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IAS officer, who repayed Rs 40 lakhs to Govt, likely to be shifted outside J&K 7/20/2020 12:14:32 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, July 17: The senior IAS officer who has been in the news for returning around Rs 40 lakhs, which he had allegedly acquired illegally from a semi-government organisation, is likely to be shifted outside the J&K UT. Sources told Early Times that Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu has taken a strong note of the case and has made it clear that any breach of proprietary laws by the bureaucrats won’t be tolerated. They said that apart from the recovery initiated against him and a probe by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the officer is likely to be shifted before August 15, 2020. “The Raj Bhawan came to know about the huge wealth amassed by the officer through touts”, sources said, adding that he has partnership with the local businessmen in his real-estate business. “The bureaucrat has been investing ill-gotten money in various projects in Jammu city and other businesses. A close relative of this IAS officer along with his partner are managing the businesses here,” they said. “The LG is aware about all the misdeeds of the off...   READ MORE

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Jail Mein Surang: SMC defies social distancing norms 7/20/2020 12:14:12 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 19: Even as the government of Jammu and Kashmir has been asking people to observe social distancing norms and to wear masks in particular, such norms have been brazenly violated by the employees of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation. It is pertinent to mention that in Srinagar the SMC has been assigned the crucial job of fighting Covid-19 through sanitization and similar works in the summer capital. But the sources said during the recently held electio...   READ MORE   Fiasco over Health Insurance scheme for Govt employees amid COVID pandemic SAC takes decision in Jan, 2019, implementation yet to see day’s light 7/20/2020 12:11:26 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 19: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic when health concerns have become a top priority for one and all, questions are being raised over why the SAC decision taken in January last year about health insurance for about 4 lac government employees hasn’t been implemented yet. On January 28, 2019, the State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of then Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved a Health Insurance scheme for J&K Government Employees and Pensioners based on ‘Trust Model’. The government while announcing the Trust based insurance scheme had stated that after the scrapping of previous Medical Claim Policy, State Government constituted a Committee o...   READ MORE   Protest against Kavinder at Gorkha Nagar is result of BJP’s dirty power tussle 7/20/2020 12:11:01 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 19: Ongoing power tussle within disciplined BJP today exposed on the streets when former Deputy Chief Minister and ex-Speaker, Kavinder Gupta faced anger of a section of people at Gorkha Nagar area. Gupta, who is ex-MLA of Gandhi Nagar assembly segment under which Gorkha Nagar falls, has gone to inaugurate Ram Leela complex but some local people along with sitting Corporator of the Gorkha Nagar ward held a protest against Gupta for inaugurating the complex....   READ MORE   VLW forces poor family to pay Rs 10000 before sanctioning funds under PMAY Nepotism at its peak in Siote Block 7/20/2020 12:10:13 AM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report RAJOURI, July 19: In a case of glaring corruption in the Rural Development Department a Village Level Worker posted in a Panchayat in this district has been threatening and harassing a poor family that was entitled to a house under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna. Early Times talked to cross section of people in Balshama Panchayat in the Siote block and found out a VLW (GRS) namely Rakesh Kumar has been threatening the family of Ramesh Chander that they would be entitled to house under PMAY only when they pay him an amount of Rs. 10,000. “The VLW harassed and intimidated the poor family and forced the family to pay Rs. 10,000 before funds would be allotted t...   READ MORE   On anonymous verbal complaint, ex-DSEJ attached former CEO Poonch Court exonerates the officer; letter written by him to DC about discrepancies in works in Govt schools prompted action against him 7/20/2020 12:10:04 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 19: Instead of initiating departmental enquiry or getting the complaint probed by any investigating agency, former Director School Education Jammu (DSEJ) had directly attached former Chief Education Officer (CEO) Poonch on an anonymous verbal grievance and had registered an FIR in Vigilance Organization against him. According to the details available with Early Times after a lapse of nearly three years, on the closure report of Vigilance Organization, the Additional Session Judge Rajouri found the former CEO innocent. “A letter written by the former CEO Poonch to the then Deputy Commissioner Poonch about huge variation in the official records of construct...   READ MORE   No let up in Corona Virus cases in JK as 701 fresh cases reported, eight more deaths Positive cases 13899, active positive 5844, recovered 7811, casualties 244 7/20/2020 12:09:51 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 19: There seems to be no let up in the Corona Virus cases in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir as 701 fresh cases of the virus were reported today. The death toll due to COVID-19 reached 244 as eight more people died in the past 24 hours. Reports said that two deaths each were reported from Srinagar and Baramulla districts with Shopian, Pulwama, Budgam and Rajouri districts reporting one death each. So far 225 COVID-19 deaths have taken place in Kashmir while as the number of such deaths in Jammu are 19. Srinagar has the highest number of casualties with the figure being 61. Reports said that Srinagar reported 290 fresh cases o...   READ MORE   Jammu to go under weekend lockdown 7/20/2020 12:09:38 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 19: Jammu district authorities on Sunday announced a complete weekend lockdown beginning from July 24 to prevent the spread of coronavirus cases that had witnessed a spike over the past week, officials said. Jammu District Magistrate Sushma Chauhan ordered the lockdown from 6pm on all Fridays till 6 am on all Mondays beginning from the Friday falling on July 24. “There shall be complete restriction on movement of individuals, vehicles and all activities within the entire jurisdiction of district Jammu, except the movement for emergency medical requirements for which no pass is required,” Chauhan said in an order issued here on Sunday night. Only local...   READ MORE   Imran Khan’s plan to annex PoK with Pakistan foiled Its PoK PM vs Imran Khan now! 7/20/2020 12:09:29 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, July 19: The Government in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) has reportedly sabotaged Prime Minister Imran Khan’s plan to integrate the disputed region with Pakistan. According to the handout released by the PoK Prime Minister’s press secretary, the cabinet of PoK Government has rejected the crucial amendment in its constitution piloted by the Law and Kashmir affairs Ministries of Federal Government (Pakistani Government). “The draft for amending the constitution of (so-called) Azad Jammu and Kashmir received from Ministry of law and Kashmir affairs was discussed in detail on 15 July in Cabinet Committee room at Muzaffarabad in Prime Minister’s secretariat,”’...   READ MORE   Influx of outside labourers without COVID-19 test poses threat to people of Kashmir People demand action against violators of law, enforcement of lockdown in real sense 7/20/2020 12:09:17 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 19: At a time when the Kashmir valley is witnessing a tremendous spike in Corona Virus cases the people of valley are perturbed following a huge influx of labourers from different parts of country that too without the mandatory COVID-19 test. Over the past many days reports are pouring in that labourers from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chattisgarh and others have arrived in the Kashmir valley through the Srinagar-Jammu national highway without the necessary COVID-19 test. These labourers have already reached their work places with the locals expressing fear about their own health now. A video that wen...   READ MORE   Revenue employees play foul, evict shopkeeper from rented shop at Mendhar without notice Despite police complaint, no action taken till date 7/20/2020 12:09:06 AM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Mendhar, July 19: Misusing their official powers, some revenue officials here in district Poonch have allegedly evicted a shopkeeper from a rented shop on the instance of the owner of the shop in absence of the shopkeeper. The owner of the shop along with concerned revenue officials played foul and misplaced all the material from the shop in the absence of the shopkeeper. Moreover, despite complaints lodged with the concerned police station by the victim, no action has been taken by the police against the ‘culprits’ till date and to find out the material worth lakhs, which was hidden by the owner. Talking to Early Times, the victim Ved Prakash said t...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Sector 9 Nanak Nagar Residents of Sector 9 Nanak Nagar at receiving end since problems remain unattended 7/20/2020 12:00:22 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 19: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city. Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any ste...   READ MORE   Kathua residents protest toll collection at Lakhanpur Accuse BJP of duplicity, no match between promises and action 7/19/2020 11:55:21 PM SANJAY PATHAK Early Times Report KATHUA, July 19: Activists of various organizations on Sunday held a noisy demonstration against the decision of the government to operationalize toll collection at Lakhanpur from July 21. Led by president Youth Federation Lakhanpur Sunny Sharma, scores of protestors belonging to various groups raised anti-government and anti-NHAI slogans demanding immediate rollback of the decision. “Under the garb of lockdown, the NHAI has decided to start toll collecti...   READ MORE   Rise in Covid cases, admin put concerned authorities on alert Says ‘There may be need for more hospitals for COVID-19 patients’ 7/19/2020 11:53:30 PM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 19: The administration here in Kashmir valley has put concerned authorities on alert, saying that there may be need for more hospitals for COVID-19 patients. There has been a sudden rise in the coronavirus cases for the last few weeks in Kashmir and hospitals are not able to accommodate all these patients. “Various hospitals in districts and hotels are under consideration to be designated for COVID-19 patients,” an official said. Sources said that the government has decided to hire nurses for various district hospitals of Kashmir to strengthen the manpower in healthcare institutions. As COVID-19 cases are on the rise, administration ha...   READ MORE   Encroachers rule roost, grabbed govt land in Poonch’s Fatehpur village 7/19/2020 11:53:21 PM RAJESH TANDON Early Times Report POONCH, July 19: Although government has taken strong steps against the menace of illegal encroachments over government land but some officials are aiding and abetting such violators by ignoring the incidences of land grabbing. One such incident has taken place in village Fatehpur of tehsil Mandi in district Poonch where a land grabber is constructing a pacca house in state/government land (Jadh) under the alignment of Mandi-Phagla CRF road which was already stopped by revenue officials. Sources informed Early Times that some senior revenue officials deployed in tehsil Mandi who are hand in glove with the grabbers asked the latter to take up the constr...   READ MORE   Covid-19: Highest ever fresh positive cases reach to 164, and 68 deaths including 50 so far in Baramulla district of north Kashmir Lockdown extended for two more days 7/19/2020 11:53:09 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, July 19: In order to contain the further spread of Covid-19, lockdown has been extended for two more days in Baramulla, while as out of 701 fresh positive case in the UT of J&K, there was highest ever fresh positive cases that reaches to 164 since outbreak of Covid-19, while 65 also recovered and among 68 deaths 50 are from Baramulla district that have occurred so far in north Kashmir. According to the district wise positive cases that are avail...   READ MORE

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