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| Kashmir's languishing projects get Rs 400 Cr, Jammu nothing | | Jammuites seek LG's intervention | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: With no end to apparent pampering of Kashmir province, which bats for separatist sentiment, in the latest, the government has approved a whopping Rs 399 crores for completion of languishing projects in the restive valley. The delay of similar project executions in Jammu, however, doesn't seem to be government's priority.
Official sources told Early Times that the administration in Kashmir recently held a "special meeting" to review developmental projects and sought details of the languishing projects.
Sources said the meeting was informed that around 100 projects are languishing in Kashmir valley. Sources said major chunk of languishing projects reported from the Industries Department with over 15 projects wanting Rs 113 crore for completion while the money was sanctioned on the spot.
Likewise in the Youth Services and Sports Department Rs 40 crores were granted for completion of 23 pending projects. Official sources added that for the 17 projects pending in PHE, Rs 70 odd crore were granted.
The R&B has been given Rs 46 crore for 12 languishi... | |
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| Kashmir-centric VIP netas need 5-star facilities in jail | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: Detained Kashmir-centric leaders, who were recently shifted from posh Centaur Hotel to MLA Hostel in Srinagar are reportedly unhappy with the facilities being provided to them.
Relatives of VIP netas, who met them for the first time after these leaders were shifted from the Centaur Hotel raised hue and cry about their kith and kin not having proper facilities.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said," It seems someone needs to tell these detained leaders that they are not on a picnic. They are under detention and they are no more VIPs. They are just ordinary detainees who have been kept under detention to ensure that peace prevails in the Valley.... | |
| | | | Summon him regularly to PS, then made excuses of SHO's absence | | Police refuse to return "confiscated smart phone" of poor boy | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: A poor teenager boy, who had purchased a smart phone worth Rs. 20,000 on instalments but was confiscated by police in district Kathua nearly a fortnight back but so far the boy has not got his phone, despite summoning him regularly to police station and then refuse to give him the same.
The poor boy has been mentally as well as physically harassed by the police as he has to miss the customers in his small kiosk while the phone, which he had purchased on instalments, is reported being used by someone else from the police department.
Early Times in its edition of November 13, had carried a detailed story, titled, "Poor teenager purchases smart-phone on i... | |
| | | | DDOs under scanner for delaying salaries to Govt employees | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
srinagar, Nov 22: The drawing and disbursing officers will face the action if they are found in delaying release of salaries to government employees in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir administration has taken a serious note over delaying in release of salaries to government employees by the concerned officials.
There are at present 4.50 lakh state government employees, and 1.60 lakh pensioners in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Finance Department has told the administrative secretaries of departments to ensure that all the DDOs under their control shall present salary bills on designated day as per rules.
"Director Finance shall ensure that salary budget ... | |
| | | | OBCs of J&K feel 'cheated', 'backstabbed' by BJP leadership | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: Within 22 days after formal declaration of erstwhile J&K state into two Union Territories (UTs), there is a feeling among members the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) of J&K that they were 'cheated and betrayed' by the BJP leadership because there is no provision of implementing Mandal Commission report in the rules farmed for the newly carved Union Territory (UT).
OBC members were waiting for October 31-the date fixed for implementing rules in UT but now they are on the war path against betrayal of the Saffron Brigade. On Thursday, OBC declared war against anti-weaker BJP leaders for befooling OBCs. First meeting to mobilize OBCs and SCs against BJP's ... | |
| | | | 'XEn locks horns with DC Samba' | | Alleges humiliation; life threats, DC terms him mentally unfit | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: The Executive Engineer Rural Engineering Wing Samba has locked horns with Deputy Commissioner Samba alleging humiliations and life threats, however the latter termed him mentally unfit.
According copy of a letter written by the XEn REW Samba to Deputy Commission the former alleged humiliation and life threat from DC and other staff of rural development department.
"In the above-cited subject and references, your good self was very much aware of the facts that district Samba is the only district in J&K who has completed 100% estimation before approval of the Plan. Further J.E, T.A, VLW, and GRS are under the administrative control of BDOs if... | |
| | | | HoDs take round of wards occasionally, juniors appointed for job | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: It can happen only in the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu that the few Head of the Department of above said institute take a round of the their wards occasionally and junior are appointed for the job.
A group of doctors, seeking anonymity, told Early Times that the head of the department of the few departments are not willing to take wards' round as well as teach the students and senior doctors about the treatment to the patients for last some times.
"Instead of doing their job, they prefer to stay away from the rounds and engaged themselves in other works i.e. attending VVIP patients, staying in rooms, and other works," they allege... | |
| | | | All schools, hospitals open; citizens enjoying their rights in Jammu and Kashmir: Home Ministry | | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Nov 22: Refuting allegations that rights of millions of people living in Jammu and Kashmir were violated after the Centre's decision to scrap Article 370 on August 5, the newly-formed UT administration told the Supreme Court that while not even a single life had been taken from the people, the scrapping of special status ensure several rights for the citizens for the first time in 70 years.
Appearing for the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir, Attorney General KK Venugopal and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court on Thursday that all essential services like healthcare, schools and colleges, communication and public transport were running smoothly and most residents... | |
| | | | In first after Article 370's abrogation, Govt to send officers to 4300 halqa panchayats in J&K | | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Nov 22: Over a hundred days after the Centre stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, the government will send officers to villages in the Valley. It is expected to test the waters in as many as 4300 halqa panchayats of the newly formed union territory between November 25 and 30, 2019.
Senior police officials, requesting anonymity, said they won't take any chances with the security of the officials who will be going to villages.
On Thursday, the Valley once again witnessed a shutdown and stone-pelting, a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah told the Parliament that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was normal. In June this year, the government's first bac... | |
| | | | Lack of internet facilities hampering developmental works in Chenab belt | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 22: The continuous blockade of internet services and non-availability of proper Broadband facilities in twin Districts of Doda and Kishtwar In Chenab belt is hampering various developmental activities.
The activities including uploading of various estimates related to public works and welfare schemes in Rural Development Department can only be done through online secure software besides various other departments like Social Welfare, Health (Ayushmahan Bharat) and transfer of online funds like OTP and payments to job card holders and funds to beneficiaries of various government run schemes also required online feeding of data. As per the... | |
| | | | Lack of facilities all set to upset bogey of Kashmiris during this year's winter | | Early winter decimates utility of autumn season | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 22: The early onset of winter in Kashmir has given enough indication that the upcoming months would be hard one and it would be difficult for the people to get through the crisis that come up during the winter period.
Like last year this year too Kashmir has witnessed virtually very little autumn and autumn related activities. There has been an early onset of winter with the Kashmir valley already receiving heavy snowfall in the first week of this month. In the Kashmir valley the autumn season at least lasts for two months, but this time around the schedule has gone topsy-turvy. The autumn season has virtually been decimated and the wi... | |
| | | | District hospital Poonch faces shortage of specialist medicos | | | | MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, Nov 22: On the front of healthcare people of Poonch are continuously facing the programme as district hospital is running short of specialist doctors in opthomology and dermatology sources said here today.
They said in the border belt people have to travel to travel 250 kms to Jammu for the treatment of ailments related to eyes and skin due to non availability of specialist medicos in dermology and opthomology departments in the district hospital, they added.
They said that other subdivisions including Surankote, Mendhar Mandi too have no specialist doctors which causes great inconnievence to the locals.
While talking to Medical Superintendent Dr... | |
| | | | DC orders probe into allegations of corruption in RDD & PR | | GRS allegedly collecting money on name of ACD, BDO attached | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 22: In another glaring example of deep rooted nexus of corruption involving the officials of Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj (RDD&PR), a Gram Sewak Rozgar (GRS) who was allegedly collecting the money on behalf of the Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) and Block Development Officer (BDO) in Kishtwar District was today attached.
The action against the GRS was taken following a written complaint lodged by a Panch and local residents of the block before the SSP Kishtwar and Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar following which Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar ordered inquiry through ADDC Kishtwar to probe the serious allegations leve... | |
| | | | BSNL's poor service irks people of Rajouri, Poonch | | Broadband service snapped, business community suffer | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Nov 22: The broadband service of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has been snapped in Rajouri since morning which has severely affected the commoners as well as the business community of these twin districts.
Sources told Early Times that there was no broadband internet service since morning in the Rajouri district which was being provided by the BSNL Company. "The lackluster attitude of the BSNL Company can be gauged from the fact that its service providing cable got broken 10 times in this month due to which broadband services remained adversely affected. The BSNL doesn't bother to take measures to rectify the problems which generally erupt every ... | |
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