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| Govt relaxes employment age limit for Ladakh youth, Dogras to wait | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 27: Even as the government of Ladakh has recently decided to relax the age limit for entry into government service by two years, the youth from the nationalist Dogra community in Jammu are waiting for such respite.
As per a recent directive, in Ladakh, which comprises of Leh and Kargil districts, the upper age limit for the reserved category candidates has been increased from 43 years to 45 years, for the general category candidates from 40 to 42 years and for the physically challenged candidates from 42 to 44 years.
The Ladakh administration has also issued an order to temporarily define 'Resident of Union territory of Ladakh' for the purpose of appointment to all non-gazetted posts.
But while similar appeals for age relaxation for government services have been time and again made by the youth of Jammu, who are actually known for their nationalist sentiment, the government is yet to take any decision.
It’s pertinent to mention here that the laws, which in the past safeguarded such interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,... | |
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| Councilors in Kathua get shops, development works allotted to their kith and kin, reveals RTI | | |  Harpreet Singh Sethi
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 27: On the one hand, the government is making tall claims about providing good governance, but on the other, Municipal Act is being violated openly by Kathua City Council.Despite authorities being aware about the violations, they are acting as mute spectators.
According to the reply given to a RTI, a copy of which is in possession of Early Times, Ward 7 Councilor Anirudh Sharma and his father have taken a shop at Inter State Bus Term... | |
| | | | 32 students of pvt school test Covid positive in Rajouri | | | | Ankit Kessar
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Sept 27: As many as 32 students of private school tested positive for COVID-19 in this frontier district on Monday.
According to the details available with Early Times target sampling was conducted by a team of Health Department in the private school located in Thanamandi sub division.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamim Bhatti told reporters that a team of Health Department from Darhal medical block visited the private school this morning.
“During COVID-19 sampling 32 students were found positive, “ she said, adding that all the students are residents of different villages of Thanamandi.
The Medical Officer also informed that the informati... | |
| | | | J&K reports 117 new cases, no death | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 27: The Government on Monday informed that 117 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 55 from Jammu division and 62 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 329125.
Moreover, 118 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 14 from Jammu Division and 104 from Kashmir Division.
Besides this, 82.62 percent of the population above the age of 18 years has been vaccinated across Jammu and Kashmir.
The Bulletin also informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, thus the total number of confirmed ca... | |
| | | | CBI raids EPFO Jammu, collects record for scrutiny | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 27: The sleuths of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday raided the office of the Employees Provident Funds (EPFO) on several complaints of embezzlement in funds.
We have received many complaints regarding embezzlement of funds during the lockdown and in the name of false claims, crores of funds have been looted, CBI sources said.
They said that acting on such complaints, the CBI team this morning raided the EPFO, adding, ?the record has been seized for scrutiny.
Raid is still in progress and necessary action will be initiated against the fraudsters and those who have misappropriated the funds, they said.... | |
| | | | Microbiologists, technicians hired during COVID-19 crisis set to lose jobs | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 27: Hundreds of Microbiologists and technicians hired during COVID-19 crisis may face disengagement as the Chairman Executive Committee, State Health Society; NHM has refused to grant extension to their services.
In a communiqué, the HoD Microbiology at Government Medical College Baramulla, requested Principal GMC Baramulla to take up the matter with concerned departments as they can’t fight COVID-19 if the services of staff recruited through ECRP aren’t extended.
“The Mission Director NHM, J&K has informed all the concerned heads of the Institutions during the review meeting held on 20th of July 2021 at the Civil Secretariat under t... | |
| | | | NC will fight for restoration of J&K’s identity: Farooq | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 27: National Conference (NC) president and Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that his part)” will fight for restoring J&K’s identity with a clear cut goal of safeguarding the aspirations of its pluralistic identities.
He said this while addressing a gathering of party delegates from the eight constituencies of district Srinagar at the part)* headquarters Nawa-e-Subha. Srinagar.
On the occasion, he congratulated Peer Afaq Ahmed for getting re-elected as the district president Srinagar for the fourth consecutive time.
An NC spokesperson said that the election process was executed by the party’s south zone president Dr Bash... | |
| | | | Central Ministers on sabbatical in J&K at public expense: Harsh Dev Singh | | | 
Early Times Report
KUD, Sept 27: Harsh Dev Singh, JKNPP Chairman today said that with rest of the states of the country facing turmoil and disturbances in the wake of raging inflation and farmers’ agitation, the union ministers appear to have chosen the peaceful and calm environs of J&K for a pleasant break.
“These Central Ministers are on a sabbatical in J&K on government expense far away from the heat generated by the protesters across the nation over anti people policies of government... | |
| | | | Send fact finding teams to J&K to verify difficulties of media: Mehbooba to PCI | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 27: Urging Press Council of India (PCI) to send a fact finding team to J&K to verify alleged harassment of media persons by the government, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said raids were conducted by police at several journalists and their personnel items were seized.
In a letter to chairman PCI, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said “ I am sure you are aware that raids were conducted by police at homes of several journalists in J&K earlier this month. Personal items such as electronic gadgets, including phones and laptops, were illegally seized along with ATM cards and passports of their spouses”.
This , she said, comes... | |
| | | | If voted to power, Apni Party will restore ‘Darbar Move’: Altaf Bukhari | | ‘Rule of people from UP, Bihar unacceptable’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 27: Describing the stopping of ‘darbar move’ as an ‘unfortunate decision’, Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Sunday said his party would restore the age-old practice if it comes to power in Jammu and Kashmir.
The administration led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha discontinued the ‘darbar move’, a 149-year-old practice of rotating the seat of governance between the twin capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu on six-monthly basis, to save Rs 200 crore each year.
The decision to do away with the practice was taken after the administration completed the transition to e-office, which allowed the Civil Secretariat -- the seat of J&K governmen... | |
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