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| Bureaucrats mislead LG Sinha yet again | | ‘Common man, his children can’t play golf, it’s an expensive sport’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 23: In yet another instance of bureaucrats misleading J&K Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, officials are making him believe that everyone, including children of poor people can play golf.
Golf is one of the most expensive sports as it cannot be played without the help of caddies and the small vehicles that are needed for a player to move from one spot to another. The golf playing kit costs a fortune and it’s impossible for a common man to afford such an expensive kit.
In July this year LG Sinha launched one of the oldest golf clubs in Srinagar. He announced that a similar golf academy with national-level training facilities will be launched in Jammu soon as J&K aspires to be the golfing capital of the country. “We have made golf accessible to the common man. It is no longer the game of the elite,” the LG had said.
An observer while talking to Early Times said, “It appears that LG Sinha was fed with wrong information by the officials around him.
“It takes 2 hours to play nine holes and more than 4 hours to play 18 holes. We don’t see commoners... | |
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| Illegal miners loot Tawi river, babus ignore | | People forced to purchase construction materials at exorbitant rate | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 23: Notwithstanding the rate fixed by the administration, mining-mafia are charging at an extortionate price of construction materials from the common people.
It is all due to the patronage of some Babus, who have given free hand to the mining mafia to extract sand and related materials from anywhere, that there is no check on rates of building materials especially sand, gravels and Bajri.
Wishing anonymity a tipper owner told the Early Times that they have to give ‘entry’ to different departments so it is difficult rather impossible to sell construction material as per the rates fixed by the authorities.
Shockingly except for issuing an order to fix rat... | |
| | | | PDD overrules GAD guidelines, affects transfers at it whims and fancies | | We have provision to ‘swap’ under compulsion: MD, JPDCL | | | Masood Malik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 23: If one particular department has to be singled out in flouting the norms, it is Power Department which has created its own fiefdom in the transfer policy.
Throwing to the winds the government riders, the department has once again ordered transfers with ignominy while there is a clear cut Lt Governor Manoj Sinha’s order to conduct transfers only at the financial year’s end.
In this reference an order No : 74-MD/JPDCLof 2021 dated , 07/08/2021 released from office of Managing Director Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) Surinder Kumar Sharma ,Junior Engineer presently working in Sub Transmission Division II, SDIIIrd JPDC... | |
| | | | BSF troops fire at flying object near Arnia | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 23: Alert BSF troops on early Monday spotted a flying object with a blinking light and fired few rounds thus pushing it back to the Pakistan side on International Border in Arnia sector here.
A BSF officer said that this morning at about 0530 hours, a blinking red and yellow light in the sky observed by forward troops in Arnia sector near to the International Border.
“Our troops immediately fired 25 LMG rounds on the flying object due to which it gained some height and went towards Pakistan side,” he said.
The officer added that the area is being searched with help of police.... | |
| | | | Woes of border dwellers: Pak sending drones; J&K Govt resorts to power cuts | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 23: The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on early Monday opened fire at an unidentified flying object along the Indo-Pak International Border in the Arnia sector of the Jammu district. After being fired by the BSF personnel, the drone returned to Pakistan.
The drone was spotted in the same belt where people are agitating against unprecedented power cuts. Pakistani controlled drone was spotted on Monday morning in Arnia sector where power is a luxury, thanks to arrogant Babus who are more worried over getting all luxuries in their localities.
“Today morning at about 5.30 am, a blinking red and yellow light in the sky was observed by our forward troops ... | |
| | | | Tehreek-e-Hurriyat office signboard removed as Centre mulls ban on Hurriyat factions | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 23: The signboard of Tehreek-e Hurriyat was removed on Sunday from its head office after reports suggested that the Centre is mulling to impose a ban on both the factions -- Geelani (G) and Mirwaiz (M) -- of the Hurriyat Conference over its secessionist activities.
The Tehreek-e Hurriyat head office in Hyderpora area of Srinagar is also the residence of Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
The ban on the Hurriyat Conference is being mulled over the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The officials said both the factions of the Hurriyat are likely to be banned under Section 3(1) of the UAPA, under which “if the Central Government is of... | |
| | | | Udhampur: Amid COVID-19 threat, industries pollute air | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Aug 23: While the residents in Udhampur town are taking all precautions to avoid COVID-19 infection, industries in the area are polluting the air with thick black smoke emanating from there tall chimneys.
While different sections of the society here have expressed concern over the issue, the concerned authorities have failed to take a cognisance of the wrong doing.
People at Battal Ballian where industrial estate of Udhampur is established a... | |
| | | | 2 LeT commanders killed in Srinagar encounter | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 23: Two top commanders of Lashkher-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in a swift and brief encounter with Jammu and Kashmir police personnel in Srinagar on Monday evening.
Describing the operation as very big success, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir range, K Vijay Kumar said both the LeT militants were involved in several civilian killings and other incidents. Giving details about the operation, Mr Kumar said a specific information was received about two LeT Commander Abbas Sheikh and his Second-in-Command Saqib Manoor Dar present in Alochi Bagh area in Srinagar uptown.
Talking to reporters at the site of encounter, he said immediately ten police pers... | |
| | | | Anti-Corruption Court convicts ex-employee of GP Fund Office | | | | Early Times Report
Udhampur, Aug 23: The Court of Special Judge Anti-corruption Udhampur convicted an official namely Dinesh Sharma son of Govind Ram Sharma, a former employee of GP Fund office Udhampur, to undergo an imprisonment of one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000.
Brief facts of the case are that on 03-04-2006, one Puran Chand Verma S/o Shri Thakur Dass R/o H. No. 43, Ward No. 8, Udhampur lodged a written complaint with P/S VOJ stating therein that he superannuated from Government service. He had contributed toward his GPF account. As per the GPF schedule issued by the GPF office Udhampur for the year 2004-05, a credit balance of Rs. 1,00,050/- was shown said account, out of... | |
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