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| NC leaders up in arms as colleague stays in ‘hibernation’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: Even as this particular National Conference leader was even not arrested in the wake of the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, he continues to stay away from the party politics drawing flak from the NC leadership.
Sources said the NC leaders are up in arms against their colleague, who is also seen as close aide of the party President Omar Abdullah.
Sources said for the last over ten months the said leader had been staying away from party meetings and that he didn’t visit the NC headquarter at Nawa-e-Subh.
It was reliably learnt that the leadership has raised questions over his prolonged absence from the political scene.
“When all the leaders of NC have been released from detention why is he into hibernation when the fact remains that he was even not arrested,” said a senior NC leader on the condition of anonymity.
Sources said the party leadership has sought action against the said leader who was also a Minister of State during the government led by Omar Abdullah.
Sources said the party leadership ... | |
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| Senior bureaucrat follows footsteps of ministers, retains special assistant from another Deptt | | Incharge junior assistant describes himself as ‘one of the best brains in nation,’ uploads status on Facebook | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Following the footsteps of ministers of elected governments, a senior bureaucrat has retained a junior assistant from another department as his special assistant.
Sources in the Civil Secretariat informed Early Times that a Class-IV employee, who was promoted as junior assistant, has been appointed by a senior bureaucrat as his special assistant. “The senior bureaucrat instead of utilizing the services of highly qualified employees or the administrative officers available in the department has preferred this individual from a different department,” they added.
Sources informed that the post of special assistant is usually held by a Deputy Secretary ... | |
| | | | 12 days and counting, JKPDD clueless over worst cyber attack against it | | Is JK ready for e- Governance? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: More than ten days have passed since the first of its kind and a worst cyber attack on power development department’s official Kashmir website happened. However, the government has still no clue about the culprits nor has it so far been able to restore the system.
The website of the department, http://billsahuliyat.jkpdd.net/ and its Android app both have been rendered in-operational while as the data centre of Jammu and Kashmir Power Department is rendered in-operational, for the 12 days, due to a cyber attack by hackers. All the official work, of JK power the department, including the billing process is on a suspension mode as for the past 12 days, ... | |
| | | | LG chairs meet to review security, other arrangements for Amarnath Yatra | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu on Thursday emphasized the need for better and close coordination between all agencies to ensure smooth conduct of the annual Amarnath Yatra which is likely to begin later this month.
The Lt Governor chaired a joint security review meeting in Kulgam district, in south Kashmir, in which he took a detailed review of existing security arrangements relating to the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, a police spokesman said.
During the meeting, the Lt Governor emphasized upon better and close coordination between all agencies to ensure smooth conduct of the yatra and for preventing the spread of COVID-19, the spoke... | |
| | | | Delay in testing: inmates quarantined at Radha Swami Ashram hold protest | | | 
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 9: Annoyed over delay in testing for COVID-19, the inmates quarantined at Radha Swami Ashram Vijaypur in Samba district staged a protest against the mismanagement of the administration.
The protestors allegedly damaged property at the quarantine centre and even threw chairs at the police personnel after the latter went to stop them from resorting to violence.
This is for the second time in a week when violent protests were witnessed inside the Ashram, whic... | |
| | | | Mehbooba ‘hesitates’ to condemn terrorists for killing BJP leader, family members | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti has once again exposed herself by not openly condemning gruesome killing of BJP leader Wasim Bari and his family members.
Instead of strongly condemning terrorists for killing Bari, his father and younger brother, Mehbooba Mufti reacted diplomatically through tweeter. Instead of tweeting directly to condemn the gruesome killing and taking on terrorists indulged in the inhu... | |
| | | | Six more persons including young NC leader die due to COVID-19 in JK, 240 fresh cases reported | | Positive cases 9501, active positive 3651, recovered 5695, casualties 155 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 9: The death toll due to the Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 155 as six more persons died due to the virus in the past 24 hours. At the same time 240 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the union territory today.
Reports said that six more persons including a young leader of National Conference from Jammu died due to Corona Virus in the past 24 hours. Reports said that a death each was reported from Srinagar, Baramulla, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama and Jammu respectively. Srinagar tops the list with 37 deaths.
Reports said that Srinagar reported 58 fresh cases followed by Baramulla 37 cases, Kupwara 32 ... | |
| | | | 74 fresh positive cases, 10 recovered and 41 deaths so far in north Kashmir | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
EARLY TIMES REPORT
BARAMULLA, July 9: Out of 240 positive cases, seventy four fresh positive cases were reported today, there are 931 active positive cases, cumulative cases crossed over 2218, while only 10 have recovered and 41 deaths have occurred so far in north Kashmir as on date.
According to the district wise positive cases that are available as on July 9, 2020 (Thursday), In Baramulla district, since the outbreak of the pandemic diseases there were 37 fresh positive cases that were reported today including 02 travelers and 35 others, there has been an increase in the cumulative cases that have gone up to 1214, and the active positive cases stands at 677, and ... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Udham Nagar Digiana | | Residents of Udham Nagar Digiana at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: 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... | |
| | | | 2 LeT militants including local, foreigner carried out Bandipora attack | | All 10 PSOs of slain dismissed, arrested: IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar | |  S TAHIR-UL HAQ
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, July 9: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants carried out a “pre-planned” attack on the BJP’s Bandipora leader Waseem Bari and that all the 10 personal security officers (PSOs) deployed for slain leader’s protection have been dismissed from service and arrested as well, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar said Thursday.
IGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar visited the site of the incident along with the DIG North Kashmir and SSP Bandipora, ... | |
| | | | More wards designated for COVID-19 patients at SMHS Hospital | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: Authorities at Government Medical College Srinagar have designated several wards at SMHS Hospital for COVID-19 patients.
The step has been taken as various hospitals converted into COVID hospitals fall short to accommodate coronavirus patients in view of a surge in positive cases.
At least three hospitals, JVC Bemina, CD Hospital, JLNM Hospital have been converted into COVID hospitals. Besides, several wards at SKIMS Soura have also been designated for COVID-19 patients.
However, there has been a sudden rise in the coronavirus cases for the last few weeks and hospitals are not able to accommodate all these patients.
Taking note, Pr... | |
| | | | 8 years on, Sena Bhatti to Gujara bridge incomplete | | |  Malik Mudasir
Early Times Report
Banihal, July 9: The people of Gujara village of teshil pogal parishtan and adjoining villages in Jammu province of Ramban district are facing lot of hardships as the bridge across the rivulet is incomplete form the last eight years, causing lot of inconvenience to a population of around seven thousand people. General public of the area while speaking to early times said that due to non construction of the bridge in the area the construction of the road w... | |
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