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Despite ban, private buses from other states enter Jammu everyday COVID-19 guidelines thrown to winds, travelers asked to declare themselves as pilgrims 2/18/2021 11:06:37 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 18: Despite entry of interstate buses being banned into the J&K UT over two dozen vehicles of private operators have been entering Jammu through Lakhanpur without any restrictions. The entry of interstate buses was banned after the outbreak of COVID-19. Sources informed Early Times that after the resumption of public transport on the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the entry of inter-state buses including the buses run by the public transport corporations of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan Corporation was banned into J&K. These buses could ply only upto J&K border. The commuters, according to the guidelines, have to disembark at Madhopur and then undergo COVID-19 test at Lakhanpur and then board buses run by Jammu and Ka...   READ MORE

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NC ditches Cong in Ramban DDC; support independent for vice-chairperson 2/18/2021 11:05:54 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 18: Elections of National Conference members as chairperson and vice-chairperson of the District Development Council (DDC) Ramban is a clear indication that party (NC) has ditched Congress in this district. Instead of depending upon Congress members for support in the election, the NC leadership successfully roped in three independents and easily won both chairperson and vice-chairperson. NC has six members in the DDC Ramban and Congress has two so both the parties were in a position to easily win seats of chairperson and vice-chairperson. Reliable sources said that earlier NC had promised to give the vice chairperson’s post to Congress but on the eve ...   READ MORE   Mir contradicts Azad, says statehood unachievable Veteran left in lurch? 2/18/2021 11:05:41 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 18: A shocking revelation made by the Jammu and Kashmir Congress Chief on Thursday seems to have set the eyeballs rolling. The statement made by G.A Mir about statehood goes ruthlessly in contrast to what the veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has been promulgating since August 5, 2019 decision. “I don’t think statehood will be restored to J&K till BJP government is at the Centre, let alone Articles 370 and 35 A. I have keenly heard the statement of Amit Shah in the Parliament. He stated that have some patience, statehood to be restored at an appropriate time. What does that mean? That statement is totally ambiguous,” Mir told reporters in Srinagar ...   READ MORE   Beware: J&K witnesses upward trend in Corona positive cases During the last few days fresh positive cases in UT have surpassed the number of patients recovered from the deadly virus. 2/18/2021 11:05:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 18: Even as authorities have started taking deadly Coronavirus casually, J&K witnessed a surge in the positive cases during the last some days. During this period the number of positive cases surpassed the number of patients recovered from the Coronavirus. As per official handout issued this evening, J&K reported 87 fresh covid-19 cases, 44 among them travellers, even as three persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours. 11 cases were reported from Jammu division and 76 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 125634. 48 cases are reported from Srinagar, 11 from Jammu, Baramulla 6, Budgam 10, Pulwama 6, Bandipora 3, Shopian 2 and Ana...   READ MORE   Skill development Deptt continues to promote blue-eyed officials 2/18/2021 11:05:13 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 17: The Department of Skill Development has yet again succeeded in keeping the falsehood alive by elevating politically influenced blue eyed officials while keeping the laid down norms at bay. The same has been done by virtue of an order issued on February 16. “Sanction is accorded to placement of following Surveyor/Junior Engineers (ITIs) as I/C Superintendents in their own pay and grade for six months or till the posts are filled up on regular basis,” reads the government order number 10-JK (DSD) of 2021 dated 16-02-2021. The order has been issued by Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Asgar Hassan Samoon. The of...   READ MORE   Touts call shots at ARTO office Anantnag, interfere in official work They are harassing us, claim officials 2/18/2021 11:05:05 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Feb 18: Touts and agents active at ARTO office in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district have completely taken over the office of Motor Vehicle Department, ET learnt on Thursday. According to reports, these agents who allegedly enjoy support of some officials are minting money from gullible applicants by providing them learners licenses and by renewing documents of the vehicles. “These agents charge Rs 8000 to Rs 1000 for tampering the results of trial. Anyone who has failed in the test can get the license subject to the condition he pays these agents,” said a source that is privy to this trade. He claimed that these agents have also fixed rate...   READ MORE   RDD keeps aside VWSCs in formulation of WSS plans 2/18/2021 11:04:54 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 18: The Rural Development Department (RDD) has allegedly kept Village Water and Sanitation Committee (VWSCs) aside in formulation of plans regarding implementation of various Water Supply Schemes at panchayat level under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). Sources told Early Times that in order to implement water supply schemes, it was made mandatory to formulate Gram Panchayat Water and Sanitation Committee (GPWSC)/ Village Water and Sanitation Committee (VWSC), which has to be regarded as a Standing Committee/ Sub-Committee in each Gram Panchayat. They further said that the main objective of these Committees at different panchayat levels w...   READ MORE   LG meets foreign Envoys, says years of suffering for J&K people ended on Aug 5 2/18/2021 11:04:47 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 18: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Thursday held an interaction with the Foreign Envoys who were on their two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to have a firsthand appraisal of government’s efforts to restore normalcy and boost development in the Union Territory. As many as 24 Foreign Envoys including Excellencies - Juan Angulo, Ambassador , Chile; Andre Aranha Correa do Lego, Ambassador, Brazil; Oscar Israel Martinez Cordoves, Ambassador,...   READ MORE   Fair, free elections will be held after completion of delimitation process: LG Sinha 2/18/2021 11:04:24 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 18: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday assured that after the Delimitation Commission completes its work, elections will be conducted in a free and fair manner in the region. "The delimitation process is on. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have assured the country that after the delimitation process is completed, the assembly elections will be held. After the Delimitation Commission finishes its work, I assure, elections will be conducted in a fair and free manner," Sinha said. The delegation of foreign envoys visiting Jammu and Kashmir met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan in Jammu on T...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Residents of Ekta Vihar Kunjwani Lane 8 pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 2/18/2021 11:03:50 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 18: People living in Ekta Vihar Kunjwani lane number 8 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 Ekta Vihar Kunjwani lane number 8 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 th...   READ MORE   Newly married woman's mysterious death, parents allege murder Cremates body in front of in-laws premises 2/18/2021 10:56:02 PM gurdas kumar Early Times Report VIJAYPUR, Feb 18: Alleging murder by her in-laws, the parents and the relatives of newly married woman who died mysteriously, cremated the body in front of her in-laws houses, in Kamor village falls under the jurisdiction of Ramgarh Police Station. The news of the death of a newly married woman under suspicious circumstances speared in the area like forest fire. The deceased lady has been identified as Rimpi Chaudhary wife of Surinder, who was married three mo...   READ MORE   Despite last moment glitches, NC-Cong wins Chairperson-VC elections in Kishtwar 2/18/2021 10:55:38 PM ASIF IQBAL NAIK Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 18: In a last moment twist, the National Conference and Congress alliance in Kishtwar District managed to win Chairperson and Vice Chairperson elections for the District Development Council. Moreover, the alliance emerged victorious despite hiccups and glitches of cross voting by a NC member and rebellion by a Congress member. After postponement of elections on February 13due to lack of quorum following skipping of the meeting by 3 BJP members, ...   READ MORE   Revenue department stops encroachment on custodian land in Ainpur-Sunderbani 2/18/2021 10:55:16 PM AJAY SHARMA Early Times Report SUNDERBANI, Feb 18: The administration of Sunderbani has been active to stop the encroachment. Reports said that one person namely Tara Chand and his sons of village Ainpur has encroached a part of land under Khasra number 355 measuring five Kanals and registered illegal Girdawari of 10 Kanals in 2016. "In 2018 they registered Five Kanals extra Girdawari and now total 15 Kanals Girdawari is registered name of this person and he made two shops and foundation of two other shops illegally in front of Panchayat Ghar of Rural Development department Sunderbani. The family wants to encroach the land of neighbours and filed different false cases and harassing innoc...   READ MORE   Three more COVID-19 deaths reported in JK; 84 new cases, positive cases reach 125634 Active positive 688, recovered 122992, casualties 1954 2/18/2021 10:55:08 PM JEHANGIR RASHID Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 18: After a brief lull COVID-19 deaths were yet again reported in Kashmir valley as three more people fell prey to the virus in the past 24 hours. Jammu & Kashmir reported 87 new cases of virus following which the number of positive cases reached 1, 25,634. Srinagar district reported 48 cases including 34 travelers, Jammu district 11 cases, Budgam district 10 cases, Baramulla and Pulwama districts six cases each, Bandipora district three cases, Shopian district two cases and Anantnag district one case. No case was reported from Udhampur, Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Samba, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban, Reasi, Kupwara, Ganderbal and Kulgam districts....   READ MORE

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