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| Pre-Aug 5, 2019 position almost restored in Ladakh, no safeguard for J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: After giving job and land rights to the inhabitants of Ladakh, the Union Government is seriously thinking to grant a sixth schedule like a constitutional guarantee to the Union Territory to ‘placate the annoyed’ people.
Ironically, residents of Jammu and Kashmir have been agitating to get land and job rights but nothing has been done so far. Even the ruling BJP had promised to project land and job rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir but promises remained only on papers.
Although the Union Government has given many concessions to the Ladakh region in contrast to Jammu and Kashmir where even land and job rights of the people are not protected. But the leadership of Ladakh is not relenting anything less than statehood.
When people of Jammu and Kashmir were demanding job and land rights, the government of the Union Territory of Ladakh issued an order defining “resident of the UT of Ladakh”.
As per the Ladakh Resident Certificate Order 2021, any person who possesses a Permanent Resident Certificate issued by the competent authority in the d... | |
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| Have no faith in Delimitation Commission: Mehbooba | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: Jammu and Kashmir PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that she had no faith in the delimitation commission which was “working on the BJP’s agenda”.
She also accused the BJP of using National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to demoralise her party because of its moves to expose the saffron party’s “false narratives” but said “the PDP is not going to be cowed down by such steps”.
“As far as the delimitation commission is concerned, it is BJP’s commission. Their attempt is to pitch the majority against the minority and further disempower the people. They want to increase the (assembly) seats in such a way to benefit t... | |
| | | | Attending Delmitation Commission meeting: PDP-NC on same page | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: Ahead of the much-publicized meeting of the Delimitation Commission with associate members, differences cropped up among constituents of Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) as Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) charged the panel with pursuing BJP’s agenda.
The National Conference, the biggest constituent of the five-party-conglomeration, has already announced to attend Delimitation Commission’s scheduled meeting on December 20.
“As far as Delimitation Commission is concerned, its BJP’s Commission. The panel is working on a hidden agenda to disempower the people of Jammu and Kashmir. We don’t have any faith in this Commission”, Mehbooba told me... | |
| | | | Police register FIR in Drugs & Cosmetics Act instead of NDPS | | CJM seeks explanation from then SHO RS Pura | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 18: CJM Jammu Amarjeet Singh Langeh while taking serious note for registering the case in Drugs & Cosmetics Act instead of NDPS has sought explanation from then SHO R S Pura. Langeh observed that a communication addressed by then SHO Police Station R.S Pura to Deputy Drug Controller Muthi, Jammu dated 18-10-2016 was seen through which would depict that the patrolling party of the Police Station R.S Pura rounded up accused 1 & 2 and on their personal search 60 capsule of CLAVIDOL-50, B.NO 458-CCF and 50 tablets of ALPAZ-0.5 B NO 1768 were allegedly recovered from their possession.
This communication would also reflect that the two accused were taken to Polic... | |
| | | | Govt must look into Jammu’s sentiments: Nirmal Singh | | No holiday on Sept 23: | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: Amid brewing anger among residents of Jammu against the decision of the J&K government not to declare September 23 as a public holiday, former Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Dr. Nirmal Singh on Saturday admitted that this issue attached with the sentiments of people.
“In Jammu sentiment of people attached with this issue. I think the government of Jammu and Kashmir should keep in mind this sentiment”, Dr. Singh told The Early Times while supporting the demand of declaring September 23 as a public holiday.
When his attention was drawn towards the announcement of Yuva Rajput Sabha to launch a mass agitation against the decision of the J&K go... | |
| | | | JU invites applications for VC’s post, KU delays process | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: Acting promptly over Raj Bhawan’s directions, the University of Jammu has put the post of Vice-Chancellor to advertisement after the Chancellor’s office constituted the search committee to appoint the new VC. The University of Kashmir, however, is delaying the whole process, causing anguish among the senior faculty members.
On Saturday, the JU sought applications for post of VC from eligible candidates not above the age of 65 years on the closing date. The JU’s advertisement came barely 10 days after the Chancellor’s office (Raj Bhawan) constituted search committee to find the successor of Vice-Chancellor Prof Manoj Dhar whose three-year tenure ended i... | |
| | | | Poonch: NPS teachers await salaries | | |  Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Dec 18: The government teachers appointed under New Pension Scheme policy in Poonch District are up in arms against the Education Department for withholding their salaries.
Talking to Early Times, the District President of Teachers’ Joint Action Committee Poonch Shahanwaaz Kazmi said that the teachers working under NPS in all districts have been getting their salaries except Poonch district due to unknown reasons.
“Teachers are unable to meet ... | |
| | | | Winter Vacation in High Court from January 3 | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 18: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir will remain closed for the winter vacation with effect from January 3, 2022 to January 15, 2022 (both days inclusive). The period is no work period for the High Court.
Chief Justice of J&K High Court Pankaj Mithal nominated Justice Puneet Gupta as vacation judge for Jammu wing from January 10, 2022 to January 17, 2022 and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani as vacation judge from January 18, 2022 to January 25, 2022.
For Srinagar wing from January 10, 2022 to January 17, 2022 Justice Mohan Lal and Justice Mohammad Akram Chowdhary as vacation judge from January 18, 2022 to January 25, 2022.... | |
| | | | Fake promises left youth unemployed: Bhullar | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 18: Youth activist Nimrandeep Singh Bhullar, President unemployed youth association & general secretary JKPYC today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of deceiving youths by promising jobs during elections and even after the abrogation of article 370 , today leaving them unemployed.
The association members led by Nimrandeep took out a Yuva Berozgar Yatra as a mark of anguish against the hollow and anti-youth policies of the BJP government at the centre. The Y... | |
| | | | COVID-19: J&K reports 151 new cases, one death | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 18: The Government today informed that 151 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 42 from Jammu division and 109 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 339691.Also, 01 COVID deaths has been reported from Jammu Division.
Moreover, 140 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 45from Jammu Division and 95 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 vaccination, the bulletin informs t... | |
| | | | No guns or stones, fight for restoration of ‘snatched’ rights peacefully: Mehbooba tells youth | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called on the youth to join the struggle for restoration of their rights “snatched” by the Centre and said non-violence, not “stones or guns”, was the way ahead.
The former chief minister also said the BJP-led government had intelligence inputs about the civilian killings by terrorists, but it deliberately refrained from cracking the whip. You have to understand the situation and become our voice if you do not show courage today, the coming generations will raise a question as our land, jobs and even minor minerals are going to outsiders. It is imperative for us to stand up and struggle for our rights..., Mehbooba sa... | |
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