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Postings on performance! Sinha’s mantra for administrative reshuffle 9/29/2020 11:43:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 29: In a bid to gear up administrative efficiency in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has decided to allot postings to officials as per their performance and that a major reshuffle was on the cards in the Union Territory. Sources said in the last over a month since Sinha took over, official machinery had come up with lists for transfers but that he put such process on hold. Sources said Sinha has told both civil and police administration that posting should be done “purely on the basis of performance” and that “a special mechanism to evaluate efficiency of officials has been evolved.” It was reliably learnt that Sinha and his office are personally monitoring performance of all the IAS, IPS, KAS and KPS officials in Jammu and Kashmir and their previous track record was also being checked to decide about the next postings. While a major reshuffle in police and civil administration has been on the cards for the last few months, sources said Sinha wants to go ahead with the process in a way that the common people get benefitted t...   READ MORE

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Panchayat officer recommends vendor to subordinates Procurement of sports kits 9/29/2020 11:42:53 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Sept 29: Bizarre! The District Panchayat Officer (DPO) Anantnag has issued a communiqué to his subordinate officials and ‘requested’ them to go through the pro-forma bill submitted by a businessman in his office for shipment of sports kits which the department is procuring under Back to Village Program. “Block Development Office all for information and necessary action with request that Kardoo Sports (registered under GeM Portal) have submitted pro-forma bill regarding sport kit, you may kindly go through the paper and ensure best quality and quantity sport kit for distribution among players,” reads District Panchayat Officer’s letter a cop...   READ MORE   30000 unfit vehicles ply on JK roads 9/29/2020 11:42:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 29: More than 37000 unfit vehicles are plying on the roads of Jammu and Kashmir, posing grave risk to lives of people and enhancing pollution levels in the Union Territory. Official documents reveal that fitness certificate of 1,04,635 vehicles were due two years ago in J&K and that out of these 104635 vehicles. 67,538 vehicles (65 per cent) renewed fitness certificate and the remaining 37,097 (35 per cent) registered vehicles, did not renew fitness certificates. Endangering the lives of passengers/ commuters, besides enhancing pollution levels, there was a loss of revenue to the state exchequer to the tune of Rs 122.19 crores. In terms of the MV Act...   READ MORE   ‘SHO not acting on complaint lodged by lady officer’ ‘Abusive language against lady Sub Inspector on social media’ 9/29/2020 11:42:26 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 29: A lady Sub Inspector in Kathua district, who lodged a complaint with the concerned SHO for the use of foul language against her by some person on social media, has alleged that the concerned officer has not taken her grievance seriously. Sources told Early Times that some persons had used abusive language against a lady Sub Inspector in Kathua district on social media consequently the officer lodged a complaint against the person with a Police Station in Kathua range. She also submitted the screenshots to the investigating officer but shockingly no action was taken on the complaint and the anti social elements, who has been spewin...   READ MORE   MGNREGA funds swindled, alleges Panchayat member 9/29/2020 11:42:17 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 29: A Panchayat representative and a few labourers in Akhnoor block went on a strike against the alleged swindling of MGNREGA funds. Naib Sarpanch of Kotli Tanda Panchyat of Akhnoor Block alleged that under MGNREGA scheme a Check dam was built by the block for irrigation purposes in 2012, but the same is not visible on ground. “Being an elected public representative, I want my people to get benefits of the check dam so that they can irrigate their land, but the irony is that the dam does exist on ground”, he said, adding that he has taken up the matter with Block Development Office (BDO) but no one was willing to visit the spot where they have built ...   READ MORE   COVID-19 recovery rate in JK reaches 75 percent as 1250 more patients recover Positive cases 74095, active positive 17414, recovered 55517, casualties 1164 9/29/2020 11:42:10 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 29: The COVID-19 recovery rate reached almost 75 percent today after 1,250 more such patients recovered and were discharged from the different hospitals of Jammu & Kashmir. Out of 74,095 positive cases in the union territory 55,517 cases have recovered so far. In the meantime, 1081 fresh cases of Corona Virus were reported today while as 18 more persons died due to the virus in the past 24 hours. Following the latest deaths the total number of casualties due to COVID-19 in Jammu & Kashmir is 1164. Jammu district reported 313 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Srinagar district 222 cases, Baramulla district 62 cases, Rajouri d...   READ MORE   Be a Changemaker”, LG directs Officers days before launch of Back to Village-3 programme 9/29/2020 11:41:56 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 29: Own the ambitious Back to Village Programme and every single officer on the ground must work as a changemaker to ensure benefits of governance reache the last man in the queue, Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha directed the senior officials during a meeting he chaired to review the preparedness for Back to Village 3 programme at Civil Secretariat here today. The ambitious programme starting from 2nd October aims to take the governance to the doorstep of peopl...   READ MORE   National eGovernance Plan can be achieved in J&K over 10 years: CAG 9/29/2020 11:41:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 29: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has criticised the Jammu and Kashmir government for its failure in implementing the National e-Governance Plan, saying the objective of making all local public services accessible to the common man could not be achieved in the Union territory over a period of around 10 years. In its report on Social, General, Economic (Non-Public Sector Undertakings) sectors for the financial year ended March 31, 2017, the CAG also highlighted the shortcomings in the National Afforestation Programme (NAP) and said no annual report was prepared by the erstwhile state''s forest development agency since its inception in...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Sector 3 Nanak Nagar Residents of Sector 3 Guru Nanak Nagar at receiving end since problems remain unattended 9/29/2020 11:41:28 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 29: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city. Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any ste...   READ MORE   SC Patwari accuses Tehsildar of harassment, faces rebuttal from colleague of own community 9/29/2020 11:39:57 PM ASHWANI SHARMA EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, Sept 29: Two Patwaris who are posted at Tehsil Latti in district Udhampur have become topic of discussion in official circles as one is claiming that a Tehsildar is harassing him on the basis of his being from SC community while the other Patwari, also from the same community is senn refuting his claims in a viral video. Few days back, Patwari Ashok Kumar along with members of Patwar Association Udhampur in a press conference had claimed that he was regularly harassed by the Tehsildar Latti on the basis of his caste after which DC Udhampur ordered an enquiry into the issue to be headed by ADC. Today, a video emerged wherein the other Patwari...   READ MORE   Few Kashmiri youth carry out last rites of COVID-19 victims 9/29/2020 11:38:51 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 29: Amid rise in corona virus cases, many youth in Kashmir are on the forefront to arrange funerals of those who die due to COVID-19. People, even relatives of COVID-19 victims are reluctant to arrange funerals for those who die due to corona virus, fearing they might get infected. However, many in Kashmir are on the forefront to do the last rites of COVID-19 victims. They do everything from carrying coffin to graveyard, dig graves and also bury dead bodies. They remain 24x7 available. A founding member of one such volunteer group is Sajad Ahmad Khan, a 38-year-old youth of Bemina Srinagar, who runs a departmental store. He took this in...   READ MORE   Police files chargesheet against 4 LeT militants, 3 militant associates in Handwara 9/29/2020 11:38:34 PM Mihammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report KUPWARA, Sept 29: Police on Tuesday filed chargesheet against four Lashkar Toiba militants and three militant associates in North Kashmir’s Handwara area. In a statement, the police said that, it today submitted the Charge sheet in respect of case FIR No 104/2020 of Police Station Handwara. The FIR pertains to the incident dated 03 April this year When Handwara Police along with 21 RR, 92 CRPF arrested 04 militants and 03 militant Associates of Let outfit. The statement further says, after conclusion of investigation the Chargesheet has been filed before the Competent Court by Handwara Police U/s 13,18,20,23,38 UA(P) Act ; 7/25 Indian Arms Act, an...   READ MORE

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