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| On Mehbooba’s coronation day, absence of 2 senior leaders hints at yet another split | | After south, now north Kashmir slipping out of PDP’s hands | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: As Mehbooba Mufti was chosen as the PDP president on Monday, the absence of a former Member Parliament and a former cabinet minister from north Kashmir has raised eyebrows, hinting yet another split within the already crisis strewn political group.
According to the PDP spokesman, People's Democratic Party electoral college today elected Mehbooba Mufti as party president for a period of three years. Party General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura proposed the name of Mehbooba Mufti as the candidate for the post of party president. The proposal was seconded by senior leader Khursheed Alam. Chairman election board of the party A R Veeri conducted the pro... | |
| | | | Is it Chor Ki Dadhi Mein Tinka?: Mehbooba’s reaction to IGP’s veiled warning raises many questions | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, February 22: Although IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar had not mentioned the name of any politician involved in instigating innocent people of Kashmir on fake news or rumours, PDP president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today reacted on statement of police head of Kashmir Valley.
Mehbooba’s over-reaction on IGP’s statement is a clear indication that she was facing allegations of instigating people because she has been using his social media account to highlight cases of alleged attempts to kidnap a minor baby.
On Friday, IGP Kashmir had warned some politicians with necessary action irrespective of stature if they try to instigate people on fake news or rum... | |
| | | | Top BJP leader wants to be relevant on Kashmir! | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: “Unnerved” by reports that his role was no more required for politics in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janta Party in New Delhi who has been largely sidelined by the party from “Kashmir affairs” wants to be relevant for the same and has been lobbying hard.
Sources said the BJP leader, who in the past was seen as a main “interface” between politicians in Kashmir and the right-wing party leadership in the national capital, was allegedly sidelined around two years ago, as he couldn’t “do much on the ground for the party interests.”
Sources said he was largely accused of being more concerned about the interests of the local politic... | |
| | | | Agri diploma holders left in lurch, others get preference | | Discrimination in jobs with Jammu | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: The Jammu based Basic Agriculture Trained (BAT) diploma holders have alleged appeasement of Kashmir based youth and have claimed that they are facing discrimination.
According to these diploma holders they were denied preference for jobs in the Agriculture Department but for similar jobs in the Horticulture Department, diploma holders were given preference.
As per the documents as well as communiqué forwarded by Jammu based Basic Agriculture Trained (BAT) trained diploma holders it has been stated that SKUAST Jammu had started BAT diploma (1year) course in Agriculture/Horticulture around eight years back.
Many have opted for diploma courses after 10... | |
| | | | New machines gather dust at district hospital, helmsmen in slumber | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Feb 22: The health facilities in the District Hospital Poonch are deteriorating with each passing day due to alleged mismanagement by the helmsmen.
According to the details available with Early Times the expensive and highly sophisticated medical equipment have been gathering dust in the storeroom of the hospital due to their non installation.
The delay in the installation has led to people remaining deprived of the facilities particularly in getting their diagnostic tests etc.
Sources in the department informed Early Times that the UltraSound machine in the hospital was to be replaced with a new one and that new machine has already arrived... | |
| | | | JK Govt pays all allowances to employees who discharged municipal, panchayat election duties | | Excess payment of 43 crores made to employees in contravention of laid down CSR | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 22: The employees who discharged their duties in the Panchayat and Municipal elections in 2018 received a windfall after the government paid them an additional amount of Rs. 43.29 crores on account of all allowances which they were not entitled to receive in lieu of the same.
The same has been detected in an audit conducted by the office of Principal Accountant General, Jammu & Kashmir. The Deputy Accountant General in the office of Principal Accountant General, Jammu & Kashmir has in fact shot letters to Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu & Kashmir and Commissioner Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD).
The Deputy Accountant... | |
| | | | No hike in school fee, Kapoor hails decision | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: President of Jammu and Kashmir Private School Parents Association (PSPA), Amit Kapoor has hailed the decision of the Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC) of private schools in J&K for barring all private schools from hiking the fee structure of the schools during the academic session 2020-21.
Kapoor said that he on the behalf of all parents welcome the historic decision taken by the FFRC J&K for private schools under the chairpersonship of Justice (Retd) Muzaffar Hussain Attar. “The meeting in which the historical decision was taken was also attended by the Administrative Secretary School Education Department B K Singh who is the member secret... | |
| | | | Cooperate with delimitation panel to ensure early | | Assembly polls in J&K; LG to politicians | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: A day after National Conference and PDP announced not to accept recommendations of Delimitation Commission, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that those who are demanding early assembly elections in the region must cooperate with the panel to complete the exercise at the earliest. “Those demanding early Assembly polls must help and cooperate with the Delimitation Commission so that the process is completed and Assembly polls are held,” he said in reply to a query on when assembly polls are going to be held in the UT. He said instead of criticizing the delimitation process and staying away from the exercise, the politicians who want early assemb... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Arjun Vihar Kunjwani Lane 1 pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 22: People living in Arjun Vihar Kunjwani lane 1 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 Arjun Vihar Kunjwani lane number 1 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 they ar... | |
| | | | COVID-19 positive cases in JK reach 125925 following 58 fresh cases | | Active positive 735, recovered 123236, casualties 1954 | | | JEHANGIR RASHID
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 22: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 58 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 25,925. As many as 10 districts of the union territory reported no fresh virus related case.
Srinagar district reported 17 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Baramulla district 15 cases, Jammu district nine cases, Budgam and Anantnag districts five cases each, Pulwama and Kishtwar districts two cases each and Kupwara, Kulgam & Shopian districts one case each. No fresh case was reported Udhampur, Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Samba, Poonch, Ramban, Reasi, Bandipora and Ganderbal districts.
The Jammu & K... | |
| | | | First case of H5N8 avian flu recorded in Anantnag, admins begins to collect samples | | | | SAAHIL SUHAIL
Early Times Report
ANANTNAG, Feb 22: The authorities in South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday revealed to have detected first case of H5N8 avian flu in Dooru area of the district. This was confirmed by Livestock Development Officer Dooru Shahabad in an official communication, a copy of which lies with Early Times. An official said that sample from a wild crow has returned positive for H5N8 from Arabal Muncipal ward of Dooru Anantnag. This is the first positive case reported in the Anantnag district, but there is no need to panic as the majority of the test reports are negative, he said. The official said that soon after the confirmation of the case, a rapid response ... | |
| | | | 'Cafes, Restaurants in Sgr abuzz with several tourists visiting city from across the country' | | Thousands of tourists opting to visit JK UT for holidays | | |
Ishtiyaq Ahmad
EArly Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 22: Tourist influx is gradually increasing at several tourist resorts in the Jammu and Kashmir Union territory which was earlier affected during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaking to early times on Monday, an officer from tourism department said, “Since the onset of snowfall in the valley in the months of November and December last year, there has been a gradual increase in the number of tourists in the Kashmir valley. Talking about Pahalgam, Gulmarg there has been a gradual increase in tourism for the last 10 days."
"If the rush of tourists continues till February end in the valley, it can break the record of last three years... | |
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