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| In Pak after 2 Yrs, Sidhu Calls Imran ‘Bade Bhai’ at Kartarpur Sahib; Draws BJP’s Ire Amid Credit Tussle | | |  Agencies
gURDASPUR (pb), Nov 20: After his pilgrimage at the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib on Saturday, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu addressed Pakistan Prime Minister, his friend since cricket days, as his “elder brother”. Sidhu, who has been repeatedly credited by PM Khan for the idea of the corridor, reached Kartarpur Sahib three days after the corridor was reopened on Thursday.
Sidhu’s speech in Pakistan has drawn the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ire as the latter slammed the cricketer-turned-politician for referring Pakistan PM as his “bada bhai (elder brother in Hindi)”.
Taking to Twitter, BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya, said, “Rahul Gandhi’s favourite Navjot Singh Sidhu calls Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his “bada bhai”. Last time he had hugged Gen Bajwa, Pakistan Army’s Chie... | |
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| Has Tara Chand shifted his loyalty ? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: After mass resignations of loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad Congress leaders and workers across Jammu and Kashmir are asking the question about the status of former Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand.
Tara Chand is known as staunch a supporter and a loyalist of Ghulam Nabi Azad as it was all due to Azad’s support that he (Tara Chand) was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister.
Highly placed sources said that Tara Chand has shifted his loyalty and he has decided not to go with leaders, who owe their allegiance to Ghulam Nabi Azad.
“When lists of leaders, who were going to resign from their respective party posts and positions were prepared, name of Tara Chand ... | |
| | | | Poor family awaits PMAY to reach Poonch | | |  Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch,Nov 20: A poor family at Loheil Bela village of Block Loran in this frontier district is living in a dilapidated mud house as the benefits of Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY) are yet to reach it.
“Once we were informed that our name is in the PMAY list, but we couldn’t pay a commission due to which our name was dropped from the list,” said Hassan Din and his wife.
They said, “We were told that the government is providing houses under the PMAY sche... | |
| | | | COVID-19: JK reports 187 new cases, 2 deaths | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 20: The Government today informed that 187 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 24 from Jammu division and 163 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 335203.Also, 02 COVID deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division.
Moreover, 158 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 34from Jammu Division and 124 from Kashmir Division.
The Bulletin informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today.
On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 48,875doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in th... | |
| | | | Mir says matter being referred to Congress Disciplinary Action Committee | | Mass resignation of Azad Loyalists! | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Verinag (Anantnag) Nov 20: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee President (JKPCC) Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Saturday said that Central Congress Disciplinary Action Committee will decide the fate of those leaders who violated party protocol and made public their grievances through media instead of approaching the appropriate forum in the party.
“Congress is united and due to inner democracy everyone here can put forward their grievances. Even those issues and grievances are addressed subject to the condition they are taken to an appropriate forum. Few colleagues here violated party protocol and approached the media instead of the party. This matter wil... | |
| | | | India will give befitting reply if any country tries to occupy its land: Rajnath Singh | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Nov 20: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India wants good relations with its neighbours but warned that it will give a fitting reply to any country that attempts to occupy even an inch of its land.
Singh, a senior BJP leader, was in poll-bound Uttarakhand to launch the second leg of the ‘Shaheed Samman Yatra’ from Jhaulkhet Moonakot in Pithoragarh district.
“We want good ties with our neighbours. India has never attacked any country. Neither has it ever occupied a foreign territory. Having good ties with neighbours has been India’s culture but some people don’t understand this. I don’t know whether it is their habit or temperament,” he said.
Naming P... | |
| | | | Terrorist killed in Kulgam encounter | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 20: An unidentified terrorist has been killed in an ongoing encounter in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said.
The gunfight erupted in Ashmuji village when a joint team of forces launched a cordon and a search operation following input about terrorist presence.
“So far one terrorist has been killed,” a police officer said.
“The operation is underway as we believe one more is trapped.”
This is third gunfight in Kulgam district in the last three days. On November 17, five militants including two top local commanders were killed in two separate encounters at Pombai and Gopalpora villages of Kulgam district.... | |
| | | | Fin Min Nirmala Sitharaman likely to be on 2-day J&K visit from Nov 23 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to be on two days visit to Jammu and Kashmir starting from November 23.
This will be the first visit of the Finance Minister after the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019 that resulted into bifurcation of erstwhile state into two Union Territories.
“The Finance Minister in the first leg of her two day visit will be visiting to Jammu on November 23,” official sources here said on Saturday.
They said that the Finance Minister will be reviewing the status of the economy that remained hit especially after Art 370 revocation and COVID pandemic.
“She will be holding deliberati... | |
| | | | Kashmir shivers as temp settles below freezing point | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 20: A thick layer of fog engulfed many parts of Kashmir on Saturday morning as the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across the Valley, with Srinagar recording the coldest night of the season at minus 1.5 degrees Celsius, officials said.
The minimum temperature across the valley stayed below the freezing point Friday night and the mercury was two to three degrees below the normal for this part of the season, the MeT officials said.
Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.5 degrees Celsius -- down from minus 1.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, they said. The officials said Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath Y... | |
| | | | Authorities Initiate enquiry into 'misuse' of funds | | | | AJAY SHARMA
Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, Nov 20: Following an expose by 'Early Times' regarding 'misuse' of government funds in Nalamakol Panchayat of Teshil Sunderbani, Rural Development Department of the Panchayat today initiated an inquiry into the matter.
As per reports members of the enquiry committee are Village Level Worker Naubat Ram, Junior Engineer and in-charge VLW-Surinder Singh. The committee members were joined by Naib Sarpanch of the area. The committee members have been given the mandate to look into the allegations of misuse of funds during construction of de-channel, which according to locals was never established on the ground.
According to a senior official of the ... | |
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