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| Transport Deptt’s weird method on Road/ Token tax on old vehicles | | District Officers face difficulty in calculation through new method | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 26: The long delayed issue on renewal of old vehicles beyond 15 years seems not be resolved soon, as the clarification issued by Transport Department on Road/ Token tax on old vehicles has created confusion among the district officers, who have been finding it difficult to calculate through this new method.
Sources told Early Times that the Transport Department had issued a clarification regarding levying of the Road/Token tax on old vehicles on February 12, 2020. According to the clarification, for vehicles involving life extension beyond 15 years, ‘Written Down Value Method’ shall be adopted to work out the residual value of the vehicles at the end of t... | |
| | | | SMC may put hurdles into Govt’s road towards transparent governance | | Thousands of illegal structures in summer capital mock past regimes, their inefficacies | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Feb 26: The Jammu and Kashmir government’s drive against the illegal encroachments could face a major hurdle in Srinagar where the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has scandalously allowed thousands of illegal structures to bloom amid full public gaze.
Officials privy to this development told Early Times that there are riders in government’s latest move against the illegal structures in Srinagar as SMC in the past has allowed the mushrooming of the unlawful constructions in the city and that the inquiry committees constituted in the past have also been shelved by the past regimes with no action ever taken against the erring officials.
A committee was con... | |
| | | | Indo-US Joint Statement slap on Pak’s face | | ‘Terrorism won’t be tolerated, both countries committed to eradicate terror’ | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 26: The Joint Statement issued by India and United States after President Trump’s recent visit is a clear message to Pakistan that terrorism has no place in the civilized world.
The statement made it clear that India and United States are committed to fight terror and eradicate the menace once for all.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “President Trump’s assertions and the Indo-US joint statement should serve as an eye opener for the neighbouring country. President Trump also made another thing clear that he is ready to help India and Pakistan if he is asked to do so. He punctured the mediation narrative being propagated by Pakistan.”
He said,... | |
| | | | CEO Budgam transfers officials without approval of Director School Education Kashmir | | Transfers become an industry in JK | | | Jehangir Rashid
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Feb 26: The transfer of officers, officials and other employees in the various government departments in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir has come up as an industry and the department of education is no exception in this regard.
Sources told Early Times that Chief Education Officer (CEO) Budgam recently issued some transfer orders of the employees in her department without seeking approval from the office of Director School Education Kashmir. The CEO Budgam did not deem it fit to seek approval of Director in this regard.
“It is important that any order issued by any CEO of the department of education is fully approved by the Directo... | |
| | | | Ensure welfare schemes reach downtrodden, deserving people', Centre tells JK officials | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Feb 26: The Central Government has directed officials of Jammu and Kashmir to ensure that benefits of all development and welfare schemes percolate to the downtrodden and deserving segments of the society in the Union Territory.
Sources told Early Times that Group of Ministers (GoM) formed to prepare blueprint of development in the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory has asked the officials to work in tandem to provide all services to the people at their door-step and ensure no eligible person was left out from the government welfare schemes.
"Efforts should be made to inform the masses at the village-level about the public welfare schemes ... | |
| | | | Bureaucrats prefer meetings over addressing public grievances | | Is PM Modi's promise of public grievance redressal faltering? | | | SAAHIL SUHAIL
EARLY TIMES REPORT
ANANTNAG, Feb 26: Taking undue advantage of absence of political leaders, the bureaucrats posted in Kashmir region of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir have systematically started ignoring and not addressing public grievances.
The attitude adopted by the bureaucrats is contrary to what Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised after Article 370 was abrogated last year in the month of August. On Thursday, a group of people, including men and women, was spotted queued outside the office of Deputy Commissioner Anantnag. People mostly aged men were spotted sitting on the floor of the corridor was the deputy commissioner remained busy with meetings.
“Frequ... | |
| | | | Police to start ‘hi-tech profiling’ of domestic helps | | Murder of lawyer in Jammu | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Feb 26: In the wake of murder of senior lawyer in Jammu and police having launched a manhunt to nab the domestic help suspected for having committed the crime, the police department is planning to start “hi-tech profiling” of servants in the winter capital.
Sources said in the wake of the shocking incident of the murder of advocate Reyaz Ahmed Buchh, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu Sridhar Patil chaired a high level meeting where the police evolved a strategy to nab the accused, a resident of Bihar. Patil, who is known for his policing skills, discussed a strategy to nab the accused at an earliest.
But sources privy to meeting said apart from the... | |
| | | | Health Deptt deploys four doctors at ISM Dispensary Malan periodically | | Local residents hail ET for highlighting public issue | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 26: Taking cognizance of the news item published in Early Times titled ‘Ayurvedic Dispensary Mallan Dessa in Doda without staff, people suffer’ in its February 22, 2020 edition, the health Department issued order of deployment of four doctors at dispensary periodically on same day.
As per order No ADMO/ISM/D/861-63 dated 22/02/2020, which was issued by the Assistant District Medical Officer Dr R K Shan, reads that in the interest of patient care following Medical Officers are here by directed to attend ISM Dispensary Malan for the period given in the order.
The order further reads that Dr Ikhlaq Hussain, who is presently posted at ISM Dispensary Gurmu... | |
| | | | Ramnagar hospital continues to be without Child Specialist | | | |
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Feb 26: Fifteen days have passed but the child specialist has not joined the Ramnagar Hospital thereby throwing the orders of higher ups in H&ME Department to dust. It is pertinent to mention here that 15 days ago the H&ME Department had ordered Dr. Subash Chander, Consultant Paediatrician’s posting in Ramnagar Hospital after 10 kids died there for the lack of one such specialist. The same was highlighted by ET in its February 10 edition under the caption ‘No post of child specialist at Ramnagar Hospital: Director Health Jammu’.
The news item had highlighted that there was no post of a child specialist at Ramnagar Hospital while 10 kids died there. The chi... | |
| | | | KK Sharma to head reconstituted Board of Technical Education | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 26: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has reconstituted the Board of Technical Education which would be headed by KK Sharma, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, as its chairman, an official spokesman said on Wednesday.
“In pursuance of Section-5 of the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of Technical Education Act, 2002 and in supersession of all previous government orders on the subject, sanction is hereby accorded to the re-constitution of J&K Board of Technical Education,” an official spokesman said quoting an order issued by General Administration Department here.
Sharma, advisor to the Lt Governor G C Murmu, will be the chairman of the 24-member reconstitu... | |
| | | | Cabinet okays adoption of Central Acts in J&K | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Feb 26: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal for issuing orders for adaptation of central laws under concurrent list to Jammu and Kashmir and 37 central laws that were not applicable to the Union territory will now be applicable.
Briefing reporters about the decisions of Union cabinet here, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said it was an important decision after the reorganisation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
"We have also decided to pass an order for an adaptation of central laws under the concurrent list. So 37 laws which were not applicable to Kashmir valley are now applicable. This will ensure that throughou... | |
| | | | Pay attention towards problems being faced by Narwal Pain residents: Munish to admin | | Poor condition of park, irregular water supply depicts lackadaisical attitude of authorities, say residents | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 26: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Wednesday urged the administration of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to pay attention towards the problems being faced by the residents of Narwal Pain Satwari area.
Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming assembly elections as an independent candidate from Gandhi Nagar constituency, said that providing basic amenities to the people is the duty of the administration. Officials cant act as mute spectators. Th... | |
| | | | CDPO-ICDS Project Tangdar claims for implementation of court order in June | | Safai Karamchari’s name was sent for regularization in July | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 26: Despite its willingness the High Court order has not been implemented by CDPO ICDS Tangdar. The office has forwarded the list of the second appointee of Safai Karmchari for regularization, where as the previous Safai Karmchari still suffers.
Sources told Early Times that one can understand the frauds and irregularities of the Child Development Project Officer ICDS Project Tangdar, when they themselves issued an order of implementation of High Court J&K Srinagar.
The order reads that, implementation of Hon’ble High Court J&K Srinagar direction vide SWP NO: 653/2018.
“In view of the above court direction in case of Kaleeda Begum V/S... | |
| | | | School building of PS Thathre unsafe, ADDC Kishtwar seeks report from CEO | | | | Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Feb 26: The building of Primary School Thathre in Dachhan area of district Kishtwar falling under Marwah Education Zone has developed massive cracks and had become unsafe to carry forward with educational activities.
As per the details available with Early Times, the locals of Thathre approached the office of Additional Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar requesting him for taking immediate steps towards shifting the students to some alternative building for accommodating the children studying in the institution.
"It is not reasonable for the people to send their children to school since the building is not fit and is unsafe for the children studying in this school,... | |
| | | | Poonch, Rajouri Hospitals lack fire safety measures | | | | ms nazki
Early Times Report
POONCH, Feb 26: The Government hospitals in Poonch and Rajouri Districts lack fire fighting system thus endangering the lives of thousands of people.
Sources said that functioning with critical safety Almost all of government hospitals of Poonch Rajouri do not have basic fire safety measures in place," sources in the fire and emergency department They said that in these government hospitals, deficiencies in compartmentalization to prevent spread of smoke and fire from one section to another, lack of smoke management system and unreliable fire management systems hand been noticed.
Sources maintained that emergency no exit gates in all hospital
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| | | | Admin in sleep mode as majority of hand pumps in Rajouri defunct | | |  sushil dutta
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Feb 26: Installed with much fanfare, the majority of hand pumps are now in pitiable condition as many of them are defunct.
Few locals including Sanjay Sharma and Tahir Lone while speaking to Early Times said that we have raised the issue many a times with the concerned department but they never bothered to look into the issue. Angry residents said that due to careless attitude of concerned officers and general public is facing great inconvenience ... | |
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