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Shah Faesal as Advisor to LG to remain a rumor! 8/22/2020 12:21:57 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 21: Even as rumor mills are rife that IAS topper-turned-politician, and now turned something else, Shah Faesal may be taken as Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, chances of any such possibility are bleak. Sources said Faesal recently but secretly travelled to New Delhi and literally begged in the corridors of power that he be taken back in the government job and that he was willing to “take back each and every word” he had spoken since the day he had tendered resignation from the government job. Source said while New Delhi was exploring the option of let him join back to government job, the former IAS topper could be personally spreading rumors that he would be taken as the Advisor. “Actually this rumor could be face saving for him. Through such news he is actually setting platform for his return to government job,” said a source close to the corridors of power in New Delhi. A senior BJP leader said there was no chance of Faesal being taken as Advisor to LG as the JK chapter of the party has already expressed reservations over ...   READ MORE

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Fee Fixation Committee to scrutinize earnings of pvt schools 8/22/2020 12:21:48 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 21: The Fee Fixation Committee (FFC) of J&K government will initiate an exercise to take an account of the earnings of private schools that are often blamed for charging arbitrary fees from the parents. Principal Secretary, Skill Development and School Education Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon has given enough indications of what will be the government's plans in this regard through one of his tweets. Samoon tweeted that the Committee will scrutinize the ...   READ MORE   Govt employee receives shock after receiving RDD funds worth Rs 3.50 lakhs 8/22/2020 12:21:17 AM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report SUNDERBANI, Aug 21: A government employee of this block in Rajouri district received a shock when he came to know that his bank account has been credited by three and half lakhs and the source of credit was more surprising. The government employee namely Subhash Chandra son of Kuldeep Raj while talking to Early Times said that on August 19 he was surprised and shocked when his bank account number 3090040100000001showed credit balance of Rs. 3, 57,000. He said that the credit balance should have been Rs. 7,000 and not the amount reflected. Subhash has his account in the Jammu & Kashmir Grameen Bank at Devak branch. When he enquired about the funds am...   READ MORE   PHC Sangiote building incomplete even after 10yrs 8/22/2020 12:20:06 AM M S NAZKI EARLY TIMES REPORT POONCH, Aug 20: The Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Sangiote village of Block Balakote in district Poonch is awaiting completion of its building for the last 10 years, with the local residents facing difficulties for want of adequate health facility in the village. The construction for the PHC Sangiote building was started 10 years ago but it has been abandoned by the concerned agency and is still incomplete. “The government had sanctioned the construction o...   READ MORE   COVID-19 death toll in JK reaches 593 as 15 more die, 654 fresh cases reported Positive cases 31371, active positive 6973, recovered 23805 8/22/2020 12:19:31 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 21: The COVID-19 death toll in Jammu & Kashmir has reached 593 as 15 more people died due to virus in past 24 hours. The positive cases in the union territory reached 31,371 as 654 fresh cases of virus were reported today. Srinagar and Budgam districts each reported four fresh Corona Virus deaths followed by Baramulla district three deaths and a death each in Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian and Kupwara districts. So far 551 COVID-19 deaths have taken place in Kashmir valley while as in Jammu 42 such deaths have taken place. Srinagar reported 206 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Budgam 68 cases, Jammu 63 cases, Bandipora 52 cases,...   READ MORE   Lt Governor inaugurates Phase-I of Jammu Ring Road 8/22/2020 12:19:14 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 21: Lt Governor J&K Manoj Sinha today inaugurated Phase-I of much awaited Jammu Ring Road. The 8-kilometer stretch between Akhnoor Road, Kangrail and Bhalwal was inaugurated in the presence of Union Minister of State (Ind Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region and MoS PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh; Member of Parliament, Shamsher Singh Manhas; Member of Parliament, Jugal Kishore Sharma and Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha expressed...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Chatha Mill Road Hakkal residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 8/22/2020 12:14:12 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 21: People living in the Chatha Mill Road Hakkal are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance. The Chatha Mill Road Hakkal is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of this colony and they are suffering...   READ MORE   Doda Medical College gets affiliation for MBBS seats People express gratitude, demand Dr Azad’s one year extension as principal 8/21/2020 11:07:48 PM Masood Malik EARly Times Report Doda, Aug 20 : While Govt. Medical College, Doda gets affiliation grant from University of Jammu for conducting MBBS courses, the step is being welcomed bu the residents of the Doda as a boon for the students pursuing medical in their professional pursuits. Jammu University has granted conduct for 100 seats in the institution for the MBBS students. People of Doda have contributed this landmark establishment to the selfless efforts of principal professor Dr Tariq Azad who has been tirelessly advocating the need of establishment of the institution as well as the requirement of the doctors in the Medical College. In this regard the people of Doda have se...   READ MORE

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