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| Now calling ‘witch hunt’, Mehbooba once was strongest voice against Abdullah’s JKCA scam | | Height of hypocrisy! | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 20: As the government has finally cracked a whip against the NC patriarch Dr Farooq Abdullah, attaching his properties in Jammu and Srinagar in connection with the multi-crore cricket scam, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti seems to have taken a complete U Turn. She is out in open defending the case of which she once was a strongest proponent.
On Sunday, the PDP President Mehbooba Mufti termed the ED action against Dr Farooq Abdullah as vendetta against the veteran political leader. What this former Chief Minister seems to have forgotten is the fact that she herself was the strongest voice against the cricket scam and her party has issued hundreds of press statements on the issue- accusing Farooq Abdullah of embezzling hundreds of crores of rupees in the scam.
On March 19, 2019, it was none other than Mehbooba’s trusted lieutenant Naeem Akhtar who accused Farooq Abdullah of the grave crime and demanded action against him.
Akhtar stated that it was becoming evident that NC has become a puppet whose strings are pulled by the people sitting in the power ... | |
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| Babus face sleepless nights memorizing statistics as LG Sinha keeps admin on toes | | | |
ET Special Correspondent
Jammu, Dec 20: Since the day Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha took charge, many of the officials are facing sleepless nights, especially in memorizing statistics about their respective assignments.
Sources said coming from engineering background, Sinha often talks to concerned officials like the Commissioner Secretaries, Heads of the Departments, and the District Commissioners and inquires about the performance of their respective departments in terms of facts, figures and other statistics.
Sources said the first thing which Sinha asks is the statistics like how many projects are being executed, “how many have been completed and what is the percentage of... | |
| | | | Chinese Vehicles Enter Indian Territory, Retreat After Locals Stage Protests | | | 
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Leh, Dec 20: In another incident of Chinese intrusion, two Chinese vehicles carrying Chinese citizens crossed the Indian border and entered Changthang area of Nyoma block in Leh district. The Chinese reportedly raised objections to the local nomads allowing their livestock to graze in the area, but after strong protests by local authorities and other nomads, the went back. Nyoma Councillor Ishey Spalzang, who represents the constituency in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Dev... | |
| | | | DDCs elections: Before results BJP approaches ‘potential’ Independents including party’s rebels | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 20: Much before results of the District Development Councils (DDCs) elections, BJP has already opened a channel of communications with some Independent candidates including some rebels of the party.
Reliable sources told Early Times that after completion of the election process on Saturday evening, some BJP leaders have approached Independents, who have potential to emerge winners in the elections. “BJP is going to adopt the policy of Block Development Councils (BDCs) elections when party had lured many BDCs chairpersons who had won elections as Independent candidates”, sources said and added that party leaders have already approached some BJP rebels con... | |
| | | | SMHS Blood Bank denies blood supply to them citing delay in renewal of registration | | Patients admitted in private hospitals in Kashmir at risk of losing their lives | | | Jehangir Rashid
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Dec 20: Patients admitted in health institutions in the private sector in Kashmir valley are at risk of losing their lives in case they need blood while the surgeries are being carried out as these institutions are not supplied blood by the blood bank of the designated hospital.
Sources told Early Times that since the renewal of these private hospitals is pending the blood bank at the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) has been denying the blood to these health institutions as and when required by them. They said that owners of private hospitals and nursing homes are being forced to pay for the sins they never committed.
“Ever si... | |
| | | | We fulfill our commitment by conducting free, fair DDCs polls: Sinha | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said his administration has fulfilled the commitment of holding free and fair District Development Councils (DDCs) elections in J&K and onus is on elected representatives to ensure overall development of their respective districts.
Addressing a press conference after successful completion of DDCs elections, the Lt Governor said, “I'm happy that except for one or two very small incidents, DDCs elections were conduct... | |
| | | | COVID-19 recovery rate in JK reaches 95.18% following 475 fresh recoveries, 257 new cases | | Positive cases 118263, active positive 3854, recovered 112568, casualties 1841 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 20: As 475 more Corona Virus patients were discharged from different hospitals today the recovery rate in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 95.18 percent. With 257 new cases the total number of positive cases reached 1, 18,263 and the death toll reached 1,841 following four fresh deaths.
Jammu district in the Jammu division reported 98 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Srinagar district 36 cases, Baramulla district 22 cases, Ganderbal district 15 cases, Kathua district 13 cases, Shopian and Rajouri districts 11 cases each, Budgam district 10 cases, Bandipora and Samba districts eight cases each, Kupwara and Udhampur dist... | |
| | | | PHE Deptt executes over 40 WSS despite disapproval of JKSWRRA | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 20: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has allegedly executed over forty Water Supply Schemes (WSS) despite being disapproved by the Jammu and Kashmir State Water Resources Regulatory Authority (JKSWRRA) on various grounds.
Sources told Early Times that in order to execute various water State enacted the J&K Water Resources (Regulation & Management Act, 2010 which envisages that water supply schemes undertaken by the PHE Department be vetted by the Jammu Kashmir State Water Resources Regulatory Authority before execution.
They further said that PHE Department took up around 240 new schemes for execution during 2013-18 under National Rural Dri... | |
| | | | Former VC of SKUAST Dr Harbans Singh passes away | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: Dr Harbans Singh, a renowned agricultural scientist and last Vice-Chancellor of combined Shere Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences, J&K breathed his last yesterday at Narayana Hospital. Dr Harbans Singh acquired his Ph.D in Agronomy from IIT kharagpur in the year 1970. A highly dedicated teacher and an eminent personality, he served the state throughout his life in various capacities with utmost sincerity, integrity and commitment. Dr Harbans Sing... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Sector 5 Trikuta Nagar pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 20: People living in sector 5 Trikuta Nagar 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 sector 5 Trikuta Nagar 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 ... | |
| | | | Section 144 to remain imposed in Kishtwar on DDC elections counting day | | | | ASIF IQBAL NAIK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 20: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Ashok Kumar Sharma today issued an order imposing Section 144 CrPC on counting day across District Kishtwar.
As per the details available with Early Times, DC Kishtwar vide order No. DM/K/20/24744 Dated 20-12-2020 ordered for imposition of Section 144 on December 22 and prohibited the assembly of five or more persons in Kishtwar town and its peripheral areas beside outside counting centers at Government Degree College Kishtwar, Kendriya Vidyalaya Kishtwar, TRC Chatroo, HSS Sounder, Treasury Office Paddar and HSS Youdroo Marwah. The order also instructed not to carry sharp edge weapons or lathies.
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| | | | Jawan’s wife cheated of Rs 11 lakh in land deal | | |  ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Dec 20: While a jawan of Indian army is guarding Indian borders in Arunachal Pradesh with utmost dedication towards the nation, his wife is cheated by a man of her hard earned money amounting to Rs 11 lakh. Three years back Nisha Rani, wife of army jawan Ravi Kumar bought one kanal land under khasra no. 900 situated at Londana village of Udhampur from one Jyoti Kumar @ Rs 14 lakh and paid Rs 11 lakh in two installments (Rs 2 lakh and Rs 9 lakh re... | |
| | | | Internet services to remain snapped in Doda tomorrow | | Counting of votes | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: In order to avoid any law and order, Deputy Commissioner Doda Dr Sagar D Doifode today modified the order issued by him yesterday with regard to the imposition of section 144 CrPC in Doda District ahead of counting of votes for the recently held DDC elections. He also ordered snapping of all mobile Internet services in Doda District on 22-12-2020.
As per the details available with Early Times, DC Doda vide order No. 1154-70/DM/Doda dated 20-12-2020- the DC has directed the SSP Doda to take up the matter of snapping of internet services with internet service providers.
It is pertinent to mention that counting of 240 DDC constituencies ... | |
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