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Dynasts’ made Jammu pay fee as business establishments in Srinagar work without SMC registration 3/18/2020 11:17:52 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 18: In a shocking development it has been found that the previous regimes allowed most of the banks, and business institutions including hotels, restaurants and shops in Srinagar to run without registration from the Srinagar Municipal Corporation thereby meaning that such institutions have not being paying requisite fee towards the SMC while Jammu city has been paying crores of rupees on such lines. Officials said over the years the SMC has been facing major loss to the tune of crores of rupees due to the non registration of such offices who were supposed to pay regular fee. Official documents accessed by the Early Times reveal that the SMC has served notices to the concerned to get registered. “Through the medium of this notice, all banks are directed to get their branches registered with the Srinagar Municipal Corporation by the end of March 2020, otherwise their establishments will be deemed as illegal and shall be initiated against the offenders under section 384, 388(i) and 389 of the Municipal Corporation Act of 2000 without serving any no...   READ MORE

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What will Govt do to unspent grants sanctioned for west Pak refugees? Amid citizenship promises, questions about utilised money dominate scenes 3/18/2020 11:17:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 18: At a time when the central government is asserting that with the rollback of Article 370 and the re-organisation of erstwhile J&K State into Union Territory, the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and West Pakistan Refugees have qualified for citizenship rights, there are questions being raised about whether the funds sanctioned for their upliftment will be utilised to the fullest. In her Budget speech in Lok Sabha on March 17, the Union Finance Minister said that with the abrogation of Article 370 and Re-organisation of State into Union Territory, the PaK and West Pakistan Refugees have qualified for citizenship rights which were denied to them since 194...   READ MORE   Patwari took Rs 50,000 bribe, provided incorrect documents, alleges Sunderbani man 3/18/2020 11:17:38 PM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Sunderbani, Mar 18: The Revenue Department Sunderbani is in the news for wrong reasons again. This time an elderly man has accused Patwari of resorting to corrupt practices. The Patwari allegedly took bribe of Rs 50,000 from an elderly person for issuance of some revenue documents which were required for executing sale deed in connection with the purchase of land. The victim, Parmanand ,70, told Early Times that he had purchased a piece of land measuri...   READ MORE   Municipal Committees derailing Swachh Bharat Mission Ground reality contradicts claims of lakhs being spent to create awareness 3/18/2020 11:17:09 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 18: Swach Bharat Mission (SBM) launched by Central Government is being allegedly derailed by Municipal Committee Khour and Jourian of Jammu district. Sources told Early Times lakhs of rupees are being allegedly embezzled in the garb of purchases for required stuffs for cleanliness but the fact of the matter is that on ground nothing is being done. “The safaikaramcharies are not provided with gloves, masks and lime dust for their daily cleanliness work,” they added. Recently, Early Times had exposed that expired soaps were given to the safaikaramcharies for cleaning their hands. “Not only this, huge expenditure has been shown in papers on w...   READ MORE   Non-releasing of funds hit developmental works in rural areas 3/18/2020 11:16:57 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 18: As Centre has earmarked Rs 200 crore in budget for works identified during Back to Village programme, developmental works in rural areas continue to get affected due to non-releasing of funds for various works. Centre has announced over Rs one lakh crore budget for Jammu and Kashmir for the next fiscal. This is for the first time, when new Union Territory’s budget has gone over Rs one lakh crore. At the same time over Rs 200 crore has been announced for the works identified during Back To Village programmes held last year. However, there are already over Rs 400 crore pending for works under MGNREGA scheme over the last several yea...   READ MORE   SC asks Centre, J-K admin to inform by next week if it is releasing Omar Abdullah 3/18/2020 11:16:46 PM Agencies New Delhi, Mar 18: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir administration to inform by next week if it is releasing former chief minister Omar Abdullah, who has been detained since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and M R Shah told the counsel appearing for the Centre that Abdullah’s sister Sara Abdullah Pilot’s plea against his detention will be heard on merit if he is not released soon. “If you are releasing him, then release him soon or we will hear the matter on merits,” the bench said. The observations came after counsel for the Centre and the J-K administration informed the court that Solici...   READ MORE   Official conceals travel history, joins office after returning from foreign trip Put under quarantine after a week, colleagues demand stern action 3/18/2020 11:16:41 PM Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, Mar 18: A government official working in the office of Chief Medical Officer at Udhampur concealed the information about his visits to foreign countries. After returning from Australlia and Maldives he immediately joined his duty. Sources told Early Times that the official returned nearly week ago and did not inform anyone about his travel history. “The official remained in contact with many people in the CMO office thereby endangering all,” they added. When contacted the CMO Udhampur, KC Dogra, informed that the official was quarantined on Wednesday. “He did not disclose his foreign visits,” the CMO added. Other officials in the CMO offic...   READ MORE   J&K announces Rs 5L free health insurance for residents 3/18/2020 11:16:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 18: In a major relief to the people of Jammu & Kashmir, the Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of LG Girish Chander Murmu accorded sanction to roll out the Jammu & Kashmir Health Scheme to provide free of cost Universal Health Coverage to all residents of the Union Territory in convergence with Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY. Now, around 1.25 crore residents of J&K will be provided the same benefits as are listed under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY. At present, 5.95 lakh families are eligible for benefits under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY. Around 15 lakh additional families will be covered under the Jammu & Kashmir Health Scheme. Under this Universal Heal...   READ MORE   Pilgrims, take note! Vaishno Devi yatra closed from today Inter-State bus services suspended till March 31st 3/18/2020 11:16:27 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 18: A day after banning the entry of foreign tourists to the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir administration Wednesday suspended the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage and all inter-state bus services to the Union Territory in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. This was stated by Principal Secretary Planning, Development and Monitoring, Rohit Kansal, who is also the goverment Spokesperson at a press conference here today. Financial Commissioner Health & Medical Educat...   READ MORE   GMC Anantnag: Only 2 ventilators for COVID-19 patients Maternity hospital, 5 SDHs function without ventilators 3/18/2020 11:06:47 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Mar 18: Pathetic conduction of health care services in Kashmir can be gauged from the fact that the Government Medical College Anantnag has only two ventilators for COVID-19 patients. According to Health Department Officials’ Government Medical College Anantnag has only six ventilators out of which two have been kept for corona virus patients. However, they said that the college doesn’t have enough trained staff for operating these ventilators. “A medical College is supposed to have more than twenty ventilators but here we have just six and out of six only two for combating coronavirus,” they said, adding the authorities have failed to enha...   READ MORE   Give up insensitive approach, become people friendly: Munish to officials We are being denied basic amenities, all promises proved a hoax, say Digiana residents 3/18/2020 10:10:05 PM RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 18: Editor in Chief, Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Wednesday said that it is very unfortunate in the 21st century the residents of Jammu city don’t have roads, clean water and other basic amenities. Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming assembly elections as an independent candidate from Gandhi Nagar constituency, said, “Residents of Digiana are craving for basic facilities and amenities but no one is paying any attention towards their ...   READ MORE   JNV Nad Admin puts students live in grave danger Despite order of closure, school continues to function 3/18/2020 10:06:17 PM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report Samba, Mar 18: The Administration Jawahar Navodya Vidyalya (JNV) Nad has been literally violating district administration Samba’ order of closing all education institutions in the wake of up-surging cases COVID-19 in the state and continue to function by putting the lives of students at grave risk. Although most of the schools including government and private have been shut and the entry of students have been restricted strictly, who are more vulnerable of this epidemic but JNV Nad administration seems to be least brother about it. “There are around 700 students in JNV Nad, who have been studying and putting up in the hostel within the premises of sc...   READ MORE   CB visited Marwah to investigate Fraudulent withdrawal of CDF, MGNREGA payments   3/18/2020 9:29:05 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 18: In a significant development with regard to mass scale bungling in Rural Development Department Kishtwar and fraudulent withdrawal of CDF released by the PDP MLC and former NC Legislator after nearly 13 months since the government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to handover the investigation of this mega scandal to Crime Branch Jammu following the complaint filed by the whistleblower Ghulam Rasool Magrey and Abdul Wahid Malik, both Resident of Marwah before Advisor K Vijay Kumar during his public meeting at Circuit House Jammu on 31-1-2019, team of Crime Branch Jammu today rush to Marwah in a private chopper along with the whistleblo...   READ MORE

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