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“Apologising To Nation...” : PM says 3 farm laws to be abolished 11/19/2021 10:38:17 PM Agencies New Delhi, Nov 19: Three controversial farm laws at the heart of massive farmer protests across the country for over a year will be withdrawn, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today in a stunning announcement just months before elections in states like Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. The move comes on the festival of Guru Purab, when Sikhism founder Guru Nanak’s birthday is celebrated, mainly in Punjab. “While apologising to the nation, I want to say with a sincere and pure heart that maybe something was lacking in our tapasya (dedication) that we could not explain the truth, as clear as the light of the diya, to some of our farmer brothers. But today is Prakash Parv, not the time to blame anyone. Today, I want to tell the country that we have decided to repeal the three farm laws,” PM Modi said in an address to the nation. “In the Parliament session starting the end of this month, we will complete the process of repealing the three laws,” he said. “I would request all my protesting farmer friends, today is the auspicious day of Guru Purab, return home to your fields and...   READ MORE

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Azad repeating 2005 to mount pressure on high command 11/19/2021 10:38:06 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 19: Former leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha and ex-chief minister of J&K, Ghulam Nabi Azad is mounting pressure on Congress high command through different modes to get a bigger role in local politics before the assembly elections. After being sidelined in national politics by the high command, Azad is not trying to get himself accommodated in J&K politics. Wishing anonymity, a senior Congress leader said that the mass resignations of over two dozen lea...   READ MORE   Alert sounded as drone like object seen over villages in Mendhar 11/19/2021 10:37:33 PM Early Times Report Poonch, Nov 19: An alert has been sounded in Poonch’s Mendhar sub-division after a suspicious drone like object was spotted over villages near Line of Control in the area on Friday. The suspected object with blinking lights was seen flying over villages including Souian, Lanjiote, Dhargaloon and others in the area located in the vicinity of Line of Control. “That many villagers claimed to have seen this object after which an alert has been sounded and forces have stepped up security in the area and searches are also going on,” the official said. “Possibility of this drone being used for weapon dropping or aerial surveillance from across cannot be ruled out.”...   READ MORE   Mughal Road mocks development claims 11/19/2021 10:37:21 PM Early Times Report Poonch, Nov 19: Residents of Mughal Daab Jalian are up in arms against the administration for failing to repair the portion of the Mughal Road that connects their area with South Kashmir. Locals while talking to Early Times said, “We had given our land for this road with a hope that we will get connected with the rest of the country. We were not even given adequate compensation for our land.” Residents said that they have approached the concerned authorities on many occ...   READ MORE   Cold condition prevails in Kashmir, Ladakh 11/19/2021 10:36:38 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 19: Cold conditions intensified in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region on Friday as night temperatures plunged across the union territories. After witnessing the night temperature above normal a day ago following an overcast sky, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius on Friday against the 2.1 degrees recorded on Thursday. Cold weather conditions coupled with fog engulfed Srinagar and its neighboring areas disrupting normal activities. Tourist resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded minus 3.9 degrees Celsius against Thursday’s minus 0.5 degrees. Qazigund on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway also saw a dip in the ...   READ MORE   Miscreants ‘obstruct’ construction work of Makol-Hattal Road 11/19/2021 10:36:30 PM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report Sunderbani, Nov 19: Some miscreants in Batadalla area of Makol Panchayat allegedly obstructed ongoing construction work of 18-km Makol-Hattal road on Friday. According to the reports, construction work on the Makol-Hattal road under Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY), was going on smoothly for the past couple of months, but recently some miscreants forcibly obstructed the work. “Some miscreants at Batadalla forced the workers to discontinue the work, alleging that the contractor is not using appropriate dimension for the macdamization,” said locals, adding that the miscreants are unnecessarily interrupting the work process by leveling ‘false’ and ‘...   READ MORE   Petition challenging FC Revenue’s order declared invalid Alienation of land granted under State Water Policy 11/19/2021 10:36:21 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 19: In a petition challenging communication/order issued by office of Financial Commissioner (Revenue) bearing number LS/Misc-288/2020 dated 22.10.2020 regarding ‘Grant of permission for alienation of land recorded as Gair Mumkin IChad’ whereby all the permissions for alienation of lands granted under the state water policy and plan adopted vide SRO 456 dated 25.10.2017 and the consequent transactions were declared invalid and void ab initio and it was further directed that no transactions for alienation of such lands shall ever be admitted for registration. Justice Sindhu Sharma of High Court after hearing Advocate Sakal Bhushan with Rahul Sharma grants fo...   READ MORE   COVID-19: J&K reports 193 new cases 11/19/2021 10:36:09 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 19: The Government today informed that 193 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 23 from Jammu division and 170 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 335016. Moreover, 105 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 18from Jammu Division and 87 from Kashmir Division. The Bulletin informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today. On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 34,365 doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the last 24 hours bringing the cumulative number of doses admini...   READ MORE

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