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Summer woes: Power outages continue to haunt Jammu people No progress on upgrading power distribution project, system limited to mere 1100 MWs 5/26/2021 11:37:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 26: Alleged failure of the Power Department to upgrade the existing power structure in Jammu division has begun to show its darker sides with an increase in temperatures, the outages have started dominating the scenes all across. As per the reports, the existing power infrastructure is able to bear a load of a mere 1100 MW due to which there is a huge wedge between the supply and demand. As the PDD was tasked to upgrade the existing system, its failure and dilatory mode of functioning is now giving sleepless nights to Jammuites for no-fault of theirs. Though the target to upgrade the existing power distribution system was set as March 2022, it seems that not even half of the work has been completed and that the project will miss the deadline. This means that with an even a slight rise in mercury, the outages will become the order of the day. The up-gradation of existing power reforms is not the only project on which work is going at snail’s pace. The present status of Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti...   READ MORE

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Amid Covid crisis, crime on rise in Kashmir 5/26/2021 11:37:10 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 26: Even as the police are mainly busy with enforcement of lockdown in the wake of alarming Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the crime rate has been rising in the valley making the job of the cops even challenging. In the last few days, when Kashmir continues to be under lockdown and people are gasping for oxygen, from rape to abduction and blackmarketing several such cases have been reported. On May 19, the Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a major manhunt to nab a man, who has kidnapped a girl in Sopore area of north Kashmir. “Sopore Police seeks help of general public to trace out the Kidnapper namely Mehraj ud Din Ganie S/O Ghulam Muhammad ...   READ MORE   Professionals seeks LG’s intervention to stop such arrangements Encroachment of technical posts by administrative officers 5/26/2021 11:37:04 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 26: Professionals associated with various technical cadres have expressed concern over what they called as “encroachment” of several technical posts in the Union Territory by administrators, thus hampering the possibilities of their promotion as well as growth. The professionals associated with various technical departments informed Early Times that several technical cadre posts have been occupied by the officers from administrative services rather than promoting the professionals available in the department, with ample experience and intricacies about the trade. Quoting examples, the professional cadre officers said the post of Director Animal Husbandry Ja...   READ MORE   DC Jammu takes effective steps against ‘mining mafia’, fixes prices of minerals 5/26/2021 11:36:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 26: After exposure of the mining mafia, Deputy Commissioner Jammu on Wednesday constituted multi-departmental district level task force to fix evaluate and fix prices of minerals. As per the government, General Administrative Department J&K Government vide Government order No. 1569-GAD of 2018 dt. 22.10.2018, has accorded sanction to the constitution of Multi Departmental District Level Task Force Cell headed by Deputy Commissioner concerned to evaluate price/sale of mineral at Pit head and whereas, Government of J&K Department of Mining vide Government Notification issued under SO 60 of 2021 dated 23.02.2021 inter-alia has also directed that the Deputy...   READ MORE   Rajouri, Poonch admins fail to follow LG’s directive No COVID care kit provided to positive patients 5/26/2021 11:36:41 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, May 26: Despite strict directives by the Lieutenant Governor to the Health Department as well as the local administrations to provide COVID care kit to positive patients but in Rajouri and Poonch, the directions are not being followed by the respective administrations. Many patients, when contacted to find out whether they have been provided the COVID care kit in Poonch and Rajouri district, they informed that no such kit has been provided to them till date, which clearly indicates that the respective health authorities have taken this matter non seriously. The main purpose of the initiative was to reach out to COVID-19 patients in home i...   READ MORE   COVID-19 worst crisis humanity has faced in decades: PM Narendra Modi 5/26/2021 11:36:30 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, May 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reiterated that the Coronavirus pandemic is the worst crisis that humanity has faced in decades and called for renewed efforts in combating the deadly virus. “COVID-19 is the worst crisis humanity faces in decades, we have not seen a pandemic like this for a century. Our planet will not be the same after COVID-19, we will remember events in the future as either pre or post-COVID,’’ PM Modi Said. The Prime Minister also paid salute to the frontline healthcare workers, doctors, nurses who selflessly risk their lives every day to serve others in need. “I once again salute our frontline healthcare workers, doctors, n...   READ MORE   BJP leader held for duping 2 families at pretext of getting their wards released 5/26/2021 11:36:21 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, May 26: A BJP leader in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district was held on the charges of “cheating” after he allegedly took Rs 1.1 lakh from families of two persons, who were arrested for questioning in a militancy related case. The BJP leader had ostensibly promised the families of the duo that he would get them released. Anantnag Police in a statement said that they had detained two suspects from Kokernag area of district to question them rega...   READ MORE   JK reports 3037 new cases of Corona Virus; 40 deaths, positive cases are 278859 Active positive 43892, recovered 231265, casualties 3702 5/26/2021 11:36:00 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 26: As the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 3,037 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 2, 78,859; the death toll reached 3,702 with 40 deaths taking place in the past 24 hours or so. Srinagar district reported 493 cases followed by Jammu district 445 cases, Baramulla district 260 cases, Ganderbal district 219 cases, Anantnag district 212 cases, Budgam district 197 cases, Kupwara district 153 cases, Pulwama district 145 cases, Rajouri district 126 cases, Kulgam district 117 cases, Ramban district 99 cases, Doda district 91 cases, Bandipora district 89 cases, Udhampur district 83...   READ MORE   Lohidar residents rue poor condition of road 5/26/2021 11:19:30 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, May 26: People of Lohidar in Mughal Maidan tehsil of this district rued the poor and dilapidated condition of the road which is under construction since the past one decade. Speaking to Early Times, the people said that PMGSY failed to maintain the surface of the road as a result of which it becomes a death trap for the vehicles travelling on this road. The people said that the road is full of pot holes and due to water logging, the road surface...   READ MORE   People allege mal paractices in RDD, demand probe. 5/26/2021 11:18:48 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, May 26: Rural Development and Panchayati Raj department Poonch is contineously in news for its failure as malpractices galore on the name of commission. According to sources from Mandi many JEs, VLWs and GRSs are involved in malpractices in the form of commission from MGNREGA workers, and has fixed percentage of commission against PMAY houses, TSPs and other FC schemes. Many locals from Loran, Bedar and surrounding areas have informed Early Times that department is favouring those who are rich and have double storey houses whereas ignoring deserving candidates for not giving them fixed percentage of commission. Locals from Mandi and Loran have...   READ MORE

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