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Farooq unlikely to take confrontation with Centre immediately 3/14/2020 12:16:46 AM Early Times Report Jammu, March 13: Despite provocation by over enthusiastic party workers, former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah maintained a guarded silence after his detention was revoked this afternoon. Soon after his detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) was revoked, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) from Srinagar said that he will prefer to maintain silence till the other leaders are released. By maintaining a silence after revocation of his detention, Dr Abdullah has proved that unlike Omar and Mehbooba, he is a mature politician because he is very much aware that giving any controversial statement at this point of time would be proved counterproductive. Credible sources said that after his release, Dr Abdullah will reach Delhi on Sunday to attend ongoing session of the Parliament on Monday. Dr Abdullah will meet with opposition leaders at Delhi before taking any decision to take confrontation with Centre. In four-minute interaction with the media persons at his home at Gupkar in Srinagar, Abdullah, who is also the patron of regional National Conference (N...   READ MORE

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‘The Freedom is not complete until...’: Farooq Abdullah’s first word after release 3/14/2020 12:16:40 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 13: The freedom will be "complete" only when all the leaders are released, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah said on Friday in his first statement after the J&K administration decided to end his detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). "Freedom is not complete until leaders, including Omar, Mehbooba Mufti and other detained in the state or other parts of the country are released," he said. Addressing the media, the Nati...   READ MORE   Resentment in BJP over sidelining of senior leaders 3/14/2020 12:15:29 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 12: There is a resentment in BJP against the issuance of new list of State office bearers with some senior party leaders feeling totally sidelined after shifting them from key organisational posts and they have shown their total resentment against the decision of party leadership. Sources said some leaders have even apprised the State party chief about the resentment against the decision and have stopped to visit State office since the publication of list from last two days. They have even conveyed their displeasure to senior leaders in Delhi sources added Sources said the party general Secretary which is considered an important post in BJP's organisationa...   READ MORE   Will Jammu’s jobless youth find place in GOI’s new recruitment process? Govt to fill 4 lakh 75 thousand vacant posts soon 3/14/2020 12:15:21 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 13: As Government of India (GoI) is in the process of filling 4 lakh 75 thousand vacant posts soon, the gearing question remains that whether the lakhs of jobless Jammu youth would find the place in the process. As per the reports, during the year 2019-20, three recruiting agencies namely, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission (SSC) & Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have made recommendations for recruitment to the following posts. UPSC 4,399 ; SSC 13,995; RRB 1,16,391; thus a total of 1,34,785. In addition to this, Department of Posts and Ministry of Defence have commenced the process for filling up of additional 3,41,907 vaca...   READ MORE   5 years on, KAS officer continues to escape transfer 3/14/2020 12:15:12 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Mar 13: A KAS officer who is looking after one of the prestigious Tourism Development Authority in South Kashmir from last five six years continues to escape transfer by allegedly influencing some officials of General Administrative Department. The officer, who was posted as Chief Executive Officer back in year 2015, has also allegedly made the Tourism Development Authority defunct as the officer virtually failed to contribute in making tourist destination under his jurisdiction attractive for visiting tourists. Sources told Early Times that the officer is famous for influencing the officers in civil secretariat. “Sometimes he would bribe of...   READ MORE   JK Global Investors summit likely in May 3/14/2020 12:15:05 AM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Mar 13: The government said that they are hopeful of successfully conducting a full-fledged Global Investors Summit in Jammu and Kashmir in the last week of May this year. “Though the dates are not fixed yet, but we are looking for this major event in the last week of May,” sources in the government told Early Times. Top officials from Jammu and Kashmir have already held road shows in various cities of the country inviting investors to invest in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said that before the investors meet the administration will hold conclave in both Jammu and Srinagar wherein all the local investors will be invited in the event. The o...   READ MORE   Govt Deptts directed to make purchasing through GeM portal only Step to check bulk purchasing in March: 3/14/2020 12:14:58 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 13: Realizing that higher-ups in various government departments will make bulk purchasing to spend funds by the end of March 31 through illegal means, government today issued a circular in which heads of all departments were directed to make purchase only through GeM portal. “Attention of all the Administrative Departments is invited to the circular instructions regarding procurement of Goods & Services through (GeM) portal issued vide No. A/21(2003)-1-Part file-11-927 dated 17.09.2019 wherein it was directed that Government Organizations including Autonomous Bodies shall immediately register with GeM for their procurement”, the circular, issued by Dr Ar...   READ MORE   After NC, PDP resumes political activities in Kashmir 3/14/2020 12:14:52 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 13: With the National Conference (NC) having resumed its political activities in Srinagar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has also started holding such conventions in the summer capital. While the NC conventions sounded largely apolitical, the PDP events are looking ahead to make more people join the party folds. On March 3, the PDP youth leadership held a convention which among others was attended by Qayoom Mohsin and Arif Laigaroo. At the convention, the lower-rung leadership asked the people of Kashmir especially youth to join the party ranks. The event was held within a week of a party convention organized by PDP leader Abdul Hameed Koshin in ...   READ MORE   Coronavirus update: 2 test positive, 159 persons complete surveillance period 3/14/2020 12:14:46 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 13: The Government Friday informed that 159 persons have completed their 28-day surveillance period and, so far, only two cases have been tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), 1743 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance while as 1485 persons are under home quarantine. Persons who are in hospital quarantine stand at 18 and 81 persons are under home surveillance. Further, the Bulletin said that 85 samples have been sent for testing, of which 77 tested as negative and only two cases have tested positive, so far while as reports of six cas...   READ MORE   Govt orders closure of all malls, gyms, swimming pools 3/14/2020 12:14:32 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 13: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered closure of all malls, gyms, swimming pools, recreational clubs in the district till March 31 as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, an official said. As it is not possible to serve this order individually, it shall be circulated in print, electronic and social media for information of all concerned, District Magistrate (DM) Jammu, Sushma Chauhan said. "It is hereby ordered that all shopping malls, gyms, swimming pools, recreational clubs of Jammu district shall remain closed with immediate effect," she said in the order. Any violation of this order shall invite action un...   READ MORE   Govt suspends Nodal Officer for Coronavirus 3/14/2020 12:14:26 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 13: Government of Jammu and Kashmir, General Administration Department placed Dr Shafqat Khan, Nodal Officer for Corona Virus efforts in Jammu and Kashmir, Health and Medical Education Department under suspension. On the directions of Lieutenant Governor, Jammu Kashmir Girish Chandr Murmu, government issued an order vide no: 364-JK (GAD) of 2020, dated 13/03/2020, that reads pending enquiry into his conduct, Dr Shafqat Khan, Nodal Officer for Corona Virus efforts in Jammu and Kashmir, Health and Medical Education Department, is hereby place under suspension with immediate effect. In terms of Rule 31 of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, ...   READ MORE   Leave of doctors, support staff cancelled 3/14/2020 12:14:20 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 13: Amid fears of coronavirus outbreak, Sher-I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences has cancelled the leave of all its doctors and support staff on Friday. The institute issued the order to provide uninterrupted medical services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared coronavirus outbreak a pandemic and expressed deep concern both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across India has risen to 81. The country has also reported its first coronavirus death in Karnataka, the health ministry had stated earlier....   READ MORE   Medical Officer Suspended in JK for ‘refusing’ to do surveillance duty Coronavirus 3/13/2020 11:09:54 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report POONCH, Mar 13:Administration on Friday suspended Medical Officer Dr Saleem Bhatti for “refusing” to do surveillance duty in connection with the measures taken by the government to contain the coronavirus. “In view of spread of COVID-19 virus and to contain the surveillance teams were constituted in District Poonch to follow up home quarantine case of Indian National returning from abroad. Tehsildar Haveli reported that Dr. Saleem Bhatti, M.O District Hospital Poonch who is deputed in surveillance team for monitoring and follow up home quarantine people in Niabat Poonch refused to do surveillance duty,” reads an order issued by Deputy Commissioner Poonch, R...   READ MORE   Eight years on, Irrigation canal yet to get completed 3/13/2020 11:04:05 PM ARUN JASROTIA EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, Mar 13: Though the government launches several schemes for the benefit of the farmers but on the ground level the farming community doesn’t get the much needed results. One such glaring example of complete failure of a scheme is the delay in construction of artificial irrigation canal (Kul) at Morh Bakkal in Hartyan Panchayat of district Udhampur. The construction work of the Kul started in year 2012 and to the disappointment of the farmers of t...   READ MORE   LeT Terrorist killed in Rafiabad, arms, ammunition recovered 3/13/2020 10:14:06 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Mar 13: A militant was killed today in a brief encounter in Shutloo Rafiabad area of this north Kashmir district, arms and ammunition have been also recovered from his possession. A top police official said that, today afternoon there was a specific intelligence report about the presence of militants in the Shutloo village of Rafiabad area, after which a joint team of army’s 32 RR, police, SoG, and 92 Bn of CRPF carried out search operation in t...   READ MORE   Commissioner Excise reviews functioning of Department 4 establishments raided by Enforcement Team 3/13/2020 10:13:47 PM ASIF IQBAL NAIK EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 13: In order to gear-up the field functioning of the Excise Department, the Commissioner Excise Rajesh Kumar Shavan took a detailed review of the department. The Deputy Excise Commissioners Executive, Distilleries and Accounts attended the meeting along with concerned ETO’s and Inspectors. While deliberating upon the issue of drug menace, the Commissioner directed the officers to intensify the checking and lay random Nakas/Checks in their ar...   READ MORE   Villagers of Bidar face problem in absence of bridge 3/13/2020 10:13:10 PM Early Times Report POONCH, Mar 13: Residents of Bidar village in Mandi area of Poonch district are facing immense hardships due to absence of a bridge over a local stream. Nestled in the foothills of Hilly mountains, Bidar is a tiny hamlet that remains cut off from the rest of Poonch District during rains as the area lacks an all-weather connectivity. Considered as the most backward area of Mandi town, the area is facing various other problems including access to drinking water and he...   READ MORE   Sub-standard material used to construct Jamola to Kharsu Road 3/13/2020 10:12:33 PM Early times Report Rajouri, Mar 13: The long pending demand of construction of Jamola Kharsu road was fulfilled after many decades but the low quality material used in its construction has raised many eyebrows. While local people and Panch Sarpanchs expressed strong anger that the pending demand for construction of the said road was met after many decades, but due to the neglect of the concerned department, the contractor is using very poor quality material on it. People expressed strong a...   READ MORE

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