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| Company earns bounty, Govt employees suffer | | Mediclaim policy for employees: Off or On? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25: The suspense, over the much-controversial medi-claim policy for the state government employees and pensioners, is still in vogue as several weeks since Governor declared it a huge scandal, no notification has been issued for its termination.
The employees and pensioners are the worst suffers as after deduction of money from their account they have not got any benefit so far while on the other the insurance company has been benefitted from the suspense.
"The government has neither scraped the medi-claim policy and nor authenticated the policy for the pensioners and employees, creating confusion over the entire matter", employees said, adding that the money from their accounts had already been deducted by the company.
An employee said that recently, he had got an email in which the insurance company had sent a unique ID of the policy. "We are still in confusion whether the policy has been scrapped or not", the employee said, adding that recently the government has started another medi-claim policy through another company but confusion still per... | |
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| Worries ahead for BJP as Lal Singh hijacks pro-Jammu agenda | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25: Stunned by response given to Lal Singh in the on-going Panchyat elections, the BJP- which always claimed to the champion of the cause these two areas, is finding it difficult to digest the stand taken by the its annoyed leader.
Fearing that their pro-Jammu agenda would be hijacked by the Lal Singh, BJP leaders not claiming that people of Jammu have no option but to vote them
"BJP leaders have realized that their agenda has been hijacked by Lal Singh so they are uttering such language in frustration", said Rajiv Sharma of Jammu Youth Forum. He advised BJP leaders to keep aside their petty political interests and come on a single platform to fight fo... | |
| | | | Whistle blower XEn attached with directorate punished for exposing his predecessor | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25: An engineer in Rural Engineer Wing (REW) of Rural Development Department (RDD) has been punished for highlighting embezzlement over Rs 1 crore committed by his predecessor.
Sources in RDD informed Early Times that known as crusader against corruption, the Executive Engineer (XEn), REW, Samba A K Pargotra has been attached with directorate of RDD Jammu. "Pargotra, has recently informed higher authorities' including Chief Secretary, about the embezzlement committed by several RDD Officers, including XEn REW, Udhmapur, Bashir Ahmed Sheikh, who had also served as XEn, REW Samba, and other districts. "Bypassing instruction issued by, Superin... | |
| | | | HUDD releases Rs 1.90 Cr for SWM projects without identification of site | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25: In a bizarre instance of sheer negligence, the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUDD) released Rs 1.90 crore for Solid Waste Management Projects in Udhampur and Rajouri towns without identification of site. Moreover it spent Rs 3.50 lakh for preparing Detail Project Report but the consultant engaged for this purpose could not prepare the same due to non availability of site.
Sources told Early Times that Solid Waste Management (SWM) Projects for Udhampur and Rajouri towns were sanctioned during 2010-11 for collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste in these towns. The Housing and Urban Development Department (HUDD) directed Urban En... | |
| | | | Opinion poll sets cat among Congress pigeons | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25: Purported opinion poll in Jammu and Kashmir by a national media agency has set a cat among Congress pigeons, who were already looking for appropriate opportunity for their better future.
The opinion poll, which has predicted only seven seats to Congress party if the Assembly elections are held now, has sent a shock waves to the Congress circles and a warning signal for the party leaders to explore other political options.
According to the sources in Congress circles, a number of the party leaders are already in touch with BJP and secret parleys are on for the switching over of their loyalties before the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, which are now li... | |
| | | | Pak stooges add fuel to fire as Kashmiris continue to die | | 400 Kashmiris killed in Valley in 2018 | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25: The so-called Joint Resistance Leadership comprising of Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Hurriyat dove Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and so-called JKLF chief Yasin Malik, has claimed that more than 400 Kashmiris have been killed in the Valley in 2018.
They are beating their chest over the killings and are asking the international community to intervene to end this bloodshed in Kashmir. "It seems that someone needs to tell them that they are the ones who are responsible for the ongoing bloodshed in the Valley. They are the ones who are preaching sedition and separatism and are pushing youth to the wall by asking them to pick up the arms and wage a war against... | |
| | | | Lt Ummer Fayaz's killer among six terrorists eliminated in Shopian | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 25: Another militant involved in the abduction and murder of Kashmiri army officer Ummer Fayaz was killed by security forces on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopain district, police said.
Police said the terrorist, a local, identified as Mohammad Abass Bhatt of Cheki Mantribugh Shopian, was involved in young army officer Lt Ummer Fayaz and in the recent spate of gruesome killings of civilians in Shopian including the decapitating of 19-yea... | |
| | | | 6 terrorists killed, Army Jawan Martyred in Shopian Gunfight | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Shopian, Nov 25: Six terrorists, an army soldier Martyred and a civilian were killed on Sunday during a gunfight between terrorists and security forces in Shopian district.
Based on a credible input about the presence of terrorists in Batagund area of Kapran in district Shopian, a cordon and search operation was launched in the intervening night jointly by Police and security forces in the area, Police spokesman said in a statement.
He said that as the searches were going on, the search party was fired upon by the terrorists. "The fire was retaliated leading to a gunfight. Initially, one jawan of 34 RR sustained injuries in the exchange of fire. He w... | |
| | | | Renal transplant still a dream for Jammuties | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 25: Despite tall claims of successive governments and concerned authority, the Renal (Kidney) Transplant is still a distant dream for the Jammuties. Due to non-serious approach of the concerned , the patients are suffering and forced to move out the state for getting transplants.
Pertinently the persons with kidneh ailments gas increased over the years due to changed lifestyle.
However, the facility is available in Srinagar but the officials of the Jammu Medical College, at the helm of the affairs, did not do anything to run provide the facility in Jammu.
If sources are to be believed, the matter of the opening transplant facility in the Super Specia... | |
| | | | Authenticity of ration card questioned; SIC orders probe | | BPL RTI applicant denied free info | | | Early Times Report
Bandipora, Nov 25: The District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) Bandipora who is also the designed Public Information Officer (PIO) under State RTI law has questioned authenticity of a Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration card of an RTI applicant thus denying him free of cost information. The matter had landed in State Information Commission (SIC) which has directed Tehsildar and Tehsil Supply Officer Bandipora to probe into the authenticity of the said ration card.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Mudasir Nazir Wani R/O Ayatullah Bandipora on 13.03.2018 filed an application under J&K RTI Act 2009 with PIO/District Social Welfare Officer, (DSWO) Bandipora... | |
| | | | Congress takes lead in Panchayat elections in Inderwal by winning 55 seats out of 70 seats | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Nov 25: The Inderwal Constituency of Kishtwar District divided into Kishtwar and Doda Districts has thrown a one side results in favor of Congress party wherein Congress party so far manage to win 55 seats of Sarpanches out of 70 results which were declared till today while the result on around half dozen Panchayats is still awaited while at the same time BJP, PDP & NC manage to win less than one dozen seats together.
As per the details available... | |
| | | | Slain Militants were involved in civilian killings: Police | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 25: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday said that the six militants killed in a gunfight with the forces were involved in several attacks on police in south Kashmir.
"All the killed six militants were wanted by the law for their complicity in a series of terror crimes including the attack on security establishments and civilian killings in the area. With their elimination, all notorious militants of the belt have been successfully eliminated," said police spokesman.
As per the police records, Mushtaq Ahmad Mir @ Hammad had a long history of crimes since 2014. He was a close associate of militant commander Zeenat-ul-Islam and was involved in several attack... | |
| | | | Protesters target security forces with stones after six terrorists killed | | |  Agencies
New Delhi, Nov 25: After six Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were shot dead during a fierce encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian on Sunday, violent protesters took to streets, throwing stones at the forces and vehicles in and around the region. Apart from the terrorists, a soldier and civilian also lost their lives in the ensuing gun battle in the Batagund area of Shopian district.
"Protesters pelt stones on the ... | |
| | | | Far flung areas unaware of centrally sponsored schemes | | Electricity, roads other infrastructure missing in 21st century | | | Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Nov 25: Majority of the far flung areas of this north Kashmir district are either without basic facilities or the funds that were allocated for them have not been utilized by the concerned agencies so for and with the result people are anguish over the approach of the government for not giving them proper shares in the development.
Sources while talking to early times said that, on daily basis the Government of India (GOI) announces that many centrally sponsored schemes have been launched for the betterment of rural masses.
Some schemes are visible, but most of them were not made public or where not practically implemented on the ground, du... | |
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