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Crippled Congress awaits coup? Altaf Bukhari claims Congress’s support in 3rd front formation 1/21/2020 1:05:16 AM Early Times report Jammu, Jan 20: The former PDP rebel Altaf Bukhari has made a startling revelation about several congress leaders in touch with him, ready to support him for the formation of third front in Jammu and Kashmir. A day after former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad accused Bukhari of floating the third front in nexus with the BJP, Bukhari trained his guns against the Congress veteran, accusing him of getting indulged in politics and deceit and deception. In the same press statement, Bukhari spilled beans about the Congress, revealing that several of the Congress leaders are in touch with him and are likely going to become part of the third front in Jammu and Kashmir. “It is a fact that a number of senior Congress leaders are in touch with me but there is no question of coercing them or extending any facilities like Azad sahib has pointed out in his statement. There are many Congress leaders who share the same vision, passion and motivation to serve their people in their own capacities and thus are coming forward in that direction day by ...   READ MORE

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BJP leaders of JK continue to befool masses, delimitation exercise yet to be started Local party leaders in disconnect mode with central leadership 1/21/2020 1:03:50 AM Jehangir Rashid Early times report SRINAGAR, Jan 20: Leaders of Jammu & Kashmir unit of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) have made it a habit of deceiving common masses of the union territory especially those living in Jammu division, while making hoax claims and doing nothing on the ground. More than five and half months have passed ever since Article 370 and Article 35A were abrogated from the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir. At the time of abrogation of these articles the leaders of BJP claimed that things would change for better for the people of Jammu saying that articles were roadblocks in the development. Sources told Early Times that most of the BJP leaders at that time had sa...   READ MORE   Biochemistry deptt headless for 2 days, left on God’s Mercy 1/21/2020 1:03:33 AM Nitesh Sangral Early times report JAMMU, Jan 20: : It is strange but true that the essential Biochemistry Department of the Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu remained headless for 2 days without anybody taking care of the day to day activities of the department. Here need to mention that the Head of the Department (HOD) of the department, Dr. Amarjeet Singh Bhatia is on sanctioned leaves and Associate Professor Dr. Rachna Sabharwal was acting HOD and looking after the working of the same department was also on sanctioned leaves and Assistant Professor Dr Kapila Raina took leave last Saturday and the department remained without in charge. If sources are to be believed, th...   READ MORE   Srinagar takes lead as JMC fails Jammu in sanitation 1/21/2020 1:03:26 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 20: In a major embarrassment for the Jammu Municipal Corporation and the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) whose Mayor heads the JMC, the summer capital of Srinagar has been ranked first among the cleanest cities and towns in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said Srinagar has been ranked first among 78 urban local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir in Swatch Survekshan League SSL 2020. In the pan-India cleanliness survey conducted under the banner of SSL 2020, Srinagar has also shown an improvement in level of cleanliness jumping to rank 45 from 448 position of 2018. The survey was conducted by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the aegis of Swatch B...   READ MORE   Cong could not muster guts to demand restoration of Art 370 1/21/2020 1:03:14 AM Early times report Jammu, Jan 20: Notwithstanding stand taken by the party across the country, Congress leadership could not muster guts to include demand of restoration of Article 370 in the Indian Constitution to restore “special status” of J&K. People were expecting that Congress in its state executive committee meeting held at Jammu on January 16 and 17, would raise the demand of bringing back Article 370 but none of the leader even raise this demand after the meeting. Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, who had vociferously opposed abrogation of Article 370 in the Rajya Sabha on August 5, 2019, has avoided speaking on this issue in Jammu. Credible sources in...   READ MORE   7 KAS officers transferred 1/21/2020 1:03:04 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 20: In the interest of administration, the General Administration Department, J&K Govt has ordered transfer and postings of 7 KAS officers with immediate effect. Naresh Kumar, KAS, Deputy Secretary to the Government, PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, is transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Ramnagar, against an available vacancy. He shall also hold the additional charge of the post of Sub- Registrar, Ramnagar, till further orders. Vivek Modi, KAS, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Tribal Affairs Department, is transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Basantgarh, against an available vacancy. He shall also hold the...   READ MORE   Unscrupulous elements selling agent cards at RTO Jammu Despite restriction cards being sold on Rs 500 per card, authority unmoved 1/21/2020 1:02:57 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 20: Some unscrupulous elements, posing themselves as transport agents have allegedly been selling agent cards, despite being banned by the department by charging Rs 500 just outside the RTO office Jammu openly but the concerned authority acting as mute spectators. Sources told Early Times that two persons have been issuing agent cards, which are actually issued or renewed by the authority concerned to the representatives of transport agencies in past with motive to felicitate their works in office of RTO Jammu. “Although, authority concerned has stopped such practice of issuance of new cards and their renewal with the objective to bring transparency t...   READ MORE   Illegal mining continues in Rajouri, G&M Dept keeps mum Hoarders making hay as public suffers 1/21/2020 1:02:36 AM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Nowshera, Jan 20: Despite complete ban on mineral mining, the illegal mining of sand, stones continues across Rajouri district under the nose of concerned Geology and Mining Department raising question mark on its working. Sources told Early Times that the illegal mining of mineral has been going on unabated in various parts of the district including Kalakote, Lamberi, Sunderbani, Nowshera etc. where JCBs can be seen excavating sand, stones etc from the ri...   READ MORE   Custodial torture at Gangyal Police Station Cops brutally assaulted youth for objecting misbehaviour, hospitalized 1/21/2020 1:02:09 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 20: The Policemen from Gangyal Police Station in very revengeful manner, Sunday night brutally assaulted and dragged a youth for objecting misbehave with him, the wrath of Khakhi does not end here, they took the youth Police Station keep thrashing until he falls unconscious. However, the latter the youth was hospitalized at GMC Jammu. Rohit Singh a businessman son of Chaman Singh resident of Birpur, laying on bed no 181 of emergency of Government Medical Colleg...   READ MORE   JKSRTC electric-bus conductor charge ‘exorbitant fare’ from students Students of CUJ forced to pay full fare even for travelling half distance 1/21/2020 12:56:21 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 15: A conductor of an electric-bus of Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) plying on the Central University of Jammu campus Raya to Amphalla, has been charging exorbitant fare from the students, forcing them to pay full-fare even for travelling half the distance. Students of CUJ informed Early Times that on the demand of students and CUJ administration, SRTC had deputed an electric, which made one trip in the morning and one trip from A...   READ MORE   3 Hizb militants including ex-cop killed in Shopain encounter ‘130 local militants active in South Kashmir’: GOC Victor Force 1/21/2020 12:55:38 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 20: Security forces on Monday killed three Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a police deserter, who had deserted Jammu and Kashmir Police in 2018 and decamped with eight AK assault rifles from the official residence of a legislator. According to reports, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Wacchi area of Shopian district following information about presence of militants. They said that initially terrorists were asked to surrender but they opened fire towards security forces' positions which triggered an encounter between the forces and them "In the ensuing encounter, three terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen were k...   READ MORE   Pahalgam Municipality president, employees clash inside office 1/21/2020 12:55:07 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Jan 20: A brawl between President Municipal Committee Pahalgam and employees of the municipality broke out after the later marked them absent. According to reports, President Municipal Committee Pahalgam Rayees Ahmad Lone and employees clashed inside the office of President and exchanged blows with each other. During scuffle, according to eye witnesses, furniture of President’s office was damaged. President Municipal Committee Pahalgam Rayees Ahmad Lone told Early Times that around 11 eleven employees attacked him inside his office after he refused to mark them present. “I straight forwardly conveyed them that I have marked absent and will...   READ MORE   Search operation launched in Behrarakh 1/21/2020 12:53:23 AM MS Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Jan 20: 37 RR and 49 RR of army in close coordination with Mendhar police launched a search operation in Behrarah and adjoining forest area in sakhi maidan of sub division Mendhar near LOC. The areas which were searched by army and police included upper Dharane , Gohlad , Chhaja and several other adjoining areas followed by the inputs that some suspicious movement was noticed duing the wee hours. However there was no breakthrough till the reports last come while as the search operation was still going on. Meanwhile Sub Divisional Police officer Mendhar Neeraj Badyal while talking to Early Times informed that after receiving the information about t...   READ MORE   Names of transferred, retired docs on signage welcome patients at DH Udhampur 1/21/2020 12:35:34 AM ASHWANI SHARMA EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, Jan 20: Astonishing it may sound but is a bitter truth that patients and others visiting the District Hospital (DH) Udhampur often get dodged as name plates on boards as well as doors and at many other places in the health institution show names of doctors who are either retired or transferred to other places long back. “I came here to get myself examined from Dr Rajinder after I read his name at one of the rooms of the Hospital. But when I rea...   READ MORE

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