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True or false: 100% Jammu population above 45-years vaccinated? People still throng health centers in search of jabs, rue slow pace of inoculation 6/10/2021 12:04:20 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 9: The claim of the Jammu administration about having provided COVID-19 jabs to 100% populace above 45-years in the division seem to be a hoax as people of this age group are still thronging vaccination centers to get a shot. As per the official figures, so far 2837295 people in the age group above 45 years have been given the vaccine in J&K. Similarly, 160279 health care workers and 487167 front line workers have been immunized against the deadly virus. Even though government data circulated by the Health Department claims that 100 percent of the population in the age group above 45 years has been given COVID-19 jabs, but still a large number of people are getting the second dose of the vaccine at the centers. In many of these centers, people are ruing the non-availability of vaccines. The figures currently cover only 73.31 per cent of the population above 45 years, while the target of 27 per cent is yet to be achieved. So far 34 lakh 84 thousand 741 people have been given the vaccine in across the Union Territory, this includes health care wor...   READ MORE

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Covid Care Center Pateli: Beds without mattresses, no electricity, water 6/10/2021 12:04:07 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 9: The Covid Care Center (CCC) set up at Pateli falling under Panchayat Daraj-B in Kotranka in Rajouri district has no facilities. According to the details available with Early Times the beds set up in the centre have no mattresses, bed sheets and pillows. There is no electricity and water and the washrooms are in dilapidated condition. The Covid Care Center has been set up inside the premises of Government Middle School. “Authorities have put beds without...   READ MORE   15 days on, Vijaypur CCC without facilities If money has been sanctioned then why delay, asks Sarpanch 6/10/2021 12:03:57 AM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report Samba, June 9: In view of the second wave of Corona epidemic in Jammu and Kashmir, as per the orders of the Lieutenant Governor, Covid-19 Isolation Center has been set up in a big hall in Vijaypur Panchayat, Swankha Morh. Instead of five beds, only three beds have been placed and only one fan has been made functional in the hall. The LG had sanctioned Rs 1 lakh for these centers in each panchayat. Sarpanch Baldev Raj said that it was a good step taken by ...   READ MORE   CCCs in panchayats wastage of public money, says Sarpanch Tarvea ‘Sub Health Centres were better choice’ 6/10/2021 12:03:41 AM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, June 9: Underlining the flaws in the Government’s move of setting up of five bedded Covid Care Centers (CCC) at Panchayat levels across the J&K UT, the Sarpanch Tareva in Poonch District has termed the move as a futile exercise. Balveer Kaur, Sarpanch Tareva, while talking to Early Times said, “Instead of providing funds to the tune of lakhs in setting up of these five bedded Covid Care Centers, these funds should be spent in respective Sub Health Centers to strengthen the health facilities to make arrangements for Covid patients where all required infrastructure is already available.” She further said that these Covid Care Centers are no...   READ MORE   As temperature soars, JKPDCL system collapses in Jammu Pesky power cuts, fluctuations damage electronic gadgets, people aghast 6/10/2021 12:03:30 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 9: With a surge in the temperature, system of the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (JKPDCL) appears to have collapsed in Jammu. Unscheduled power cuts and fluctuations have become a part of lives for the people. Early Times received many calls on Wednesday from old city and other areas that fluctuations and power cuts have damaged their electronic gadgets. Complaints said that tall claims of turning Jammu into a Smart City are a hoax. ...   READ MORE   Poonch: 2 teachers submitted fake marks card to get a job, alleges complainant Files representation before LG to investigate matter 6/10/2021 12:03:14 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 9: A complaint has been filed before the Lieutenant Governor office to investigate an alleged scam in the selection of teachers in the district Poonch, way back in the year 2007 and 2009 in which candidates allegedly used fake Class-12th documents to get the job. According to documents along with the copy of complaint filed before the LG’s office, the complainant has alleged that two teachers selected by the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) in 2007 and 2009, in Scheduled Caste (SC) category had used scanned copies of the Class-12th marks cards to become eligible for the teacher’s job. As per the eligibility criteria for the post of tea...   READ MORE   Rumours ‘force’ PAGD leaders to meet Farooq avoids touching contentious issues 6/10/2021 12:02:48 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 9: Although they avoided giving any political statement at this point in time, rumours and speculations about the likelihood of something ‘big’ forced leadership of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) to meet after a long gap. The meeting of PAGD was held at the residence of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and attended by former Chief Minister and National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah. Interestingly sole agenda of the PADG is the restoration of Article 370 and 35-A, Dr Farooq Abdullah avoided these contentious issues while interacting with media persons. His interaction with media was focused on pandemic and its impact on...   READ MORE   Mysterious burning of service books, official records raises questions 6/10/2021 12:02:34 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 9: Many eye-brows raised over mysterious fire in mechanical wing office of the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) in Srinagar earlier this morning. Important official documents and personal records, including service books, of a large number of employees of the department, were brunt into ashes in a mysterious fire- which broke out earlier this morning. Fire broke out at mechanical division of the I&FC office at Gogjibagh in Srinagar at 7 this morning when the office was locked. Taking serious note of the burning of official records, higher-ups of the department have directed the concerned executive engineer to submit a report as early as possibl...   READ MORE   Withdraw discriminatory act: Warehouse traders federation Prez urges LG Sinha Mahajans, Khatris, Sikhs can’t buy, sell agri land in J&K 6/10/2021 12:02:27 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 9: Criticizing the discriminatory Land Revenue Act, President of Traders Federation Warehouse Market, Deepak Gupta said that the law is sheer discrimination against Mahajan, Khatri and Sikh communities in J&K UT. While talking to Early Times, Deepak Gupta said that they had very high hopes that after abrogation of Article 370 and conversion of JK State into Union Territory, the discrimination with Mahajan, Khatri and Sikh communities will come to an end but it...   READ MORE   COVID-19: JK reports 1098 new cases, 17 deaths 6/10/2021 12:01:12 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 9: The COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu & Kashmir reached 92.10 percent today as 3,046 virus affected patients recovered in the past 24 hours. The union territory reported 1,098 new cases following which positive cases reached 303749; with 17 fresh deaths the death toll reached 4,118. Srinagar district reported 254 cases followed by Budgam district 113, Jammu district 97, Kupwara district 75, Anantnag district 69, Pulwama district 65, Kulgam district 64, Baramulla district 54, Rajouri district 46, Ganderbal and Doda districts 41 each, Ramban district 37, Poonch district 35, Bandipora district 23, Udhampur district 22, Kathua district 1...   READ MORE   One held for sharing sacrilegious morphed video on social media platform 6/9/2021 11:20:02 PM Asif Iqbal Naik EARly timse report Kishtwar, June 9: Taking strong note of sharing of sacrilegious morphed video in a WhatsApp group, Chatroo police booked and arrested a 30 year old shopkeeper from Mughal Maidan Tehsil for creating religious disharmony and a threat to peace and tranquility. As per the details available with Early Times, Chatroo police registered FIR No. 31/2021 U/S 295-A, 153-A of IPC against Jaffar Nawaz (30 yrs) Son of Ghulam Qadir, R/o Waithana Mughal Maidan after he shared the morphed video of a holy religious place in a local WhatsApp group. Speaking to Early Times a senior police official confirmed the registration and arrest of Jaffar Nawaz adding that the in...   READ MORE

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