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| Prime Minister’s Dev Package hits roadblocks! | | Bills of prestigious projects pending, babus in blame game | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 18: Even as the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha is working hard for deliverance of good governance in Naya Jammu and Kashmir, even the prestigious Prime Minister’s Development Package is facing roadblocks due to allegedly irresponsible behavior of some officials.
Sources said the bills to the tune of crores of rupees are pending in the Civil Secretariat for the execution of various projects under the PMDP.
Sources said the projects were executed through the Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited or KPDCL. Sources said as the bills were sent to the concerned offices in Civil Secretariat, there started a “blame game” among officials.
“Planning officials said it was the job of the Finance people and the vice verse,” said a source in the Civil Secretariat.
Sources said over the years, the process of bill clearance would be done online and the project executors never needed to visit the Civil Secretariat for release of money.
“But now the people who executed the PMDP with zeal have to do rounds and rounds of offices only to hear a no from th... | |
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| Unabated killings of BJP workers, leaders puncture normalcy claims in J&K | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 18: Despite the tall claims of the authorities that normalcy has returned to Jammu and Kashmir, as many as 23 leaders and workers of Bharatiya Janata party have been killed across the Union Territory during the past two years.
On Tuesday militants shot dead yet another BJP leader Javid Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Badullag Dar resident of Brazloo Jagir in south Kashmir. He was fired upon outside his residence.
According to the official data in the past one year, seven BJP workers were killed in Kulgam district alone. In the last 10 days, four persons, including a minor son of a BJP leader, were killed in three separate attacks on BJP workers and leaders i... | |
| | | | Hurriyat leaders sell MBBS seats to fund terror | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four people for procuring medical seats in Pakistan for students of Kashmir through Hurriyat leaders to fund terror outfits.
Four people have been arrested in connection with procuring MBBS seats for students from Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan via Hurriyat and terror funding.
The arrested persons have been identified as Mohammed Akbar Bhat alias Zafar Bhat, who is chairman of the salvation movement, Fatima Shah, Mohammed Abdullah Shah, and Shabzar Ahmed Sheikh were arrested. Brother of Mohammed Abdullah Shah went to Pakistan in the 90s and working as a facilitator of Hurriyat.
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| | | | Only on papers: Drinking water connections provided to all schools, Anganwari centres | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 18: Like other welfare schemes which exist only on official files, the Jammu and Kashmir government has also provided functional drinking water connections to all schools and Anganwari centres on papers.
In official documents the ‘efficient’ administration has provided functional drinking water connections to all government schools and Anganwari centres but, the situation is entirely different on the ground. Except for providing water connections on papers, nothing has been done because the present dispensation is working only on social media and papers.
Highly placed sources said that directions were issued to Jal Shakti Department to provide function... | |
| | | | Women vital agents of change, their empowerment, equal presence must to build strong country: LG Sinha | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 18: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today interacted with beneficiary students from J&K under All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Pragati & Saksham Scholarship Schemes, through virtual mode.
In a first, 480 talented girls from J&K have been included in the degree and diploma courses of Pragati Scholarship. J&K has also got 9 scholarships under the Saksham Scheme for Persons with Disabilities.
While interacting with the girl students selected under the Pragati scheme, the Lt Governor termed women as vital agents of change. “J&K government is creating an ideal, gender-inclusive ecosystem where they have better access to education & econo... | |
| | | | “Wanted to honour hockey”: PM Modi on renaming Khel Ratna Award | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to honour the game of hockey when he decided to rename Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
The Indian Tokyo Olympics contingent had visited the PM’s official residence on Monday. While interacting with the men’s hockey team, PM Modi said, “I congratulate everyone in the team for the win. You have paid the biggest homage to Major Dhyan Chand. And after getting inspired by you, I made the decision because I wanted to honour hockey.”
“You have done wonders. Until India wins a medal in hockey we don’t get the feeling the country has won something in Olympics,” he added.
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| | | | Misappropriation of funds: ACB produces chargesheet against former ZEO, others | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 18: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) produced chargesheet against Asifa Ara, the then Zonal Education Officer, Education Zone Dangerpora, Sopore and other for misappropriation of funds to tune of Rs. 39 lakh for construction School building at Yemberzalwari Bala of Education Zone Dangerpora Sopore.
The charge-sheet was produced in case FIR No. 27/2015 before the Hon’ble Anti Corruption Court Baramulla for judicial determination against eight accused namely Asifa Ara, the then Zonal Education Officer, Education Zone Dangerpora, Sopore; Bashir Ahmad Mir, the then In-charge Zonal Education Officer, Education Zone Dangerpora, Sopore; Mohammad Shafi Wani, the the... | |
| | | | Qasim Nagar becomes victim of dirty politics of BJP, Congress | | Selective approach adopted in development of area | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 18: Residents of Qasim Nagar have virtually become victim of dirty politics of BJP, Congress as development is done only in selective points on the particular basis of party workers in the area depriving other from their right.
They alleged that the area is deliberately ignored by the political parties, only petty development works are done here.
“The roads are constructed in selective points, street lights are installed according to political workers are sup... | |
| | | | JK reports 100 new positive cases, 318157 recovered so far | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 18: The Government on Wednesday informed that 100 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 26 from Jammu division and 74 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 323682. Also, one Covid death has been reported from Jammu division.
Moreover, 132 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 32 from Jammu Division and 100 from Kashmir Division.
Besides this, 99.75 percent of population above the age of 45 years has been vaccinated across the Jammu and Kashmir. The Bulletin also informs that one new confirmed case of Mucor... | |
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