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Govt using newspapers as propaganda tools: Omar ‘Anyone who dares to report truth will end up in jail, advts being blocked; editors asked to report in police stations’ 12/12/2021 11:40:16 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: Former J&K chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that the government is using newspapers in the union territory as instruments of propaganda. Addressing a gathering here, Omar said, “Prior to August 5, 2019, the local newspapers in J&K used to report the truth fearlessly. Headlines of the papers used to shake the rulers. Today you won’t find anything except government press notes in these newspapers. These are filled with the news items like so and so officers cut a ribbon here, had tea somewhere and took a meeting.” Omar said, “I don’t blame newspaper owners or editors for carrying such news items. Had they been to be blamed I would have criticized them. But I know that if they report t...   READ MORE

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‘Rulers don’t like PAGD, conspiring to break it’ 12/12/2021 11:38:31 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Dec 12: Former Chief Minister and Vice-President Jammu Kashmir National Conference Omar Abdullah on Sunday accused New Delhi of hatching conspiracies against Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Deceleration (PAGD). “There is no doubt that our rulers don’t like PAGD. Conspiracies were being hatched against PAGD to weaken it and few our colleagues in PAGD were made to leave it, however all the constituents of PAGD are well aware of these conspiracies and will not allow them to succeed,” Omar told reporters on being asked why the administration in Jammu and Kashmir was selective in permitting political parties to hold rallies and conventions. Omar Abd...   READ MORE   Killing of cops to ‘shift focus’ from public love for Gen Rawat! 12/12/2021 11:38:18 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 12: Even as two policemen were killed in Bandipora on December 10, the attack was carried out to “shift focus” from public love in Kashmir for Chief of the Defense Staff, General Bipin Rawat. Sources said the police have inputs that the attack was carried out by Pakistani militant, who had instructions from his handlers across the border to carry out the attack at the given point of time. The government forces have inputs that Pakistani handlers chose timing of the attack only to shift focus from the public affection for General Bipin Rawat on his demise, a development which had put the enemy country to embarrassment. It’s pertinent to mention that for...   READ MORE   'Apni Senaon Par Hei Humein Garv': CDS Bipin Rawat's last public message 12/12/2021 11:38:11 PM Agencies New Delhi, Dec 12: “Apni senaon par hei humein garv, aao milkar manaye Vijay Parv (We are proud of our armies, let’s celebrate victory together)” was the last public message by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, a day before his death in a helicopter crash. The Indian Army on Sunday released a 1.09-minute video clip in which Gen Rawat greeted the armed forces personnel on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1971 War and paid tributes to the fallen heroes. Gen Rawat, his wife and his Defence Adviser Brigadier LS Lidder were among the 13 people killed in the horrific helicopter crash at 12:22 pm on December 8 near Coonoor. In the video clip, Gen Rawat paid glowi...   READ MORE   Mehbooba Mufti accuses JK admin of pushing youth to wall Says if other political parties can hold programmes why not PDP 12/12/2021 11:38:03 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti today accused the Jammu & Kashmir administration of pushing the Kashmiri youth to the wall so that they resort to violent means in order to fulfill their genuine demands and aspirations. Talking to media persons here after being denied to hold a youth convention at her residence, Mehbooba said that denying a political space to the youth is equivalent to encouraging them to take...   READ MORE   Admin doesn’t want to give political space: Mehbooba 12/12/2021 11:37:48 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was not allowed to hold the youth convention scheduled at the residence of its President Mehbooba Mufti. While the government cited security reasons and Covid restrictions, the PDP President said that the administration does not want to give political space to the youth of Kashmir. Police officials said that there were security concerns in holding the youth convention and as such the programme was disallowed. On the oth...   READ MORE   JeM militant killed in Awantipora encounter 12/12/2021 11:37:31 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 12: In a joint operation security forces killed a Jaish-e-Muhammad (JEM) militant in village Bargam area of Awantipora in south Kashmir on Sunday. A Police spokesman said, following specific input about the presence of a terrorist in village Bargam a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the police, 42RR and 130Bn of the CRPF. He further said, the militant identified as Sameer Ahmad Tantray of the JEM outfit and a resident of Bargam Awantipora was provided ample opportunities to surrender by the security forces. However, he refused and resorted to indiscriminate firing upon the joint search party which was effectively retaliated leading...   READ MORE   COVID-19: JK reports 4 deaths, 126 new cases 12/12/2021 11:37:24 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 12: The Government today informed that 126 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 15 from Jammu division and 111 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 338871.Also, 04 COVID deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 176 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 48from Jammu Division and 128 from Kashmir Division. The Bulletin informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today. On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 20,499doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in t...   READ MORE

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