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Jammuites make #4GForJammu top trend on twitter Enough is enough, we too exist, say netizens 10/21/2020 12:46:10 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 20: To give vent to their feelings, Jammuites have taken to twitter, highlighting the plethora of hardships they are facing in absence of 4G internet. With more than 17000 tweets in an hour, Jammuites have made #4GForJammu a top trend on twitter. On Tuesday, the people of Jammu especially the youth enmasse caused a storm on social networking platform Twitter by making #4GForJammu a top trend. With more than 17 thousand tweets in just an hour related to the demand for restoration of high speed internet services in Jammu region, #4GForJammu became the topic of the day. A twitter user namely Shikha Sharma while becoming part of the digital herd had this to say about 4G restoration in Jammu. “It was Mumbai only where power crisis became a national issue. Bu...   READ MORE

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PDP, NC, Congress forget own regimes on treating media Auron Ko Nasihat! 10/21/2020 12:42:21 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 20: Even as former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, and the Congress have trained guns on New Delhi over some incidents related to media, such parties have forgotten how their regimes treated media fraternity in Jammu and Kashmir during their respective regimes. While, as of now both Omar and Mehbooba are beating chests trying to project that New Delhi in general and the Bharatiya Janta Party in particular were averse to free press, the fact r...   READ MORE   ‘Former JKSFC MD appointed 6 officers to secure son’s future’ 10/21/2020 12:41:57 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 20: Former Managing Director of the cash-starved Jammu and Kashmir State Financial Corporation (JKSFC) appointed six officers in the corporation allegedly to secure a job for his son. “The MD for his vested interest engaged several officers, including his son, at the pretext of reviving the corporation. Within one month of confirmation of his service the son of the former MD was sent on deputation to Power Development Corporation (PDC),” sources told Early Times. They said, “The JKSFC, which is already facing financial constraint due to the corporation being mismanaged, engaged seven officers, including Assistant Account Officer, Techno Ec...   READ MORE   JKUT Govt constitutes Apex, Divisional Committees to draw roadmap, modalities District Development Council elections 10/21/2020 12:41:49 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 20: Government of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory today constituted an Apex level and two Divisional Committees to draw the road map for the conduct of District Development Council elections in the UT. An order issued by the GAD stated that , ‘Sanction is accorded to the constitution of Apex Level Committee and Divisional Level Committees to draw roadmap and detailed schedule for conducting elections to the District Development Councils in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. As per the order, the Apex Level Committee will have Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department as the Chairman and Director General of Police J&K, Additional D...   READ MORE   LG stresses for development of playfield in every block of JK UT has only 137 playgrounds against requirement of 2500 10/21/2020 12:41:37 AM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Oct 20: To keep youth attached with sports, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has stressed for development of playfields in every block of Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said that Sinha has taken a serious note that poor sports infrastructure was creating hurdles in the performance of players as Jammu and Kashmir has only 137 play fields against the requirement of 2500. “Lieutenant Governor has issued strict restrictions for promotion of sports. It has been decided that a playfield should be developed in every block of Jammu and Kashmir. The step is being taken to keep children attached to sports and away from drugs,” the official said. The o...   READ MORE   JK reports 589 fresh cases of Corona Virus, nine more people die in past 24 hours Positive cases 88958, active positive 8124, recovered 79437, casualties 1397 10/21/2020 12:41:27 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 20: The total number of Corona Virus positive cases in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 88,958 since 589 new cases of virus were reported today. The number of casualties reached 1,397 after nine people died due to virus in the past 24 hours. Srinagar district reported 136 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 118 cases, Anantnag district 39 cases, Budgam district 34 cases, Baramulla and Bandipora districts 32 cases each, Pulwama district 30 cases, Doda and Kishtwar districts 25 cases each, Ganderbal district 21 cases, Poonch and Reasi districts 13 cases each, Kulgam district 12 cases, Ramban district 11 cas...   READ MORE   Delay in construction of Malti-Upper Delyot road gives tough time to locals 10/21/2020 12:41:16 AM ASHWANI SHARMA EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, Oct 20: Dilapidated roads in hilly areas of Udhampur district are a common phenomenon thereby giving tough time to the locals but imagine what would be the fate of such people who are forced to tread those stretches still waiting to take a shape to be called as a road link. One such road in Delyot area of Pancheri tehsil in district Udhampur is facing the apathy of the authorities concerned and the delay is victimizing about thousands of people...   READ MORE   NIA files charge sheet in Hizbul Mujahideen narco-terror case 10/21/2020 12:40:58 AM Agencies New Delhi, Oct 20: The NIA on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against 10 people, including slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo, for their alleged involvement in smuggling heroin into the country and channelising its proceeds to Pakistan and terrorists based in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. The 14,000-page charge sheet was filed before a special NIA court in Mohali under relevant sections of the IPC, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Passports Act. Hilal Ahmed Shergojri (35) of Pulwama; Bikram Singh (27), Maninder Singh (22), Ranjit Singh (41), Gagandeep Singh (27), Iqbal Singh (24)...   READ MORE   Residents of Shivaji Chowk appeals Munish Gupta to project the issue of faulty drainage system with authority Despite repeated complaints, authorities fail to address issue: Residents allege 10/21/2020 12:39:52 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 19: Despite repeated the complaints with the concerned authorities, the residents as well as the shopkeepers of main market of Shivaji Chowk Nanak Nagar continue to suffer problems being faced due to overflowing, blocked drain, which passes through the entire market as the most part of the drain is under encroachment. While narrating their problem with Editor Early times, Munish Gupta, the residents alleged that the problem of clogged drains has not been addre...   READ MORE   Students protest against JKBOSE, demand 50% cut off in syllabus 10/21/2020 12:38:39 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Oct 21: The students of Government Higher Secondary School Boys Kishtwar today held a strong protest against JKBOSE for preponing of the exams for 10th and 12th class and tried to block the main road outside the school which was prevented by the police officials present at the spot. As per the details available with Early Times, the angry student assembled inside the school premises and raised slogans against the JKBOSE for playing with the future of the students. The students tried to march towards the main road, but the heavy police presence at the spot prevented the attempt of the students to stop the vehicular movement on every busy road...   READ MORE   Enquiry sets in motion to dig out evidences in forged PSARA certificates 10/21/2020 12:38:10 AM MASOOD MALIK EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 20: A company in Jammu, which does not possess the PSARA (Private Security Agencies Regulation Act) certificate, is all set face the tune as government agency has pulled up socks to bring the manipulators to book. The documents of a company named Unique Sanitation and Outsourcing Services, Gadigarh, Airport, which are in possession of Early Times, reveal that it forged the signatures of the PSARA issuing authority and attached the documents with different tenders in the PHE, Mechanical Division Udhampur, and at the Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu. Talking to Early Times, Mohiuddin Special Secretary Home Department said...   READ MORE   Funds meant for development of roads diverted for COVID-19 management Lackadaisical attitude from people at helm leads to problems for people 10/21/2020 12:37:59 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 20: The lackadaisical attitude from the people at helm at times leads to a situation where the problems of people left remain unattended for years together with the money also being spent on some other projects. Same has happened with a project that could have solved problems of a huge population living in at least two districts of the Kashmir valley. Since the project could not get kick started the people living in many areas continue to fa...   READ MORE

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