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Amidst COVID-19 pandemic GMC Principal makes mockery of system Administrative Immaturity? 5/22/2020 11:50:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 22: The new principal of the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu has made a “mockery” of the system by adopting a flip-flop approach vis-à-vis handling sensitive administrative issues. According to the details available with Early Times GMC Principal Dr Nasib Chand Digra has once again shown his “administrative immaturity” by first issuing an order and then withdrawing it. In the process he has defied the government order which was issued after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 28, 2020, Jammu and Kashmir Government issued an order No. 347 –(JK) HME stating: “Extraordinary situation has arisen due to the spread of COVID 19, a declared public health emergency. This order is being issued for engaging contractual appointment of faculty members and paramedical and nursing staff in Govt Medical Colleges, Srinagar and Jammu, who have superannuated from March 2018 and are likely to superannuate in next six months after the issuance of this order. With the terms and conditions that persons engaged on contractual basis as such shall not b...   READ MORE

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Govt likely to restore 4G Internet in JK before May 27 Review meeting stresses for area wise restoration, announcement on cards 5/22/2020 11:50:08 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 22: Chances are high that the Jammu and Kashmir government may restore high speed mobile internet services in the Union Territory by or before May 27, this year, official sources divulged here. It was informed that two review meetings in this regard were held in the recent past wherein emphasis was laid for the restoration of high speed mobile internet in Jammu and Kashmir. Deliberations were also held over whether the 4G services should be restored in a phased manner depending upon the law and order situation of the area where the authorities intend to make the services functional. Sources informed that chances are high that a very important announcem...   READ MORE   Ex-BJP ministers spent more on renovation of their bungalows than hospitals of Jammu Corrupt practices of Saffron Party leaders proving costly for residents in fight against Covid-19 5/22/2020 11:49:52 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 22 : Many skeletons are coming out from cub-board to expose rampant corruption during previous PDP-BJP government, the tenure which is considered as black-chapter in the history of Jammu province. As per some records, PDP led previous coalition regime, in which BJP was equal partner, amount spent on the renovation of palatial bungalows of ministers was much more than allocated to provide basic equipment in different hospitals of Jammu province. Credible sources instead of taking efforts to provide necessary equipment in hospitals of Jammu province, priority of the then BJP ministers in the then coalition regime, was to accommodate more and more luxuries...   READ MORE   Unemployment! College faculty demands enhancement of retirement age 5/22/2020 11:49:33 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 22: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir which has over 1.5 lakh youth with post-graduation or higher degrees hankering for jobs, the college faculty members have demanded enhancement of retirement age from 60 to 65 years. A recommendation of their demand has been forwarded by one Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, which has invited strong criticism from the unemployed youth as well as contractual staff, who claimed that in the monthly salary of a senior faculty member, which accounts for over Rs. 2 lakhs, three new Assistant Professors could be engaged, which would reduce the financial burden on state exchequer as well as check the growing unemployment ...   READ MORE   Babu’s flip-flop on Pvt school fee diktat leaves parents confused Kabhi Ye, Kabhi Woh! 5/22/2020 11:49:25 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 22: A senior official in the Education Department is seeming resorting to flip-flop in decision making about whether the private schools should defer collection of fee or not thereby irking the parent community in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Very recently this top official on May 11 urged the private schools to defer the fee collection from the students during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. He also said that government has taken various measures to help students to continue their study during COVID-19 pandemic. The same day, however, the official took to social media asking the private “schools to collect tuition fees; let management to dec...   READ MORE   Udhampur Admin shows laxity against erring ration dealer Caught red-handed for stocking unaccounted ration yet dealer continues to operate 5/22/2020 11:49:04 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 22: Despite being caught red-handed for stocking unaccounted government ration in the depot by the Udhampur administration, which was meant for the distribution during lockdown, but astonishingly instead of facing action, the erring ration dealer continues to sell ration from other shop, which raises finger on the administration. The Block Development Council (BDC) Chairman Ramanagar Des Raj while talking to Early Times informed that during an inspection, which held on April 16, 2020, a team of concerned administration found irregularities in a ration depot of Panchayat Kagote of tehsil Ramangar of district Udhampur. “The inspection team which was comprise...   READ MORE   Mismanagement at Quarantine Centre Udhaywala ‘Sample collected on May 16 reports awaited yet’ 5/22/2020 11:48:52 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 22: Contrary to government claim for enhancing testing capacity amid return J&K residents who were standard outside the J&K, the ground reality exposes what the field staffs is doing. At least 107 peoples who arrived Jammu through a special (Shramik Train) on May 16, and put under administrative quarantine at Tawi Mahal, Udhaywala alleged that due to mismanagement of administration, they were forced to stay there because their test reports are yet to come. “We arrived here (Jammu) from different parts of the country and our blood samples were taken at Railway Station Jammu on May 16, unfortunately the tests reports are yet awaited”, told one of inmate o...   READ MORE   Inmates irked over lack of facilities at quarantine centre Kalakote Allege unclean washrooms, poor quality of food 5/22/2020 11:48:42 PM SUSHIL DUTTA EARLY TIMES REPORT RAJOURI, May 22: People, who have been put in quarantine centre situated at Kalakote, are under immense distress as they are disappointed with the poor quality of food and lack of basic amenities including cleanliness and proper sanitation facilities. Irked over the inhuman conditions at the quarantine centre, these inmates while undergoing quarantine period have condemned those at the helm of affairs. The inmates putting up at the centre alleged that th...   READ MORE   For a change no COVID-19 death in JK, 40 fresh cases reported Positive cases 1489, active cases 749, recoveries 720, deaths 20 5/22/2020 11:48:15 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 22: For a change no Covid-19 related death was reported in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir today even though 40 fresh cases of novel Corona Virus came to the fore from different districts of the union territory. With today’s fresh cases the number of positive cases in Jammu & Kashmir reached 1489. Since 720 Corona Virus patients have recovered and 20 others have died the number of active cases in the union territory are 749. Reports said that 18 fresh cases were reported from Shopian in South Kashmir followed by Samba four cases, Baramulla and Kupwara three cases each, Srinagar, Rajouri, Pulwama and Anantnag two cases each, Ba...   READ MORE   J&K Govt to notify over 10,000 posts for accelerated recruitment for domiciles LG emphasizes on transparency, simplification of recruitment procedures 5/22/2020 11:47:57 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 22: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today emphasized on simplification of recruitment procedures and maintaining transparency to ensure faster and flawless recruitments. He was chairing a high level meeting held at the Raj Bhavan here today to review the progress made for accelerated recruitments at various levels in the Government with particular focus on Class-IV and Class-III vacancies. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance Department; Navin K Choudhary Chairman, Accelerated Recruitment Committee; Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department & Information Department; Saurabh Bhag...   READ MORE

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