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Kid’s Play! Senior PDP leaders stay away from Mehbooba’s diktats 11/3/2020 12:34:35 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 2: Even as the release of former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party, President, Mehbooba Mufti has boosted party activities, most of the senior leaders are staying away from such events. Sources said the senior leaders of PDP are apprehensive of the strategy adopted by the party to seek restoration of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said despite standing instructions, such leaders including close relatives of Mehbooba have been trying to be in the hiding. A source in the PDP said recently the party had directed the senior leadership to join street protests outside the PDP office in Srinagar. Sources said barring one senior leader, only the youth leaders were visible on the ground on the fateful day. Sources said even for the joint activities with so called Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, only the youth leaders from the side of PDP can be seen. “While other parties have brought in senior faces, they (PDP) have been reduced to young faces,” said a leader from a nationalist party on the condition of anonym...   READ MORE

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Joining Gupkar Conclave: It is ‘to be or not to be for Congress party’ 11/3/2020 12:34:28 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 2: An old adage- to be or not to be is turning pertinent for Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir. The party that earlier distanced itself from the Gupkar conclave is now busy discovering ways and means to stay with the conglomerate. “It is like running with the hares and hunting with the hounds for Congress. When Gupkar declaration signatories met on October 16 this year, the Congress party stayed away from the meeting. Later it denounced its association with any such amalgam and even ridiculed Mehbooba Mufti over her remarks on national flag. Now the party is again making strenuous efforts get associated with the PAGD,” said a senior PDP leader here. S...   READ MORE   Despite protests, F&ES asks selected candidates to join ‘Unfair Selection List’ Row 11/3/2020 12:34:18 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 2: Despite allegations of discrimination and bungling in the selection list for the posts of drivers and firemen in the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, the department has allowed the selected candidates to join and has said that it would soon process the waiting list. Protests as well as voices from various quarters, including the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), which always claimed that it would end the decades’ long discrimination with Jammu region, have failed move the department. Not even a probe which could have served as a face-saving measure has been ordered. The Fire and Emergency Services Department had released the selection list for 98 ...   READ MORE   Alert sounded in Jammu, more paramilitary companies on cards Run upto Darbar! 11/3/2020 12:34:06 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 2: While the annual Darbar Move is set to reopen in Jammu in the coming week, an alert has been sounded across the winter capital to thwart any apprehended terror strike. Sources said the intelligence agencies have inputs that Pakistan sponsored terrorists were desperate to strike in Jammu after the reopening of the Durbar offices. Sources said the Raj Bhawan has been informed about the nefarious designs of the neighboring country while the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was personally monitoring the situation. Sources said a well-coordinated system has been put in place between the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Indian Army, the Border Security Force ...   READ MORE   Handicraft artisans bearing brunt of lockdowns Govt fails to create awareness programmes 11/3/2020 12:33:47 AM S TAHIR-UL HAQ EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Nov 2: The Handicraft artisans are bearing the brunt as their business got affected due to lockdowns in Kashmir and at the same time maximum people associated with it are lacking raw material during the present crisis. According to sources, there are some artisans that are lacking raw material due to which maximum people associated with this industry thinks to close down their business as that looms function during challenging situations.It is not only the artisans but other people that are associated with the handicraft industry who think of some other business, as the government has failed to give proper attention and explore this industr...   READ MORE   With 623 fresh recoveries COVID-19 recovery rate in JK reaches 92%, 385 new cases; 8 fresh deaths Positive cases 95710, active positive 6080, recovered 88140, casualties 1490 11/3/2020 12:33:33 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 2: The COVID-19 recovery rate in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 92 percent as 623 virus affected patients were discharged from different hospitals today. The union territory reported 385 new cases following which the total number of positive cases reached 95,710. The death toll reached 1490 following eight fresh deaths. Jammu district reported 108 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Srinagar district 71 cases, Baramulla district 69 cases, Kupwara district 32 cases, Budgam district 16 cases, Pulwama district 15 cases, Ganderbal district 14 cases, Bandipora and Shopian districts 12 cases each, Anantnag district eigh...   READ MORE   Terrorism in J&K will be eliminated with locals’ support: LG Only 10% of UT’s area is affected by terrorism 11/3/2020 12:33:03 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 2: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today said that terrorism will be eliminated with the support of the local population of Kashmir Valley. He said that local population of J&K is against terrorism but some forces, outside J&K, are fueling bloodshed and destructions. In an interview with the national TV channel, the Lt Governor said that since long people of J&K are bearing brunt of the terrorism and now they want to get rid of this menace for the better future of their younger generations. “Geographically terrorism is confined only to 10 percent of the total area of J&K”, he said. Emphasizing on the importance of local support to end terrorism, the Lt ...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Residents of Old Gurdwara Road Preet Nagar Digiana pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 11/3/2020 12:10:35 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 2: People living in old Gurdwara road Preet Nagar 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 old Gurdwara road Preet Nagar 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 people of this colony...   READ MORE   CE Power Deptt Kmr says, ‘New power curtailment schedule in a week’ 11/3/2020 12:09:39 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 2: Chief Engineer Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Monday said they would announce the new power curtailment schedule for the coming winter in a week. “We did not curtail power this year till now. However the load has increased. We are framing a power curtailment schedule which will be issued within one week,” Chief Engineer Ajaz Ahmad said. On chances of any improvement in power supply this year, he said the department will ensure sufficient power supply to the people. He however said that it also depends on the people. “If they use electricity judiciously, then there will be improvement in power supply...   READ MORE   COVID makes Kishtwar college girl to fight for her exams 11/3/2020 12:07:24 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Nov 2: Many students who fell prey to deadly COVID-19 pandemic and in one such similar case a girl studying in 6th semester of Kishtwar Degree college missed her two papers after she tested positive for the virus. As per the details available with Early Times, 6th semester student (name withheld) of Degree College Kishtwar is battling hard for appearing in exam for two papers viz Generic Geography and Political Science held on 22-9-2020 and 26-9-2020 respectively after she tested positive for COVID-19. The parents of the victim girl told the Early Times that after she tested positive for COVID, they took up the matter with college authoriti...   READ MORE

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