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| Mehbooba joins hands with NC to deprive Jammu of its political share | | PDP president questions Delimitation Commission constituted by the Union Government to redraw Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies of the UT of J&K | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: While as residents of Jammu region are hoping that Delimitation Commission would end decades long political discrimination with Jammu region, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti also joined with another Kashmir centric party-National Conference (NC), to deprive Jammu of its political share.
While NC Lok Sabha members had boycotted the meeting of the Delimitation Commission, Mehbooba Mufti has termed this panel as a game-plan of BJP to create division in the society.
“The tearing hurry with which the Government of India is railroading delimitation in J&K has raised genuine & serious apprehensions about the motives of this exercise. It’s a part of BJPs larger plan to divide & pit regions, religions & communities against each other”, Mehbooba tweeted from her official twitter handle.
Constituted on March 6, 2020 to redraw Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in newly carved Union Territory of J&K, the first meeting of the Panel was held on Thursday to seek suggestions/views on the process of delimitation in respect of the union territory. An overvi... | |
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| To spoil Azad’s chance to re-elect from Gujarat, Cong high-command gives walkover to BJP | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: Congress high-command gave severe blow to party stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad by deciding not to field any candidates for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat.
After Congress high-command’s ‘unexpected’ decision, two BJP candidates are likely to declared elected unopposed on Monday which is last date of withdrawing nomination papers.
Reliable sources said that Azad hoping that party high command would field as party candidate one of the two Rajya Sabha for which elections were scheduled to be held on March 1. “Azad was hoping to get mandate for the seat which fell vacant after demise of Congress stalwart Ahmed Patel”, sources said and added that instea... | |
| | | | Cyber attacks put JK Govt on alert! | | After fake accounts of LG, police officers on target | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: A sudden rise in the incidents of “cyber attacks” have put the Jammu and Kashmir government on tenterhooks.
Sources said in the last few months, there has been a rise in the number of cyber attacks on the Jammu and Kashmir government whereby either social media handles were hacked or fake profiles of top ranking dignitaries were created.
In the latest, a fake account of Senior Superintendent of Police Shailendra Mishra was created. The fake account came into public domain soon after Mishra was honored by the Indian Army for his meritorious and extraordinary services as the police chief of Kathua district.
Mishra has already put an alert in the pu... | |
| | | | Pathetic: 25-yrs on, PHE fails to clean drinking water well | | |  Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Feb 21: The Public Health Engineering Department Sunderbani has allegedly not cleaned a well which was dug to provide potable drinking water to the residents.
The well which is the source of drinking water for Panchayat Nallah has never been cleaned since its inception, locals claimed.
They said the PHE dug the well at village Thumba nearly 25 years ago, and since then it has never been cleaned due to which the water has become totally filthy... | |
| | | | Distt admn Kathua places College professors at bottom of hierarchy for Class-IV written exam | | AEE, newly appointed BDOs to supervise College Principals, senior professors | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 21: Despite the fact that college faculty members joined the services as gazetted cadre officers and Associate professors and Professors are among the top of government hierarchy but the district administration Kathua has placed these senior faculty members as well as College Principals (who are professors) subordinate to the Assistant Executive Engineer as well as newly appointed Junior scale KAS officers.
As per order issued by Deputy Commissioner Kathua vide number DCK/Adm/2020-21/1891-1907 dated 20/2/2021, the District administration has assigned duties for the conduct of written test for the post of Class-IV, with effect from 27 February to 1st March 2... | |
| | | | Primary School Telta awaits own building | | |  ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Feb 21: The Government Primary School in village Telta of Panchayat Sunari in Udhampur under SSA has not got its own building even after a long wait of seven years thereby exposing the tall claims of the government about creating proper infrastructure in the education sector.
Sources told Early Times that the Telta School is not a case in isolation as many more institutions more or less are in the same condition.
Started in year 2014 under SS... | |
| | | | Night flights at Srinagar Airport likely from next month | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 21: The much-awaited night flight operations at the Srinagar International Airport are likely to begin next month provided the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gives its final approval.
Although, GoAir is already offering bookings on a Srinagar-Delhi night flight for March-end on its official website, the airport officials said the nod from the central aviation regulator DGCA is required before the Valley can witness its maiden night flight operations. When contacted, Director, Airports Authority of India, Srinagar, Santosh Dhoke confirmed that the plan for night flights was in the pipeline but added that “it was not finalised as the approval... | |
| | | | LG Calls for initiating necessary steps facilitating early adoption of New Education Policy-2020 | | |  Early Times Report
KATRA, Feb 21: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today presided over the 32nd meeting of Executive Council of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU).
The Executive Council, led by the Lt Governor took several important decisions for bringing qualitative improvement in overall functioning of the University.
The Lt Governor, who is also the Chancellor of SMVDU, called for initiating necessary steps facilitating early adoption of New Education Policy-2020. He directed ... | |
| | | | Take proactive steps to end miseries of residents: Munish Gupta asks govt | | Locals of Ekta Vihar Lane 5 Kunjwani at receiving end as problems remain unattended | | 
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 21: People living in Lane No 5 of Ekta Vihar, Kunjwani are dismayed 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 on a regular basis from their area which in a way presents a messy picture.
Though Lane No 5 of Ekta Vihar, Kunjwani is a part of the prestigious Gandhi Nagar Assembly constituency but it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at the helm.
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| | | | Three of family dead as vehicle falls into gorge in Chatroo | | |  ASIF IQBAL NAIK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 21: Days after a tragic road accident at Ragi Nallah in which five family members died, three members of a family were killed in yet another mishap on Sunday after their car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge at Chatroo in Kishtwar district.
An Alto car bearing registration number JK06-8421 met with an accident near Gujjar Hostel Chatroo while on its way towards Chingam Chatroo.
As per the eyewitnesses, the driver of the ill-f... | |
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