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How respectful was Maharaja’s Govt towards newspapers critical of its functioning The golden age of press freedom! 3/20/2022 11:43:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 20: At present when the press and newspapers who dare to tell the truth and hold the government accountable are hounded and horrified by the administration, History of Jammu and Kashmir is replete with the instances when Press freedom was allowed to thrive during the government of Maharaja Hari Singh. There is an interesting anecdote about how the administration was respecting the Press institutes and was empathetic towards them. One such instance is of 1934 when Ram Chand Kak was the Prime Minister of Maharaja Hari Singh’s erstwhile state. A newspaper namely Hamdard was being published from Srinagar. The editor of that newspaper was Prem Nath Bazaz- a renowned Kashmiri Pandit scholar. While, he was critical of the government and its policies, yet the Maharaja led government was tolerant towards the newspaper even when Monarchy and not what today is being called as ‘Democracy’ was ruling the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. This newspaper called Hamdard had a correspondent namely Abdul Aziz Shoora. He was a resident of Habba Kadal ...   READ MORE

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Spike in terror strikes puts Raj Bhawan to ‘embarrassment’ before New Delhi 3/20/2022 11:43:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 20: A few hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah left Jammu after chairing a high level security meeting, three separate terror strikes in Kashmir took place -exposing the alleged failure of the Raj Bhawan in tackling the situation. On March 19, during his second day of the high profile visit, the visiting dignitary reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir with Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and senior officers, before flying back to Delhi. As per an official handout, “Amit Shah said the security grid should be further strengthened to ensure zero cross-border infiltration and to eliminate terrorism completely in order to achieve Prime Mi...   READ MORE   BJP opened floodgates for outsiders to get Govt jobs in J&K: Mehbooba 'Jammu worst sufferer of new policies' 3/20/2022 11:43:15 PM Early Times Report R S Pura, Mar 20: Former chief minister and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday lambasted BJP for allowing candidates from other parts of the country to apply for government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a meeting at the border town of R S Pura, Mehbooba Mufti pointed out that the BJP governments in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have projected jobs only for the residents of their native states but in J&K the party has opened a flood gate to allow everyone from across the border to apply for government jobs. “For the last four years, BJP has directly been ruling the Jammu and Kashmir. Instead of protecting the job and land r...   READ MORE   Claims made by LG in Awaam Ki Awaz’ a rhetoric: Manohar Lal Sharma ‘There can be no alternative of popular government’ 3/20/2022 11:43:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 20: Refuting the claims made by LG Administration on completing one year of its “Awaam Ki Awaz” for providing services to the people during his tenure, the Former Minister and senior Congress leader said that however this administration might make claims but there can be no alternative of popular government. He alleged that the sufferings of common people are not being heard by this administration. “People can be seen facing huge difficulties in getting their w...   READ MORE   No word on withdrawn posts till date, aspirants in a fix 3/20/2022 11:42:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 20: The job aspirants whose posts were withdrawn by the government in February this year are in a fix. Till date neither the withdrawn posts have been re-advertised nor there has been any official word on the posts for which the selections had been finalized. Sources told Early Times that in the recent meeting of the Administrative Council a decision has been taken to uphold the selections that were completed by the recruitment agencies. “But till date no official communiqué or an order has been issued in this regard.” They said, “There is every possibility about 200 candidates whose selections were finalized being appointed, while other posts will be re...   READ MORE   Azad’s tone changed in Jammu after meeting with Sonia Gandhi in Delhi 3/20/2022 11:42:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 20: Although his loyalists were gathered in a large number in the function organized by the ‘Civil Society’, former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad once again delayed his much-awaited announcement regarding his future political action. Within a hope that Azad would announce his next move, all his supporters were present in the function but the former leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha has disappointed the by delivering the almost apolitical speech. Instead of taking a stand, Azad preferred to avoid contentious issues during his speech. “I believe that Mahatma Gandhi was the biggest Hindu and secularist. Pakistan and militancy are responsible for wh...   READ MORE   Sunderbani family forced to sell land to meet expenses of 4th surgery of 6 years old daughter Health card continues to be denied in J&K 3/20/2022 11:42:32 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 20: People living in the far-flung areas of the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir are being denied benefits of the health card with the result the poor families have to shell out huge amounts of money in order to get treatment. A poor family from Sunderbani area in Rajouri district has been running from pillar to post since their daughter has been operated upon three years even though she is of just six years of age. The girl has been operated upon thrice in s...   READ MORE   Parents appeal LG advisor to defer 10th class examination by few weeks 3/20/2022 11:42:08 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 19: A group of people whose children are going to appear in matriculation examination being conducted by Board of School Education have urged the LG administration to intervene in the matter and get the examination deferred by few weeks. This group of people while sharing views with Early Times said that due to the continuous closure of the schools some of the concepts are not clear to their children. They said that it will take some more weeks for the children to understand about the concepts not clear to them. These people urged Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar, advisor to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to issue orders for deferring the examination for few weeks ...   READ MORE   Kabbadi players allege ill-treatment while taking part in championships 3/20/2022 11:42:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 19: The Kabbadi players of the Jammu division have alleged that they are not given adequate refreshment while taking part in the different tournaments at the union territory level. They have said that Department of Youth Services & Sports is not giving due attention to the players especially those who are playing Kabbadi. The Kabbadi players said that they are provided inadequate refreshment while taking part in the different championships. They said that the LG led administration should intervene in the matter so that adequate refreshment is given to the sportspersons adding that only then world class players would come out from Jammu & Kashmir....   READ MORE   Garbage filled canals mock at admin’s claim of Jammu being a smart city 3/20/2022 11:41:54 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 20: The Jammu & Kashmir administration is busy in claiming that Jammu is a smart city and the infrastructure matches with the best cities in the country; however on ground the things are totally different. Many of the irrigation canals in the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir are in dilapidated condition with the garbage being dumped in these canals. The residents of the areas where these canals are located are in stress saying that despite contacting the peopl...   READ MORE   Even after 75-years of independence, Ramban villages have no bridge 3/20/2022 11:40:30 PM Early Times Report Ramban, Mar 20: Residents of Labloth, Dangam and Khoda in Khari tehsil are up in arms against the government for its failure to construct a bridge to connect these villages with the main land. Residents have to cross the stream by using wooden logs and it’s quite risky. School children fear for their lives while crossing the stream. “We have to wait for elders to help us to cross the nallah,” said a young girl. Another resident said, “It’s unfortunate that even 75-year...   READ MORE

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