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| Govt helpless against Dengue epidemic | | HM fails to appoint a Malariologist | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Oct 10: The Omar Abdullah led State Government especially the Health Minister Shabir Ahmed Khan is seemingly showing utter negligence towards spreading dengue epidemic in Jammu region as it has failed to appoint a full fledged officer on the post of State Malariologist.
Sources informed Early Times the preventive steps taken by Health Minister for the last few months, pointed towards the fact that agenda about possibility of Malaria spread in Jammu region was never into their active consideration. "Showing non-seriousness, the Minister never appointed a full fledged officer to the post of State Malariologist", sources said, adding that for the last many months, the char... | |
| | | | Following Keran, New Delhi wakes up to 'security lapses' | | | |
Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Oct 10: After Keran encounter which was called off by Army after 14 days without receiving the bodies of militants killed in the fierce gun battle came under suspicion, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today said that information about infiltration was already given to the security agencies and has also indicted lapses in the security arrangement of the State.
Talking to media persons, Sushil Kumar Shinde said that New Delhi had already sent an alert regarding fresh infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control.
He said that Centre had information about infiltration attempts as a whole in Jammu and Kashmir and had already sent an alert to the secu... | |
| | | | Abrogate Article 370 to empower weaker sections | | Debate on nation-building | | | Neha
Jammu, Oct 10: Gone are the days when the RSS, BJP and similar other organizations would demand abrogation of Article 370 saying it had not only hampered the process of the state's integration into India, promoted communalism and separatism in Kashmir, perpetrated injustices on Jammu and Ladakh and created inter-regional bitterness and animosities. Things have now changed and changed to the extent that a number of non-BJP and non-RSS social and political organizations have taken the big plunge and condemned Article 370 and held it responsible for their under-development and no say in the governance of the State.
A number of non-BJP and non-RSS organizations have started saying that t... | |
| | | | Srinagar, Jammu Medical Colleges facing acute faculty shortage | | Academics, patient care in jeopardy | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Oct 10: The pressing constraint of deficiency of Faculty in the Government Medical Colleges of Jammu and Srinagar have had telling effect on both, the academic performance and healthcare deliverance, but the shortfall could not be met despite intervention of the State High Court and even threats of de- recognization of certain departments by the Medical Council of India.
190 posts of Professors, Assistant Professors and Lecturers are lying vacant in Srinagar Medical College while as 102 posts are vacant in Jammu Medical college.
This was stated by Medical Education Minister, Taj Mohi-ud-Din in written reply to a question of Dr. Shehnaz Ganai in the Legislative Coun... | |
| | | | SIC puts Registrar High Court on penalty notice | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 10: In a very significant order issued by the State Information Commission (SIC) against the higher Judiciary, the Registrar (Judicial) of J&K High Court Srinagar who is also the designated Public Information Officer (PIO) under State RTI Act 2009 for JK High Court has been asked by the SIC as to why the penalty proceedings under section 17 of JK RTI Act 2009 may not be initiated against him for not providing information under State RTI Act to an RTI applicant from Srinagar. In addition to it the SIC order has also sought objections from the Registrar (Judicial) as to why compensation to the tune of Rs 25,000 may not be paid to the RTI applicant who suffe... | |
| | | | Cabinet orders major reshuffle in civil administration | | Bhagat new Transport Commissioner, Verma Secretary Floriculture | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 10: The State Cabinet which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah ordered a major reshuffle in higher and middle rung bureaucracy.
Shahid Anayatullah, Labour Commissioner, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Transport Department, vice Mehraj Ahmad Kakroo.
Sanjeev Verma, Transport Commissioner, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Secretary to the Government, Floriculture Department and BPE, against an available vacancy.
Mehraj Ahmad Kakroo, Secretary to the Government, Transport Department, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, J&K State Power Development Corporation, agai... | |
| | | | Two women among four rounded up | | Murder of Rajouri minor | | | early times report
Rajouri, Oct 10: Four suspects including two woman have been lifted by the Rajouri police for questioning in the blind murder of a 2nd standard student of Army school who was kidnapped on Monday and his body was later recovered on Tuesday.
When Shalik Mansoor son of Mansoor Hussain a revenue officer didn't return home on Monday after the school was closed , his parents approached the school administration which informed the family that the deceased was dropped by the driver at specified point near his house on the fateful day.
During questioning by the police other children travelling in the school bus informed the police that Shalik was dropped at the specified point... | |
| | | | No additional funds for quake-affected Doda | | Saroori accuses NC of indifference, insensitivity | | | SRINAGAR, Oct 10: Congress MLA from Inderwal constituency and die hard Azad loyalist GM Saroori has predicted bleak prospects for the coalition partner National Conference, accusing it of indifference and insensitivity for its refusal to sanction any additional funds for the Doda quake victims.
"If things remains the same then we have to think in future whether to ally with you or not," Saroori said while participating in a discussion in the Legislative Assembly on healthcare infrastructure.
Speaking on the issue during the discussion in the just concluded session of the State legislature, Congress MLA, GM Saroori warned that the coalition Government is in danger if it didn't sanction 20 ... | |
| | | | As completion of term near, Soz wakes up to rampant corruption in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 10: Expressing serious concern over what he called rampant "corruption and malpractices" that have damaged the institutions of governance in Jammu and Kashmir, Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief today said he is hurt seeing the anger and frustration of youth in the State.
Prof Soz who is also head of coordination committee of the coalition Government said, to him the reason of anger and frustration among youth of the State is because the Government departments do not function as is desired from them. "The work in Government departments is not being carried out in a normal course of action. People are compelled to pay bribes to ge... | |
| | | | Stay united, vote for change: Aalam to employees | | | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Oct 10: Expressing resentment over Government response to employee's demands, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former senior leader of JCC Mohammad Khurshid Aalam today urged the employees to stay united and vote for a change in the forthcoming elections.
Talking to a local news agency, he justified the employees' agitation "Government has not only backtracked from the agreement with the JCC leadership, follow your leadership strictly and give a befitting reply to State Government by voting it out of power," he said.
Pertinently State employees are up in arms against the State Government for last five years. Although Government has fulfilled many ... | |
| | | | Is resolution less important than voices of Assembly members? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 10: Which is more important? The resolution adopted by the Assembly in Srinagar or the high pitched speeches of some of the legislators. Only the members of the Assembly can answer this question because they participated in the discussion on Gen. V.K. Singh's claim on funding J&K politicians for maintaining stability and harmony in the state, before the House adopted the resolution. And they were the same members who raised their pitch while demanding that the former Army Chief be summoned to the House.
When the resolution was adopted, that too unanimously, by the Assembly it laid emphasis on prevailing on the central Government to hold a probe into the all... | |
| | | | Regularization of 22 un-authorized colonies recommended | | | |
Mustansir
SRINAGAR, Oct 10: The Omar Abdullah led NC-Congress coalition Government has recommended regularization of 22 un-authorized colonies, The regularization was earlier recommended by sub-committee constituted under Chairmanship of Commissioner Secretary Housing and Urban Development department.
The information was given by the Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora today while replying to a question by Devinder Singh Rana in Legislative Council.
The Minister further said that the Committee was constituted by the Government vide Government Order No. 1035/GAD of 2012 to examine the issues relating to the regularization of un-authorized colonie... | |
| | | | Rajouri turning out to be another Kishtwar | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 10: Situation in Rajouri is fast turning as witnessed in Kishtwar, with minority community alleging that it was being deliberately targeted by the district administration to appease the majority community.
The police had arrested three youth of minority community on charges of assault and they have been now sent to 10-day police remand. The members of the minority community have alleged that the arrested youth were only participating in routine Shakha.
The two communities though have shared long traditional bonds but some elements supported by separatists, read terrorists, always try to communalise the situation, which many allege is done as a larger siniste... | |
| | | | A session that did nothing for the people | | Politics of competitive secessionism | | | Rustam
Jammu, Oct 10: A week-long session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature ended yesterday. Put in any amount of effort to find if the NC-Congress Government did anything substantial for the people of the State or adopt legislations calculated to improve the functioning of the Government and stem the rot, you will come out of the exercise minus everything. Nothing positive happened in those seven days.
On the contrary, you would find the lawmakers from Kashmir, without any exception, indulged only in former General VK Singh-bashing, rabble-rousing and competitive communalism and separatism and the non-Congress and non-NC lawmakers from Jammu taking on their Kashmiri counterparts, hold... | |
| | | | Ceiling of GMC's new Emergency block collapsed, security guard injured | | JKPCC does it again! | | | ET Report
Jammu, Oct 10: A private security guard was injured today when the false ceiling of additional Emergency block of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) which was commissioned just three years back, collapsed.
Eye witness informed Early Times that patients and attendants could have sustained injuries and incidents could have turned into major tragedy.
"A major tragedy was averted, as ceiling of new emergency block suddenly collapsed and left security guard Rakesh Kumar resident of Janipur injured", said Rahul, an eye witness, adding that the incident at ever crowded new emergency ward exposed non-seriousness of Government towards the maintenance of the building.
"It ... | |
| | | | Traffic moves at snail's pace at Lakhanpur, no respite for commuters | | Delay in repair of old Ravi bridge leads to congestion | | | RAKESH SAMBYAL
KATHUA, Oct 10 : Even as Jammu-Pathankot National Highway was widened as a four lane road and a high tech Toll Plaza thrown open at Lakhanpur for the smooth and speedy movement of the vehicular traffic, the vehicle operators are finding it a hard task to cross Lakhanpur area due to traffic snarls on new bridge built over river Ravi connecting the state of Jammu & Kashmir with the rest of the country.
The inordinate delay on part of the authorities to repair old Ravi bridge, the Traffic moves at a snail's pace while crossing the new bridge, which is not enough to cater to the huge rush of vehicles moving to and fro Lakhanpur.
Struck in a traffic jam at the bridge, the... | |
| | | | Why deaths on Doda roads do not matter to anyone? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 10 : The government has become a mute spectator with respect to frequent accidents occurring in erstwhile district Doda .
This criminal silence by the government on a very grave issue, in which thousands of people of Doda and Kishtwar districts lost their lives for past many years, is not acceptable to people of the state who have been left on the mercy of God.
On Wednesday, three people lost their lives when a vehicle met with an accident on Gundoh road. People of the area are very angry over this attitude of government that no concrete efforts are being made to save lives of people who become victims of bloodshed on roads.
"We are simply being mas... | |
| | | | Abrupt breakdown poses questions about efficacy of traffic signal system in Srinagar | | | | Javed Shah
SRINAGAR, Oct 10: The installation of traffic signals in the summer capital of state is yet to achieve desired results as majority of signals break down at any point of time during a day thus causing huge inconvenience to the people at large. This causes frequent traffic jams to leading to unwarranted delay for the commuters. In the absence of traffic police cops the whole system goes awry as and when a signal breaks down.
People try to take lead over each other in such a situation and most of the times this results into accidents leading to fatal casualties. The expensive utilization of funds on the installation of traffic signals has become a joke as beggars utilize the... | |
| | | | Threat letter to school creates panic | | | | Rakesh Sambyal
Kathua, Oct 10 : Panic gripped entire Gujroo Nagrota area of tehsil Billawar following a threat letter received by the Principal of Higher Secondary School Gujroo Nagrota, on Thursday morning, who later handed over it to police. Sources informed Early Times that Principal of Higher Secondary School Gujroo Nagrota today informed police about the threat letter allegedly sent by suspected militant. "Mukesh Kumari a student of 11th standard had boarded a matador from Ujj Pul Ludera for her school. A 50 year old person sitting next to student, first enquired about the village of her school, nearby establishments of Army etc. When she boarded off the matador, he handed over... | |
| | | | Online election services through Khidmat centres! | | But where are these centres functioning? | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 10: An advertisement published by Chief Electoral Officer in collaboration with the Information Technology Department proves that the Government is determined to mess up procedures related to forthcoming elections. The Officer has launched online election services through Khidmat centres.
The Khidmat centres, if the electoral officer knows are defunct. Protesting at SKICC recently the youth entrusted the job of running the Khidmat centres were carrying placards and banners to register protest. According to them, the promises made to them have not been kept and they are getting any work like collecting electricity bills from the consume... | |
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