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| PM's SBM turns into major scandal in Jammu | | Payment withdrawn against non-existing, incomplete toilets' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 4: In a major setback Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to make India open defecation-free by 2019 under Swachh Bharat Mission, the flagship sanitation programme of the Indian government, several hundred lakh rupees have been swindled off in Bahu Fort area alone.
According to complaints received from the residents of various Bastis and Mohallas in Bhau Fort, it was a huge scandal. "Of 450 families residing in Bazigar Basti in Bahu Fort area, most of the households are without toilet. Even the district Jammu was officially declared open defecation-free on September 8, 2018", sources said.
They said that in Gandhi Nagar assembly constituency alone, almost all the Bastis and Mohallas have something contrary to administration's claims.
"Former MLA Kavinder Gupta, to gain publicity, befooled the masses. Gupta like other MLAs from Jammu district got the criteria twisted, as without ground work the district was declared open defecation-free by the officers concerned just to please their political masters", said the residents of Bazigar Basti.
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| Basohli-Bani Development Authority office stationed 70 kilometres away | | Governor sends babus to village, they get offices to cities | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 4: The "Back to village", campaign was started by Governor to send back bureaucrats to villages but working in contravention to such move, some officials managed to get the office of Basohli-Bani Development Authority (BDA) stationed near district headquarters, some 70 kilometres from Basohli town and 150 kilometres from Bani town.
According to sources, vide cabinet decision number 29/2/2017 dated 13/2/2017, the then government had created Bani Basohli Development Authority (BBDA) but after the lapse of over two years, its functioning has been limited.
Though some of the officials have been appointed for the BBDA but the appointed officers have been station... | |
| | | | No headway in upgradation, restoration of small power projects in Jammu by PDC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 4: As J&K is facing acute shortage of power in Summer with the increasing of daily consumption due to use of electric gadgets like ACs and coolers as well as fans the authorities have over the years failed to construct any new power project on its own.
The fate of small power projects like Parnai in Pooch, upgradation of Chenani Hydro Project and Sewa Second in Basholi area of Kathua district is not known.
According to sources the State Government over two decades back had decided to upgrade the. Chenani Hydro Electric Project and construction of Micro Hydel Project at Parnai Poonch to increase power generation in the State.
But the work on Parnai Projec... | |
| | | | SSP Shailendra Misra's tribute to his slain PSO goes viral | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 4: Senior Superintendent of Police Shailendra Mishra, who is seen among the most competent officers to have successfully manned militancy-infested Shopian district in the past around a decade, is now breaking the internet for his emotional tribute to his slain Personal Security Officer, Javed Ahmed Dar aka JD who was killed by militants on the day Misra left the restive district last year.
Mishra is seen so successful in manning Shopian that during his tenure as SSP of the district militants never dared to kill a policeman. But as the fate had it on the day he was transferred out of the district, his own PSO was the first victim. JD was abducted and then ... | |
| | | | Don't vote for leaders who left you in lurch: Munish to people | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 4: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Thursday asked the people to join the carvan of change to make their lives easier and comfortable.
Carrying forward his mass contact programme in different areas, Munish informed the people that winds of change are blowing across the country and Jammu can't lag far behind. "We can't just sit back and wait for change to come. We need to join our hands and put Jammu on the path of development," said Munish, who would be cont... | |
| | | | Will distribute my salary among needy' | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, has said that if he wins the forthcoming Assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency he would distribute his monthly salary among the needy people in his constituency. "It's my promise to you people that besides carrying out development work, I would distribute my salary among the needy people. I assure you that I would not take any money from anyone, nor would I remain inaccessible. Whenever you need me I will be available," Munish said. ... | |
| | | | Governor flags off first flight of Hajis from Srinagar Airport | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 4: Governor Satya Pal Malik flagged off the first flight of 152 Hajis for Madinah Munawwarah which left from the Srinagar International Airport this morning.
Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Advisor to Governor; Jina Nabi Shaikh Chairman, Haj Committee of India; B V R Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, Baseer Khan, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, S P Pani, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir , Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr. Syed Sehri... | |
| | | | Jammu residents at mercy of God as power supply goes off during extreme heat wave | | | |
Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
srinagar, July 4: The State Administrative Council (SAC) headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik had assured the people of Jammu that the power woes would be solved once for all, but the situation on the ground is totally contradictory.
Residents of Jammu, the winter capital of the state are up against a huge challenge since the power supply is awry these days despite the fact that the mercury is shooting up over the past few days. The snapping of power supply is impacting the lives of the people especially the elderly persons.
"We were hopeful that the SAC's assurance of streamlining the power supply in the Jammu region would be implemented in letter and... | |
| | | | Anantnag MC's chief caught on video taking bribe | | Div Comm issues attachment order | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
anantnag, July 4: A video showing Executive Officer of Municipal Council Anantnag accepting bribe at his official residence in the south Kashmir district went viral on social media sites on Thursday.
In the video, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Malik can be seen accepting a bundle of currency notes from an unidentified employee.
Taking cognizance of the video, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Khan, told Early Times that he attached the said official with his offi... | |
| | | | Centre to take crucial decisions after AmarnathYatra | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 4: After taking strict against anti-national elements by snapping flow of funds through illegal means, BJP led NDA government at the Centre is going to take some hard and important decisions after completion of this year's annual Shri Amarnath Yatra. These hard decisions are likely to be opposed by Hurriyat Conference and its undeclared ally namely PDP and NC.
Credible sources revealed that Union Government has already formulated a plan to deal with prevailing situation in the Kashmir Valley and this plan will be implemented in the phased manner.
Credible sources further revealed that Centre was earlier planning implement its plan during AmarnathYatra but l... | |
| | | | Admin to expedite investigation into ropeway's poor quality report | | Will probe into old city rope way put former minister on radar? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 4: The Governor administration which is busy shunning its image of being tolerant towards graft practices in the state is all set to order probe into infamous old city rope way project in which a former minster could also come on the radar.
As per the reports coming to fore, the administration may order probe into the rope way project which was built by NC led government in Srinagar's old city. The project soon after being inaugurated had to be grounded as it failed the repeated quality checks by the experts. Also, it revenues since then have been witnessing a sharp decline due to the first impression created about its strengthen and durability.
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| | | | 2019 mandate an opportunity for Modi to resolve Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 4: After J&K acceded to India on October 26, 1947 as per the Indian Independence Act of 1947 New Delhi lost the opportunity to bury the so-called Kashmir issue before it became extremely complicated. The need of the time was to get the aggression vacated by throwing Pakistani invaders, regular or irregular, out of the state during the 1947-48 Indo-Pak war, but the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ordered ceasefire. He took the J&K issue to the United Nations. Nehru's action dumbfounded the nation as he enforced a ceasefire at a time when the Indian Armed forces had the Pakistani invaders on the run.
Ever since then, Pakistan has been reciprocating that... | |
| | | | Opposition in Kashmir to delimitation beyond comprehension | | Constitutional requirement | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 4: The people of Jammu and Ladakh have been urging the powers-that-be to delimit assembly constituencies de novo strictly in accordance with the criteria as laid down by the Representation of Peoples Act: Area, Population, Nature of Terrain and Accessibility. They have been saying that J&K is the only state in the country where no proper delimitation exercise was undertaken. They are accusing the "vested interests in Kashmir" and their supporters in New Delhi of not "including J&K into the delimitation exercises undertaken in India in 1952, 1962, 1972 and 2002". They have also been saying that "the 1995 delimitation exercise in J&K was faulty and the commi... | |
| | | | Teenager had brought drone from Malaysia for personal use | | Kishtwar police solves drone 'mystery' | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, July 4: Kishtwar police on Thursday announced it had solved the mystery behind the drone seized by it from the high security District Jail Kishtwar.
The police said a 16-year-old youth had brought the drone from Malaysia via Amazon for personal use, but some media houses misquoted him, as a result of which confusion was created in the sensitive district.
While divulging the details, SSP Kishtwar, Shakti Kumar Pathak said that on 02-07-2019,... | |
| | | | Transport Deptt fails to prevent fatal road accidents | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 4: The deaths caused due to road accidents have reached alarming proportions and the concerned department is doing nothing on the ground to tackle such incidents.
The RTOs, ARTOs, has been blaming drivers for driving speedy vehicles while the people have been holding them responsible for not taking any measures for tackling such incidents. Amid this nothing is being done on the ground to prevent such incidents.
As per Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Jammu and Kashmir ranks second across India in the tally of road accidents per 10,000 vehicles with an average of over 900 deaths every year in the last five years.
The C... | |
| | | | Despite her transfer from SRLM, AMD reluctant to leave chair | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 4: In a clear and brazen violation of Government orders, a KAS officer is adamant of not leaving her place of posting in State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) under the administrative control of Rural Development Department (RDD) inspite of being transferred by Government almost 3 weeks ago.
Details available with Early Times reveal that Rifat Aftab Qureshi, who was serving as the Additional Mission Director (AMD) J&K State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) was transferred on June 19th 2019 and was posted as Joint Director in the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS &CA) Kashmir.
However, two weeks on sinc, Qureshi is still... | |
| | | | Shahabad Colony: Filth, stench rules roost as drainage still distant dream | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 4: It was another hectic day for Editor, Early Times, Munish Gupta as his mass contact programme today reached Shahabad Colony, Bahu Fort in Gandhi Nagar Assembly Constituency where he again come across with the familiar problems of unplanned development, poor sanitation and improper sewage besides erratic water and power supply.
While interacting with the residents of Shahabad Colony, Munish Gupta came to know that the area is still deprived of the basic ame... | |
| | | | BJP, Cong overlooked Gorakh Nagar, sanitation emerges as major problem: Residents tell Munish Gupta | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 4: The residents of Gorakh Nagar Bahu Fort accused BJP, Congress of overlooking the area in many aspects but the sanitation has emerged as major problems.
Munish Gupta, Editor Early Times, who was on his mass contact programme today at Gorakh Nagar took stock of the problems being faced by them and informed them about his vision for contesting upcoming assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency.
"The main drainage has not been constructed well and subs... | |
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