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| 14 yrs on, errors left unaddressed by PWD | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: An erroneous SRO in the Public Works Department has punctured the tall claims of the Jammu and Kashmir Government to have brought transparency into the functioning of the administration.
Top sources within the government told Early Times that for the past 14 years, the seething errors in SRO 297 of the Gazetted Engineering services haven’t been addressed due to which deserving candidates are made to suffer for no fault of theirs.
Sources divulged that SRO 297 was enacted by the government on 14th September 2006. However, SRO was found infested with major errors, typographical mistakes, ironic and bizarre clauses.
The utter non- seriousness of the previous regimes in Jammu and Kashmir could be gauged from the fact that for more than 14 years, these errors could not be omitted out and addressed. “These errors and wrongful clauses are embarrassing the department. There have been very little efforts made to resolve the issues in the SRO. Trust me, people since the enactment of the SRO have been suffering due to its wrongful content,” said an o... | |
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| Ek Se Bhaley Do! Omar lives in 2 Govt bungalows at Gupkar | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: Even as many in the government could be in need of secured accommodation in the fortified Gupkar locality of Srinagar, former Chief Minister and National Conference President Omar Abdullah has been enjoying life in not one but two government bungalows in the area for years.
Official sources told Early Times that in brazen violation of norms, Omar Abdullah as the then Chief Minister had got two bungalows allotted for himself on same Gupkar.
It was reliably learnt that over the years, the government spent millions annually on the maintenance of the twin bungalows.
Officials said this was not only in violation of norms but showed how lavishly Omar ... | |
| | | | Teachers enjoy attachment at DSEJ | | Many have not taken any class for past one decade | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: Over one dozen employees have continued to enjoy attachments at the office of Director School Education Jammu, despite administrative department cancelling all the attachments.
According to sources, the administrative wing of School Education Department had cancelled the attachment of all the teaching fraternity members including teachers, masters, lecturers, lab assistants, Rehbar-e-Talim teachers beside others.
After cancelation of all these attachments, the administrative wing had directed the Directorate of School Education to repatriate all those attached teaching fraternity back to their original places of postings.
But if sources are to be bel... | |
| | | | Politicians shielding doctors shrieking duties | | Crumbling health sector in Jammu | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: Amid reports that some influential doctors are not performing their duties due to their political connections, some senior politicians of the UT including that of ruling BJP and opposition leaders are under cloud for sheltering such doctors.
Credible sources said that politicians not only shielding these influential doctors they (politicians) are also supporting some bureaucrats who are unnecessarily interfering in the functioning of health institutes of Jammu, especially Government Medical College.
Credible sources said that teams of senior doctors were constituted to keep a strict watch on Covid situation in Jammu province. These teams consisted o... | |
| | | | COVID-19: 15 more die,1330 fresh cases in J&K | | Death toll mounts to 966, cases cross 61000 mark | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 18: The COVID-19 death toll in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 966 as 15 more people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours. The number of positive cases is 61,041 with 1330 fresh cases being reported today.
Jammu district reported three fresh Corona Virus deaths followed by two deaths in Doda district and a death each in Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, Bandipora, Kulgam, Rajouri, Kathua, Samba, Poonch & Ramban districts. So... | |
| | | | Udhampur: CT Scan non-functional for 8 months | | | | ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Sept 18: Owing to some technical snag the CT Scan Machine in District Hospital Udhampur is non-functional for about last eight months leaving the patients to move to Jammu for the diagnosis as the private ones in the district are shut due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Girdhari (name changed) suffered head injury after a road mishap and he was shifted to Jammu to get his CT Scan for getting information about extent of internal injury but he succumbed enroute.
There are so many other similar cases but those who visit Jammu have to shed off hefty amount money to get the CT Scan done from private clinics as at government hospitals there remains a lon... | |
| | | | Kishtwar: Block Diwas witnesses ugly scenes | | People take Panchayat Representatives head on for alleged embezzlement of material payments | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: The ongoing Block Diwas in Padder block of Kishtwar District witnessed major uproar on Friday after Panchayat Representatives exchanged heated words with the people over the alleged withdrawal of MGNREGA material payments.
According to the details available with Early Times, as soon the public Darbar commenced, the people started presenting their grievances on account of nit receiving payments for materials and accused the Panchs and Sarpanchs off withdrawing the material payments on the name of their close relatives and family members and similar allegations were leveled by the people on account of withdrawal of payments under 14th ... | |
| | | | Schools to reopen in J&K from Sept 21 | | Unlock 4.0 guidelines suggest that institutions can reopen on voluntary basis | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: Schools in Jammu and Kashmir will reopen on Monday as per Unlock 4.0 guidelines on a voluntary basis.
On the other hand decision on schools reopening in Goa would be taken on October 2 after consulting the stakeholders.
Schools in Jammu & Kashmir would open with 50 percent attendance of staff and students.
The attendance of students will be subject to written consent from their parents. As per officials, all the SOPs will be followed when the schools re-open after such a long gap.
While speaking to the media, the official said, “Up to Class VIII, only 50 percent staff will report every day while students of Class IX, X, XI, and XII can come on ... | |
| | | | Centre rushes team to Jammu to help contain Covid-19 | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: The Centre has decided to send a high-level team of experts under National Centre for Disease Control director Dr S K Singh to Jammu which has been witnessing a spurt of Covid-19 cases over the last few days.
The team will have Dr Vijay Hadda, professor of pulmonary critical care at AIIMS-Delhi as its other member.
This comes after a special team led by Dr V K Paul, member (health), NITI Aayog visited Srinagar recently. The team had reviewed the status of preparedness for Covid-19 management with the district collectors of the valley.
The current central team has been mandated to interact with the DCs and health officials in Jammu and also visit... | |
| | | | LG launches NGDRS in J&K | | J&K among 10 States/UTs to become part of programme | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 18: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha launched the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) at a ceremony organized at Deputy Commissioner Srinagar's office, today.
NGDRS represents a major shift from the existing manual registration system to online registration of all transactions in sale-purchase/transfer of land and the stamp papers have been replaced by e-stamps which have been incorporated in coordination with Stockholding Corporation of ... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Bhour Camp residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 18: People living in the Bhour camp 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 Bhour camp 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 like anything. Residents... | |
| | | | Employees appeal LG Manoj Sinha to intervene | | JK Housing Board without MD, Secretary | | | ISHTIYAQ AHMAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Sept 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Housing Board continues to remain headless almost three months after the retirement of its Managing Director (MD).
Interestingly the board is also without the secretary who functions as administrative officer in the board.
Officials informed that the post of MD Housing Board fell vacant after the retirement of the MD, on 30/ 6/2020. “The Housing Board is without a Managing Director and the Secretary, who functions as administrative officer. The Board is virtually defunct with no activity to showcase,” one of the top officials said, wishing anonymity.
J&K Housing Board was established in 1976 under the J&K Hous... | |
| | | | Drug Mafia begins to harvest cannabis crop in South Kashmir | | |  SAAHIL SUHAIL
EARLY TIMES REPORT
ANANTNAG, Sept 18: The people associated with ‘influential’ drug mafia have kick started harvesting the cannabis crop in several areas of South Kashmir as the authorities failed to destroy the crop completely that the farmers have cultivated on Agriculture land illegally.
As per reports, the drug mafia has engaged laborers mostly young people for extracting Marijuana after purchasing the large patches of land that is under the cannabis cultivation.
On Frid... | |
| | | | Indian army gives befitting reply to aggression | | Pak violates CF along LoC in Gurez sector | | | Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, Sept 18: Panic gripped villagers along the Line of Control (LoC) after Pakistan army violated the ceasefire on Friday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of this north Kashmir district.
A top army official said that, “the Pakistan army initiated an unprovoked Ceasefire Violation (CFV) along the Line of control in Bagtore sector by resorting to unprovoked firing with Mortars and other weapons, targeting forward defence locations.
It is learnt that the exchange of fire triggered panic near villages along the LoC and some residents from the area were shifted to safer places by the security forces on Friday afternoon.
The cross ... | |
| | | | Huge cache of narcotics worth crores recovered in Baramulla, four arrested | | |  Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Sep 18: In a major anti- drug drive, four suspected persons were arrested after police seized a huge cache of narcotics worth about six crore rupees in Baramulla town today.
District police Baramulla while continuing its war against the drug mafia, arrested four suspected persons at old town Baramulla and on their disclosure, six packets of narcotic drugs (cocaine like substance) weighing about 6 kgs were recovered from their possession.
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