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| This summer, Jammu runs through 7 million gallons daily water shortage | | | |
MUNISH GUPTA
Jammu, May 6: The summer has just set in and Jammu city and its suburbs with a population of about 15 lakh have plunged in a scarcity of drinking water. The situation is expected to worsen in the coming days as many of the natural water bodies have already dried.
Tanker-owners are making a fast buck as residents of most of the new colonies skirting the main town are dependent on them for their requirement of drinking water. Many colonies are being supplied drinking water twice a week by the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department, while some get tap water on alternate days.
With the mercury already crossing the 40°C mark, various areas of Jammu are reeling under severe water scarcity. Though the PHE Department has put on service few water tankers to supply water to the areas facing acute water shortage, residents of various local localities say that the remedial measures taken by the department are not sufficient.
As per official statistics, the Jammu city alone needs 37 millions gallons of water everyday whereas it gets only 30 millions gallons.
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| Choppers in J&K skies unsafe? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 6: Militants are attempting to shoot down helicopters over the jungles of Doda in Jammu and higher reaches of North Kashmir, prompting the Union Home Ministry to advise on the appropriate height to maintain during a flight and securing the landing area at the helipad.
A circular was issued after central security agencies reported to the Ministry about a hole in the tail of a Pathankot-based helicopter squadron which had returned after a sortie from militancy-hit Doda region, official sources said.
A forensic examination of the 20 MM hole on the side of tail-fin of the chopper left the sleuths and the Indian Air Force officials zapped as it confirmed that... | |
| | | | Jammu bandh call for May 8 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 6 : Supported by various political and non-political bodies, the winter capital would observe a day long Jammu bandh on May 8 against atrocities on Sikhs by Taliban in Pakistan.
‘’In the wake of attacks and no security arrangements to the Sikh and Hindu families displaced by violence and fighting between militants and security forces in Pakistan’s North Western Frontier Province (NWFP), Jammu will observe a complete bandh,’’ Ramesh Arora, BJP spokesperson, claimed at a press conference here this afternoon.
Arora said the call was given by the state unit of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bar Association of Jammu, which would be supported by the BJP.
‘’This ... | |
| | | | NGO’s fake job racket busted | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 6: City police busted a racket being run through a Non Government Organization and interestingly the chairman of the NGO who is the contesting candidate from Doda-Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, Idrees Ahmed Tabsum, is unaware of the fact.
City police led by SDPO City Swatantra Arora on specific information conducted raid in the Krishna Palace hotel and arrested one self style Co-Chairman of the NGO namely J&K Tribal care and development society and recovered fake stamps not only of NGO but of chief engineer MES and some other documents.
The imposter identified as Ghulam Mohammad son of Lal Din resident of Chenani looted thousands of rupees from people ... | |
| | | | Of power woes and 20,000 MW rhetoric | | | |
NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
People in Jammu and Kashmir may not remember the names of the rivers that flow in the state but they have not forgotten that the state has rich water resources and has identified potential of generating 20,000 MWs of electricity. Why so? It is the result of repeated announcements from the successive state Governments, right from GM Shah to Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Ghulam Nabi Azad to Omar Abdullah. We have heard them saying that Jammu and Kashmir has the capacity of generating 20,000 MWs of electricity. See the irony. So far a mere 1560 MWs under the central sector and 758.70 MWs under the state sector have been harnessed. If people are likely to suffer the ordeals of po... | |
| | | | Finally 78 trucks cross sides, but 33 returned | | CS chair meet to clear hurdles | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 6: Even as 82 trucks changed sides at the Line of Control on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route, the Chief Secretary SS Kapur today chaired a high level meeting to discuss and address the difficulties in trans-border trade between two parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
As there was no trade on two consecutive weeks –earlier due to strike of traders and this week due to halting of trucks on account of violation of standing operations procedures –the Early Times had reported in today’s issue that the Chief Secretary had summoned a meeting to clear the hurdles.
Reports said as many as 82 trucks laden with various crossed Kaman post on Line of Control in Uri town of Nor... | |
| | | | Tension recedes despite Geelani’s 50-hr shutdown | | Farooq-Iftikhar big fight in NC’s stronghold today | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 6: With over 11 Lakh people entitled to vote in 15 Assembly segments of Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal districts, Kashmir valley’s big fight between the ruling National Conference (NC) and the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is being played on Thursday amid tight security arrangements. There are 15 candidates in the fray in this Central Kashmir constituency but NC’s ace, Dr Farooq Abdullah, and PDP’s Maulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari are widely believed to be the key contestants in the Lok Sabha elections this time.
Elections on Thursday are being held in the backdrop of 50-hour-long shutdown sponsored by the separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Ge... | |
| | | | 108 promotions in JK Bank | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 5: In order to further strengthen its top management, build all round competencies and have a framework for succession planning, J&K Bank promoted 108 officers to higher cadres. This includes eight promotions in leadership band in which two Vice Presidents were promoted as Presidents and six Senior Executive Managers as Vice Presidents. In addition to this, 100 Executive Managers were promoted as Senior Executive Managers in management band.
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