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| Farooq forgets Art 370 talks about coronavirus threat | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 17: Call it an irony or anything else. NC president, Dr Farooq Abdullah, known for his rhetoric over Article 370 is these days urging people to follow health advisories to avoid COVID-19 and is maintaining silence over the special status of erstwhile J&K State.
Dr Farooq who was released from custody last week, these days is holding meetings with his partymen in Srinagar. People were expecting him to the break his silence over the August 5 decision of the Central Government but he is surprisingly keeping his cards close to his chest.
Farooq Abdullah on Monday asked people to follow health advisories following the unprecedented situation due to coronavirus threat. Scores of delegations from across Kashmir called on Abdullah at his residence to greet him on his release. The delegations comprising of workers, party functionaries, delegates and civil society groups had come from Shopian, Langate, Zadibal, Hazratbal, Pulwama, Charar-e-Sharief, Chadooora, Kokarnag, Baramulla, Anantnag, Shangus, Qazigund constituencies. However, he just maintained silence o... | |
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| Screening of passengers at Lakhanpur unlikely to deter COVID-19 spread | | Passengers made to huddle in ques for screening | |  Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 17: The district administration Kathua has established a health screening post at Lakhanpur to screen all the travellers, entering into Jammu and Kashmir but the way these travellers are being screened by the doctors is unlikely to prevent the possibilities of COVID-19 spread.
According to sources, all the travellers entering Jammu and Kashmir have been boarded off from the passenger vehicles and were screened by a team of doctors. "Hundreds of passengers have b... | |
| | | | J&K Govt transfers 5 IAS, one KAS officer | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 17: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday ordered transfer and posting of five civil servants and one KAS officer.
As per Government Order No 385-JK (GAD) of 2020, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, IAS(JK 1993), Principal Secretary to the Government, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Transport Department, is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, School Education Departrnent.
He shall continue to hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Transport Department, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to the Government, Educ... | |
| | | | Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar suspended | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 17: Government today placed Tehsildar HQA to Deputy Commissioner Reasi and Naib Tehsildar Katra under suspension.
Both the officers have been placed under suspension in two different orders issued by the Government on Tuesday. "Pending enquiry Kunal Sharma, Tehsildar, HQA to Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, is hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect, terms of Rule 31 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Rules, 1956", Govt order no 387-JK(GAD) of 2020 read.
While in another order, vide no. 387-JK(GAD) of 2020 Naib Tehsildar Katra has been placed under suspension. "Pending enquiry, Hukam Chand, Naib Tehsildar Katra district Reasi is here placed ... | |
| | | | Govt presents Budget of over Rs 1 lakh crore for J&K for FY''21 | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Mar 17: The Centre on Tuesday presented a Rs 1-lakh crore Budget for Jammu and Kashmir for 2020-21, and said the "highest ever" allocations reflect its commitment to make the Union Territory "a model of development".
The government also presented a separate expenditure plan of Rs 55,317.81 crore for the last five months of the current fiscal.
The Budget for 2019-20 and 2020-21, laid by Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur in both Houses of Parliament, estimates capital expenditure at Rs 23,910.95 crore and revenue expenditure Rs 31,406.86 crore.
He also tabled the Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2019-20 for the erstwhile state for authorising paymen... | |
| | | | SMVDSB tells pilgrims to postpone visit over coronavirus | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 17: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) Tuesday evening appealed pilgrims to postpone their visit to the cave shrine in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The appeal came after the Board's CEO Ramesh Kumar reviewed the situation in Jammu where three persons have tested positive for the virus.
"The CEO reviewed all aspects related to the yatra and the safety of pilgrims. Considering the spread of Covid-19 infection, the CEO appealed pilgrims to postpone their visit to the holy cave shrine till normalisation of the situation," said an official spokesman.
The Shrine Board had already taken several preventive measures for ensuring safety of th... | |
| | | | Pakistan planning major terror strike in India, cautions top researcher | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 17: Frustrated by prevalent peace in Jammu and Kashmir, the "level of frustration" in Pakistan's security establishment has soared to a level that the enemy country has asked the terrorist groups "to unleash a reign of terror wherever they can and on the largest scale possible, including fidayeen attacks, assassinations, and spectacular hostage crises" on the Indian soil, a top researcher has cautioned the country. Renowned strategist on security issues and author of several books, Abhinav Pandya, who was also close to the Jammu and Kashmir government in 2019, in his latest research paper carried by an international institution has given some shocking details ... | |
| | | | Three more tested corona +ve in Ladakh, prohibitory orders imposed in Kargil | | | | Early Times Report
LEH, Mar 17: Three more persons were tested positive for coronavirus infection in Ladakh, taking the total number of such cases in the Union territory to six, a senior official said on Tuesday, announcing imposition of prohibitory orders in the entire Kargil district as a preventive measure.
The three patients two from Leh and one from Kargil -- tested positive but they are in stable condition and are undergoing treatment in specially set up isolation wards, Ladakh's Commissioner Secretary (Health) Rigzin Samphel said.
With three more persons testing positive for coronavirus, he said, the confirmed cases of corona-affliction in the UT have now risen to six, including o... | |
| | | | COVID-19: Epidemic Disease Regulations extended to J&K UT, 2615 persons under surveillance | | |  Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 17: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday extended J&K Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020 to both the divisions of Jammu and Kashmir to step up efforts to tackle the contagious coronavirus disease.
The Regulations were extended to whole of J&K under the orders of Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu which define powers, duties and responsibilities to the surveillance personnel, duties and responsibilities of Medical Officers and Practitioners, En... | |
| | | | Prevent spreading of COVID-19: High Court directs admin | | 'Examine provisions of National Disaster Management Act, 2005' | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Mar 17: A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rajesh Bindal while hearing Public Interest on COVID-19 on Tuesday, issued various directions to administrations of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh.
The Division Bench observed that during the course of hearing Advocate General DC Raina has handed over a copy of a notification dated 16th March 2020 issued by the Health and Medical Education Department notifying the Jammu and Kashmir Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020. These regulations are taken on record.
The DB further observed that Advocate General assured the Court that ... | |
| | | | Govt can’t shy away from providing basic amenities to people: Munish | | Lackadaisical approach of authorities has disappointed us, say Gadigarh Rohi residents | |  Rajesh Tandon
Jammu, Mar 17: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Tuesday expressed concern over authorities not constructing a road and providing other basic amenities to the residents of Ward no. 73 Gadigarh Rohi.
Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming assembly elections as an independent candidate from Gandhi Nagar constituency, said, “Roads, drains, water and electricity are the basic amenities which the government has to provide to its people.”
He said, “It’s unfortunate that a... | |
| | | | Despite incurring crores on blacktopping, Kakora to Kanyal Gali starts crumbling | | |  Rajesh Tandon
Early times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: Although crores of rupees spent on blacktopping of Kakora to Kanyal Gali just three months ago in Rajouri district but it has now started crumbling due to substandard material used for its construction.
Sources told Early Times that Kakora to Kanyal Gali road, which is eight kilometres of length, was blacktopped in December 2019 under PMGSY scheme but within three months it has started breaking, which has wasted the hard earned money of ... | |
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