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| NC-PDP ‘cold war’ after Mehbooba’s visit to nomad community | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 24: The recent surprise visit of former Chief Minister and the Peoples Democratic Party, president, Mehbooba Mufti to the tribal community in the upper reaches of Pahalgam in south Kashmir has left the National Conference allegedly annoyed. Whereas both the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party are key constituents of the so called Gupkar alliance, Mehbooba’s visit to the area, without taking the NC into confidence, is understood to have annoyed latter’s leadership.
Sources said some senior leaders from the NC were also planning to the visit the Pahalgam belt as they were “directly related to the nomads.”
“NC leaders have relations in the nomad community but to take extra mileage she went ahead and this proved a hiccup,” said a political analyst.
He said the leaders from the nomad community should have been given a chance to visit the area first.
Sources said the NC leadership wants the Abdullahs to pick up the issue with Mehbooba.
On November 17, in a surprise move, Mehbooba Mufti visited the upper reaches of Pahalgam i... | |
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| DDC elections: To counter Gupkar Alliance BJP focusing on Gujjars-Bakerwals | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 24: To counter Kashmir centric Gupkar Alliance the BJP is especially focusing on the Gujjars and Bakerwals during the District Development Council (DDC) elections in J&K in general and Kashmir Valley in particular.
Apart from deputing Union ministers and prominent Gurjar faces of the party to reach out to Scheduled Tribes (STs) of J&K, some Sangh Parivar leaders have also started exercise to woo Gujjars and Bakerwals.
Top RSS leader Indresh Kumar, who had earlier served as Prant Pracharak in J&K, addressed an impressive function of Gujjars and Bakerwals at Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust on November 19- in which prominent Gurjar leaders from different par... | |
| | | | After Parra’s questioning by NIA, half a dozen young PDP leaders under scanner | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 24: Over half a dozen youth leaders of PDP under scanner after National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday questioned the PDP’s youth leader Waheed ur Rehman Parra.
Parra, who is the blue-eyed boy of PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti, was questioned in connection with the Dy-SP Devinder Singh and Hizbul Mujahideen commander Naveed Babu’s arrest case, in New Delhi.
Highly placed sources said that over half a dozen youth leaders of PDP, who are closed confident of Parra, were under scanner because these young leaders have been working as agents of Para in Jammu.
Sources said that after getting reports about questioning of Parra by NIA these youth leaders... | |
| | | | Poonch: Overstaying Patwaris ‘facilitate’ encroachment | | | |
Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Nov 24: The encroachment of government land allegedly with the help of revenue officials particularly Patwaris, in Poonch district, has opened a Pandora’s box.
Sources told Early Times these overstaying Patwaris have been facilitating encroachers to grab government land in and around Poonch district. Although many Patwaris are transferred on a regular basis but there are some who remain in the periphery of Poonch town with the help of influential political leaders.
“Some politicians in connivance with the Patwaris managed to encroach government land during 2014 flash floods and got it transferred in their names,” they alleged.
They said... | |
| | | | With 495 more recoveries number of COVID-19 recovered patients in JK reaches 100322; 431 fresh cases | | Positive cases 107330, active positive 5357, casualties 1651 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 24: Following 495 more recoveries the COVID-19 recovered patients crossed the one lakh mark in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir and reached 1, 00,322 today. With 431 new cases the total number of positive cases reached 1, 07,330. The death toll reached 1651 with 10 deaths being reported in past 24 hours.
Jammu district reported 122 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Srinagar district 84 cases, Udhampur district 37 cases, Pulwama district 19 cases, Baramulla and Ramban districts 18 cases each, Samba district 17 cases, Budgam and Kishtwar districts 16 cases each, Kupwara and Doda districts 14 cases each, Ganderbal district 1... | |
| | | | PAGD formed to restore Articles 370, 35A, says Farooq Abdullah | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 24: President of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday that the alliance will fight for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. His statement came during a video message asking people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote for the alliance candidates in the District Development Council (DDC) council polls.
The PAGD also released the sixth list of its candidates for the District Development Council (DDC) council polls which will be held in eight phases from November 28.
Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah both are in isolation after one of their staff members tested positive for Covid-19.
In a fervent a... | |
| | | | Gadgets used by Pak’s 4 Jaish terrorists help India solve January 31 terror strike | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Nov 24: The communication devices used by the four killed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists at Ban toll plaza in Jammu on November 19 have provided a vital key to establish that Pakistan was also behind a similar infiltration by the same proscribed group on January 31, 2020, people familiar with the matter said.
On January 31 this year, Indian security forces gunned down three Jaish terrorists near the same toll plaza and arrested three overground workers after the early morning encounter. Among those arrested was the driver of the truck, Sameer Ahmed Dar. Dar was the first cousin of Adil Dar, the suicide bomber who rammed his explosive-laden Maruti Eeco car into ... | |
| | | | J&K Sports Council signs MoU with Suresh Raina Cricket Academy | | It will provide a pool of opportunities to turn J&K a Centre of Sporting Excellence: LG Sinha | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 24: The J&K Sports Council today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Suresh Raina Cricket Academy to develop budding cricketers of J&K to National & International level with comprehensive training programme at a professional level. The MoU was signed in the presence of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and International Cricketer, Suresh Raina here at Civil Secretariat. The Lt Governor observed that the initiative will provide an opportunity ... | |
| | | | PM Narendra Modi instructs states to be Covid vaccine ready India | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Nov 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting today to overlook the preparations being made by various state governments for a possible vaccine that could hit the Indian market sometime next year. The main aim of the meeting was to ensure that every state and UT in India has a Covid vaccine distribution strategy in place.
In the first part of the meeting, the PM chaired a video conference with chief ministers of eight severely hit states which included Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, West Bengal, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. After that PM addressed all states and UTs together.
Home Minister Amit Shah who was also part of the meet... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Ward 45 Lane 2 Rani Talab Digiana pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 24: People living in ward number 45 lane number 2 Rani Talab Digiana 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 45 lane number 2 Rani Talab Digiana 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 ... | |
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