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| Govt ban order, health advisories violated at Lakhanpur | | Local leader organizes banquet for needy, uploads pictures on social media | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 16: The government order banning “publicity stunts” while helping the needy seem to be restricted to papers only as a local leader organized a banquet for needy at Lakhanpur and uploaded the photographs on social media platforms.
Moreover, the health advisories of maintaining physical distancing were also violated as organizers as well as chief guest were seen standing not even at an arm’s distance from each other.
According to the photographs along with a written statement uploaded on the facebook profile of a local leader from Lakhanpur, a banquet was organized for the needy people in Lakhanpur, which was inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner while senior police officials were also present on the occasion.
After the inauguration of the banquet the p... | |
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| Jammu depicts inspiring results; six district free from corona | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 16: While as positive coronavirus cases continue to pour in from Kashmir Valley, no case tested positive in Jammu region during the last 48 hours thus authorities got big relief in this part of the UT.
Cases were tested positive on Tuesday evening after that no case has been tested positive on Wednesday and Thursday. And more importantly, authorities in Jammu have identified contacts of almost all cases so health workers are optimistic over checking spread of the deadly virus.
Out of ten districts of Jammu province, there is no positive case in five districts namely Doda, Ramban, Reasi, Poonch and Kathua. One positive case of Kishtwar has already recover... | |
| | | | Schools pressurize students to deposit school fee | | | | Ashwani Sharma
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Udhampur, Apr 16: Flouting norms some reputed private schools in Udhampur are pressurizing parents of students for deposit admission and tuition fee and also insisting them to purchase text books and uniforms from their particular shops immediately.
This development is noticed at a time when J&K government has ordered closure of all the educational institutions like Govt as well as private’s and start the online classes as a preventive measure to safeguard from dreaded Coronavirus infractions. "We are being send messages and phone calls by the school authorities to deposit admission and tuition fees and buy the uniforms and books soon," said some paren... | |
| | | | Now NC wants release of all Kashmiris detained since Aug 5 | | Leaders demand release of Geelani, Mirwaiz, other separatists | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 16: Even as the Abdullahs want to prefer silence, some other National Conference leaders are seeking release of detained leaders including separatists like Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz UmarFarooq.
In the last few days, since NC patron Dr Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar were released from prison, some of the NC leaders have been demanding release of all those detained since August 5, 2019, including the separatists.
Sources said some of the leaders of the party have been asked to make social posts demanding release of all the politicians.
One the NC leaders said on the social media “Release all KASHMIRIS languishing in jails post August 5. Release them... | |
| | | | How dare you help needy without our permission, area belongs to us: SDM Padder tells NGO volunteers | | ABABEEL members detained by police, threatened to be sent into quarantine | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 16: Volunteers of NGO ABABEEL who were distributing food kits among the poor people in Galhar and Keru areas falling under Police Station Padder were detained by Police. These volunteers alleged that Police threatened to lodge a FIR against them for doing the social work. It’s strange that police are “harassing” volunteers at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has applauded the role of volunteers as well as the NGOs and Jammu and Kashmir... | |
| | | | Positive cases of Corona Virus reach 314 in JK as 14 fresh cases come to fore from Kashmir | | Active cases are 272 as 38 persons recover, four die so far | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 16: The positive cases of Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 314 today as 14 more persons tested positive for the virus. All the fresh cases were reported from the Kashmir valley.
Reports said that the fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported from four districts of the Kashmir valley. While 10 fresh cases came to the fore from Bandipora district, two cases were reported from Srinagar district. At the same time a case each was reported from Budgam and Ganderbal districts of the valley.
With today’s fresh cases the number of positive cases in Jammu & Kashmir is 314. Since 38 persons have recovered and four perso... | |
| | | | Avoid ‘ZOOM Meeting Platform’ for official purposes: MHA to Govt employees | | | |
Agencies
NEW DELHI, Apr 16: The Cyber Coordination Centre (CyCord), under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), today issued an advisory stating Government employees should avoid the use of ZOOM Meeting Platform for official purposes.
The advisory deemed Zoom as an unsafe platform and it advised the private users to adhere to certain security settings in order to safe guard its privacy.
The Advisory urged private users not to use personal meeting Id (PMI) to host event. “Instead use randomly generated meeting IDs for each event. Don't share your link on public platform, instead share randomly generated meeting ID and password for every new meeting session/schedule. It makes it mu... | |
| | | | CMO Kishtwar takes 2-day off amid pandemic, visits Jammu | | Administration forgets to put him under quarantine | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 16: Chief Medical Officer Kishtwar, who recently visited Jammu, was not put under quarantine after he returned to Kishtwar District.
Sources told Early Times that the CMO spent two days in Jammu despite the fact that government has suspended all types of leave to the employees— particularly the health officials who are directly involved in treatment and measures towards awareness and its precautions.
“Kishtwar administration has been putting people all the people entering the district under quarantine. How come the CMO was spared,” asked a source.
“He want on 2-day leave. First of all who gave him permission to leave the station during ... | |
| | | | Pakistan forms two new terrorist groups with Lashkar-e-Taiba to launch attacks in J&K: Sources | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Apr 16: Pakistan is plotting major terror attacks on Indian security personnel deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, as per latest report accessed by Zee News. The report revealed that Pakistan has formed two new terror groups in valley with the help of banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The newly formed group ‘The Resistance Front’ (TRF) and Tehreek-i-Milat-i-Islami (TMI) are covertly formed by Pakistani intelligence agency ISI.
‘‘After The Resistance Front (TRF), another new terrorist group Tehreek-i-Milat-i-Islami (TMI) has surfaced in Kashmir valley. Its ‘commander’ ‘Nayeem Firdous’ has issued an audio statement, asking all militant groups operating in Kashmir... | |
| | | | 76 of J&K’s 90 red zones fall in Kashmir | | Suggests high possibility of COVID-19 spread in Valley | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Apr 16 With a vast majority (over 84 percent) of the containment zones in Jammu and Kashmir falling in the Valley, the possibility of spread of the novel coronavirus is higher in the Kashmir region than Jammu region, data shows.
Of the 90 red zones, identified by the J&K Government Administration on Wednesday, 14 are in the Jammu region whereas the remaining 76 are in Kashmir.
A comparison with the number of containment zones as reported on 4 April, shows that while the Kashmir region has seen more than three times jump in the total number of red zones in just 12 days, whereas the number of containment zones in the Jammu region has grown by just 40 percent.... | |
| | | | Akhnoor Police adopt pick and choose policy in vehicles’ movement | | | |
RAJESH TANDON
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 14: Akhnoor police has allegedly been adopting pick and choose policy in allowing the movement of vehicles on National Highway during lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Sources told Early Times that although essential services are allowed during lockdown but Akhnoor police have been found on wrong foot, when it was seen that arbitrary steps are being taken by police in allowing the movement of vehicles.
“Many vehicles are crossing the nakas at Chowki Choura without permissions, while some despite having valid reason particularly related to health issues are being stopped and not allowed to move further, which has been raising resen... | |
| | | | Covid-19: ‘Round the clock vigil on fake messages, instigating videos’ | | Forces fight ‘invisible enemy’ on multiple fronts | | | ISHTIYAQ AHMAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Apr 16: The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir is on the forefront of fighting the deadly pandemic that has claimed four lives and targeted nearly 300 people in Jammu and Kashmir so far since the outbreak on March 18.
Forces could be spotted dotting the roads and also major towns across the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir ensuring the lockdown announced by the government to stop the spread of Covid-19.
“Security personnel following the government orders in letter and spirit and it won’t be far cry to say that they are primarily responsible for keeping people in at a time when pandemic is all out to spread” said one of the officials he... | |
| | | | Amid COVID lockdown, cannabis cultivation begins in South Kashmir | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Apr 16: Taking undue advantage of ongoing lockdown and COVID-19, the anti-social elements have started cultivating cannabis in several areas of South Kashmir.
As per reports, the farmers, who cultivate cannabis in several villages of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, had started planting cannabis saplings and sowing seeds.
A spot visit also found cannabis saplings planted in large patches of land at Village Tulkhun Bijbehara. A group of youth, who guided this reporter to fields, revealed that multiple lockdowns and law and order situations have encouraged the cannabis cultivation in the village.
“The cannabis cultivation had increased par... | |
| | | | DC orders closure of ATMs and banks in RZ, MMT for red zone areas in Kupwara | | Handwara Police books 28 persons, sealed 04 Shops | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Apr 16: The district authorities ordered closure of all the banks and ATMs that have been declared in red zone (RZs), Medical Mobile Teams (MMT) have been also constituted for attending to any medical exigencies in Red Zones, while as Handwara police books more than two dozens of people and sealed four shops for defying prohibitory orders in this border district of north Kashmir.
Sources said that the Deputy Commissioner Dr Anshul Garg has ordered, the branches of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Trehgam, Drugmulla, J&K Grameen bank in Bagbella and Drugmulla, Cooperative Bank Trehgam, J&k USB branch Mangiah And State Bank of India’s Trehgam branch ha... | |
| | | | Govt health advisory: ‘Keep children away hyperbolic new channels’ | | | | ISHTIYAQ AHMAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Apr 16: Amid COVID-19 scare, the authorities have asked parents to keep children away from news related to coronavirus.
The Child Guidance and Well Being Center -a nodal Center for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), Kashmir has issued an advisory which says stay connected in virtual world through phones and WhatsApp: “Don’t watch hyperbolic news channels, especially infront of your kids. In older children, this is the best time to inculcate habit of book/comic reading and storytelling,” it reads, a copy of which lies with early times.
“You can make groups on various social media... | |
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