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No holiday on Sept 23: BJP not happy with Govt’s decision to disrespect Jammu’s sentiment 12/17/2021 11:01:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 17: Anger brewing among senior BJP leaders against the decision of the J&K government not to declare September 23-the birth anniversary of the last Dogra ruler of the erstwhile state of J&K as a public holiday. Although senior leaders are hesitating to express their anger in public, they have conveyed their feelings to the higher-ups in the government. Sources in the BJP said that party leadership was hoping that September 23 would be declared as a public holiday at least in the list of holidays for the Jammu region. But, they were shocked when the J&K government has decided to go against the wishes and popular demand of various Jammu-based political and social groups. The UT administration on Thursday released the list of holidays for the calendar year-2022, under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 which clearly mentioned that there has been no holiday on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh—a demand that has witnessed widespread protests across different parts of Jammu region. The decision of not declaring a holiday on September...   READ MORE

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Is JK Govt mocking at higher education for women? Construction of Girls Hostels in Degree College foiled despite 100 % availability of funds 12/17/2021 11:01:06 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 17: In a bid to ensure larger enrolment of women in availing higher education in Jammu and Kashmir, the GOI had sanctioned more than Rs 50 crores for the construction of girls’ hostel in degree colleges. However, to date, the project remains in limbo with no completion date insight. As per the official documents in possession of Early Times, the Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu &Kashmir submitted a proposal in October 2016 for the Construction of SevenGirls Hostels in Government Degree Colleges (GDCs). Government Degree Colleges(i) Paloura (Jammu), (ii) Rajouri, (iii) Bhaderwah (initially approved for Thatri-Doda), (iv) Bemina (Srinagar...   READ MORE   Eying assembly polls, BJP trying to woo Paharis 12/17/2021 11:00:54 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 17: Eying the coming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP is openly playing thePahari card to strengthen its base in areas dominated by Pahari-speaking people. Party leaders are playing this ethnic card to strengthen its base in the twin border districts of Poonch-Rajouri and also in Pahari-dominated belts in Kupwara and Baramulla districts of North Kashmir. For the last two weeks, BJP president Ravinder Raina, who himself is a Pahari, isholding rallies in different parts of Pahari-dominated areas to assure the people that his party would grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to Pahari-speaking people. BJP is focusing on Pahari to improve its tally i...   READ MORE   JK reports 136 new positive cases, 333582 recovered 12/17/2021 11:00:46 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 17: The Government today informed that 136 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 40 from Jammu division and 96 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 339540.Also, 02 COVID deaths have been reported;01 from Jammu Division and 01 from Kashmir Division.Moreover,121 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 32from Jammu Division and 89 from Kashmir Division. The Bulletin informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, thus the total number of confirmed cases remains 50 across J&K. On COVID vac...   READ MORE   PAGD meeting in Jammu on Tuesday 12/17/2021 11:00:39 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 17: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration is going to hold a meeting of its constituents in Jammu division on Tuesday to discuss several issues. Sources said that the PAGD meeting will be presided over bye its presidents and NC Parliamentarian Dr Farooq Abdullah. They said that the meeting has been convened to discuss several issues including their reach out to the Central government, civil society members and opposition parties in New Delhi regarding abrogation of Article 370. They said that the meeting will also discuss further course of action regarding a writ petition filed by its spokesperson M Y Tarigami in the Supreme Court re...   READ MORE   Mehbooba, Omar slam changes in J&K land use policy 12/17/2021 11:00:30 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 17: Former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah Friday lashed out at the Jammu and Kashmir administration for changes in the land use laws, claiming the new policy would adversely impact the people of the Union Territory. Mehbooba Mufti, the PDP president, alleged the new laws enabling conversion of agricultural land to nonagricultural purposes reveals designs to engineer demographic change in Jammu and Kashmir. The development agenda is a ruse. Latest regulation doesn't even require the 15yr domicile certificate as a prerequisite, she tweeted. She was reacting to the government's change in land use law that allows the use of agricultural la...   READ MORE   Revenue Deptt Nowshera harasses elderly man Six years on, victim running from pillar to post to get justice of his own land 12/17/2021 11:00:14 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 17: The Revenue Department Nowshera has been allegedly harrassing an elderly man to get justice of his own land despite lapse of six years. Moreover, despite the directions from Divisional Commissioner Jammu to the concerned revenue department Nowshera for taking immediate action on the application of the complainant but the later refused to take action on the matter. The complainant namely Inderjeet Sharma said that the Revenue Department Nowshera has not been demarcating his land. "Whenever I visit the revenue department, they refuse to entertain the case despite giving the letter of Divisional Commissioner. They threw the letter on my f...   READ MORE   PM Modi has given a corruption-free Govt says Amit Shah 12/17/2021 11:00:01 PM Agencies New Delhi, Dec 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a corruption-free government in the last seven years and no one can question its intention when a decision is taken, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday. Addressing the annual general meeting of FICCI, Shah also said one of the greatest achievements of the Modi government has been that it has brought 60 crore people in the country's development process, who were otherwise deprived of it since independence, and helped increase their faith in democracy. “There has not been a single instance of corruption in the last seven years. We have provided a corruption-free government. We have taken many decisions and one...   READ MORE   BJP is committed to do justice with Pahari Tribal people: Ravinder Raina 12/17/2021 10:57:37 PM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report RAJOURI, Dec 17: J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina today said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is committed to do justice with Pahari tribal people. Addressing a rally here Raina said that the Pahari tribal population and every other neglected community has been taken care of by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Union government. He said that the Pahari people are benefitting from the schemes of the Modi government and BJP is committed to do justice with the ...   READ MORE

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