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Within 5-years after Mufti’s demise, Mehbooba turns PDP into communal outfit All founder members except Veeri were forced to quit party due to a radical coterie which has hijacked PDP after Mufti’s death to make it a communal outfit 1/6/2021 11:37:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 6: Within five years after demise of late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has been reduced from an alternative of the National Conference (NC) to a radical outfit by a coterie of communal leaders, who have hijacked the party after death its founder. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had established PDP, within three years after its formation, as a secular alternative to NC by government with Congress in the year 2002. Unfortunately his daughter Mehbooba Mufti has reduced this party to a communal outfit within five years after the death of its founder. All founder members of the party except Mehbooba Mufti and Abdul Rehman Veeri were forced to quit the PDP by this coterie which is pursuing separatist and communal agenda. From Muzaffar Beigh of Kashmir Valley and Trilok Singh Bajwa from Jammu, all close-aides of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed have resigned from the party after facing humiliation by the incumbent leadership time and again. Close-aides of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed-both from Jammu region and Kashmir Valley, who stood with like r...   READ MORE

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After attachment of property, Abdullahs ‘soften’ stand 1/6/2021 11:37:24 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 6: The attachment of the property of former Chief Minister and National Conference, patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah has seemingly softened him, and his son and successor, Omar Abdullah, who sounds a changed man atleast on his favorite social media platoform –Twitter. While Dr Farooq has largely been maintaining silence since the day his property was attached by the Enforcement Directorate, Omar not only avoids targeting the Bharatiya Janta Party but has now started to indirectly support for the BJP. In one such recent incident, Omar locked horns with BJP’s betenoire and Samajwadi Party, Chief, Akhilesh Yadav, who has questioned the vaccine against Covid-19 as...   READ MORE   Even after selling 70 % of power, JKSPDC fails to end JK’s electricity shortage 1/6/2021 11:37:16 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 6: The power paucity being faced by the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir could be gauged by the fact that even when Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) has been selling more than 70 percent of its power to J&K, yet the dearth of power continues to remain unaddressed. The documents in possession of the Early Times reveal that the power scarcity of Jammu and Kashmir was not being taken up by the past regimes due to which the huge deficit between demand and supply remains albatross around the neck of the present helmsmen. As per documents, when Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) sells most of power ...   READ MORE   BJP leader’s DO letter for deputation of a doctor went viral ‘Attracts public anger on social media, LG’s intervention sought’ 1/6/2021 11:37:10 PM AVINASH AZAD EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 6: Netizens have sought Lt Governor Manoj Sinha’s intervention following an official communiqué mentioning name of an unelected senior BJP leader’s D.O. letter issued by an officer of the Health & Medical Education Department for deputation of a doctor, in October last year went viral on social media. It may be noted that ET does not confirm the purported letter, which was addressed to Principal Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) J...   READ MORE   Is JK Police impenetrable to COVID-19 infection? Distribute COVID-19 safety kits among poor but not following safety norms themselves 1/6/2021 11:36:55 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 6: Though Jammu and Kashmir police has lost 15 personnel to deadly COVID-19 virus while 3276 police personnel have tested positive but some cops still considered themselves impenetrable force as while distributing COVID-19 safety kits among poor, the senior cops could be seen without following safety protocols or simply wearing face masks. In the last one fortnight, police officials from a particular district have organized few Civic-Action programmes, in which...   READ MORE   COVID-19 recovery rate in JK reaches 96.42% as 264 more patients recover; 126 new cases Positive cases 122049, active positive 2459, recovered 117690, casualties 1900 1/6/2021 11:35:52 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 6: Following 264 more recoveries the COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu & Kashmir reached 96.42 percent today. The total number of positive cases reached 1, 22,049 with 126 new cases being reported today; death toll reached 1900 with three fresh deaths. Jammu district reported 48 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Srinagar district 23 cases, Ganderbal district 13 cases, Kathua and Samba districts six cases each, Pulwama and Doda districts four cases each, Budgam, Bandipora, Kupwara and Udhampur districts three cases each, Baramulla, Shopian, Kishtwar and Poonch districts two cases each and Rajouri & Ramban districts one case each. An...   READ MORE   IGNOU delays B.Ed. results of in-service teachers’ 1/6/2021 11:35:43 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 6: The continuous delay being made by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Jammu in declaring final results of Bachelor of Education Degree of in-service teachers has diminished their promotion opportunities. Aggrieved teachers informed the Early Times that the undue delay by the IGNOU in declaring results has created strong resentment among the teaching community, as thousands of Government teachers who were hopeful of their promotions benefit with the help of BEd degree. “IGNOU has been making unjustified delay in declaration of B. Ed. result of in-service teachers, who had pursued the course through SSA on the official directions of th...   READ MORE   Snowfall disrupts normal life, many houses partially damaged Scores of areas reels under darkness in North Kashmir 1/6/2021 11:09:56 PM S TAHIR-UL HAQ Early Times Report KUPWARA, Jan 6: The fresh snowfall has brought the normal life standstill, besides scores of areas are reeling under darkness and many houses got partially damaged in north Kashmir. Reports said that fresh snowfall has brought the normal life standstill, many houses got partially damaged in Tangdar, Keran and Chowkibal villages of Kupwara district. Sadhna Top, Machil, Chowkibal areas have received 2-3 feet of snow and road has become slippery with the result...   READ MORE   Snowfall in Valley, tourists stuck due to suspension of flights at srinagar airport 1/6/2021 11:09:18 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 6: While most of the roads are closed due to accumulation of snow here in Kashmir valley, hundreds of tourists who had come to celebrate New Year in Kashmir are stuck due to suspension of flights at Srinagar's airport for the last four days. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway also remained closed. Kashmir received light to moderate snowfall since Sunday which caused damage to hundreds of houses across Kashmir, official said. A snow slide killed a woman in North Kashmir. Similarly, CRPF personal also died in Srinagar's Hazratbal area when a shed collapsed due to snowfall on Wednesday. Director Meteorological Department Kashmir Sonam Lotu...   READ MORE   People of village Chandali get electricity after 27 days 1/6/2021 11:09:08 PM ASIF IQBAL NAIK Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 6: Two days after Early Times published news regarding non availability of electricity in village Chandali in Sarthal area of Kishtwar District after the village transformer suffered damages, the villagers finally get the damaged transformer replaced with new and enhanced capacity transformer. As per the details available with Early Times, the poor condition of the transmission and distribution system in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is hunting the people during ongoing winter as the people of village Chandali in Sarthal area of Kishtwar District get electricity restored only after 27 days due to which the people are suffering. As rep...   READ MORE   GI tag helps Kashmiri saffron growers to get better returns 1/6/2021 11:03:27 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 6: Saffron growers in Kashmir have a reason to rejoice as rates of the world's costliest crop have gone up after it was given a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. In May this year, Kashmiri saffron was given a Geographical Indication (GI) tag with the aim to make it illegal for someone outside the valley to make and sell a similar product under the 'Kashmiri saffron' name. GI tags are indications which identify a product as originating in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or characteristic of the product is essentially attributable to its geographic origin. Kashmiri farmers say that GI tag has immensely benefitted them in t...   READ MORE

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