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Has Omar Abdullah forgotten the past? Abrogation of J&K’s special status 7/5/2020 12:43:39 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 4: Vice-president of National Conference and former chief minister of J&K Omar Abdullah not breaking his silence over the abrogation of the Article 370 and J&K’s reorganization has raised many questions, which Omar will have to answer sooner or later. The big question which everyone seems to be asking is that has he forgotten the past? It may be recalled that soon after his release Omar had said that he would make his stand public about the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35-A, after the lockdown is lifted. Omar then had meticulously ducked the question, citing the COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions as a primary reason for his silence. “As far as Article 370 and 35 A are concerned I will speak on the issues openly in detail later. At present, I will speak about how we can get rid of COVID -19. We are fighting a big fight against Coronavirus. Today, when we were asked to maintain social distancing, here we are together violating the very orders,” he had said. Now when lockdown restrictions have been eased out and political activities too h...   READ MORE

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People, politicians violating COVID-19 guidelines Irresponsible Behavior? 7/5/2020 12:43:28 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jul y 4: People and politicians are not adhering to the health advisories and have lowered the guard despite COVID-19 cases increasing and death toll zooming past 100 mark in Jammu and Kashmir. During the initial days of the COVID-19 outbreak and when the lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sensitization campaigns were taken up and health advisories were issued by the administration. People were asked to adhere to follow the directions in letter and spirit. In the beginning advisories issued by the government were followed strictly but as the process of unlocking commenced common people stopped adhering to these health advisories. Early Ti...   READ MORE   Indian Air Force geared up for combat role in China border area 7/5/2020 12:43:18 AM Agencies New Delhi, July 4: The frontline fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force are flying consistently in and out of this airbase near the border with China, including the Russian-origin mighty Su-30MKIs and the MiG-29s. When the ANI team visited the forward airbase, it could see transport aircraft including the American C-17 and the C-130J along with their Russian counterparts Ilyushin-76 and the Antonov-32. The transport planes are being used to ferry troops and equipment from far away locations to be deployed on the Line of Actual Control with China. Apaches are prominent as they carry out regular sorties with their only mandate of a combat role in the Eastern Ladakh sect...   READ MORE   Admin’s tall claims of advance preparedness to handle power woes stand exposed Jammu reeling under prolonged power cuts 7/5/2020 12:43:11 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 4: The prolonged and unscheduled power cuts across the Jammu city have thrown the normal life of out of gear and the matters have been made worse due to the rising temperature. The present worst power situation has literally exposed the tall claims of the BJP leaders, as well as the concerned department of its advance preparedness to mitigate power woes in this summer. The Jammu city has recorded the day of temperature above 40 degrees in the last many days and the unscheduled and prolonged power cuts added to their woes making the normal life miserable for the general public. “Today, the PDD had announced five hours power cuts in areas of most the ci...   READ MORE   Marwah ration scandal: Properties of 12 Night Chowkidars likely to be seized 7/5/2020 12:42:59 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, July 4: Department of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) has initiated the process to confiscate the properties of 12 Night Chowkidars who failed to deposit the government money in treasury against the sale of ration as well as against the shortage of ration. Majority of the Night Chowkidars in Kishtwar District have been appointed in violation of rules and regulations and even possesses “Service book record” and are holding key position Viz Storekeepers, Salesmen as well as Clerks and other key posts in the department. As per the details available with Early Times, Assistant Director FCS&CA Ghulam Rasool Lone in a letter addres...   READ MORE   Completed 10 years ago Roohi Morh PHC yet to get functional 7/5/2020 12:42:43 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 4: Constructed 10 years ago at a cost of Rs 2.72 crore Primary Health Centre, Roohi Morh has not been made functional yet. Social activist Sanchit Raina told Early Times, despite completion of building works 10 years ago, pending payment of the contractor has not been paid by the department. “The Hospital could be a better option for the locals who have to go Gandhi Nagar Hospital or GMCH Jammu, but unfortunately, after lapse of a decade when the building wa...   READ MORE   Only 500 pilgrims to be allowed per day for Amarnath Yatra, puja to be telecast live J-K admin plans to undertake ''restricted'' Amarnath yatra this year 7/5/2020 12:42:04 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 4: Asserting that the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra would have to be undertaken in a "restricted manner" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday said only 500 pilgrims would be allowed per day by road from Jammu to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine. It also said the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for testing of persons entering the Union Territory would also be applicable to the intending Amarnath pilgrims. "The yatra this year will have to be undertaken in a restricted manner so that the SoPs for COVID-19 are strictly adhered to during the conduct of the yatra… a maximum of 500 yatris only could be ...   READ MORE   JK witnesses yet another spike in COVID-19 deaths; eight more people die, 227 fresh cases Positive cases 8246, active positive 2976, recovered 5143, casualties 127 7/5/2020 12:41:54 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 4: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir saw a spike in Corona Virus deaths as eight more people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours. At the same time 227 fresh cases of COVID-19 came up in the union territory today. Reports said that three fresh COVID-19 related deaths were reported from Baramulla followed by Srinagar two deaths and Anantnag, Kupwara & Ganderbal one death each. Following the fresh casualties the number of people killed by the Corona Virus in Jammu & Kashmir has reached 127. Srinagar has the maximum number of casualties with 30 deaths. Meanwhile, reports said that Baramulla reported 57 fresh cases of Corona V...   READ MORE   ACB indicts four Govt officials in graft case 7/5/2020 12:41:43 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 4: The J&K ACB on Saturday indicted four government officials, including an SDM, for allegedly extracting a bribe of Rs 60,000 for clearing a private individual’s claim for compensation against damages to trees on public land in a road construction work. The ACB made the indictment in a charge-sheet filed in an anti-corruption court of a special judge. The Anti-Corruption Bureau filed the charge-sheet after the completion of the probe and other relevant formalities, an ACB spokesperson said. He said the accused in the 2011 case include former Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Mahore, Mohammad Hanief Malik, erstwhile Forester Abdul Majid Bhat, Arnas’ ex-Nai...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Ward number 46 Preet Nagar residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 7/4/2020 11:56:57 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 4: People living in the ward number 46 Preet 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 ward number 46 Preet 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 s...   READ MORE   People take to streets as water crisis hits Kashmir 7/4/2020 11:55:21 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 4: Amid the scorching heat, residents in various parts of Kashmir are experiencing an acute shortage of drinking water. They have accused the authorities concerned of being indifferent to their problems amid the hot weather. “Things have gone from bad to the worse for the last few weeks. We get tap water only for a few hours during night hours,” Mudasir Ahmad, a resident of Shalimar said. He said most of the inhabitants were using water motors during the night hours to get some water. Residents of Jammalatta Srinagar Saturday protested against water scarcity. They also blocked the traffic movement. “Most of the time, the taps are r...   READ MORE   Taxi drivers fleece passengers at will, charge arbitrary fares 7/4/2020 11:54:44 PM RAJESH TANDON Early Times Report POONCH, July 4: With the resumption of different modes of public transport after the Unclock 1 and 2, the taxi operators have also started to ply their vehicles on different internal routes of the Union Territory. Though the government guidelines have mandated that not more than four passengers are allowed in a taxi or car including the driver, it has been seen that most of the cab operators are not adhering to the order and ferrying more passengers in their vehicles besides they are also charging arbitrary fares from the passengers. “Not only they are defying the order of restricted carriage issued by the administration, but the taxi operators on the ot...   READ MORE   69 fresh positive cases, 18 recovered; 30 deaths in north Kashmir including 22 in Baramulla DM impose complete restriction on movement from 10 pm to 5 am 7/4/2020 11:53:02 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, July 4: Out of 227 positive cases, Sixty Nine fresh positive cases were reported today, there are 750 active positive cases, 1893 are cumulative, 18 recovered and 30 deaths have occurred so far in north Kashmir as on date. According to the district wise positive cases that are available as on July 04, 2020 (Saturday), In Baramulla district, again there was a spike with 57 fresh positive cases that were reported today, there has been an increase in the cumulative cases that have gone up to above 1006, and the active positive cases stands at 563, and cumulative recovered cases are 421, including of 09 recoveries while as 22 death, next highest...   READ MORE

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