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| KPs continue to suffer, have to beg even for essentials of life | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 18: The previous state governments did not leave any stone unturned in making claims that it is taking more than appropriate measures for rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits who left the valley and settled down in many parts of the country.
With every passing day disturbing trends are emerging while suggesting that the picture is bleak and not rosy with regard to Kashmiri Pandits and their properties in the valley. Most of the Kashmiri Pandits whose houses were burnt at the onset of militancy in the valley are yet to receive compensation from the government.
Sources told Early Times that these families have been paid a part of their ex-gr... | |
| | | | PhD scholar advocating secession shows causes of rot are deeper | | Situation in Kashmir alarming | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: Situation in Kashmir is going from bad to worse with each passing day. It's not just that uneducated or semi-literate youth are joining terrorist ranks. Things have gone beyond. Even well-educated Kashmiri youth are taking to gun to achieve what they call azadi from occupied forces.
The latest case is one of Abdul Mannan Wani, 26-year-old research student of Applied Geology at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Wani went missing in January only to appear on social media holding a grenade launcher. The other day, he mailed a letter a news agency in which he described himself "as a former PhD scholar from the AMU and currently a member of Hizbul Mujahideen".... | |
| | | | Governor's administration puts cross LoC trade under scanner | | 'PDP- BJP regime compromised with national security to appease Pak stooges' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: Dubious traders involved in the cross LoC trade are likely to face music as Governor N N Vohra has asked the officials to identify the traders whose track record is not clean.
The Governor Vohra while chairing a high level meeting to review issues relating to cross LoC trade passed strict instructions to the officials to filter out the elements who could pose a threat to security of the country.
An official said that when PDP-BJP regime was in power the security agencies had recommended that cross LoC trade should be called off till the situation improves. "Even the Ministry of Home Affairs had agreed to the proposal of calling of the cross LoC trade... | |
| | | | Governor reviews cross LoC trade | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: After exposure by the Early Times in its July 17 edition that cross LoC trade is main source of smuggling drugs in J&K and other parts of the country Governor N. N. Vohra chaired a high-level meeting to review issues relating to LoC Trade and identify existing systems and procedures in the LoC Trade framework which require improvement or change.
In the presence of top brass of the state Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce made a presentation on the framework and procedures of LoC Trade; the approved list of tradeable goods; process flow of the trade; timeframe for installation of Full Truck Body Scanners; valuation mechanism and role of differen... | |
| | | | Khyber hospital authorities take people for ride; provide rotten, sub-standard food to patients | | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 18: Private hospitals and nursing homes operating in the Kashmir valley are taking the people for a ride and despite receiving hefty sums from the patients the services being provided by these health institutions are below par.
In a typical example of mismanagement and loot, Khyber hospital located in the Nowpora area of the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir is providing rotten and sub-standard food items to the patients admitted there for o... | |
| | | | I&FC Samba shelves construction of Bund at Ramgarh | | Hundreds Kanals of land washed away in floods | |  Gurdas Kumar
Early Times Report
Vijaypur, July 18: Blame it on the apathetic attitude of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department Samba and the local administration for not constructing around 15 kms long bund along Rakh Barotia to Keso, Kamore villages that hundreds of kanals of land was washed away in floods and large chunk of land became unfertile.
Sources told Early Times that the farmers of many villages dwelling along the river of Devika and Basanter at Tehsil Ramgarh have been... | |
| | | | Students dare snakes, scorpions in Govt MS Drehalla | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, July 18: The Government Middle School Drehalla in Kulwanta zone aproximatly with 80 students is facing apathy of the authorities concerned.
The locals raised the issue with the authorities without results.
Radha-a little girl studying in class 4th of the said school informed that whenever it rains, the water enters the school building and the children have to go back to their respective home.
Pradeep is a student of class 5 in this school. H... | |
| | | | FSD to challenge ADCs in food adulteration cases | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 18: The Food Safety Department (FSD) seems unsatisfied over the penalties imposed by Additional Deputy Commissioners in substandard cases and would challenge them before the Food Safety Appellate Tribunal.
An official of the FSD said that it was not satisfied with the "meager" amount imposed as fine by ADCs in substandard food cases in the Valley. The ADCs are adjudicating officers to decide on the penalty in food adulteration cases.
The official said that restaurants, traditional bakers, milk vendors, butchers, and various others who sell eatable items have been found violating various provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act 200... | |
| | | | 2 PMGSY engineers enjoy static posting for 10 yrs | | | | Early Times Report
Sunderbani, July 18: Having enjoyed their prime postings in Pradhan Mantri Gram Seva Yojna (PMGSY) for last one decade, two high profile engineers in the department are still carrying out the works under their own whims and fancies.
At district Rajouri, tehsil Sunderbani, an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) posted under the scheme of PMGSY is still occupying his place of posting for last six to eight years while as per the government rule book not a single government employee can carry on with one posting at one place for more than two years.
Sources in the department disclosed that the particular AEE who enjoyed the patronage of erstwhile Public Works Department (P... | |
| | | | Second attempt: PDP resumes lobbying for alliance with Congress | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: After a previous failure to convince Congress for an alliance on government formation in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resumed lobbing for the same through second attempt. Sources said a senior PDP leader, who is also a businessman, has been in touch with some senior Congress leaders to "reconcile on need to form government."
Sources said the PDP leader has been assigned this task by some of his senior colleagues, who want him to "prove his loyalty" towards the party leadership which is facing rebellion.
Sources said the PDP leader in question has been holding deliberation with the Congress leadership within th... | |
| | | | Karra's elevation does not augur well within State Congress | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 18: The decision of Congress high command to include new entrant Tariq Karra as permanent invitee in its working committee, the party's highest decision-making body, has not gone well with most of the leaders and party workers in the state, who see it as an attempt to undermine the sacrifices of those who have been loyal to the party for decades.
Karra, who joined Congress in February 2017, had left the party leadership red faced during his first press conference when he attacked the army as an institution terming Army chief Bipin Rawat's statement regarding stone-pelters as 'politically motivated.'
"Congress had the best chance to wr... | |
| | | | Department of Fisheries fleecing visitors at Bagh-e Bahu Aquarium | | Charging for photography in violation of order | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: The Department of Fisheries has allegedly been fleecing visitors at Bagh-e Bahu Aquarium by charging separately for photography apart from entry tickets in sheer violation of norms and propriety.
Sources told Early Times that the Aquarium cum Awareness Centre Bahu Fort is being run by Fisheries Department, which besides charging visitors for the entry tickets, is also charging for photography from Digital Cameras/ Video Camera and mobile camers at the rate of Rs. 50 and 20 respectively, eventhough there is no such statute.
"The Directorate of Fisheries Jammu had issued an Order no. 539 of 2011 dated 26-03-2011 which provides that entry tickets a... | |
| | | | Understaffed: PHC runs round the clock only on papers | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: As many as two hundred Government Primary Health Centres run round the clock across state but the reality is that these institutions are understaffed and run round the clock on papers only.
According to Health and Medical Education Department, in NC-Congress regime government had upgraded these health institutions on the basis of Indian Primary Health Standards levels. The then government had claimed that all upgraded hospitals run round the clock. But astoundingly, two years after some hospitals have not changed in any manner.
"Lack of doctors has forced the authorities in the Health Department to do away with their earlier decision of runnin... | |
| | | | Why should Jammu, Ladakh suffer for Kashmir troubles? | | Omar Abdullah on elections | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 18: NC vice president and former CM Omar Abdullah has again demanded dissolution of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly in order to avert the possibility of horse-trading. At the same time, he has said that situation is not conducive in Kashmir for holding any electoral exercise.
Omar Abdullah's point of view as for as the situation in Kashmir is concerned is based on the ground situation and, hence, it cannot be brushed aside. Even former close aide of Ghulam Nabi Azad and former minister Abdul Gani Vakil has expressed identical views on the prevailing situation in Kashmir. In fact, he has gone further and rejected the suggestion idea of holding civi... | |
| | | | Hundreds of Govt schools without BAS | | Truant employees celebrate technical glitches | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: The Governor's office order of making biometric attendance compulsory in government offices was like a bombshell for truant employees but they are so far enjoying the technical and other glitches in the system, which have hindered the installation of biometric attendance system in the office.
Hundreds of government Middle as well as Primary schools across the Jammu province are without biometric attendance system and have no plan to purchase the same.
According to the teachers working in Middle and Primary schools of Kathua, Basohli, Lakhanpur, Dansal, Akhnoor, Balwal, Satwari, Billawar and other educational zones of Jammu province, so far no biometr... | |
| | | | Guv takes on officials for delay in electrifying 3.5 lakh households | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 18: Governor N N Vohra has reprimanded the Power Development Department for failing to electrify over 100 villages in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to official sources, over 3.5 lakh households comprising of around 10 lakh people of over 100 villages are unelectrified so far in J&K, where the inhabitants still use the traditional forms of lighting their home because the government doesn't have capacity to provide them electricity. Of these villages, most fall in Chenab belt of the Jammu region.
Governor N N Vohra on Tuesday held a meeting where he according to sources took on PDD officials for delaying electrifying the unelectrified villages in the st... | |
| | | | CEO refuses to detach attached employees | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: Showing utter disregard to government's order regarding detachment of all attached employees, the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Udhampur and has allegedly sent a forged compliance report to higher authorities.
Sources informed Early Times that a power full lobby in CEO's office that runs transfers and attachment industry in Udhampur district has sent a forged compliance report to the Education Department in response to GAD's order regarding cancellation of all attachments.
"Pritam Chand, teacher, attached in Higher Secondary School (HSS) Basantgarh, original place of posting Middle School Parla Chakal 2; Pushpa Devi, HSS Basantgarh, original place of... | |
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