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ET Report
Jammu: In a shocking case of fraud, the personal details of Managing Editor of the daily Early Times, Sanjay Pandita, have been misused by some criminals to get a SIM card, which they are using to harass people and to circulate objectionable content including porn.
The personal details of Pandita have been used to draw SIM card number 7006105467. The same number is being used to circulate objectionable content on Whatsapp.
Pandita got alerted when some people known to him informed him that someone was sending objectionable content in his name.
It is pertinent to mention that Pandita has never owned or used that phone number.
Meanwhile police have filed an FIR in this regard on the complaint filed by Pandita.
The Early Times requests our esteemed readers to share details of any such objectionable messages being circulated in the name of Sanjay Pandita so that it helps police crack the case and an earliest.... | |
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| Now, trusted lieutenants begin leaving Mehbooba’s PDP | | Peerzada Mansoor resigns, will Naeem Akhtar be next? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday got yet another shock amid the prevalent fiasco within the party as one of her trusted party men Peerzada Mansoor resigned from the PDP’s basic membership, stating that he no longer wishes to remain a part of the political party.
According to the party’s senior leadership Mansoor’s resignation is a big blow to the party as he was considered as Mehbooba’s most closest aide.
“When your very own people leave you in lurch, how could you expect others to follow and obey you. It is now going to be a roller coaster ride for the PDP to gain ground in Kashmir’s drastically changed political landscape,” said a senior PDP leader wishing... | |
| | | | Recruitment process in JKSSB goes at snail’s pace | | 10 years on, Board fails to complete recruitment for 279 posts in Forest department | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Amid vast unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir, the slow pace of recruitment process is another reason of frustration among the youth.
Aspirants for over 279 posts in Forest Department have been waiting for the last over one decade but recruitment process is yet to be completed by Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB).
Aspirants informed Early Times that the JKSSB vide advertisement notice number 08 of 2010 dated 24-12-2010 had advertised posts of State and Divisional Cadre. Out of these posts, a total of 279 posts were in the Forest Department in Jammu as well as Kashmir division. Among these posts 139 posts of Foresters were for Kashmir Divi... | |
| | | | Teaching faculty at University of Kashmir all set to receive windfall, retirement age all set to be raised to 65 years | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 16: The teaching staff of the University of Kashmir is all set to receive a windfall since the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has almost given a green signal towards the enhancement of retirement age of the teachers at the varsity.
Sources told Early Times that enhancement of retirement age of the teaching faculty was one of the agenda points of 81st Kashmir University Council meet that was held on February 11 at Raj Bhavan, Jammu. Sinha, who is the Chancellor of University of Kashmir, chaired the meeting with the main agenda being enhancement of retirement age of professors although the other agendas also came up for discussion.
“Ch... | |
| | | | Mehbooba to elect herself as PDP chief for a seventh consecutive term! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Mehbooba Mufti is going once again to elect herself as PDP president on February 22 for the seventh consecutive term. Although the party has announced to conduct election for the party president, it is believed that no party leader would dare to file nomination papers as a candidate for party president.
Reliable sources in the PDP told The Early Times that election for party president will not be held because Mehbooba Mufti is going to elect for this post unanimously because fighting election for this post would enrage incumbent leadership.
“As most of the mass base leaders have deserted the party so no leader is left in the party who would dare to c... | |
| | | | Kalakote Treasury clerk accused of corruption | | Demands bribe for release of salary, alleges teacher | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: A clerk posted in Kalakote treasury has allegedly demanded bribe to release the salary of a government teacher.
Accusing the clerk for stalling his salary, government teacher Farooq Ahmed, Master presently posted at Government Higher Secondary School Dhalyote, alleged that a clerk posted at Kalakote treasury was demanding a bribe to release his salary. “I was posted at Government High School Dyala, in month of October, I was transferred from Dyala to Government Higher Secondary School Dalyote, but no post was vacant, so being a surplus teacher in the school I started online classes during COVID pandemic”, the teacher said, adding that my salary for two... | |
| | | | DDC members boycott meeting, allege no prior information to Chairman, VC DDC | | Accuse admn of demeaning newly constituted structure | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Reacting on the careless attitude of the District Administration Jammu, the newly elected members of District Development Councils and Block Development Council of Jammu district boycotted the meeting called by the Jammu District Administration for allegedly not informing the concerned Chairman and Vice Chairman (VC).
The newly elected Chairman of District Development Council Jammu Bharat Bhushan, took strong notice of the negligent attitude of the District Administration Jammu for not informing about the meeting well in time and alleged that bureaucratic set up is hell bent to degrade the dignity of the Local Self Government and termed it “kil... | |
| | | | MGNREGA works for 2016-18 still unpaid, liabilities rise to crores | | | | ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Feb 16: The dues of MGNREGA works done by Rural Development Department (RDD) in J&K during BJP-PDP coalition government in the years from 2016-18 have swollen to the staggering amount in hundreds of crores. Sources informed that funds for MGNREGA works were meant for development in villages wherein small works of making tracks, small bridges etc are done and 60 percent expenditure is made on labour and 40 per cent on materials.
Insiders at RDD informed that under political influence and pressure the officers of RDD shifted these funds for construction of even big bridges which incurred huge expenditure which the government of India is now r... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Ekta Vihar Kunjwani Lane 10 pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 16: People living in Ekta Vihar Kunjwani lane number 10 are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance.
The Ekta Vihar Kunjwani lane number 10 is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of this colony and ... | |
| | | | District Mineral Officer Kulgam placed under suspension | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Feb 16: The Geology and Mining Department today placed District Mineral Officer Kulgam under suspension after he was arrested by Awantipora Police for his alleged involvement in an extortion case.
“Pending enquiry into his conduct, Mr Khurshid Ahmad Dar, Chemist (District Mineral Officer Kulgam) is hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect under sub rule (2) of Rule 31 of J&K Civil Services (classification, control and appeal) Rules 1956. During the period of suspension the officer will remain attached with the office of Joint Director, Geology and Mining Department Kashmir,” reads the order issued by Director Geology and Mining Depar... | |
| | | | Reconciliation, Return & Rehabilitations of Migrants lament over pitiable condition of Kashmiri Pandits | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 16: Satish Mahaldar, Chairman, Reconciliation, Return & Rehabilitations of Migrants has lamented that wrong in formation was dished out by the people at helm to the Parliament about the Kashmiri Pandits and issues related to the community.
In a statement, Mahaldar said that in 1989-1990 when genocide was committed against Kashmiri Pandits which led to the forced exodus of the community, V P Singh was heading the government with the support of BJP. He said the total number of Kashmiri Migrant families registered with the Relief & Rehabilitation department is 43,930.
“The Relief & Rehabilitation of Migrants Department (J&K) has reported t... | |
| | | | Hundreds of employees involved in politics, running NGOs in Pir Panjal region | | | | RAJESH TANDON
Early Times Report
POONCH, Feb 16: Reports said that there are many employees who are running Non-Government Organizations, Trusts and many are found in election campaigns for political parties who are very close to some officers.
It is pertinent to mention that many such employees are handed in glove with their bosses and are running NGOs, Trusts and some teachers are always looking in social and political activities in Poonch and administration is looking mute spectator against them. Why officers are kindest for some blue eyed employees is a big question and investigative agencies should furnished detail of such employees. The locals especially youth of Rajouri and Poonch... | |
| | | | AIIMS Vijaypur to start functioning soon | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 16: The first batch of 50 MBBS students of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Vijaypur, who are presently attending classes at AIIMS Rishikesh will be shifted to Kathua soon.
Sources in the Health and Medical Education Department informed Early Times that the class work for the first batch of the MBBS students of AIIMS Vijaypur had commenced in the first week of January at AIIMS Rishikesh rather than at AIIMS Vijaypur due to delay in the filing of various faculty positions as well as identification of space and required infrastructure for MBBS course.
"The post of the Director as well as other faculty positions was not filled by the concerned ... | |
| | | | With 58 fresh cases COVID-19 positive cases in JK reach 125463 | | Active positive 629, recovered 122883, casualties 1951 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 16: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 25,463. The bright spot was that no virus related death was reported in the past 24 hours or so.
Srinagar district reported 33 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Jammu district eight cases, Baramulla, Pulwama and Anantnag districts four cases each, Udhampur district two cases and Budgam, Kulgam & Poonch districts one case each. No case was reported from Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Samba, Kishtwar, Ramban, Reasi, Kupwara, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Shopian districts.
The Jammu & Kashmir administration thr... | |
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