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| Covid-19 guidelines are for fools, JK BJP leaders exempted! | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 12: Amid a second wave of deadly Covid-19 having gripped the country prompting Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to urgently call an all-party meeting, the Bharatiya Janta Party leaders in Jammu and Kashmir seem to be in no mood to adhere to the safety protocols.
During the ongoing District Development Council elections, the BJP leaders have been holding numerous party meetings where neither the social distancing is maintained nor the leaders are seen wearing face masks.
At one such meeting held recently in Jammu district, where the cases have been on rise, the BJP leaders were seen literally rubbing shoulders with each other and none of them was wearing face masks.
Similar remained the scene during the BJP's party meetings held recently in Kashmir.
The defiance of the protocol from the BJP is coming at a time, when a BJP President Ravinder Raina was among the few hundred Covid cases from Jammu earlier this year and thus the party was expected to be more cautious. Raina had recovered from the infection only after hospitalization.
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| Gets in Anurag Thakur for Jammu, Shahnawaz Hussain for Kashmir | | BJP plays smart on star campaigners! | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 12: The ruling Bharaitya Janta Party at the center seems to be in no mood to give up on the District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir as the right wing party is playing smartly in both the regions during the ongoing campaigning.
While the BJP has sent its senior leader and former Union Minister, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain for campaigning in Kashmir, Member Parliament Anuraj Thakur who is known for his fiery speeches against Shaheen Bagh protests in particular, is party's main face for Jammu.
Observers say till now Shahnawaz and Thakur remained star campaigners for the BJP in the twin regions of the Union Territory for the DDC elections.
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| | | | Kashmiri Saffron launched in Dubai; no marketing policy for Jammu's Basmati | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 12: With an aim to promote Kashmiri Saffron in West Asia, the J&K administration has launched the spice in the UAE market for the first time but nothing has been done to popularize Basmati of Jammu and Rajmash of Bhaderwah.
Basmati growers were hoping that authorities would popularize the unique rice of Jammu in the international market but all their hopes have been dashed.
Although Basmati produced in Jammu is unique to its rich aroma and taste, nothing concrete has been done so far to sell it in the international market. Except promises authorities have failed to formulate a comprehensive policy to promote Basmati in the international market.
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| | | | Mehbooba, her ilk eating humble pie | | Her war mongering goes for toss as tourists return to Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 12: What could send the PDP president and her ilk into tizzy is the huge rush of tourists planning to visit Kashmir on new year eve, leaving her rhetoric that "Valley would turn into an inferno" inviolably rejected.
Ahead of the Article 370 abrogation and after her release from 14 months of captivity, the PDP President and her coteries would often describe the Kashmir situation as "ruthlessly worrisome and violent," stating that the scarping of the special status has plunged the erstwhile state into an unending cycle of uncertainty.
However, her claims and rhetoric are falling flat as normalcy is returning to the lives in Jammu and Kashmir. One tight slap ... | |
| | | | Cluster University Jammu drops meritorious student from admission merit list | | | | rajesh tandon
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 12: The Cluster University Jammu has been bringing disgrace with each passing day as the meritorious students are allegedly being shunted out of admission merit list.
The main objective of setting up Cluster University to provide opportunities to the students for higher studies, has literally been defeated with the mismanagement of the administration, which has been harrassing students by not giving admission.
An aspirant girl student, who had applied for the admission in Cluster University online was denied admission, despite having academic merits and the low merit students were given admission.
Preferring anonymity, she told Early Times ... | |
| | | | DDC polls nearing completion, PAGD in mess | | | |
Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 12: As the five phases of the ongoing District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir have been completed, the mess within the Peoples' Democratic Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD)-an amalgam of Kashmir centric parties-is clearly visible.
According to the analysts final three phases of the DDC polls are important as these could prove decisive. "The PAGD contesting these elections as a single entity has not helped its cause. At many places the PAGD candidates are facing the contestants from the parties that are a part of the alliance," said, an analyst.
On Saturday senior Congress leader from Jammu region Ravinder Sharma accused National ... | |
| | | | Lays special emphasis on improving digital literacy of citizens | | LG addresses 30th Annual Global Conclave of IISSM | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 12: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today called for benchmarking of the requisite skill sets, identification of specialized training centers for cyber security, and standardization of cyber tools.
The Lt Governor was addressing the 30th Annual Global Conclave of International Institute of Security & Safety Management (IISSM) on 'Covid-19 From Survival to Revival: Emerging Paradigms in Security and Safety Services' through virtual mode.
The Lt Governor observed that in the last 6-7 years, the government has created a well structured and functional policy framework to analyze potential threats, advance early warning systems, and have brought health security... | |
| | | | JK reports 419 new cases of Corona Virus, seven fresh deaths; positive cases reach 115626 | | Active positive 4831, recovered 109002, casualties 1791 | | | JEHANGIR RASHID
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 12: The total number of positive cases of Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 1, 15,626 as 419 new cases were reported today. The death toll due to the virus reached 1793 as seven more people died in the past 24 hours.
Jammu district reported 118 new cases of COVID-19 followed by Srinagar district 89 cases, Budgam district 35 cases, Udhampur district 26 cases, Baramulla district 24 cases, Ganderbal district 16 cases, Kupwara district 14 cases, Kathua and Kishtwar districts 13 cases each, Rajouri district 12 cases, Samba district 11 cases, Pulwama district 10 cases, Bandipora, Shopian and Doda districts nine cases... | |
| | | | Sixth phase of DDCs elections today, BJP confronting with rebels | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 12: Prestige of senior BJP leaders is at the stake as J&K is going for the polling of the sixth phase of eight-phased District Development Councils (DDCs) election on Sunday.
In the sixth phase of DDCs elections, BJP is facing rebels in many constituencies. As all efforts of the party leaders to convince the rebels failed, the party is facing tough competition from its own rebel leaders in such constituencies.
As reported earlier by the Early Times, many senior leaders are annoyed over 'wrong' distribution of party mandates in these elections. Some senior leaders have become inactive after their loyalists were denied tickets.
Meanwhile 31constituencies are ... | |
| | | | RDD officials in Block Achabal misappropriate SBM funds, reveals RTI | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
ANANTNAG, Dec 12: Anantnag, Dec 12: The officials of Rural Development Department in Block Achabal have allegedly misappropriated the funds released to them under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) scheme by fraudulently benefiting government employees and undeserving.
The misappropriation of money has come to the fore in village Sandoo and Imoo-Achabal in this South Kashmir district after a local activist filed an application under Right to Information Act. The information provided to applicant vide RTI number BDOA /1731-33 dated 7-11-2020 reveals that the money had been credited to the accounts of government employees who aren't eligible to receive any b... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Sector 1 Trikuta Nagar | | Residents of Sector 1 Trikuta Nagar at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 12: 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... | |
| | | | Shakti Nagar area faces sanitation problems | | Despite complaints, no action taken to lift garbage | |  RAJESH TANDON
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 11: The tall claims of authorities to ensure sanitation within municipal limits has fallen flat at Shakti Nagar area near Power Station where scattered and unattended garbage has created a huge problem for the local residents.
The residents of Shakti Nagar near Power Station and JDA land of Ward No. 39 alleged that there is not facility provided by the corporation for lifting garbage regularly. Even no garbage bin has been installed in the locali... | |
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