipment and machinery, for example Emergency Vehicles, Generators, snow cutters etc, that are seen missing during natural calamity or accidents.
“Unfortunate part is that, the department at top level is only wasting money over contractual appointments and that too in vi... | |
| | | | Teachers, ministerial staff of BGSBU boycott farewell function of outgoing VC | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 28: The non-teaching as well as ministerial staff of Baba Ghulam Shah Bhadshah University (BGSBU) Rajouri today gave farewell to the outgoing Vice Chancellor by openly boycotting the last get-together organized by the University, following the superannuation of the varsity head.
The staff was angry over the five years tenure of Vice Chancellor, who had allegedly failed to address all the issues of the staff members and allegedly didn’t allow the staff to meet them.
According to sources, a message was circulated by Registrar of the University among the university staff members on Tuesday evening about a scheduled get together. The message reads, “Members ... | |
| | | | Employees of Wool Dev Board face pay disparity, await for service rule benefits | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 28: Mohammad Shafi (name changed) is working in the Wool Development Board for more than 20-years. Shafi is now nearing his retirement. He is one among 85 employees of Wool Development Board who are on deputation to Sheep Husbandry Department since 2005. However, they are not entitled benefits at par with employees of the Sheep Husbandry Department.
“We do work like employees of Sheep Husbandry Department despite that we are not provided any benefit which employees of Sheep Husbandry Department or other departments get as per service rules,” he said It is becoming difficult for him to manage things at home.
“Eight members of my family ... | |
| | | | Tehsildar Uri does not know about his powers, functions, duties; provides incomplete information to RTI applicant | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 28: The people at helm are quite indifferent towards the implementation of Right to Information (RTI) Act in Jammu & Kashmir and they usually give damn to the RTI applications submitted by people in order to seek information.
In a latest example in this regard Tehsidar Uri has provided incomplete information to an RTI applicant who sought details about the overall functioning of the office of Tehsildar Uri. The RTI applicant had posed six questions in the RTI application and most of the questions have remained unanswered in the reply.
The RTI applicant Bashir Bhat had sought photo copy of documents mentioning about powers, functions a... | |
| | | | ‘Ensure people living in winter areas get adequate supply of electricity’, LG to PDD | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 28: The Lieutenant Government Manoj Sinha has directed the Power Development Department (PDD) to ensure that the people especially living in the winter areas of the Union territory get adequate supply of electricity in the winter months.
The LG has also directed the officers to prepare a comprehensive contingency plan in order to meet the winter requirements which witnesses a heavy load. Sources said that that Deputy Commissioners have been asked to co-ordinate with various agencies on issues of water and power supply in the winter months.
Sources said that the LG has directed the officers to ensure that the consumers especially those ... | |
| | | | JK reports 536 fresh cases of Corona Virus; four more die in past 24 hours | | Positive cases 93213, active positive 6976, recovered 84782, casualties 1455 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 28: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 536 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 93,213 today. The death toll reached 1455 as four more patients died in past 24 hours.
Srinagar district reported 131 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 118 cases, Baramulla district 73 cases, Kupwara district 30 cases, Budgam district 27 cases, Ganderbal district 25 cases, Kishtwar district 18 cases, Kathua district 14 cases, Anantnag district 13 cases, Pulwama, Bandipora and Samba districts 12 cases each, Reasi district 11 cases, Shopian and Ramban districts eight cases each, Kul... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Marakadhi Gangyal near CRPF camp | | Residents of Marakadhi Gangyal near CRPF camp at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 28: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city.
Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any step... | |
| | | | Two JeM militants killed in encounter with police, security forces at Mouchwa-Budgam | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 28: Two militants owing allegiance to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in an encounter with police and security forces at Mouchwa in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district during the intervening night of October 27 and 28.
Reports said that police and security forces cordoned off the Mouchwa area in Budgam district on Tuesday evening after receiving inputs that some militants were hiding in the area. As the suspected house was being encircled the militants hiding inside fired upon the joint party of police and security forces.
Both the parties entered into an encounter and the same culminated with the killing of two militants who belonged ... | |
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