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| Gupkar Grotesque! Mehbooba takes jibe at Abdullahs | | ‘Had I cut a deal with Centre, I would have been out very early then’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 21: Amid the unusual bonhomie being exhibited by the Kashmir centric mainstream political groups at present, PDP president in an indirect attack at other PAGD leaders has stated those released prior to her may have cut a deal with the Government of India.
I her first ever TV interview after her release on October 14, this year, when Mehbooba was asked whether she cracked any deal with the Central Government for her release, she said that if she would have cracked any deal with Delhi she would have been set free from detention much earlier.
Such a statement is being viewed as a direct hint towards Abdullahs who were released seven months before Mehbooba. “If I would have cut a deal with the Centre, I would not have been in detention for 14 months. I would have been out very early then,” Mehbooba said.
Meanwhile, what has raised many eye brows is the fact that there are speculations are already rife that NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah and party’s Vice President Omar Abdullah who were released in March had possibly held confabulations with the Cen... | |
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| PDD to bear over Rs 80 cr new losses | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 21: The Power Department is facing a difficult situation yet again as the recently announced fee waiver scheme for the industrial units would add to its losses, sources told Early Times.
They said the waiver scheme is likely to push the PDD losses to the tune of over Rs 80 crore.
It may be recalled that on September 19 this year the J&K administration had announced economic package of Rs 1350 crore for UT’s struggling business community. In the economic package, government had announced to provide a discount of 50 percent in water and electricity bills for a year on “fixed demand charges for industrial and commercial consumers.”
The government’s announc... | |
| | | | Power thefts on rise in Kashmir, as PDD-police prefer blame-game | | Consumers seek LG’s intervention | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 21: The Jammu and Kashmir government is suffering huge losses due to theft of power in Kashmir while the Power Development Department and the Jammu and Kashmir Police are allegedly resorting to blame game.
Official sources said despite numerous complaints of power theft coming in from various areas, especially the summer capital of Srinagar, the PDD has been unable to check the menace.
The PDD officials have been pleading the failure saying that the they have requested police to provide escort while the cops say they are always ready for the duty whenever asked by the government to do so.
Sources said while the hooking of power in residential areas was... | |
| | | | Decision of all parties to contest DDCs elections is historic achievement of Sinha’s administration | | | | ET Special Correspondent
Jammu, Nov 21: Decision of all political parties, including pro-separatist Awami Ittehad Party led by jailed Engineer Rashid, to participate in the District Development Councils (DDCs) elections is a historic achievement of the J&K administration led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who was appointed as LG at very crucial time to initiate political process in this part of the country.
The Union Government led by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had chosen August 5, 2020 to appoint Sinha as LG because on the same day historic was created in 2019 when Article 370 and 35-A were revoked.
Biggest challenge before Manoj Sinha was to ensure participation of all politi... | |
| | | | Even after taking money official denies ALC certificate to a boy | | ADC intervenes gets document issued, asks accused to return the money | | | Ankit Kessar
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Nov 21: A clerk allegedly taking bribe for issuing Actual Line of Control (ALC) certificate at Nowshera tehsil office has brought to fore the rampant corruption prevalent there. According to the details available with Early Times an aggrieved boy, who was in dire need of the ALC certificate for getting admission in a college, was made to run from pillar to post at the tehsil office and was later allegedly asked to pay bribe for issuance of the document. Although when matter was brought into the notice of the ADC Nowshera, he immediately got the ALC certificate issued and directed the employee, who had allegedly taken the bribe to return the mo... | |
| | | | DDC elections: Cong faces revolt as mandates denied to young leaders | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 21: Congress is facing revolt after many party leaders announced to contest District Development Councils (DDCs) elections as independent candidates. Although Congress is fighting these important elections ‘half-heartedly’ due to ‘non-cooperative’ attitude of the ‘demoralized’ high command, many young party leaders have announced to join the electoral battle as independent candidates after they were denied mandates by the local leadership. Highly placed sources said that Congress said that fearing defeat most of the senior Congress leaders could not muster the guts to contest the elections but they were also not ready to give mandates to the promising and ... | |
| | | | Gupkar Alliance’s silence over Ban Toll Plaza encounter raises many eye-brows | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 21: While as the whole nation is stunned over evil designs of Pakistan to revive terrorism in J&K by exporting arms and terrorists, criminal silence over Gupkar Alliance over Ban Toll Plaza incident has raised many eye-brows.
Leaders of Gupkar Alliance are habitual of reacting on all national and international issues but they did not utter even a single word on the elimination of four terrorists at Ban Toll Plaza in Nagrota area on Thursday morning.
Ban Toll Plaza incident has established that Pakistan is desperately trying to revive terrorism in J&K. Although security forces had foiled an attempt of Pakistan to send terrorists and ammunition in Kashmir ... | |
| | | | Centre not allowing level-playing field for DDC elections, alleges Farooq, Mehbooba | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 21: Ahead of the first-phase of District Development Councils (DDCs) elections, leaders of Gupkar Alliance have started blaming Centre for sabotaging participation of non-BJP parties in these polls.
President of the Alliance and former chief minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah has written a letter to Election Commissioner of J&K, K K Sharma in which he (Farooq Abdullah) alleged discrimination with their candidates.
First phase of the DDCs elections will be held on ... | |
| | | | Mehbooba alleges she was stopped from visiting Rambiara nallah in south Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 21: Alleging that she was stopped by the local administration from visiting Rambiara Nallah in south Kashmir on Saturday, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday afternoon said the BJP is brazenly violating her rights and curbing movements under guise of security.
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba said “ I was stopped from visiting Rambiara Nallah Saturday by local administration. This is where sand extraction through illegal tenders has been outsourced to outsiders & locals are barred from the area. Our land & resources are being plundered by government that is nothing but contempt fo... | |
| | | | JK reports 608 new cases of COVID-19; two fresh deaths, positive cases reach 105984 | | Active positive 5720, recovered 98640, casualties 1624 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 21: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 608 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases in the union territory reached 1, 05,984.
The death toll reached 1624 with two deaths being reported in past 24 hours.
Srinagar district reported 124 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 115 cases, Udhampur district 68 cases, Budgam district 47 cases, Baramulla district 40 cases, Kishtwar district 35 cases, Doda district 28 cases, Ramban district 23 cases, Pulwama district 21 cases, Kupwara, Bandipora and Ganderbal district 16 cases each, Kathua district 14 cases, Samba district 13 cases, ... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of ward 46 sector 1 lane 3 Sanjay Nagar | | Residents of Ward 46 Sector 1 Lane 3 Sanjay Nagar at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 21: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city.
Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any step... | |
| | | | Prescription in capital letters still a distant dream in J&K | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 21: Failure of the government to implement its circular asking doctors to prescribe medicines in capital letters leaves patients guessing about which medicine has been prescribed to them.
It may be recalled that the circular to prescribe medicines in capital letters to the patients was issued by a political regime in 2019 but till date it has not been implemented.
There are scores of healthcare institutions including sub centers, community health centers, primary health centers, Ayurvedic /Unani/ general hospitals, district hospitals, medical colleges, associated hospitals in Kashmir division, everything has changed, but the prescription... | |
| | | | Amid pandemic head Microbiology GMC gets additional charge of Principal for two colleges | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 21: The Health & Medical Education department today assigned charge of Principal Government Ayurvedic Medical College cum Hospital (GAMC&H) Akhnoor, to head of Microbiology department of government medical college and hospital (GMC&H) Jammu, who is also holding additional charge of post of Principal GMC&H.
“In supersession of Government Order No.421-JK(HME) of 2020 dated 04.05.2020, Dr. Shashi Sudan, Head, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Jammu, presently looking after the charge of the post of Principal, Government Medical College, Jammu in addition to her own duties, shall also look after the charge of post of Principa... | |
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