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| Air ticket from Jammu to Srinagar costs 24K per person | | Travelling to Singapore cheaper than Srinagar | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: At a time when the government claims to have been making serious efforts to connect Jammu and Kashmir, airlines are out to plunder the people of both the regions with flying to Singapore emerging as a cheaper deal than flying to Srinagar from Jammu.
As per the rates available on internet, the airfare from Jammu to Srinagar for February 22 is costing a whopping Rs 24,577 per passenger. On the other hand, if one wants to fly to Singapore from India, the airfare is Rs 18,000- six thousand less than that of the Srinagar.
Such open plunder is leaving the common masses wretched, perturbed and deeply annoyed. According to them, the government’s non- interference into such a violation of norms is hitting the common masses hard. “The weather is inclement in ... | |
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| ‘Delimitation doesn’t mean victory for BJP in forthcoming polls’ | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 21: The Election Commission of India appointing Election Commissioner, Sushil Chandra, as Delimitation Commissioner for Jammu and Kashmir has led to political activities getting revived in the newly carved out Union Territory.
The delimitation in J&K was announced on August 5 last year, when Centre announced its decision to abrogate the special status of the erstwhile State and divided into two Union Territories, J&K and Ladakh.
The delimitation will end the discrimination which Jammu region has been facing for the past seven decades as it will lead to number of assembly seats in Jammu getting increased.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “Th... | |
| | | | Blue-eyed employees posted for years together at Central, Head Offices | | Transfer policy goes for a six in JKBOSE | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 21: The transfer policy in the Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has been dumped since many employees of the Board have not transferred for years together they and continue to stay put at present places of posting.
Early Times has learnt from sources that more than a dozen employees of JKBOSE are posted either at the Central Office or the Head Office for years together and they have not been transferred elsewhere. This has resulted into a situation by virtue of which these employees are calling the shots at present places of posting.
“The JKBOSE has offices in all the 22 districts of erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmi... | |
| | | | Released from detention, NC leaders stay away from party meetings | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 21: Even as over a dozen leaders of the National Conference have been released from detention undertaken after the abrogation of the special status on August 5, 2019, most of them avoid attending the party activities and prefer to sit back at home.
Since the abrogation of the special status, the NC has held at least three major meetings at party headquarters at the Nawa –e-Subh in Srinagar but those of the senior leaders released from prison stayed away from the meetings.
The latest meeting held on February 18, didn’t find any of the leaders who were released from the prison in the last few months.
In the absence of the senior leaders, party’s provin... | |
| | | | With politicians in jail, KAS officer decongests Anantnag town | | | | SAAHIL SUHAIL
EARLY TIMES REPORT
ANANTNAG, Feb 21: With the shifting of at least five passenger vehicle stands, a 2011 batch KAS officer posted in Anantnag district of South Kashmir as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, has successfully managed to decongest the town for smooth movement of traffic.
Syed Yasir, ACR Anantnag, who himself toured Anantnag town on bicycle before implementing his plan for decongesting the town, says that he intends to initiate more steps for ensuring smooth movement of traffic in and around the town.
“So far we have shifted five vehicle stands to other places. Few more stands are being shifted so that movement of traffic gets smoothened,” he told Early Times.... | |
| | | | Ayurvedic Dispensary Mallan Dessa in Doda without staff, people suffer | | MO, Pharmacist didn’t attend dispensary since 2017 | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 21: The tall claims of Health Department of providing better health facilities virtually get deflated when it comes to Ayurvedic Dispensary Mallan Dessa in district Doda, which has been functioning without Medical Officer and Pharmacist. Shockingly, the only Nursing Orderly (NO) in the dispensary has been attending the patients thereby putting the lives of people in danger.
Sources told Early Times that Ayurvedic Dispensary was established nearly 40 years ago in block Bhagwah of Doda district, which is presently in total deplorable condition. The dispensary covers three panchayats having population of over 4500 souls. A huge rush of patients is being observ... | |
| | | | DySP Davinder Singh case: NIA conducts raid in Pulwama | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 21: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out a fresh raid in south Kashmir district of Pulwama reportedly in connect with case involving a police officer, who was arrested while escorting two top Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outside the valley last month.
Official sources said that the investigation agency raided a Darul Uloom in Pinglana in Pulwama. ”Further details are awaited,” they said.
The development comes about a week after NIA on February 13 arrested former president of the LoC Traders Association Tanveer Ahmed Wani, a resident of Pulwama.
He was the sixth person to be arrested in this case.
Earlier this month, NIA raided sev... | |
| | | | With no bridge at Darsoo, locals risk lives to cross river Tawi | | | 
ARUN JASROTIA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Feb 21: Panchayat Darsoo in district Udhampur comprising of four hamlets is not linked with mainland due to which the locals in order to reach their respective destinations have no other option but to cross river Tawi. Despite repeated pleas of the locals to construct a bridge, there was no action to provide these people a safe link.
Every day locals as well as students of these four villages risk their lives to cross the river Tawi. The village... | |
| | | | Kashmiri Pandits missing ‘Salam’ with Muslim brethren of Kashmir | | Govt fails to rehabilitate KPs in Kashmir, promises fall flat | |  S TAHIR-UL HAQ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Feb 21: Though Mahashivratri was celebrated with religious fervor, but many migrated Kashmiri Pandit families feel disappointed as government has failed to rehabilitate them in their own motherland in Kashmir.
“I believe that there are almost 2500 Kashmiri Pandit families that are living across Kashmir valley on temporary basis and in Baramulla district, around 150 families were shifted to the Veerwan Pandit Colony, Baramulla, and that too und... | |
| | | | Govt keeping close vigil, no case of coronavirus so far in JK | | | | ISHTIYAQ AHMAD
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 21: The government on Friday said that no case of deadly coronavirus has been reported in the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory so far. “The people with China travel history are being kept under surveillance in Jammu and Kashmir. However, no one has tested positive for Coronavirus so far, “one of the top officials in health department said. The official maintained that all suspected people in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation and are being monitored. “They have been asked to remain in isolation and take necessary precautions. However, no one has been hospitalized”, he maintained. He said that preemptive measures are in place to deal... | |
| | | | Missing ballot papers resurface during recount in Ari Mardan Shah Panchayat | | |  M S NAZKI
EARLY TIMES REPORT
POONCH, Feb 21: A case of missing ballot papers’ resurfacing has come to fore in Ari Mardan Shah Panchayat of block Mendhar in district Poonch after recounting of votes was ordered by the Election Authority of J&K.
Nahida Akhter, one of the candidates for Sarpanch of Ari Mardan Shah Panchayat had filed a petition for recounting as it was alleged by her that few officials supervising the election process conspired against her to help one of her opponents. ... | |
| | | | Mohalla Sheikha without power over a month | | |  Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch(Mandi), Feb 21: The Tehsil administrative apathy of the Power Development Department can be gauged from the fact the resident of Mohalla Sheikha Rajpura of Block Mandi are reeling under darkness for the last 1 month and above as the transformer of the village is out of order.
The village is comprised of habitat of about 300 above people forced to the residents spent their nights in dark. Imtaiza sheikh said that a deputation from the Mohalla sheikh... | |
| | | | Work of Andorlla Bridge lying incomplete since 2014 | | |  Early Times Report
Rajouri, Feb 21: The works of Androlla Bridge in Rajouri district has been lying incomplete since 2014. According to the sources the bridge connects eight villages with district headquarters but all the villages are suffering badly.
Locals of the area informed early times that locals especially students, employees and labourers in daily routine suffer a lot. Locals said even they have approached to district administration hundreds of time and have blocked the road many t... | |
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