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| Mehbooba likens Gen Zia’s rule in Pak to ‘today’s India’ | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 22: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday made veiled statements equating the BJP’s rule with that of former Pakistani military dictator General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and accused the saffron party of “poisoning” people’s minds.
She appealed to the people, especially the youth of both Jammu and Kashmir divisions, to come together and fight for the “lost honour”.
The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir was referring to working towards the restoration of Article 370 of the Constitution that provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir. It was abrogated by the Centre in August 2019.
“What is happening in our country is for everyone to see. Our democracy and Constitution are being destroyed… What is the difference between general Zia-ul-Haq’s rule and t... | |
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| 3 Omicron cases in Jammu; Health experts press ‘alarm button’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 22: Even as the government has confirmed that at least three cases of the deadly Omicron has nave tested positive in Jammu, the medical health experts have pressed the “alarm button” saying that the actual number of cases on ground here “may be manifold.”
The government of Jammu and Kashmir recently confirmed to the people that three cases of Omicron variant had tested positive from the winter capital. But what has raised “alarm” about the spread of disease is that the samples were collected on November 30 and that the reports came from the national capital after some twenty days. “The point is that in these twenty days the disease may have spread to othe... | |
| | | | Overactive Azad gives sleepless nights to Cong leadership | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 22: Although Ghulam Nabi Azad has kept suspense over forming a new political party to contest assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, his over activeness in the Union Territory has added woes of “demoralized” Congress.
After attending the Deewali Milan function during the first week of November, Azad has been conducting a whirlwind tour of different areas of the J&K to mobilize his supporters.
During the last one month, Azad has been touring the erstwhile Doda district the second time which is a clear indication that he is trying to strengthen his home turf before taking any bigger political decision.
Although Azad has yet not opened his cards, he has ... | |
| | | | Shame: Killings of cops going unabated; Govt busy in cheap publicity | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 22: The gruesome killing of two persons including one Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Police within 30 minutes has exposed tall claims of the Jammu and Kashmir government.
The publicity-hungry Jammu and Kashmir administration has failed to check repeated killings of cops in different parts of Kashmir Valley.
Instead of taking effective steps, the J&K administration is more concerned about addressing the galleries. Those at the helm of the affairs are trying t... | |
| | | | PDD Strike: Senior officer asked Jammu Admin to seek Army’s help | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 22: Even as seeking help from the Indian Army had snowballed into a major controversy, it was a senior officer who had come up with the allegedly controversial plan.
Official documents reveal that senior officer had asked the civil administration to seek help from the Indian Army.
The Early Times has got access to official documents, which suggest that the official had issued the allegedly controversial orders to civil administration in Jammu.
A requisition... | |
| | | | DC proposals fulfill BJP agenda of ‘disempowering’ Kashmir: Omar | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINaGAR, Dec 22: Lashing out at the Delimitation Commission over its draft recommendations, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused the panel of fulfilling the BJP’s agenda of ”disempowering” people of Kashmir, and said his National Conference (NC) will fight the move through democratic means.
The commission’s proposal to increase the number of assembly seats in Jammu division by six and in Kashmir division by just one ignored the ”overwhelming criteria” of population, the NC vice-president said. ”By increasing the seats in this proportion, you are actually disenfranchising people in Kashmir because the ratio of seat-to-population... | |
| | | | Jatheli -Punakher Link Road incomplete, admin in slumber | | |  Anzer Ayoob
Early Times Report
Doda, Dec 22: The Jatheli-to-Punakher Link road, which connects 4,000 souls with the district headquarters in Doda district, has been incomplete for the past many years due to the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the authorities.
Talking to Early Times, a local resident, Farid Ahmed Naik said, "The road being constructed by the R&B department connects several areas of Gundna and Ghat blocks of Doda district and also connects these remote areas with the di... | |
| | | | J&K Govt has failed, elections only way out: Azad | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Dec 22: Slamming J&K Government for its alleged failure to address the problems faced by the people of the Union Territory, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that elections in the UT should be held immediately.
While addressing a public gathering at his home Constituency Bhaderwah, Azad said that he is not concerned about who becomes the Chief Minister and from which party. The concern is only that elections should be held after winter ends so that a popular government could take over and mitigate the suffering of people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that there is no substitute to the popular government. “People nee... | |
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