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| Stranded in Delhi, NC leader avoids Omar’s intervention for Ghar Wapsi | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 25: A senior National Conference leader from Kashmir stranded in New Delhi avoided seeking any favor from his party president and former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah to travel back home amid lockdown.
Sources said the NC leader was stranded in the national capital and like any other Kashmiri he was desirous of getting back home at an earliest but that he avoided taking any favors from Omar Abdullah who could have used his “good offices to facilitate the travel of his colleague at an earliest.”
“Apart from having lobbied for the safe travel of his colleague through former spymaster AS Dulat who is close to the Abdullah family, he (Omar) could have utilized the influence of his close relative holding a powerful chair in Rajasthan, but he(NC leader) preferred to stay back stranded in Delhi than seek favor from the NC top brass,” said a source privy to the issue.
Sources said the NC leader in question has not been in good terms with the party leadership especially the Abdullahs since their release from the prison. Sources said the NC leader who... | |
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| Crusher owners came to blows, turned tables, throw chairs at DMO office | | Ex-Minister’s security guards, DMO intervene to pacify them | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 25: Some affluent stone crusher owners of a border district, on Saturday came to blows, turned tables and threw chairs at each other, following a verbal duel at District Mineral Office (DMO), forcing the security guards of a former Minister to intervene and pacified the angry owners.
For the last over few months the mining operations have been almost stopped in the district and several stone quarry units were sealed by the former Deputy Commissioner, who had found them operating without permissions.
Huge penalties were imposed on the stone quarry owners for violation of the norms and even a former Minister in the BJP-PDP coalition government, was also not ... | |
| | | | Social Distancing remains elusive at Jammu Airport on resumption of domestic flights | | Administration’s claims deflated as passengers flout norms | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 25: With the resumption of domestic air flights after two months of nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19, the social distancing norms remained elusive at Jammu Airport, where passengers were seen standing and sitting close to each other without maintaining proper distance mentioned in guidelines.
Although the administration had been making tall claims that all requisite arrangements have been put in place to make sure the social distancing and other norms on re... | |
| | | | Several localities in Jammu declared red zones after fresh COVID-19 cases | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 25: Several localities in the winter capital Jammu were on Monday declared containment areas or red zones following detection of new coronavirus cases including one death in the last 24 hours, officials said.
District Development Commissioner, Jammu, Sushma Chauhan declared municipal ward number 52, 53 and 54 of Trikuta Nagar, municipal ward number 48 of Gurkha Nagar, Kalyanpura and Channi-Mawallian villages in Kanachak and Simbal and Kharian villages of Miran Sahib as red zones, they said.
Quoting the separate orders issued by Chauhan, they said the areas were declared containment or red zones after detection of fresh cases including one death.
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| | | | Nothing changed for KP community in 30 years | | Rehabilitation, resettlement of Kashmiri Pandit migrants still a distant dream | | | S K KAW
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 25: Despite lapse of over 30 years now, nothing has been changed for Kashmiri Pandit migrants who were forced to leave their homes and hearths in the wake of armed insurgency in valley at the behest of neighbouring country Pakistan way back in 1989-90.
Since then the community has been living in Jammu and other parts of the country as migrants in pathetic conditions with a ray of hope in their hearts that one day central government and union territory government would come to their rescue and the community will be relieved of pain and agony they have been facing for not years but decades all together.
Many governments at centre and union terr... | |
| | | | L-G's advisor quarantined after family tests positive for coronavirus on arrival from Delhi | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 25: The advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor has been placed under quarantine after his wife and son tested positive for coronavirus upon their return from Delhi to Jammu on Sunday. Advisor RR Bhatnagar is said to be doing fine with no symptoms at all.
Bhatnagar's wife is a doctor in Delhi and may have picked up coronavirus while at duty.
Speaking to nation TV channel Bhatnagar said, "I am under quarantine and shall be tested soon. My wife and son are asymptomatic and are being treated in a hospital." The family had been tested immediately on arrival to Jammu and was placed under quarantine as per protocol. Both his wife and son have been admit... | |
| | | | 2 more deaths push number of COVID-19 victims in JK to 23, for a change Jammu reports more cases than Kashmir | | Positive cases 1668, active cases 836, recoveries 809 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 25: The death toll due to Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 23 today as a person each from Jammu and Kashmir divisions tested positive for COVID-19 days after their death. In the meantime, 47 fresh cases of Corona Virus were reported from the union territory today. For a change Jammu division recorded more cases than Kashmir division. While Jammu reported 33 fresh cases, 14 such cases came to the fore from Kashmir valley. Those who tested positive today include wife and son of an advisor to Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu.
Reports said that an Income Tax lawyer putting at Trikuta Nagar in Jammu tested positiv... | |
| | | | Another COVID-19 patient sent home in Baramulla: Third case in a week | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 25: In the last one week, at least three COVID-19 patients were sent home in North Kashmir’s Baramulla, risking the lives of people.
The latest case of alleged negligence of the district administration Baramulla came to the fore when a patient was declared positive for novel corona virus. However a day after he was allowed to go home by administration after testing “negative” for COVID-19 and was later told he is positive.
A patient (name withheld) who appeared in a video, claimed to have tested positive for novel corona virus on May 4 after which he was put in an isolation centre for recovery. In a video, he says that after remaining ... | |
| | | | Has Govt not dropped Sher-i-Kashmir title from SKICC? | | Admin’s own statement causes large scale speculations, suspicion on its March 10 decision | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 25: Government’s recent statement has caused wide scale suspicions over whether more than two months ago has it dropped Sher-i-Kashmir from the name of Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) and renamed it as the Kashmir International Conference Centre or not?.
On May 19, this year, the government came out with a detailed press statement in which a meeting to review the functioning of SKICC was chaired in Srinagar. What it seems to have ruthles... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks J&K government to solve problems of people of Green Belt Park Gandhi Nagar | | Residents of Green Belt Park Gandhi Nagar at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 25: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city.
Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any step to... | |
| | | | Deptts directed to be well prepared to deal with any possibility of floods | | Kashmir received highest snowfall in 2 decades | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 25: In view Kashmir received highest snowfall in the recent season in last two decades, administration has directed departments to be well prepared to deal with any possibility of floods.
“Kashmir has witnessed two decades highest snowfall. In view of the melting of snow coupled with intermittent precipitation we shall be in highest level of precipitation to meet the challenges arising out the adverse weather conditions so as to prevent recurrence of the situation that was witnessed in 2014 floods,” Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole as per documents has directed departments in a recently held meeting.
“All the heads of cellular ... | |
| | | | Army personnel with travel history from UP found positive in Doda, already in quarantine | | 139 people released in 2 days from quarantine centers at Kishtwar | | | ASIF IQBAL NAIK
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, May 25: The Doda District in Chenab valley today reported 2nd COVID positive case after an army personal with travel history from Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah found positive today, who was later shifted to Command Hospital Udhampur.
As per the details available with Early Times, the army personal having the rank of Subedar had arrived at Jammu where his sample was collected and accordingly army shifted him to Doda on May 21 and put him under quarantine at local army unit at Bhaderwah.
The official sources told the Early Times that army on its own is tackling the case adding that army did not share any details about what protocol was followed by t... | |
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