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| Amid global crises Pak stooges, bhagodas out to keep Kashmir pot boiling | | Hold anti-national events online | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 21: Even as the world is struggling to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, neighboring Pakistan and its stooges are busy exploiting the crises to keep the Kashmir pot boiling.
A gang of Pakistani stooges is active online to hold conferences on Kashmir in a bid to internationalize the internal issue of India.
Early Times has accessed digital material that confirms that Pakistani stooges including those under radar of the United States of America have been working o... | |
| | | | To avoid COVID-19 duty at Lakhanpur, 14 teachers/lab assistants get medical leave on May 20 alone | | ‘CEO Kathua deputes non-influential staff at frontline, save influential by shifting to safer zones’ | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 21: The shifting of 14 Masters/teachers/lab assistant from the frontline job at toll post Lakhapur to safer places by the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Kathua on May 20 alone and all on “medical grounds”, has raised eyebrows among the teaching fraternity, which accused the CEO favouring the influential and pushing non-influential for the job.
According to the latest order number 51-CEOK/of 2020 dated 20/5/2020, issued by CEO office Kathua and signed by District Education Planning Officer CEO Office Kathua, a total of 14 staff members including Masters/teachers/Lab Assistants who were deputed at Camp Office CMO Toll Plaza Lakhanpur have been shifted to safe ... | |
| | | | No let up in COVID-19 deaths in JK as two more women die, 59 fresh cases reported | | Positive cases 1449, active cases 745, recoveries 684, deaths 20 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 21: There seems to be no let up in Corona Virus deaths in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir as two more elderly women today fell prey to the virus in the Kashmir valley. The death toll in Jammu & Kashmir has reached 20 now.
In the meantime, 59 fresh cases of Corona Virus were reported from both the Kashmir and Jammu divisions of the union territory. With today’s fresh cases the number of positive cases in Jammu & Kashmir is 1449. As 684 patients have recovered and 20 have died the number of active positive cases are 745.
Reports said that a 70 years old lady from Parisabad in Budgam district who tested positive for Covid-19 on Ma... | |
| | | | Dy Director ranked officer reaches Poonch from Kashmir; remains unchecked | | Rules for Fools | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 21: Showing thumbs to COVID-19 protocol, a Deputy Director ranked officer reached Poonch from Kashmir via Jammu while reportedly he remained unchecked at various check points.
In the time of COVID-19 pandemic, when commoners travelling with valid passes issued by the concerned District Magistrate, are reportedly being harassed at various check points falling along the way, a senior officer abusing his official position violated the guidelines allegedly risking many lives.
“The officer was promoted on May 5, 2020 as Deputy Director and posted in Kashmir Valley. On May 7, he left for Kashmir and joined his new place of posting, meanwhile, he attended several... | |
| | | | ‘Powerful, influential’ constructs mansion on forest land, develops road as well | | |  Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, May 21: A powerful man in this border district has encroached upon huge chunk of forest land and is all set to complete the construction work on the mansion that he has built on the forest land.
Sources told Early Times that this man who is said to be close to some of the local officers of the Department of Forests encroached upon hundreds of forest land located in the Mohra Rugga village in the Patat Panchayat of Sunderbani tehsil in this distri... | |
| | | | Govt schools lack toilets; DSE-Jammu surrenders over 78% developmental funds | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 21: While as students of government schools in this province confronting with the problems of non-availability of toilet facility, Director School Education Jammu has failed to utilize over 78 percent of funds allocated the last financial year for providing infrastructures in schools.
“DSEJ failed to utilise Rs 51 crore out of Rs 66 crore funds last fin year for critical infrastructure in Jmu Div despite availability of building materials & skilled labor; Both directors to utilise Rs 160 crore this year.@ Rs 8 crore each for 20 districts across JKUT”, Principal Secretary, School Education, Asgar Hassan Samoon, tweeted this morning.
Tweet is Principal S... | |
| | | | Following Ppl Secy’s snubbing, CEO Kishtwar orders detachment of teachers, masters | | | | ASIF IQBAL NAIK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
KISHTWAR, May 21: Following the snubbing by none other than Principal Secretary Education Asgar Hussain Samoon, Chief Education Officer Kishtwar ordered for immediate detachment of all the teachers and masters attached in various schools, ZEO offices and DIET Kishtwar.
CEO directed all the concerned officials to detach all such teachers and masters without any delay while at the same time Principal Secretary Education Asgar Hussain Samoon’s activeness online on social media viz Twitter gives sleepless nights to officials in Education Department as he (Samoon) is directly interacting with the people, journalists and employees of the department which... | |
| | | | Movement of migrant labourers goes on despite centre’s advisory | | |  ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, May 21: Despite the advisory of the Central government that the labourers stay where they were and the local administrations must take steps to ensure their well-being in situ, several migrant labourers are still leaving for their home towns by employing different ways and means particularly taking up the journeys on foot.
The mass movement of migrant of labourers on foot is not only threatening their lives but it’s also increasing the chances... | |
| | | | Newly recruited police officials misbehaving with people during lockdown | | Some under probations involved in corrupt practices | | | RAJESH TANDON
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 21: When entire country has been going through a very bad phase due to COVID-19 pandemic, some under probationer police officers having ranks of Sub Inspectors have allegedly been misbehaving with general masses, which has created strong resentment among the citizens.
Some senior citizens of Jammu, while expressing their anger over the misbehaviour of some newly recruited officers, who have been deployed at various nakas in the Jammu city, said that before deploying them into the public services, these officers should be taught moral education. “In such difficult situation of COVID-19, when these officers have great responsibility on their... | |
| | | | Admin needs to fortify the quality of public services: Munish Gupta | | Trikuta Nagar Extension 1-P resident upset over lack of civic amenities | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 21: Editor-in-Chief, Early Times, Munish Gupta said that the provision of adequate public services determines the quality of an urban life; however, it’s sorry to say that the lack of basic civic amenities in a number of localities in Jammu city negates this theory.
Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections as an independent candidate from Gandhi Nagar constituency, said, “The administration must speed up the pace of development in thos... | |
| | | | ‘B R Sharma as Chairman PSC’, Recruitment process likely to pace up in JK UT | | |  Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 21: As the government appointed B R Sharma as Chairman Public Service Commission (PSC), the process of recruiting various gezetted posts piling up in government departments is likely to expedite in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Centre had already announced on the floor of Lok Sabha that 50000 vacancies would be filled in government departments in J&K during the ongoing fiscal.
A budgetary provision of Rs 2000 crore was also b... | |
| | | | COVID-19: Kishtwar reports 6th positive case | | Delay in reports makes people anxious | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, May 21: An elderly woman tested positive for COVID-19 in Kishtwar on Thursday thus taking the toll of infected persons to 6 in the district.
As per the details available with Early Times, the 68-year old woman hails from Dachhan area and is already in a quarantine facility. She is the third elderly woman from the area who has tested positive for this deadly virus. Prior to her two more people in the age group of 70 and 75 tested positive. Three other positive cases are all males in the age group of 20, 24 and 30.
Meanwhile, delay in arrival of test reports of the people who have arrived from different states has added to their anxiety. I... | |
| | | | Bandipora, Handwara admin observe Anti-Terrorism Day | | Three fresh recruits arrested from Kupwara | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, May 21: Anti-Terrorism day was observed across all the districts of Jammu & Kashmir and similarly in North Kashmir districts, the day was observed by pledging to fight all forms of terrorism and violence to promote peace and non-violence. Meanwhile, three youth who had joined militant ranks were arrested in Kupwara district.
A police statement said that anti terrorism day was observed wherein the pledge was taken on while commemorating death ann... | |
| | | | Reconciliation, Return & Rehabilitation of migrants welcomes new domicile law | | Wants Government of India to rehabilitate Kashmiri Pandits in valley | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 21: Chairman Reconciliation, Return & Rehabilitations of Migrants Satish Mahaldar has welcomed the new domicile rules for Jammu and Kashmir and termed them as an important milestone in the nation’s history. “The new domicile rules will go a long way to address some of the grave issues being faced by the persecuted community. Not only does it end the discrimination towards women, and schedule castes, it also sets in a fair agenda for the upcoming generation of Kashmiri Pandits, Sikhs, etc born post 1990, who were finding it difficult to obtain domicile certificates due to certain vested hostile elements in the valley,” said Mahaldar. Maha... | |
| | | | 21 Police cops test positive for COVID-19 in Kulgam | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Kulgam, May 21: At least 21 policemen, posted in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
A senior police official said the 21 policemen posted at a reserve camp in higher secondary school Chawalgam, Kulgam for the last three months tested positive for coronavirus.
He said one policeman among the reserve company was tested positive a few days back after which samples of all cops posted there were taken.
“The 21 cops who have been declared covid positive are in isolation from 18th of March in a compound separated from District Police lines Kulgam by 3 Kilometers,” he said.
He said that all the policemen, who tested po... | |
| | | | Overcrowded markets in Rajouri throw social distancing to wind | | |  SUSHIL DUTTA
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, May 21: With a large number of people crowding the market places in Rajouri after the shops were allowed to open by the administration, the social distancing was thrown to wind.
The main markets of Rajouri city including Dhaki Bazaar and Gujjar Mandi witnessed a huge rush of people to make purchases but hardly anyone was paying attention to observe the social distancing.
The people who came to the markets though were wearing masks, but no one was... | |
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