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Appointing Ladakh president a difficult task for BJP 7/18/2020 11:51:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 18: The BJP leadership is finding it difficult to appoint a new president of Ladakh UT due to infighting within the party and apprehensions of the Ladakh unit of the party against Jammu based leaders. Credible sources said Jammu based were desperately trying to appoint their choice as new president of Ladakh UT but local leadership has made it clear that imposition of president by Jammu based leaders would not be accepted by them. Local leaders are demanding that former president and ex-minister Chering Dorjay should be again made president of the party. As per reports in a section of media, after party’s national general secretary Ram Madhav, the BJP high command has deputed general “all powerful” Ashok Koul to hold discussions with local leaders to finalise the name of Ladakh president. After the resignation of Chering Dorjay as the party’s Ladakh chief, the BJP leadership was trying to evolve consensus on the name of the new party head. As reported earlier, a group of BJP leaders in Jammu, who have already captured the J&K unit of the ...   READ MORE

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Dreaming to become VC, HoD takes staff ‘hostage’ 7/18/2020 11:51:20 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 18: Hoping to become a Vice Chancellor by forcing her staff to attend campus during closure of universities in J&K, one Head of the Department at the University of Kashmir here is “trying everything possible including violation of law to realize her dream.” Sources said the said professor, who dreams of being appointed as a VC, in the coming months has been “trying to appease the government but in a wrong manner.” Sources said in a bid to show off that she is “a disciplined head, she is violating the guidelines” laid down by the Union Government and the Higher Education Department that the colleges and varsities would remain shut till July 31. Sour...   READ MORE   DSEJ suspends Doda school principal for failing to take note of fake transfer orders 7/18/2020 11:51:13 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early times Report Jammu, July 18: Taking strong note of alleged fake transfer orders, Director School Education Jammu (DSEJ) Anuradha Gupta has placed the Principal HSS Jakyas in Doda district under suspension for dereliction of duties. According to the details available with Early Times the office of DSEJ has come across with two transfer orders bearing Govt. Order No. (s) 171-Edu of 2019 Dated: 07-06-2019 and 192-Edu of 2019 dated: 04-06-2019, perusal of the orders in question has revealed that the orders have apparently been issued under the seal and signature of M. H. Mir (KAS) Special Secretary to Govt School Education Department, with dates 07-06-2019 and 04-...   READ MORE   Negligence in Ayushman Bharat survey, poor family kept out of scheme Facing financial constraints for treatment 7/18/2020 11:51:08 PM RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT POONCH, July 18: The negligence on part of the concerned department for not including a poor family in the survey of Ayushman Bharat scheme has brought more miseries for it as one of the ailing members of the family is not getting proper treatment due to financial constraints. Bharat Bhushan Chadha, resident of Ward No. 2 of Mendhar of district Poonch, who has been suffering from an infection in his both legs for the last five years and due to poor finan...   READ MORE   Raat Gayee Baat Gayee: Pakistan sends Hurriyat to dustbin after 30 years 7/18/2020 11:50:38 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report Srinagar, July 18: In a major setback to the separatist politics in Kashmir, the neighboring Pakistan has finally discarded the Hurriyat Conference. Sources said the resignation of senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani from Hurriyat Conference has proved a last nail in the coffin of separatist politics in Kashmir. Sources said a month before Geelani resigned, he had been having strained relations with the Pakistani handlers of the Hurriyat. Sources said the Hurriyat office in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir had even issued a handout that had attacked Geelani. Sources said finally on getting cold response, Geelani decided to resign. Sources said afte...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Shastri Nagar residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 7/18/2020 11:48:18 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 18: People living in the Shastri Nagar are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance. The Shastri Nagar is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of this colony and they are suffering like anything. ...   READ MORE   70 fresh positive cases, 289 recovered, 66 deaths so far in north Kashmir Baramulla second highest district with 48 casualties in the UT of J&K 7/18/2020 11:46:44 PM S TAHIR-UL HAQ Early Times Report KUPWARA, July 18: Despite complete lockdown and other restrictions, still then after out of 441 positive cases, seventy fresh positive cases were reported today, there are 1012 active positive cases, cumulative cases crossed over 2788, while 66 deaths have occurred so far in north Kashmir as on date. According to the district wise positive cases that are available as on July 18, 2020 (Saturday), in Baramulla district, 63 fresh positive cases including 04 traveler and 59 others that were reported today, there has been an increase in the cumulative cases that have gone up to 1527, while as yesterday there were just 1464 and there has been decline in the ...   READ MORE   Katra-Banihal rail link likely to be completed by Dec 2022: Chairman Railway Board 7/18/2020 11:46:34 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 18: The Railway board chairman VK Yadav while maintaining that the Katra- Banihal rail link is to be completed by december 2022, said that attempts to connect every part of Jammu and Kashmir to the railway are underway at full speed. He said that all capitals of North-Eastern states will be connected to the rail network by 2023. “These are very important projects which topped the railway’s agenda during the last five years. Work to connect capitals of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya is in progress. Attempts to connect every part of Jammu and Kashmir to the railway are underway at full speed, and the Katra-Banihal rail link pr...   READ MORE   Five fresh deaths push COVID-19 death toll to 236 in JK, 441 fresh cases reported Positive cases 13198, active positive 5797, recovered 7165 7/18/2020 11:44:50 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 18: The death toll due to Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 236 as five more people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours. The union territory reported 441 fresh cases of COVID-19 today. Reports said that one death each was reported from Kulgam, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam and Bandipora districts of the Kashmir valley. The Kashmir valley has so far reported 218 COVID-19 related deaths while as number of such deaths in Jammu are 18. Srinagar has reported highest number of 59 deaths.Reports said that Srinagar reported 124 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Baramulla 63 cases, Pulwama 48 cases, Anantnag...   READ MORE   No petrol for vehicles in Kishtwar, for drivers without masks Chatroo, Drabshalla declared as Red Zones in Kishtwar 7/18/2020 10:44:35 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early times Report Jammu, July 18: In order to put in place all the possible steps to prevent the spread of deadly Corona Virus in Kishtwar District after it reported 12 community cases in last few days, District Administration Kishtwar after re-imposing the restrictions in the District on opening of shops as well as on public transportation today declared Chatroo and Drabshalla areas as red zones following surfacing of various COVID positive cases from these areas. As per t...   READ MORE

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