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| Infighting intensified in BJP after announcement of BDCs elections | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: Infighting in state unit BJP has been intensified with the announcement of elections for Block Development Councils (BDCs) because leaders at district level have started projecting their loyalists for party mandates.
Election Department has announced BDCs elections on party basis so hectic lobbying has been started within the party to get mandate for these polls.
Credible sources said that recommendation of Mandal and Zila committees of BJP is important for giving mandate to any candidate for BDCs elections so Mandal and Zila presidents are trying their best to accommodate only their loyalists at the cost of deserving candidates. Instead of recommendation names of dedicated BJP workers for BDCs elections, Mandal and Zila presidents, sources said, are trying to projects only those leaders who have recently joined party to settle score with their opponents within the party. As large number of BJP supporters had won Panchayat elections, party leaders are thinking that party candidates would easily won BDCs polls.
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| 'Shimla agreement only way out, other UN resolutions obsolete' | | Pak faces another defeat at international front | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: In yet another defeat for Pakistan at the international front, President of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Jerry Matthews Matjila has ruled out any action on Kashmir, even issuing a joint statement. "In the Council I don't see in the near future there will be a joint statement on Jammu & Kashmir," said Matjila, recalling that the divided Security Council could not even agree on one paragraph statement at its August meeting on Kashmir. "The Council was so divided that we could not even issue a single paragraph statement. We could not issue even a paragraph to say. We are appealing to both the parties to resolve the issue amicably as per Shimla accord... | |
| | | | Cops in civvies to help shopkeepers resume business in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 3: The Jammu and Kashmir Administration is working on a plan to boost confidence of the shopkeepers in hartal-bound Kashmir for resuming business activities by deploying cops in civvies in central business district of Lal Chowk.
Sources said the traders have told the administration that the fear of arson and stone pelting has been preventing shopkeepers in market places like Lal Chowk, Regal Chowk, Hari Singh High Street and Batmaloo in particular to resume business for the past around two months since the abrogation of Article 370 on Aug 5, 2019.
Sources said that the administration had approached the shopkeepers asking them to resume normal life a... | |
| | | | Central Govt schemes made to flop, funds left to lapse | | Past Govts kept 50k jobs for women under carpet | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has expressed serious concern over the dilatory mode of functioning and making plethora of the state funds lapse- approved in actual for the upliftment of women at large.
The much hyped Women Entrepreneurship Program (WEP) was launched in March 2010 by the then government, claiming that the priorities of his government would be to address the woes of women in the state who continue to bear the worst brunt during the past decades.
It was also made public amid much speculation that a comprehensive program would ensure that atleast 50 thousand jobs would be given to the needy women of the state.
Ironically, reports in... | |
| | | | Elderly people, students, worst affected amid crisis | | | |
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 3: Amid the prevailing crisis, the elderly people and students are worst affected due to continuous shutdown in Kashmir.
The Kashmir is under shutdown and facing communication blockade since August 5 following the Centre's decision of abrogation of Article 370, 35A and bifurcation of state into two union territories.
At the same time, the elderly people and students are worst affected.
Taking instance, Government Day Care Centre for senior citizens at Primary Health Care Chanapora in Srinagar remains closed.
Suffering from osteoporosis, Abdul Wahid, 63, has visited the Centre several times since August 5 but to no avail.
"I am suffer... | |
| | | | No one made sincere effort to know what Jammu people want: Munish | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: Editor, Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Thursday reiterated his resolve to highlight the woes of Jammu people, whom he said, have been take for a ride by the successive regimes.
Carrying forward his mass contact programme in Chatha Mill, Munish said, "The outreach programme which I had started nearly five months ago has brought to fore the miseries and sufferings of the people."
"It is unfortunate that our leaders during the past seven decades have just treated... | |
| | | | Will distribute my salary among needy' | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, has said that if he wins the forthcoming Assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency he would distribute his monthly salary among the needy people in his constituency. "It's my promise to you people that besides carrying out development work, I would distribute my salary among the needy people. I assure you that I would not take any money from anyone, nor would I remain inaccessible. Whenever you need me I will be available," Munish said. ... | |
| | | | Kishtwar Police book Geelani aide, local Imam | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: Continuing its crackdown on terror network in Kishtwar District, Kishtwar police booked three more persons including a self styled Hurriyat leader for providing support to the Hizb terrorists operating in Kishtwar and Doda districts.
The arrested close aide of Geelani was earlier apprehended by Kishtwar Police in December last year for recruiting the innocent youth and luring them towards militancy.
As per the details available with Early Ti... | |
| | | | Terrorism will be eliminated from J&K with removal of Article 370: Amit Shah | | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Oct 3: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday expressed confidence that terrorism and its ideology will be totally eliminated from Kashmir with repeal of Article 370 and the region will emerge as one of the most developed in the country in the next 10 years due to boost to development.
Shah, who flagged off the semi high-speed train Vande Bharat Express here, said Article 370 was not only an obstacle for unity and integrity of the country, it was also the biggest obstacle in the development of Kashmir.
"I have confidence that after removal of Article 370, we will succeed in the complete elimination of terrorism and its ideology in Kashmir," Shah said.
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| | | | Peon gets cell-phone connectivity restored, seniors' applications gather dust | | Selective restoration of cell-phone connectivity in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: The selective restoration of cell-phone connectivity by administration in restive Kashmir valley has created flutters among the administrative officials particularly from Jammu when they found that a peon in civil secretariat got his cell-phone connectivity restored while his superiors felt humiliated with their applications still pending for their disposal.
Sources informed Early Times that the administration had sought applications from the government officials especially from civil secretariat and has been restoring the cell-phone connectivity of the officials after the scrutiny of the applications.
"Many officials to the level of Secretaries, deputy s... | |
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