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| Miracles of 90s: Backdoor appointee becomes XEn in H&UDD | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: Initially appointed as Research Assistant on consolidated basis through a backdoor for a period of three months by then Director Science and Technology Civil Secretariat Srinagar, the official reached to the post of Executive Engineer in Housing and Urban Development Department.
Like many other back door appointment cases, this scandal came to light when some whistleblowers in 2019 forwarded a complaint to the then Governor of J&K State Satya Pal Malik and his advisor K.K Gupta along with supporting documents, to take remedial steps to mend the mistake of past governments.
Copy of both complaints along with supporting documents are avai... | |
| | | | A day after ED’s summon Mehbooba feels ‘isolated’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: A day after summoning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in money laundering case, former chief minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) discussed the matter with her party leaders to devise future strategy.
Although Mehbooba preferred to maintain a guarded silence today, her party colleagues suggested her not to take any haste decision at this crucial time.
Reliable sources said that Mehbooba Mufti wanted to face action of the central agencies in any political case so as to retrieve her lost ground by raking up sentiments of the emotional people of Kashmir Valley.
“Mehbooba’s advisors have asked her to take a tough stand on politic... | |
| | | | NC unnerved as Omar Abdullah’s aide under ED scanner | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: A few months after his father and party patron’s property was attached in connection with a multi-crore cricket scam, one of the close aides of former Chief Minister and National Conference, President, Omar Abdullah has come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly shady business deals.
Sources said the close aide of Omar Abdullah, who runs business in Raj Bagh area of Srinagar, has come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate on suspicion of alleged financial irregularities. The sudden raids are understood to have come as a shock for the NC leaders especially those close to Omar Abdullah in particular.
Sources said the ... | |
| | | | RDD violates MGNREGA guidelines | | Uses JCB for execution of works, ignores local man force | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Mar 6: In sheer violation of guidelines envisaged under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the officials of the Block Development Office Sunderbani in Rajouri district used JCB machine for execution of works in one of the panchayats instead of using the local man force.
Surprisingly, after the matter came to fore the concerned Village Level Worker and Gram Rozgar Sevak contacted the Early Times correspondent urging him not to publicise the issue and asked him to let the work be done from JCB.
The VLW and GRS asked the ET correspondent that due to highlighting of this issue the development work will be stopped but fact of ... | |
| | | | Ease of Living Index survey exposes SMC's failure | | ‘Srinagar least preferred city for living, unfit for human habitation’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has once again cut a sorry figure with ample proof of its failure in making Srinagar fit for human habitation. Ease of Living Index released on Thursday has stated that of the 49 cities ranked on livability index in the million-plus population category, Delhi ranks 13th. At the bottom of the list are Amritsar, Guwahati, Bareilly, Dhanbad and Srinagar.
Srinagar has been declared as the place with the poorest infrastructure suitable for living. The details have proven beyond doubt that Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has failed utterly in safeguarding the city and making it a proper place to live in.
The Ease... | |
| | | | Hr Edu Deptt proposes salary hike for contractual teachers | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: The Higher Education Department has sent a proposal to enhance the remuneration of contractual teaching faculty engaged on basis of academic arrangement and teaching assistants in the Government Degree Colleges (GDCs) across J&K.
According to sources the Higher Education Department has sent a detailed proposal to the Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor to enhance monthly remuneration of contractual teachers of degree colleges.
Almost going with the spirit of the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines, the Higher Education Department has proposed to enhance the monthly remuneration of academic arrangement to Rs. 50,000, while the teaching assista... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks Govt to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of ward 6 lane 2 Baba Farid Nagar Sehora Kunjwani pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 6: People living in ward number 6 lane number 2 Baba Farid Nagar Kunjwani 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 ward number 6 lane number 2 Baba Farid Nagar Kunjwani 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 ... | |
| | | | PWD invites tenders of many complete roads in Poonch, probe demanded | | | | rajesh tandon
Early Times Report
POONCH, Mar 6: Although Prime Minister Narinder Modi wants the nation to become corruption free but the officers are not cooperating in this regard. There are many officers who deliberately want to make this mission of PM un-successful.
Sources said that Executive Engineer of Public Works (R&B) Department is inviting tenders of those roads which have been completed. Although department has invited tenders of some already completed (earth worked) roads in Qasba village of Poonch, Dhara village of Mandi, Fazlabad of Surankote, many roads in Mendhar but Executive Engineer of the department Parvaiz Amlak has said, "such tenders have been invited before his jo... | |
| | | | Forces beef up counter- infiltration postures along LOC | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 6: The Security forces along the Line of Actual control (LOC) have beefed up the counter- Infiltration postures ahead of the melting of snow in the coming months.
Sources in the security establishments said that every year the strategy is being made in view of emerging security threats along the LoC and the infiltration attempts that are expected to happen when the snow melts.
"The summer strategy also involves re-occupying some in-depth 'winter vacated' posts along the LoC that either cannot be occupied or are not air-maintainable due to the snow. However, even during winters the LoC remains well secured and there are no gaps. The summer ... | |
| | | | Following 79 new cases COVID-19 positive cases reach 126932 in JK; fresh death reported | | Active positive 882, recovered 124089, casualties 1961 | | | JEHANGIR RASHID
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 6: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 79 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 26,932. With a death being reported from Jammu division the death toll due to the virus reached 1961.
Srinagar district reported 35 fresh cases of COVID-19 including 11 travelers followed by Jammu district 16 cases, Baramulla district nine cases, Pulwama and Anantnag districts five cases each, Budgam district four cases and Kupwara, Ganderbal, Shopian, Kathua & Poonch districts one case each. A death was reported from Jammu district in the Jammu division.
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