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Govt remains busy with historic Rs 12,600.58 cr budget, forgets roadside eateries No relaxation pushing workers, owners towards starvation 6/17/2021 11:55:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 17: Apparently busy in approving historic Rs 12,600.58cr District Capex Budget for the year 2021-22, the helmsmen seem to have forgotten thousands of people associated with roadside eateries. These small time businessmen and their workers are on the verge of starvation as the authorities have not them to restart their eateries. Despite authorities giving relaxation to a large number of business enterprises these small units have been ignored. These small time vendors have taken loans to survive as their savings stand exhausted. One can find roadside eateries in every nook and corner of the city as well as along the link roads or on highways. The authorities have not till date given any relaxation to these eatery owners. “Since the imposition of lockdown, we have not been able to open up our small units, which are the only source of income for us. Despite the fact that the government has relaxed the lockdown restrictions and allowed several business enterprises to run their businesses, eateries provide employment to a large number of people an...   READ MORE

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J&K Assembly turns into Bollywood film set Actor Huma Qureshi occupies CM’s place, plays Rabri Devi’s role 6/17/2021 11:55:09 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Jammu, June 17: For the first time in the modern history of Jammu and Kashmir, instead of elected representatives, actors from the Indian film industry including Bolllywood star Huma Qureshi could be seen making speeches in Jammu’s legislative assembly. Maharani- a Hindi-language drama streaming television series created by Subhash Kapoor is directed by Karan Sharma and stars Huma Qureshi as the protagonist along with Sohum Shah, Amit Sial, Kani Kusruti...   READ MORE   Oxygen supply goes off at GMC’s Covid ward Patients have close shave as saturation levels fall 6/17/2021 11:54:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 17: Patients admitted in a COVID-19 ward at Government Medical College Jammu had a close shave on Wednesday after the oxygen supply was snapped for nearly ten minutes. Attendants of these patients appeared outside the GMC here this morning and narrated the ordeal they underwent. “The oxygen supply went off suddenly in the ward which led to the abrupt fall in saturation levels of the patients admitted in the ward,” they said. “Had the doctors and the paramedical staff not shown the presence of mind, many patients could have collapsed. They managed to put the patients on oxygen cylinders and somehow saved their lives,” attendants said. They said, “Action s...   READ MORE   Major nexus: Registered for charitable purpose, private ambulances mint money ‘Fake’ arrested at GMC for fleecing patients, Critical Care Ambulance seized 6/17/2021 11:54:36 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, June 17: Acting on complaint Jammu Police have arrested a fake doctor and seized a Critical Care Ambulance (CCA) from the premises of Government Medical College here. Insiders told Early Times that despite police arresting the fake doctor and seizing an ambulance there are still over two dozen private ambulances registered for charitable purposes but the operators of these vehicles are fleecing the patients by charging as per their wish. Taking advantage of unchecked movement of these ambulances, the fake doctor was also running a nexus by luring needy people. “Dr Nixon Burat of Christian Colony, Prem Nagar Jammu is not a registered medical pra...   READ MORE   Promise to employ 50,000 youth still a dream, not even 18,000 recruited so far 6/17/2021 11:54:20 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 17: Even as the Raj Bhawan had promised immediate employment of 50,000 uneducated youth of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, two years on, the Jammu and Kashmir government has failed to recruit even18,000 of them. In August 2019, what was projected as a “massive decision to tackle unemployment” in the newly-formed Union Territory, the then Governor Satya Pal Malik had announced that the Centre would, in the “next two to three months, create 50,000 government jobs for the people of the region.” The official confirmation, however, about the alleged failure of the government to provide employment came in an official handout released on June 16. Quoting Lieutenant...   READ MORE   Incentives, relief for illegal encroachers, displacement for law-abiding villagers J&K Govt adopts different yardsticks for different people 6/17/2021 11:54:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 17: Agitating poor villagers of Chak Janghi Sarkaar village of Samba district is a glaring example of the duplicity of J&K administration. Woes of helpless villagers have authenticated the allegations that in J&K two yardsticks are applied in citizens. Those who are violators of law are given priorities and incentives while as law abiding citizens, especially people of Jammu, are facing wrath of arrogant administration. Villagers of Chak Janghi Sarkaar village of Dayani Panchayat were demanded that they should be properly rehabilitated before displacing them from their native places but authorities appear to be not ready to these law-abiding villagers. ...   READ MORE   Rs 1 lakh spent on what? CCC Dyani: Foam pieces as mattresses, inferior beds, bed sheets; washroom without water 6/17/2021 11:53:54 PM Early Times Report Samba, June 17: 5-bedded Covid Care Center set up inside a school in Samba district is a mere eyewash. Early Times team visited the CCC set up at Dyani Panchayat in the district and found that beds, mattresses and bed sheets placed in the CCC were of very inferior quality. The washroom looked unfit for human use. There was only one lady worker running the center. Sarpanch of Dyani Panchayat Pradeep Kumar said, “We have all the facilities in the center. There is an Anga...   READ MORE   600 Covid warriors suffer due to non-disbursement of salary 6/17/2021 11:52:52 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 17: Sanitation workers across the globe are considered to be ‘Corona Warriors’ and they ought to be given each and every facility, but in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district scores of sanitation workers are facing problems over the past couple of weeks or so. Early Times has learnt from sources that around 600 sanitation workers of the Pulwama district are yet to receive the salary of the month of May despite the fact that 17 days of the month of June have already passed by. The other financial matters of these sanitation workers have also been hit very badly. “The accounts officer holding charge of Drawing & Disbursing Officer of th...   READ MORE   Poonch grappling with lack of basic amenities Irregular power supply, water scarcity, poor road connectivity irk residents 6/17/2021 11:52:41 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, June 17: Poonch district is grappling with shortage of basic amenities, including irregular power supply, scarcity of drinking water and poor road connectivity. As the summer season is at its peak, the Power Department has started resorting to prolonged curtailment. The online classes of students are suffering due to non availability of power. The residents said, “Whenever we ask for the reason for prolonged power cuts we are told that 132 KV has suffered damage. We fail to understand why this transmission line develops a snag every year. A probe should be ordered to ascertain why the same problem persists every year.” Similar is the conditi...   READ MORE   MC Councilor Rajouri exposes ICDS Deptt for providing poor quality nutrition in Anganwari centres 6/17/2021 11:02:24 PM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Rajouri, June 17: Raising serious questions on the nutrition provided by the ICDS Department in Anganwari centres, the Municipal Councilor of Ward 3 Rajouri alleged that the nutrition being provided is of poor quality and demanded inquiry in this matter. Talking to media, Istikar Ali Dar, the councilor alleged that the most of nutrition material supplied to Anganwari centres in his ward is of substandard quality. “There are three anganwari centres in this ward and the nutrition is distributed among 100 souls but shockingly some of the food material including Suji, Salt, dried peas were not of good quality. Interestingly the MRP of salt which is provided ...   READ MORE   Thaloran residents demand regular water supply, seek government attention 6/17/2021 11:02:17 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, June 17: The people of Thaloran-Bhalessa in Gandoh Sub Division rued the poor water supply in the areas and said that despite being densely populated area, the water supply in area is not regular. The people said that in past they had sent a detailed letter to PHE Minister seeking his intervention in addressing the burning issue pertaining to drinking water supply and a similar letter has been sent today to DC Doda— since nothing has been change...   READ MORE   Vaccination team attacked in Bandipora, video goes viral; one person arrested 6/17/2021 11:01:50 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BANDIPORA, June 17: In a latest incident a family allegedly attacked a medical team today in Zuban locality of Chuntimulla village in this North Kashmir district after they tried hard to persuade them to get vaccinated against Covid-19. A video that was captured on the spot has gone viral on social media networking sites, where it could be seen that a family attacking the health department team with stones that had gone to vaccinate them according to the r...   READ MORE

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