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Kashmir gets all the attention, Jammu ignored Tourism promotion>> 12/27/2019 12:54:56 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Dec 26: Despite Jammu & Kashmir being reorganized into a Union Territory Kashmir is getting all the attention and Jammu continues to get ignored. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "The Tourism Department is making all the efforts to promote Kashmir as the favourite tourist destination and no attention is being paid towards attracting tourists to Jammu, which is far more peaceful than Kashmir." He said, "Since the day J&K has been reorganized number of tourists visiting Jammu and Srinagar has declined manyfolds. However, the life returing to normal in the Valley has activated the Tourism Department. It looks like that this department is only meant for Kashmir and it has got nothing to do with Jammu." The analyst said that Tourism Department had invited the big Bollywood Houses to celebrate Christmas at famous Ski-resort of Gulmarg. The programme couldn't materialize due to the anti-CAA protests across the country. Representatives of these Houses are likely to visit Gulmarg on January 10, 2020. "There is no harm in inviting the Bollywood Ho...   READ MORE

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Previous govt’s failure to continue scheme costs heavy to farmers, UT government Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojna remain un-operational in 2018-19 12/27/2019 12:54:43 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 26: The Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojna launched by Union government had become un-operational in Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2019-20, due to the failure of the previous government to continue the scheme, forcing the farmers as well as incumbent government to bear the losses caused to crops due to weather vagaries. Sources informed Early Times for the last many days farmers across the Union territory have been demanding compensation for the crops damaged due to untimely rains as well as other weather conditions. To benefit the farmers from weather vagaries, the Union government had launched PMFBY, which remained operational in Jammu and Kashmir ...   READ MORE   More mobiles ‘infiltrate’ into MLA Hostel Sub Jail! 12/27/2019 12:54:30 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 26: After a previous crackdown which had led to seizure of mobile phones at the MLA Hostel Sub Jail where over two dozen politicians have been detained here, more mobiles have allegedly “infiltrated” into the high security prison prompting the police for a “crackdown.” Sources said the police have received complaints that mobile phones were being used from inside the prison by the detained politicians even after the previous crackdown that had led to recovery of the communication devices. Sources said the police have received inputs that the detained politicians were using the phones to run their “political activities outside the prison.” “It seems...   READ MORE   Local BJP leaders ‘incompetent’; high command deputes Rao to Jammu Educate people on CAA 12/27/2019 12:54:09 AM Early Times Report Jammu, December 26: Realizing that most of the leaders from J&K are incapable to address people on the issue of CAA so BJP high command has asked central leaders to address functions at Jammu to allay apprehensions on these contentious issues. Credible sources said that except a few, most of the BJP at the helm of the affairs in J&K are incompetent to convince people on the issues which have created debate in the whole country. “One week back, local BJP leaders were asked to hold functions to educate people on these issues but most of the people could not get guts to speak so high command has decided to depute some central leaders”, sources said and revealed that ...   READ MORE   Govt. leaves `10 crore out of GOI sanctioned `12 crores unspent The fate of Disaster Management in JK 12/27/2019 12:53:57 AM Jammu, December 26: The inefficacy the successive regimes in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir is coming to the fore with details revealing how out of a whooping 12 crores released by the GOI, 10 crores remain utilised for Capacity Building and Public Awareness for Managing Disasters. The official documents in possession of the Early Times reveal that the erstwhile State Government had not undertaken capacity building activities including public awareness and preparedness as envisaged in the Disaster Management Act and Rs10.21 crore out of Rs12 crore released by GoI remained unutilized. Further, Rs 25.24 lakh was utilized for procurement of vehicles during 2014-15 instead of capaci...   READ MORE   Escalation of tension due to CfV from Pakistan put border residents on toes Govt fails to provide underground bunkers to border residents 12/26/2019 9:56:05 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA (Uri), Dec 26: Despite knowing the miserable conditions of border residents, government has failed in their promises and so for underground or community bunkers whatsoever were not constructed in north Kashmir, while as two people lost their lives including one army jawan in Uri area of Baramulla district on Dec 25. According to sources that, on the intervening night of Dec 25, there was a ceasefire violation from the other side of Line of Control...   READ MORE   Kulgam admin fails to recover 500 kanals of encroached land 12/26/2019 9:55:38 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Kulgam, Dec 26: With the lackadaisical approach, the Kulgam Revenue Department has failed to recover over 500 kanals of land from encroachers in Bugam-Super Village. According to villagers, the approached multiple times to erstwhile state government and district administration, however all their efforts vent in vain as the Revenue department t should complete 'non-seriousness'. "We used to play cricket and other games on the land. Even schools functioning in the district used to go for picnics to this location as it was beautiful and vast area more than 500 kanals of land," Jan Mubarik, a local resident, who is himself a senior government functionary t...   READ MORE   J&K administration to take call on release of political leaders, restoration of internet in valley: Madhav 12/26/2019 9:55:22 PM Wajahat Shabir Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 26: In a second visit to the valley post August 5, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ram Madhav hinted that it is the administration of Jammu and Kashmir that is going to take call on the release of political leaders and on the restoration of internet services in Kashmir. The remarks by Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Ram Madhav came during the press conference in Srinagar on Thursday at Taj Vivanta. It is the second visit of Ram Madhav after the abrogation of Article 370. While as many political leaders including Member of Parliament Dr. Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister's Mehbooba Mufti , Omar Abdullah and othe...   READ MORE

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