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Covid cases on rise, JK reports 542 new infections | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR,Jan 7: The Government today informed that 542 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 288 from Jammu division and 254 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 343310. Also, 01 Covid deaths has been reported from Jammu Division.
Moreover, 98 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 31 from Jammu Division and 67 from Kashmir Division.
The Bulletin informs that onenew case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 51 across J&K. On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs tha... | |
| | Public purse petrified as Govt sanctions hundreds of crores loan with no recovery plan | Comedy of errors! | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 7: Loans worth hundreds of crores have been sanctioned by the Jammu and Kashmir government without ensuring the recovery of the same, leaving the public purse perturbed and debt-ridden to the core.
Official documents pertaining to the matter reveal that against the outstanding amount of Rs 910.16 crore, Rs 1.25 crore were only recovered. The total outstanding loans registered an increasing trend from Rs 1,493.94 crore to Rs 1,725.77 crore during the period 2014-15 to 2018-19. Out of Rs 1,725.77 crore, major portion of loans amounting to Rs 910.16 crore were outstanding in March 2019 against seven entities. These include (1) Municipalities Rs 5.17 crore (Nil... | |
| | 3 Jaish militants killed, Army officer injured in Budgam gunfight | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 7: Three Jaish-e-Mohammad militants were killed and an Army officer was wounded in an overnight operation in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said.
This was the fifth gunfight of this year and a total of 11 militants have been killed.
The latest gunfight erupted at Zowla Chadoora Thursday evening when Police and Army launched a cordon and search operation in the area following an input regarding the presence of three Jaish militants.
The Central Reserve Police Force joined the operation after the encounter broke, police said. “During the search operation, as the presence of terrorists got ascertained they fired indiscriminately upon the j... | |
| | Kalal village has no mobile, internet connectivity | | | Ankit Kessar
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Jan 7: Frontier village on Kalal along the Line of Control in Nowshera subdivision in Rajouri District has no mobile network and internet connectivity.
Sarpanch Ramesh Chaudhary while talking to Early Times said that two years back Jio company installed a tower but still it is unable to provide network connectivity to the area. “The resident of this village are very unlucky.
Many of them have migrated other places for the sake of career of their... | |
| | PDD failed to provide adequate power supply: Rajesh Gupta | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 7: Vice President Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Jammu-Poonch parliamentary constituency Rajesh Gupta has alleged that Jammu is facing the worst kind of power crisis in the ongoing winter season with continuous unscheduled power cuts.
Gupta said the people in Jammu city and other adjoining districts, experiencing harsh winter days are suffering badly in view of the worst kind of power crisis as the Power Development Department (PDD) has miserably failed to provide ad... | |
| | LG’s Grievances Cell a cruel joke with Jammuties: TMF | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 7: Grievances Cell was constituted by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to reach to the problems and basic needs of the people of JKUT but at least it seems that the same has remained on papers as is disclosed by BAJ President statement that no action was taken on the grievances of Lawyers issues, said Vijay Sharma, chairman Team Mask Force (TMF) in a press release.
Vijay Sharma said that earlier President of JKESTW Society even mailed their grievances regarding emplo... | |
| | On Mufti’s death anniversary Mehbooba exhorts Dogras to save land, jobs | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 7: Realizing that a wave of strong anger is brewing among residents of the Jammu region against the present ‘inept and anti-people bureaucratic government’, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president on Friday exhorted Dogras to wake up to save their future generations.
“It is high time for the residents of Jammu and Kashmir be it Kashmiri, Dogra, Pahari, Gujjar or Bakerwal to join hands to protect the J&K”, Mehbooba said after paying tributes to the founder of... | |
| | Omar’s gesture likely to strengthen PDP, NC relations | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 7: National Conference vice president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday paid tributes to the founder of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on his sixth death anniversary.
At a time when all non-BJP parties are trying to come on a joint platform to protect the jobs and land rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah this gesture is likely to strengthen relations between to arch political rival parties ... | |
| | Mehbooba accuses admin of hounding PDP workers | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Bijbehara, Jan 7: Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday accused administration of hounding her party workers and stopping them from visiting her father’s grave to offer ‘fatiha’.
“You witnessed what is happening.
I don’t know why this administration fears PDP,” Mehbooba Mufti told Early Times at Bijbehara.
A number of videos, which have now surfaced on social media sites, show PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on her official vehicle and arguing with SSP Anantnag.
“Allow my workers first to proceed towards the grave. They make their entry from one gate and leave from the other,” Mehbooba can hear telli... | |
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