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| Have Kashmir centric groups finally fallen in line? | | Parties need to apologize for asking people to boycott ULB, Panchyat polls | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 8: As the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PADG) has announced participation in the District Development Council polls, questions are being raised over the decisions of NC and PDP about boycotting the ULB and Panchayat polls held in 2018.
In a surprising move, merely a week after the government announced the DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the conglomerate of various political groups including NC and PDP decided to jump into the fray. This is interestingly the first ever election after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 last year.
The regional parties who have come together under the banner of PAGD to fight for the restoration of JK’s special status have decided to contest the polls unanimously.
What is raising the eyebrows is that in the year 2018 when the Article 370 was very much intact and alive, these same parties asked people to stay away from the polls and even boycotted the elections. It was even at that time that the parties were castigated by their own men for boycotting the polls and taking issues of people for grante... | |
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| DDCs elections: After PDGD’s announcement to contest polls; Cong deputes Rajni Patil to redevise strategy | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 8: As Kashmir centric parties under the name of Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) have decided to contest the District Developmental Councils (DDCs) elections, Congress high command has asked newly general secretary incharge J&K, Rajni Patil to visit Jammu to redevise strategy for the coming DDCs elections.
Patil is reaching Jammu on Monday morning to hold discussions with senior leaders of the party to start preparations for DDCs elections. “Congress was expecting that PAGD will boycott the DDCs elections so party was hoping to win maximum number of seats from the areas dominated by National Conference and PDP but now the situation is chan... | |
| | | | Secretary Legislative Assembly gives ‘damn’ to Chief Secretary’s directives | | File relating to changes in recruitment rules gathering dust for four months | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 8: For the past four months or so a file relating to changes in recruitment rules in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly is gathering dust in the office of Secretary of the Assembly. The officer seems to be least interested in making changes in this regard.
Sources told Early Times that some four months back Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam forwarded a file relating to changes in recruitment rules to the Secretary Jammu & Kashmir Assembly for some queries. Since then the file is gathering dust and no headway has been made during this period.
“It was impressed to Secretary of the Assembly to return the file within four weeks but despite ... | |
| | | | ‘Congress not fighting DDC elections alone, they are with us’: Farooq | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 8: In a sudden turn of events overnight, Farooq Abdullah on Sunday claimed that Congress is not fighting District Development Elections alone and will fight unitedly with People Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). This comes a day after Congress announced that it will contest the District Development Council (DDC) polls which are starting from November 28.
People Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Chief Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that Congress has not parted their ways from Gupkar Alliance and will be fighting elections unitedly.
Farooq Abdullah said that it is a misconception that they will fight separately and we all are fighting together... | |
| | | | Rebel NC leader to throw party for Abdullahs, to be spokesman again | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 8: A senior leader of the National Conference, who was having strained relations with the party for the last few months, is all set to throw a party for the Abdullah family as he is set to get back his position as the NC spokesman.
Sources said after the creation of the so called Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, the relations between the “rebel” NC leader and the party have significantly improved.
Sources said the leader from Budgam district who was expected to quit the party over his disagreement with the party over its stand on the abrogation of the special status, has changed his mind.
Sources said he has returned among the close aides ... | |
| | | | Bhim Singh''s removal from post of NPP patron ''unfortunate'': Omar | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 8: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday described the removal of NPP patron Bhim Singh from his post for attending a Gupkar alliance meeting as "unfortunate" and said the amalgam is ready to meet anyone, even BJP leaders.
The National Panthers Party (NPP) on Saturday removed Singh, who is also its founder, from the post, saying "there is no place in the party for those who disrespect Jammu region''s sentiment".
Singh had attended the meeting ... | |
| | | | BJP leaders show disrespect to national flag | | Instead of repenting, senior leader appreciates workers on social media | |  RAJESH TANDON
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Nov 8: It seems that Bhartiya Janta Party has forgotten its ethical principles, which is obvious from the recent incident where BJP workers in Rajouri showed disrespect to the national flag by holding it upside down while posing for a picture.
Sources told Early Times that a photograph has surfaced in social media wherein BJP workers from Rajouri were displaying tricolor, which was upside down and considered as an insult but more shocking was ... | |
| | | | Elections to panchayats by-polls on non-party basis exposes dilemma | | Difference still exists in election to panchayats in JK and other states | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 8: The recently announced schedule by the Election Commission to conduct elections for the newly created District Development Council (DDCs) and panchayats by polls is exposing a dilemma which persists among the administration as except Jammu and Kashmir, across India elections to panchayats have been done on party basis and not on non-party basis.
While making the announcement for conduct of elections, the Jammu and Kashmir poll panel on November 4 had announced an eight phase election to 20 DDCs, beginning November 28. It was also claimed that following amendments in the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act in October for setting up of DDCs in each distr... | |
| | | | With 555 new cases total number of COVID-19 positive cases in JK reaches 98892; five fresh deaths | | Active positive 5678, recovered 91681, casualties 1533 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 8: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 555 new cases of Corona Virus today following which the total number of positive cases reached 98,892. With five fresh deaths the death toll due to the virus reached 1533.
Srinagar district reported 122 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 95 cases, Ganderbal district 46 cases, Baramulla district 42 cases, Budgam district 40 cases, Bandipora district 24 cases, Poonch district 21 cases, Udhampur district 20 cases, Pulwama district 19 cases, Anantnag district 17 cases, Doda district 16 cases, Kathua district 15 cases, Kupwara, Samba and Kishtwar districts 13 cases each, Kul... | |
| | | | Mining mafia attempts to crush IFS officer’s vehicle | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 8: In another incident of the rapid rise of the mining mafia in Jammu and Kashmir, an IFS Officer had a narrow escape when the goons tried to crush his vehicle, in an area falling under Janipur Police Station here, when he was chasing them.
An official while talking to Early Times said, “A Special Task Force was constituted last week by Jammu and Kashmir Government to curb illegal mining on the banks of River Tawi with Addl DC (Law & Order) Jammu as its chairman, SP Hqrs Jammu, Assistant Conservator of Forests Jammu and District Mineral Officer (DMO) Jammu as its members.”
He added that during the first meeting of the Special Task Force, it was deci... | |
| | | | ‘Durbar move': UT administration to start functioning from Jammu from Monday | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 8: The Civil Secretariat, the seat of Jammu and Kashmir administration, will open here on Monday after functioning in summer capital Srinagar for six months as part of the nearly 150-year-old practice known in the Union Territory as 'Durbar Move'.
Adequate arrangements, especially those related to security, have been put in place to ensure smooth functioning of the civil secretariat and other move offices including the Raj Bhavan and police headquarters in Jammu, officials said.
The COVID-10 pandemic delayed the darbar move from Jammu to Srinagar this summer.
The Civil Secretariat and other move offices, which observe a five-day week, closed in Srinaga... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Ward 45 Digiana pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 8: People living in ward number 45 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 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 and they are suffering like a... | |
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