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| Strange! Forest authorities handover plum post to ‘tainted’ officer | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 7: It may sound strange but it’s true that a ‘tainted’ officer of the Forest Department has not only able to get continuous reprieves over the years but also managed to obtain a prized posting for himself thereby making a mockery of the system.
And, the buck doesn’t stops as far as the allegations of malpractices, irregularities and corruption against the officer is concerned.
The latest in the series of accusations against Iftakhar Ahmed, (then Range Officer Haveli, currently posted as I/C Control Room Bhaderwah), is a complaint filed by a retired Block Officer (BO) Loran, Forest Division Poonch.
In his complaint lodged before the Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB), the retired Block Officer has alleged that the then Range Officer Iftakhar Ahmed demanded graft from him for issuing NOC to settle his pension case, adding that the document was issued only after the officer received a hefty amount from him.
It is in place to mention here that this is not the first instance where the role of this ‘dubious character’ officer has come under cloud of suspi... | |
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| Another loan fraud in J&K Bank; Ex-MLA wife managed Rs 5 Cr loan | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 7 :While CBI has already taken investigation over loan fraud committed by the Jammu University branch of the J&K Bank, another fraud has been exposed in Kashmir- where the Bank has allegedly allocated a loan worth Rs 5 crore to wife of former MLA.
The loan was allocated nearly a one and half year back when the Bank was controlled by previous management which is already facing allegations of rampant corruption, nepotism.
The loan was allegedly allocated to the wife of a former MLA without taking any guarantee or mortgaging any property.
The Kashmir unit of BJP has already raked up this issue and demanded action against the former MLA and the then mana... | |
| | | | Now Pak playing another communal card in Kashmir | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, June 7: Having failed to disturb prevalent peace in Kashmir since the abrogation of the special status on August 5, 2019, the neighboring Pakistan is trying to yet again play the communal card in the restive region.
Officials said in the last around a month, atleast four such incidents took place in Kashmir which hint at Pakistan trying to provoke the people of Kashmir on communal lines.
In 1990s, Pakistan stooges through their communal agenda had forced the Pandith community to migrate out of Kashmir after a series of terror attacks on the minority community members.
In the latest plot, this time, the miscreants hurled petrol bomb at Amar Koul Temple a... | |
| | | | Heaps of garbage in open plots at ‘posh Gandhi Nagar locality’ mocks at JMC | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 7: Heaps of garbage, polythene as well as other waste material in the open plots at otherwise called posh Gandhi Nagar locality, which is in the heart of Jammu city, are virtually mocking at the claims of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) regarding cleanliness, sanitation and proper hygiene.
Though the administration responsibility of maintaining proper cleanliness, sanitation and hygiene in various localities of Jammu city, vests with the JMC and time and aga... | |
| | | | JK Admin likely to take final call on rechristening SKUAST-J to JAU | | Matter picks up pace after LG’s intervention | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 7: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has reportedly expedited the process to rechristen Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Jammu to Jammu Agriculture University (JAU).
Sources told Early Times that given the continuous efforts and longtime aspirations of the university teaching faculties and well-known personalities of Jammu region to change the nomenclature of SKUAST Jammu to Jammu Agriculture University; the JK UT Admin has reportedly initiated a process to give pace to the matter.
They further said that the Chancellor of University (i.e. LG) had sent a letter vide No. LGS-1 (GR)/20/4073 dated 12.05.2020 to... | |
| | | | Five militants killed in encounter with security forces in Shopian | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 7: In one of the biggest gun battles this year, five militants, including a top commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit, were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s restive Shopian district on Sunday.
The gun battle erupted during wee hours of Sunday after a joint team of Army’s Ist Rashtriya Rifles and J&K police launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Reban village of Shopian, following ‘specific inputs’ about the presence of a group of militants in the area.
A police officer said the operation turned into an encounter after hiding militants fired at the search party, which was retaliated. “The firing continued for... | |
| | | | JK reports 620 new positive cases, 1216 recovered so far | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 7: The Government on Sunday informed that 620 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 37 from Jammu division and 583 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 4087. Also, 02 COVID-19 death have been reported from Kashmir division.
Moreover, 90 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals, 09 from Jammu Division and 81 from Kashmir Division. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), out of 4087 positive cases, 2830 are Active Positive, 1216 have recovered and 41 have died; 05 in Jammu division and 36 in Kashmir... | |
| | | | Religious Places to Remain Closed, Inter-State Travel Barred | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 7: The Jammu and Kashmir administration announced that religious places would continue to remain closed in the Union Territory as it allowed certain activities, including reopening of malls, barber shops, hotels and restaurants with new guidelines from Monday.
The administration on Sunday also exempted private transport from the purview of the coronavirus-triggered lockdown outside containment zones but decided against allowing inter-state and inter-province movement without passes.
Earlier during the day, the administration issued a fresh classification of the districts on the eve of implementation of the lockdown relaxations in the country effective til... | |
| | | | Coronavirus: Poonch, Rajouri in J&K lose green tags | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 7: The Jammu and Kashmir administration issued a fresh classification of the districts on Sunday a day ahead of the implementation of the coronavirus lockdown relaxations.
Kathua and Samba districts in Jammu region were dropped from the list of red zones, while Poonch and Rajouri lost their green tags. The four are now included in the list of orange zones.
An order issued by Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said there were nine districts in the red zone---Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian, Baramulla and Kupwara in Kashmir, and Ramban in Jammu.
Nine districts---anderbal and Bandipora in Kashmir, and Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua, Samba, Ud... | |
| | | | Govt announces relaxations in testing, quarantine procedure for special categories of travellers | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 7: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday announced relaxations in the sampling and quarantine procedure for various categories of travellers including pregnant women, lactating mothers and cancer patients travelling into J&K from outside.
An order issued by Chief Secretary J&K B V R Subrahmanyam said that the special categories of travellers will be sampled for COVID-19 testing and sent to 14-days home quarantine. Such travellers will be hospitalised later in case they test positive for the disease.
As per earlier instructions, it was mandatory for all travellers to undergo 14-day administrative quarantine before they could be sent home upon testi... | |
| | | | 25-days on, negative family members of recovered COVID-19 patient continue to be in quarantine | | Coronavirus Trauma | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 7: Sanjay Kumar, who along with his 74 year old mother had tested positive—now both cured—has been waiting for his other family members, who had tested negative, to be released from the administrative quarantine in Kishtwar district.
Sanjay Kumar son of Narayan Dass of Sounder Dachhan in Kishtwar District told the Early Times that he along with his two kids, his wife mother, cousin and aunt left from New Delhi Railway station on 14-5-2020 and reached at Jammu Tawi Railway station on 15 May 2020.
“After disembarking from the train our swab samples were taken and we were asked to board a bus in which we were around 17 passenger-we all reached Kishtwar on th... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to provide basic amenities to the residents | | Residents of Extension Gandhi Nagar still denied of proper lanes, drains, cleanliness | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jun 7: The residents of Extension Gandhi Nagar Jammu are still denied proper lanes, drains, cleanliness and proper hygienic conditions in their locality. The residents are perturbed over the denial of basic amenities in their locality which is causing much inconvenience to them and speaks volumes about the neglect shown by the successive representatives of the area.
The C/C Extension Gandhi Nagar is part of Gandhi Nagar constituency, which is a posh locality of the... | |
| | | | Infiltration bid foiled by army in Naugam sector, Pakistan violated CFV in north Kashmir | | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
BARAMULLA, June 7: Infiltration bid has been foiled by Indian army in Nougam sector, ceasefire violation made by Pakistani side in Uri sector, bullets have been found in Uri area of north Kashmir. A statement issued by the army said that, on the night of 3rd June 2020, a patrol of Indian Army along the Line of Control in the Naugam Sector of north Kashmir spotted a group of Pakistani terrorists trying to infiltrate into Indian Territory.
On being challenged, the infiltrators ... | |
| | | | Cop manhandles ITI employee on duty, police reluctant to lodge FIR | | | | M S NAZKI
Early Times Report
POONCH, June 7: A workshop attendant of Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Mendhar was allegedly manhandled and obstructed from doing his duty by a police constable at Sangala Chowk on June 4.
The workshop attendant, Majid Ahmed Khan has submitted a complaint to police in this regard.
Superintendent of Government ITI had constituted an office level committee to make a preliminary inquiry and sought registration of FIR in the matter.
That fact finding committee comprised Fazal Hussain (Senior Faculty Member), Mohd Shakil (Vocational Instructor), Abdul Hamid (1/c Store Keeper), who visited the spot (Sangala Chowk) and conducted enquiry regarding t... | |
| | | | Woman went to meet detained sons humiliated, beaten in Kathua | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 7: A woman was humiliated and beaten in Woman Police Station Kathua by the SHO, later woman was hospitalised when she fell unconscious during alleged custodial torture with any reason.
According to sources, two sons of the victim lady were arrested by SHO Woman Cell Kathua on the basis of drug related complaints. “This afternoon the mother of detained boys reached Police woman Cell Kathua to give them some food. The SHO of Woman Cell Sanjeevani put the woman b... | |
| | | | COVID-19 positive woman delivers baby at SDH Gurez | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 07: A COVID-19 positive woman in north Kashmir delivered a baby at Sub District Hospital Gurez on Sunday.
Official soruces told early times that the delivery was conducted under the guidance of Dr Bashir CMO Bandipora and Dr Tahira Nazir BMO Gurez who led the team from the front along with others colleagues, Dr Manzoor, Dr Hilal, Hayth, Mustaq Ahmad, Sakina, Bilal and Mohmad Sheiek. Sources said that they made it possible by providing logistics and other support at the SDH which has been designated COVID level 2nd hospital. This is the first time in history that COVID positive case was delivered safely at such a far-flung area near LOC. ... | |
| | | | Brick Kiln owners hike prices by 50% to compensate losses due to lockdown | | | | SAAHIL SUHAIL
Early Times Report
ANANTNAG, June 7: To cover ‘some of the losses’ incurred due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, Brick Kiln owners’ in South Kashmir have increased prices steeply.
According to Anantnag residents, Brick Kiln owners have hiked priced by 50% from the existing ceiling price. The brick Kiln owners are charging Rs 30,000 for 3000 bricks in violation of the approved government rates.
“The Government rate for 3000 bricks was just 18000 but later in year 2018 and 2019 they started charging Rs 20,000 for 3000 bricks but now they have crossed all limits and are charging Rs 30,000 for 3000 bricks and they (Brick Kiln ow... | |
| | | | Highest ever spike 160 fresh positive cases, 656 AP, 1002 cumulative in north Kashmir | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, June 7: Highest ever spike in fresh positive cases were reported,132 cases have been reported in Baramulla district only, while as 656 are active positive cases, and more than thousand are cumulative as on date, while as Bankote has been declared as Red zone in north Kashmir today.
According to district wise positive cases, In Baramulla district, 132 fresh positive cases were reported, 449 are cumulative, 337 are active positive cases and 07 deaths have occurred so far.
In Kupwara, 07 are fresh positive cases, 338 are cumulative, 241 are active positive cases, and 02 deaths have occurred so far.
In Bandipora, 21 fresh positive cases report... | |
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