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| Won’t hold tricolor, contest polls till Aug 5 decisions are reversed: Mehbooba | | |  Early times Report
Srinagar, Oct 23: Hardening her stand on the restoration of special status for Jammu and Kashmir, the erstwhile state’’s last chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said she was not interested in contesting elections or holding the national tricolour till the constitutional changes enforced on August 5 last year were rolled back.
In her first media interaction after her release from 14-month detention, the PDP president said she would hold the tricolour only when the separate flag of the erstwhile state would be restored.
“As far as I am concerned, I have no interest in elections. Till the time the Constitution under which I used to contest elections is returned to us, Mehbooba Mufti has got nothing to do with elections, let me tell you that,” she said.
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| After denying rights to Valmikis, Mehbooba plays ‘Dalit card’ ! | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 23: In her first press conference after release from detention PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti openly tried to play Muslim and Dalit cards while targeting BJP for, what she alleged, bulldozing constitution of the country.
Ironically it was PDP and other constituents of ‘Peoples’ Alliance of Gupkar Declaration’ who deprived Valmikis and West Pakistani Refugees (WPRs)-majority of them are Dalits, of the basic human rights to live a dignified life. It was all due to constituents of ‘Gupkar Declaration’ that three generation of hundreds of these Dalits families lived lives of slaves in the democratic India. While addressing a press conference at Srinagar, Mehbooba ... | |
| | | | Mehbooba’s rhetoric puts Farooq, Sajad, others in quandary | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 23: The bizarre statement of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti seems to have stirred hornet’s nest among the Gupkar signatories with many of them fearing that the amalgam may not sustain after today’s uncalled for rhetoric.
“What Mehbooba Mufti has said is a clear indication that she no longer considers herself as Indian and wouldn’t be accepting the country’s constitution any longer. This is an open sedition. The problem is that she is signatory to the Gupkar resolution signed last year. Recently on October 16- two days after her release- she attended the meeting which was chaired by Farooq Abdullah. However, today’s statement has opened up a Pandora’s box for... | |
| | | | Cong is not part of Gupkar Alliance, Mehbooba confirms it | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 23: Notwithstanding claims of leaders of the ‘Peoples’ Alliance of Gupkar Declaration’, PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti admitted that Congress was not part of this ‘alliance’.
“National Conference, Peoples’ Conference, Awami National Conference and one national party CPM are part of the Gupkar Alliance”, Mehbooba said in her press conference and did not mention the name of Congress. She sought support of the people while naming these parties who have joined hands to restore pre-August 5, 2019 position of the erstwhile state of J&K. “We alone cannot fight”, she said and sought support from every section of the society.
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| | | | Kashmir men land in sex chat net | | Police issue notice | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 23: While the high speed internet connectivity is yet to be restored fully in Jammu and Kashmir, some people of Kashmir have landed in trouble for alleged sex chat. Official sources said in the last few months, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have received some complaints from people of Kashmir being “blackmailed for having resorted to alleged sex chat, with the other parties trying to black mail them.”
Sources said such chats are being done on social media platforms like that of Facebook and WhatsApp in particular.
Sources said some such videos have surfaced. But the sources said the people who have come under scanner have told police that they got calls f... | |
| | | | Party used us till 2014; now fulfill promises, demand protesters | | Daily wagers stage protest in front of BJP office | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 23: Apparently a warning for future elections, thousands of agitating daily wagers for want of regularization of their services, today gathered outside BJP state headquarter, Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Bhawan and asked party leaders to come clear over their pending demands of regularization.
At least two thousands daily wagers of various government departments today gathered outside Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Bhawan Trikuta Nagar Jammu and shouted slogans against the s... | |
| | | | JK reports 586 new cases of Corona Virus, 12 more people die | | Positive cases 90752, active positive 7842, recovered 81486, casualties 1424 | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 23: As the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 586 new cases of Corona Virus today the total number of positive cases reached 90,752. The death toll due to the virus reached 1,424 after 12 more people died in the past 24 hours.
Srinagar district reported 154 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 121 cases, Anantnag district 49 cases, Budgam district 41 cases, Baramulla district 40 cases, Kupwara district 30 cases, Ganderbal district 22 cases, Pulwama district 20 cases, Doda district 14 cases, Bandipora, Udhampur and Kishtwar districts 12 cases each, Kulgam district 11 cases, Rajouri district 10 cases, Poonch district nine cases, Kathua ... | |
| | | | Number of MBBS seats increases from 500 to 1100 in GMCs of J&K | | 50 % of these seats shall be made available to female aspirants as per MBBS Admission Policy of the UT | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 23: In a significant achievement, the total number of MBBS seats in Government Medical Colleges of Jammu and Kashmir has increased from 500 for 2018-19 to 1100 seats for the current academic session 2020-21.
In this regard, Health & Medical Education Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir got Letter of Permission (LoP) from National Medical Commission, New Delhi for Government Medical College Doda to admit 100 MBBS students for the current academic session 2020-2021 while Government Medical College Anantnag and Government Medical College Baramulla have also got permission to admit second batch of 100 students.
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| | | | Lt Governor pays obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine | | | 
Early Times Report
KATRA, Oct 23: Lieutenant Governor who is also the Chairman Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Manoj Sinha, today visited the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji and paid obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum on the auspicious occasion of Durga Ashtami. He prayed for peace, progress and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir. During his visit, the Lieutenant Governor was accompanied by Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, Nitishwar Kumar and Chief Executive... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Ward 48 Gorkha Nagar Bahu Fort residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 23: People living in the ward number 48 Gorkha Nagar Bahu Fort are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance.
The ward number 48 Gorkha Nagar Bahu Fort is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of this c... | |
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