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Approved by Centre 6-years ago new airport for Jammu still on papers 4/18/2023 10:55:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: Approved by the Centre nearly six years back the international airport for Jammu is still on the papers as statements nothing has been done on the ground. Even higher-ups in the district administration of Samba where the new airport for international standards was ‘approved’ are not aware of the ‘dream’ project because they have not received any official communiqué to identify the land. This airport was “approved” after the then PDP-BJP government had selected the Samba district for the construction of AIIMS. Now the construction of AIIMS is going in full swing, but authorities are not aware of the status of the approved airport. On December 21, 2017, the then Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh and BJP Lok Sabha member from Jammu-Poonch Jugal Kishore Sharma had announced that Centre had given its nod for a new international standards airport for Jammu region which will be constructed, most likely, in Samba district of Jammu province. Both the BJP leaders had made this statement after meeting the then Civil Aviation Minister Gajapati R...   READ MORE

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Real face of Kashmir separatists exposed before world 4/18/2023 10:55:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 18: The statement issued by All Parties Hurriyat Conference is a reflection that separatist leaders are frustrated after deceitful tactics were exposed before the world. Instead of giving any importance to the repeated malicious statements issued by separatist leaders, most of the countries have endorsed India’s stand on Kashmir. Frustrated over the stand taken by the world, Hurriyat leaders have not started attacking different countries for not endorsing their vicious and fake narrative. Separatist leaders are further frustrated after the decision of the Union Government to hold a G-20 meeting in Srinagar. Interestingly all G-20 countries will be atte...   READ MORE   ERA delaying road connectivity to Wanghama, allege residents Urge LG Sinha to order probe, see what happened to money sanctioned for road 4/18/2023 10:55:19 PM Early Times Report Anantnag, Apr 18: Residents of Waghama in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district have accused Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) of swindling the funds that were meant for building a road in their area. Scores of residents staged a protest against the ERA on Monday and urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to order a probe to know what happened to the money that was sanctioned for the road. “We had given our land to get the road connectivity but nothing has been done till dat...   READ MORE   Balakot ops showed effectiveness of air power even in ‘no war, no peace’ scenario: IAF Chief 4/18/2023 10:54:58 PM Agencies New Delhi, Apr 18: Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today highlighted the critical importance of India's air power considering the nature of its adversaries and said the Balakot operations of 2019 demonstrated its effectiveness even in a 'no war, no peace' scenario and under a "nuclear overhang". The Chief of Air Staff said air power has become an option of choice due to "inherent flexibility" and "unmatched" precision strike capability. "Operations like Balakot have also demonstrated that given the political will, aerospace power can be effectively used in a no war, no peace scenario, under a nuclear overhang without escalating into a full blown conflict," he said. "This ...   READ MORE   PM Modi to confer awards for excellence to officers 4/18/2023 10:54:51 PM Agencies New Delhi, Apr 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address civil servants on April 21, on the occasion of Civil Services Day. During the event, Modi will confer the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration as well. These awards have been instituted with a view to recognise the extraordinary and innovative work done by districts and organisations of the central and state governments for the welfare of common citizens. Exemplary work done in four identified priority programmes will be given awards, namely promoting Swachh Jal through Har Ghar Jal Yojana, promoting Swasth Bharat through health and wellness centres, promoting quality education with an e...   READ MORE   Need to break cycle of panic: Health Minister Mandaviya 4/18/2023 10:54:45 PM Agencies New Delhi, Apr 18: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday stressed on collectively breaking the cycle of panic and not letting pandemic fatigue diminish the country’s efforts of preparedness against the coronavirus situation. In his keynote address at the concluding session of the second G20 Health Working Group Meeting, he said India’s G20 Presidency plans to continue the momentum brought during Italy and Indonesian presidency and consolidate the efforts made so far towards health emergencies preparedness, prevention and response. About the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare systems around the world, the Union minister said, “It is essential for us...   READ MORE   COVID-19: J&K reports 76 fresh cases, no death 4/18/2023 10:54:40 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 18: Jammu and Kashmir reported 76 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that 43 cases were reported from Jammu division and 33 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 481064. Among the cases, 174676 are from Jammu division and 306388 from Kashmir Valley. District wise details of the cases, Jammu reported 30, Udhampur 6, Rajouri 1, Doda 2, Kathua 1, Samba 0, Poonch 1, Ramban 0, Reasi 2, Srinagar 10, Baramulla 3, Budgam 11, Pulwama 1, Kupwara 0, Anantnag 2, Bandipora 3, Ganderbal 0, Kulgam 2, Shopian 1. There was no death either from Jammu division or Kashmir ...   READ MORE   Rain brings respite from heat in Jammu 4/18/2023 10:53:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apt 18: A spell of rain brought some respite from soaring temperature on Tuesday morning. The Jammu and Kashmir meteorological department however, have forecast three-day bad weather across the Union Territory. On Tuesday rains also lashed in Poonch, Rajori, Samba thus bringing relief from heat. The changing weather due to Western Disturbance may affect the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, said the Weatherman. He said on Monday, the day temperature touched 39 degrees in Jammu while most parts of the UT remained cloudy. "The day temperature in Jammu was 5.3 notches above normal at 38.7 and last night's minimum temperature was 25.9 degrees Celsius, which wa...   READ MORE   Avalanche warning issued in 5 districts 4/18/2023 10:53:06 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 18: Authorities on Tuesday issued a "low danger" level avalanche warning in higher reaches of five districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) issued an avalanche warning with "low danger" level that is likely to occur 2800 to 3500 metres above sea level over Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban and Ganderbal districts during the next 24hours. People living in these areas are advised to take precautions and avoid venturing in the avalanche prone areas till further orders, they added....   READ MORE

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