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Every-thing on Papers: Only 15% population administered both doses of vaccine in J&K Till August 25 out of a total of 9,303,842 eligible persons of above 18 years, only 1,437,886 administered both doses 8/27/2021 11:39:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 27: Except for spending a huge amount from the exchequer of the cash-starved J&K government, authorities have done nothing to face the challenge of the possible third wave of the deadly Coronavirus. On the one hand, the government has flowing funds worth crores on the advertisement to ‘fight’ the deadly virus while on the ground nothing concrete has been done. The government through its advertisement is asking the people to get themselves vaccinated while as in the vaccination centres doses are not available in the vaccination centres. Most of the vaccination centres are facing a shortage of the vaccine due to delay in supply of vaccine in these centres especially set-up of immunization. For the last two days, people are facing hardship in different areas of the Samba district due to the non-availability of the vaccine. As per data available, till August 25, authorities have failed to inoculate the first dose to even all health workers across Jammu and Kashmir. Till August 25, out of a total of 1,22,332 HCW, only 104,968 have been administe...   READ MORE

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Yatra concludes, SASB website ‘misleads’ Shri Amarnath Ji devotees on darshan! 8/27/2021 11:39:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 27: Even as the annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra officially concluded on August 22 and the government made announcement in this regard, the website of the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board continues to “offer online darshan facilities” with the devotes saying that such “goof up was misleading.” A link on the website http://www.shriamarnathjishrine.com/ for “Live Aarti Darshan” takes the devotees to the link: “Morning Aarti by MH One 22nd August 6.00 AM. Morning Aarti by Doordarshan 22nd August 6.00 AM.” A delegation of devotees said, “This is really shocking that the officials are so callous towards such a sensitive issue and take things related to devotion s...   READ MORE   Lives of students, staff under threat as GBHS, Ghass Mandi building in tatters 8/27/2021 11:39:15 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 27: The lives of students and staff of Government Boys High School (GBHS), Ghass Mandi, are in grave risk as the building housing the educational institution is in dilapidated condition. More than 75-year-old two-storied building belonging to the Custodian Department J&K, is situated adjacent to the landmark Kanak Mandi and Rajendra Bazaar areas in the heart of old Jammu city. The building of GBHS, Ghass Mandi has become unsafe over the years and is almost ...   READ MORE   Achieving advancement in technology can make India superpower: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at DIAT 8/27/2021 11:38:35 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 27: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday (August 27, 2021) said that if India achieves advancement in technology, it can become a superpower. He said this while addressing students and researchers here at the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), a deemed university of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to taking the country on the path of progress in research and innovation. "Some initiatives have been started by the defence ministry to make progress in research and innovation through collective efforts from armed forces, industries and academia and it can happen...   READ MORE   JK reports 166 new positive cases, 319259 recovered so far 8/27/2021 11:38:27 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Aug 27: The Government on Friday informed that 166 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 44 from Jammu division and 122 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 324813. Also one Covid death has been reported from Jammu Division. Moreover, 76 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 36 from Jammu Division and 40 from Kashmir Division. Besides this, 64.30 percent of the population above the age of 18 years has been vaccinated across Jammu and Kashmir. The Bulletin also informs that no new confirmed case of Mucormycosi...   READ MORE   Case of grenade attack on Langate CRPF camp solved, 3 OGWs arrested 8/27/2021 11:38:15 PM M Sarfaraz Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Aug 27: During investigation of the case of Grenade attack on CRPF Camp Langate, in the evening of 26 Aug 2021, on the basis of reliable input from JKP, Handwara a joint CASO was launched by parties including 30 RR & SOG, Handwara and during detailed search of houses, one OGW namely Ishfaq Ah Dar S/o Wali Mohd Dar R/o Shatpora Mohalla, Langate was apprehended. On his disclosure the Joint CASO team recovered Arms and Ammunition from his possession, said police official. He further said that, on further interrogation involvement of 02 more OGWs namely Jamsheed Ah Shah S/o Sunallaha Shah R/o Chak Mohalla, Langate and Javed Ah Khan S/o Late ...   READ MORE   Anurag Thakur launches e-Photo Exhibition “Chitranjali@75” 8/27/2021 11:38:10 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 27: Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Youth Affairs & Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur and Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India, G. Kishan Reddy today inaugurated e-Photo exhibition “Making of the Constitution” and Virtual Film Poster Exhibition “Chitranjali@75” along with Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan, Minister of State ...   READ MORE   Panchayat Jig deprived of road facility since Independence Day 8/27/2021 11:37:57 PM Ashwani Sharma Early times report Udhampur, Aug 27: Believe it or not, there is no road facility in Panchayat Jig falling in tehsil Chenani of Udhampur district in J&K even after 75th Independence Day defying the claims of bureaucrats that no village in J&K UT will be left without road facility. Apart from this route, there are many other villages, which are without proper road facility which can be gauged from the fact that villages like Ganshand , Bajeen , Nadsu etc in the same Panchay...   READ MORE   Policemen caught on video beating street dog to death, probe ordered 8/27/2021 11:21:15 PM ASIF IQBAL NAIK Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Aug 27: Video of a street dog beaten to death by a police personnel on duty outside Dak Banglow Kishtwar has forced the Kishtwar police to order an inquiry. As per the details available with Early Times, the senior officer while reacting on the video that has surfaced on social media said that the dog has gone mad and has bitten two people before the police personnel along with the locals beat him to death. Following the incident SSP Kishtwar p...   READ MORE

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