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Sonia jumps in to diffuse crisis within JK Congress Holds deliberations with G A Mir, seeks feedback 4/13/2020 12:05:44 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 12: Amid the ongoing tumultuous times in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress party seems to have been caught in a mess within with its national president Sonia Gandhi jumping in to take control in her own hands. As per the reports coming to fore, Sonia Gandhi on April 11 telephoned party’s JK President G.A. Mir, seeking from him the details about the party’s internal situation and measures being taken to strengthen it on the ground. The party, however, tried to downplay the meet, stating that the discussions only took place about the COVID-19 and party’s response to it. The statement said Mir apprised Gandhi about the overall situation in J&K, the spurt in COVID-19 cases and difficulties confronting students and others, who are currently stuck in other states due to the lockdown. Mir also apprised Gandhi about hardships being faced by outside labourers in the Valley and Jammu and told her that appropriate measures are needed for their relief and return to their respective states. Mir expressed concern over the pathetic condition of poor people in J&K and...   READ MORE

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In power and in opposition, Omar plays different tunes As CM termed Durbar Move a wasteful expenditure, now criticizes LG’s new arrangement 4/13/2020 12:05:33 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 12: True to the picture of politicians portrayed in Bollywood movies, where they change colours frequently, former J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, is also found playing different tunes while enjoying power and when in opposition. The J&K Union Territory Administration on Friday ordered the opening of annual Durbar Move offices in Srinagar on May 4 and ordered the employees to work on “as is where is’’ basis. According to the order issued by GAD the Valley based employees would move to the Valley this year while employees of Jammu division would serve in such offices as on “as is where is basis”, which means they would not move to Srinagar and the arrang...   READ MORE   Despite directions of DCs, publicity hungry BJP leaders continue to highlight their “social work” 4/13/2020 12:05:21 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 12: Despite repeated directions of the officers not to issue press releases for mainstream media and posting on the social media, the publicity hungry BJP leaders continued to issue official handout about the “social work” they are doing for the people. As people in the distress and abject poverty has expressed their anger over cheap publicity stunts being adopted by the social activists, Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of various districts have warned against taking selfies and issuing press notes. DCs have said that nobody would be allowed to take selfies and photographs or carry out videography while distributing food packets or dry ration to the needy h...   READ MORE   Covid-19 patients 'recovering, responding to treatment' in Kmr 4/13/2020 12:05:16 AM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Apr 12: The authorities here in Kashmir said that Coronavirus patients are recovering fast and are responding to the treatment. They also said that repeat test of good number of patients have already came negative. “We have successfully treated a good number of positive coronavirus patients. There were sick patients but they responded the treatment, said one of the officials here in chest disease hospital. He said that condition of some Covid-19 positive patient deteriorated recently but they recovered sooner than expected. Sources also said that all the positive patients in SKIMS are responding to treatment. Sources said that at the Ch...   READ MORE   Admin knew travel history of Covid positive faith healer in Budgam! Why was he allowed to stay at home, ask locals 4/13/2020 12:05:07 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 12: A faith healer from Budgam district who has tested positive for Covid19 has risked numerous lives as the administration allegedly knew about his travel history but didn’t take him to quarantine facility. Sources said administration is Budgam was aware that the faith healer had a travel history to New Delhi and was a suspect of the deadly coronavirus. But instead of taking him into quarantine center, he was allowed to sit back at his residence in the central Kashmir district. Sources told Early Times that the faith healer who belongs to a prominent family in the area had been meeting his followers who would regularly visit his residence. “If governm...   READ MORE   Instead of condemning Pakistan for killing 3 Kashmiris, Mehbooba trying to shield notorious rape accused 4/13/2020 12:04:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 12: Shelling from Pakistan killed three innocent Kashmir- including one minor and a woman but Kashmir centric leaders-who usually remained active on twitter to taunt Union Government, could not muster guts to condemn this inhuman act of Pakistan. Instead of condemning Pakistan for killing three residents of Kashmir, most of the leaders were busy in raking up irrelevant issues just to befool the innocent people. Three civilians including an 8-year-old boy kill...   READ MORE   With 21 fresh cases positive cases of Corona Virus reach 245 in JK For second consecutive day no case reported from Srinagar 4/13/2020 12:04:40 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 12: The positive cases of Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 245 today as 21 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the union territory. The cases were reported from different districts of the union territory. Reports said that 17 cases were reported from Kashmir division and four cases were reported from the Jammu division. From Kashmir fresh cases were reported from Kupwara (8 cases), Baramulla (four cases), Ganderbal (three cases) and one each from Bandipora and Kulgam districts respectively. For the second consecutive day no case was reported from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir. Th...   READ MORE   One more detected Corona Positive in Samba 4/13/2020 12:04:32 AM Early Times Report Samba, Apr 12: A 34-year-old man has been detected positive of Covid-19 in Samba district. According to the information, the infected person has a recent travel history. The infected person came to district Samba from Agra on 17th March. After which the district administration had received information and the health department and the district administration also kept this person in the Home Quarantine for 14 days. After taking the sample, the sample was sent to the Jammu Lab for his test. After which today, the person has been found to be infected with the Covid-19 virus. Chief Medical Officer Rahinder Sambyal has given information that the health department has s...   READ MORE   Health worker assaulted, injured in Anantnag, FIR registered 4/13/2020 12:04:26 AM SAAHIL SUHAIL EARLY TIMES REPORT ANANTNAG, Apr 12: A health worker was assaulted and injured in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district when she went to counsel a person having travel history. The incident has taken place in Brad Aishmuqam village of Anantnag district on Friday evening, according to health department officials. As per the reports, Asha worker namely Parveena, wife of, Ghulam Rasool Shah, a resident of Magrey Mohalla Brad Aishmuqam, was attacked by a resident namely Mohd Yasin Shah of the same village allegedly for sharing his travel information with some officials. Mohd Yasin Shah Shah, working with Jammu and Kashmir Police, had arrived home from Jammu few days back and the...   READ MORE   Coronavirus: Centre May Come Up With Red, Orange, Green Zones To Steer Through Lockdown 4/13/2020 12:04:17 AM Agencies New Delhi, Apr 12: The Centre is likely to categorise the country into red, orange and green zones depending on the number of COVID-19 cases during the proposed extended period of lockdown and might allow limited services to function in the safe zones. Officials privy to the discussions during the four-hour-long conference with chief ministers, convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that schools and colleges would remain shut but some small scale industries and liquor shops may be allowed to function. There was near unanimity in extending the ongoing 21-day lockdown, which is till April 30, and the central government is likely to categorise the country into three zones...   READ MORE   Police tightened noose around red zones 4/12/2020 11:57:35 PM Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, Apr 12: The Udhampur Police has been making all out efforts to maintain lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic in the district by adopting strict measures on the violators. Strict vigil is being kept by the police in various parts of the district after many cases of Corona positive were reported. Several nakas have been laid down by the police in ruler as well as urban areas to restrict the movement of people and only people with medical emergency are being allowed to move towards hospitals as well as private medical shops which specified by district administration. “Routes towards Tikri, Megani, Chopra Shop, Garhi, Ramnager, Narsoo etc areas ...   READ MORE   Minor among three killed in shelling from across LoC in Kupwara Continuous ceasefire violation has panicked the locals 4/12/2020 11:56:38 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, Apr 12: Three civilians including a minor were killed, while as one house and a vehicle got damaged in intense shelling from across the LoC in this north Kashmir district. A police official told that three civilians, two from Chowkibal and a minor from Tuimna Vilgam village of Kupuwara were killed during LoC shelling late this afternoon. He said that the jurisdiction comes under two different police districts, among the three killed; two come ...   READ MORE   Deliver on ground to end miseries of people: Munish urges admin Not witnessed any considerable development, allege Raipur-Satwari residents 4/12/2020 11:37:49 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Apr 12: Editor-in-chief, Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Sunday urged the administration not to take people’s problems for granted and ensure that basic amenities like carpeted roads, better sanitation and proper drainage system are made available to them so as to make their lives more at comfort and ease. Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency said, “It’s the responsibility of the government to provide rud...   READ MORE

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