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BJP’s helpline numbers, a cruel joke with Jammu people 5/5/2020 11:58:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: After facing criticism from different quarters for not taking any step to ensure stranded people of Jammu region, J&K BJP with much publicity has released helpline numbers to assist stranded residence of Jammu in other parts of the country. Ironically, most of the leaders, whose numbers have been given by the party in its official handout issued on May 4, are not properly responding to the people. Instead of pacifying people whose family members have been stranded in different parts of the country, these leaders are behaving arrogantly and speaking very rudely with those who sought help from them. Some people- who have called on these helpline numbers, alleged that many BJP leaders have not respond to the call and some others who have responded to the phone calls, have spoken very rudely and asked the helpless people to behave properly. On Monday, BJP had set-up helpline for J&K people stranded in others states and nominated senior party leaders to assist the needy people during Corona Virus Pandemic. BJP J&K president, Ravinder Raina, s...   READ MORE

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Patwari suspended for instigating people to write against Indian Army Misusing Social Media 5/5/2020 11:58:00 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: Authorities on Tuesday suspended a patwari Halqa Muttal, Parvez Ahmed, for allegedly using foul language against the Indian Army besides other derogatory remarks on social media. Parvez Ahmed, a government employee, who proudly wrote on his Facebook profile that he is a patwari was instigating people to indulge in a propaganda against the Indian Army. “Yr aye din Kashmiriyon ko marte hain Indian Army unke bare mein bhi koi rai diya karo,” patwari Par...   READ MORE   Insulting Handwara martyrs: BJP hesitating to demand action against Yonus Bhat 5/5/2020 11:56:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: Despite nationwide outcry against act of an official of the Forest Department, higher-ups in the Kashmir Valley are hesitating to take action against Yonus Bhat, who has insulted Handwara martyrs. Instead of taking action against Yonus Bhat, authorities in the Valley have maintained a criminal silence over his anti-national act. Credible sources said that it was all due to fear of Kashmir centric parties that authorities in Kashmir Valley could not muster guts to take action against Yonus Bhat, who has demonized martyrdom of five martyrs. Unfortunately, J&K unit of BJP has also maintained a criminal silence over act of Yonus Bhat. Fearing that their ...   READ MORE   Amid COVID-19 Pak terror factories continue to operate Violence graph spikes in JK as Govt fights two-front-war 5/5/2020 11:55:49 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: Once again it has been established beyond doubt that Pakistan’s terror factories continue to operate despite the Covid-19 pandemic and people battling hard to prevent its dreadful spread across Jammu and Kashmir. Five security personnel and two militants were killed over the weekend in a fierce encounter in Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Among the soldiers who sacrificed their lives was Col Ashutosh Sharma, a decorated commanding officer of a Rashtriya Rifles battalion, while the slain militants included a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander named Haider. Reportedly, the two militants were part of a larger group of seven terrorists who had tried to infiltrate...   READ MORE   ‘5 months on, enquiry committee never met till date’ Alleged embezzlement in RDD Samba 5/5/2020 11:55:36 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 5: Despite lapse of five months, an enquiry committee constituted by the Secretary Rural Development and Panchyati Raj (RD&PR) to examine DSOR under SECURE has not held a meeting till date. According to sources, a two-member committee was constituted by the Secretary RD&PR in the month of December, 2019 to examine DSOR under SECURE, but unfortunately the committee never met till date. “A committee of following officers is hereby constituted to examine and submit report regarding uploading of excess rates as claimed in DSOR under SECURE in respect of Jammu Division. The committee comprising Superintending Engineer, (REW) Jammu and Executive Engineer (REW) S...   READ MORE   Appointment of Chairman unlikely to make JKPSC fully functional With no other members, Commission cannot conduct interviews for 77 KAS posts 5/5/2020 11:55:27 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 5: The appointment of new Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) by Union Territory administration is unlikely to make the Commission fully functional as without the appointment of other members it would not be able to take important decisions such as conducting interviews for the post of 77 posts. Though the appointment of BR Sharma as Chairman by UT administration is a delayed but a welcome step but the administration must initiate the process to appoint the other members of the Commission, to make it fully functional, sources said. Sources informed Early Times that majority of the decisions such as conduct interviews, announcing...   READ MORE   Anganwari workers without salary for 8 months, ICDS Deptt turns blind eye Engaged in COVID-19 survey without being paid a penny 5/5/2020 11:55:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: Thousands of Anganwari workers are facing immense hardships due to alleged indifferent attitude of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) Department. These workers have not received their dues for the past eight months. Sources in the department told Early Times that the salary of these Anganwari workers has been pending since December 2019. “Not only the salary of eight months, even the State share of the salary for the months of September, October and November 2019 has also not been paid till date. Nearly 20,000 Anganwari workers are getting very meager honorarium of Rs 5500 per month and that too without State share, which makes things worse for ...   READ MORE   Range Officer hand in glove with forest encroachers, submits incorrect report to CCF Jammu CCF Jammu assures that action would be taken 5/5/2020 11:54:57 PM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report RAJOURI, May 5: Range Officer, Department of Forest Deepak Kumar has become a law into himself since he has been able to manipulate things with regard to encroachment of forest land in the Sunderbani area. The officer has in fact compiled an incorrect report about the same and forwarded the same to Chief Conservator of Forests. He in the report has said that no encroachment has taken place in the Sunderbani area. This is despite the fact that boundary pil...   READ MORE   After few days of spike sanity returns to JK as 15 cases of COVID-19 get reported Positive cases 741, active cases 413, recoveries 320, eight casualties 5/5/2020 11:54:32 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 5: After continuous spike in the Corona Virus cases over the past few days sanity returned to the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir as 15 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported today. While 14 cases were reported from Kashmir one case came up from Jammu division. Reports said that fresh cases of Corona Virus were reported from Shopian, Srinagar, Bandipora, Anantnag and Baramulla districts of Kashmir valley. From the Jammu division the fresh case was reported from Udhampur division. With today’s cases the number of positive cases in Jammu & Kashmir reached 741. From the Kashmir valley while six cases were reported from Shopian in So...   READ MORE   Ambulance driver running dispensary at village Kalal BMO Nowshera shows indifferent attitude, says can’t do anything 5/5/2020 11:54:22 PM Ankit Kessar Early Times Report Rajouri, May 5: An ambulance diver posted in a dispensary at border village Kalal of Nowshera tehsil has allegedly been running government dispensary without doctor, pharmacist, putting the live of people in danger. But shockingly the Health Department showed least concerned on this issue. Sources told Early Times that at a time when entire country has been grappling with COVID-19 pandemic, the village has also been facing shelling from Pakistan in ceasefire violation at LOC, in order to face any eventuality, there is only dispensary but without doctor, pharmacist and in such condition, the driver manages the dispensary and examine the patients. Pak...   READ MORE   LG orders closure of educational institutions till May 31 5/5/2020 11:54:07 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 5: Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu today chaired a high level meeting of education department to review the education scenario in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir amid COVID-19 lockdown. Among others, the meeting was attended by Advisor K K Sharma, Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam, Principal Secretary Planning department and Information department Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary School Education Dr Asgar Samoon, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole, Secretary Higher Education Talat Parvez Rohella, Director School Education Kashmir Muhammad Younis and Director Colleges Prof Muhammad Yaseen. The meeting discussed the overall functioning of...   READ MORE   HC ''rings a bell'' on Darbar move in JK; asks Centre to look into its necessity 5/5/2020 11:54:00 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday asked decision makers, including the Centre, to look into the necessity of the 148-year-old biannual Darbar move, keeping in mind the financial implication of more than Rs 200 crore incurred by the "hopelessly fiscally deprived Union Territory". In its 93-page judgement, a division bench of the court headed by Chief Justice Geeta Mittal also listed the suggestion made by senior advocate Monika Kohli, who had highlighted the digitisation of officials records. Hearing a self-adopted public interest litigation, the division bench gave the historical perspective of biannual darbar move whereby the capital of J...   READ MORE   B R Sharma appointed as UT's PSC chief 5/5/2020 11:53:54 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 5: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary B R Sharma was on Tuesday appointed as chairman of the union territory''s public service commission. After the directions from Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone (IAS) Secretary to the government ordered the appointment of Sharma. The order reads: “In exercise of powers conferred by section 93 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, and S.O. 3937 (E) dated 31ist October 2019, read with the order issued in terms of sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of the proclamation issued by the President dated 31 ist October 2019, the Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is...   READ MORE   Kashmir faces water shortage amid Ramdhan 5/5/2020 11:40:02 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, May 5: Amid the holy month of Ramdhan, residents of various parts of Kashmir are experiencing an acute shortage of drinking water. They have accused the authorities concerned of being indifferent to their problems in this holy month. “When I opened the tap to perform ablution after Sehri (predawn meals) there was not a drop of water,” Mohammad Sharif, a resident of Habak said. Before the beginning of the holy month, government had claimed that they would ensure proper electricity and drinking water supply during this month. “Things have gone from bad to the worse in Ramdhan. We get tap water only for few hours in a day,” said Ashfaq Ahmad,...   READ MORE   Bakerwal families ruined as lightning kills 157 goats 5/5/2020 11:38:49 PM Sushil Dutta Early Times Report Rajouri, May 5: Hundreds of goats belonging to five families of the Bakerwal community died due to lightning in Potha village of Rajouri city last night. According to the information, five Bakerwal families Shahjahan, Ghulam Rasul and Mohammad Akhtar were going to the high hills of Srinagar with their sheep and goats from the Panj and Dhangari areas of Rajori. During the night, they stopped in a forest area in Potha village and all gathered the goats under the same tree. Meanwhile, suddenly a series of lightning strikes began at night. About 157 goats of all the five families died due to lightning. Victims Ghulam Rasool and Shah Jahan said that they had...   READ MORE   Wreath laying ceremony of 3 CRPF martyres held in Srinagar 5/5/2020 11:37:36 PM S TAHIR-UL HAQ Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 5: The wreath-laying ceremony of the 3 CRPF men, who attained martyrdom in a militant attack in Wangma-Qaziabad of Handwara area, was held in STC of CRPF Humhama in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. The event was held at Special Training Camp (STC) in Humhama area of Budgam, in which the former CRPF DG presently an advisor to the Lt Governor of Jammu-Kashmir Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar, and other top CRPF and police officers were present during the wreath-laying event. Top Police, CRPF and Army officials participated in the ceremony and paid floral tributes to the deceased men before their coffins were dispatched to their respective ...   READ MORE   COVID-19 Alert : Wear face masks or face legal action: DC B'la issues strict warning 5/5/2020 11:37:00 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, May 5: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr G N Itoo today issued strict warning to all those who are reluctant to use face masks as a precautionary measure to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 infection.Meanwhile, Government Degree College Baramulla, has been converted into a fully equipped wellness center to treat COVID-19 patients and the administration is delivering dry food packets and necessary items to the deserving at their doorsteps. In an order Dr Itoo has appealed the people to adopt all the preventive measures especially wearing face masks and said that strict legal action shall be initiated against the violators which can be fine and im...   READ MORE   Covid-19: LG Murmu lauds role of forces for implementing lockdown 5/5/2020 11:36:45 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, May 5: The Jammu & Kashmir Lt. Governor GC Murmu, has lauded the role of forces for implementing the lockdown to stop spread of the deadly covid-19. Sources told early times that Murmu took stock of the ongoing lockdown situation while the top officials briefed the LG on different issues confronted by the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said that the top officials gave feedback to the Lt. Governor about the enforcement of lockdown especially in the sensitive areas where more cases have been reported. The LG also got the feedback on anti-militancy operations, nature of threats faced by the security agencies and the strategy to ...   READ MORE   Fight against COVID-19 continues , next two weeks very crucial : SSP Jammu 5/5/2020 11:36:15 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, May 5: SSP Jammu Shridar Patil said that fight against COVID-19 has been still going on and next two weeks are very crucial and they have to win the final battle by following the guideline and remaining at home. While talking to Early times correspondent, in an exclusive interview, SSP Jammu said that they have so far succeed to curb COVID-19 due to collaborated efforts of various departments including police but there is no sense of complacency in ...   READ MORE   Growth in city’s boundaries, but not its infrastructure: Munish Residents of Durga Mandir Gangyal irked by bad roads, garbage pile-ups 5/5/2020 10:45:33 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 5: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, has castigated the administration for failing to keep the momentum going as far as development aspect in several parts of the expanded Jammu city is concerned. “It’s bit ironical that the Jammu city has seen growth only in its boundaries and not at the level of its infrastructure. A large number of localities developed after the expansion of city limits are still deprived of basic civic amenities,” said Munish Gupta. “Provi...   READ MORE   Amid lockdown, man along with family sets off for home journey on foot 5/5/2020 10:44:46 PM ARUN JASROTIA EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, May 5: Amid the nationwide lockdown in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, a man hailing from Gool area in Ramban district, who was stuck in Jammu due to the travelling restrictions, finally decided to embark on the journey to his native place on foot. Zaffar Ahmad, who along with his wife and three children age 5 years, 3 years and four months, set off for a grueling journey on foot back home from Jammu on May 2. While narrating his tale of woes, Za...   READ MORE   Two forest officials suspended for illegal felling in Anantnag 5/5/2020 10:43:44 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, May 5: Two Forest Department officials were suspended today over dereliction after pictures showing illegal felling in Hapatnar block of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district appeared on social media sites. Range Officer Mattan of Lidder Forest Division Bijbehara Suhail Shikari told Early Times that they took cognizance of social media posts and complaints and deputed a team verifying them. “We rushed a team to the area mentioned in the complaint and during combing operation they found one Kail Green illegally cut by some unknown culprits,” he said. Range officer said that they have suspended two employees and Block Officer of Hapthnar 14/L has b...   READ MORE   Amid arrival of labourers, total lockdown on Doda-Thathri stretch 1095 labourers arriving Doda in 91 buses at midnight 5/5/2020 10:43:35 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, May 5: In order to take preventive measures, Sub Divisional Magistrate Thathri imposed total restrictions on the movement of private vehicles and other activities in Sub Division Thathri ahead of arrival of huge number of labourers and students from outside the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In a message “Good Day to every resident of Sub-Division Thathri”, SDM Thathri Athar Amin Zarger while congratulating the people for giving full cooperation in lock down said that till date that resolve has made Thatri Corona free. “Now since you all are aware that our brethren labourers who were stranded in different parts of country are coming ...   READ MORE

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