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| 16,424 Indian citizens served notice on SC on Rohingya issue | | Unprecedented development | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: It's unprecedented. Not one or 100 or 1,000 but as many as 16,424 Indian citizens reportedly served a legal notice on the Supreme Court of India. The reason: The apex court's decision to hear a petition to "examine if refugee status can be given to Rohingya Muslims in India". These 16,424 people include Kashmiri Hindus, retired army officers and civil servants. The legal notice to the apex court has been described as "unprecedented development" in the legal history of India.
The notice sent by an advocate, Vibhor Anand, to the Supreme Court on August 4, through its secretary general, said that "he had been authorized by the 16,424 citizens livin... | |
| | | | Come for one day, doctors get attendance of entire week, authorities mum | | Trauma Centre cum PHC Mahanpur on ventilators | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: The Trauma Centre-cum-Primary Health Centre (PHC) Mahanpur is virtually on ventilators as the doctors posted there have been going there for once in a week but get the attendance of entire week but the authorities have unbothered about the matter.
According to sources, six doctors were posted at the PHC cum trauma centre but most of the doctors have been visiting the hospital for merely one day and remained absent for entire week but getting full attendance and salaries. "Even the doctors who have not been entitled to do night duties are doing the same with active collusion of the authorities and remaining absent for whole of the week", sources said, addi... | |
| | | | PSA likely on some politicians under detention | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is likely to slap the Public Safety Act(PSA) on some of the politicians and their workers, presently under detention in Kashmir.
Sources said the government has inputs that such politicians and their workers were planning for unrest in the valley in the wake of decision of New Delhi to divide the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories.
Sources said the government has found some of such faces as threat to the national security and thus are likely to be booked under the PSA.
It was reliably learnt that the administration was in touch with the District Magistrates of the districts from where these polit... | |
| | | | Bihar CM Nitish Kumar falls in line, says abide by the law of the land | | Articles 35A & 370 gone, state bifurcated | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: Things are changing. And it's a positive sign. The critics of the Narendra Modi Government's policy towards Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are turning its supporters. They are appreciating the abrogation of the state's special status and creation of two Union Territories out of the state, UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh. On August 8, former J&K Sadar-e-Riyasat and senior Congress leader Karan Singh and his son Vikramaditya Singh had defied the party's line and supported the moves of the Narendra Modi Government to create UT of Ladakh and UT of Jammu and Kashmir, empower J&K women, refugees, Valmiki Samaj, Gorkhas and Marathas and delimit assembly const... | |
| | | | Doval for no inconvenience to people in Kashmir | | Asks admin to establish media centers | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: In a bid to avoid any inconvenience to the people of Kashmir and to let media get information with regard to the situation through a single window, the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is understood to have asked the administration to establish media centers.
Sources said the media center would be established in Srinagar and elsewhere where from regular briefings would be given to the media not only to give reliable information for the benefit of the people but also to arrest rumor mongering.
Sources said the Jammu and Kashmir administration was asked to take this decision after the NSA felt need for establishment of such facility.
It is pertinent ... | |
| | | | Rides bicycle to Khaswaka, shows the way to fight drug abuse | | Munish Gupta resumes mass contact programme | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: Resuming his mass contact programme while riding a bicycle to Khaswaka here early this morning, Early Times Editor Munish Gupta threw light on the evils of drug abuse asking the people to be united against the menace.
A fitness freak, Munish left his Gandhi Nagar residence in the wee hours on the bicycle riding to Khwaska to get overwhelming response from the locals.
Gupta told the inhabitants that drug abuse was killing the society like a termite and that i... | |
| | | | Governor asks CEO to expedite process for elections to block development councils | | |  Early Times Report
srinagar, Aug 10: Governor Satya Paul Malik on Saturday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shailendra Kumar to expedite the process of elections to block development councils (BDCs).
Kumar met Malik at the Raj Bhawan today, said a government spokesperson.
Kumar apprised the governor of the ongoing summary revision of the electoral rolls and activities of the State Election Commission for elections to the block development councils.
Referring to Prime Mi... | |
| | | | Terror funding case: Ex-J&K MLA Engineer Rashid sent to NIA custody till August 14 | | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Aug 10: A designated court in Delhi on Saturday sent former Jammu & Kashmir MLA Rashid Engineer in custody of National Investigative Agency (NIA) till August 14 in connection with the terror funding case.
The former MLA from Langate was arrested by the anti-terror agency on Friday for his alleged involvement in cross border terror funding. The agency was reportedly unsatisfied with the responses of Rashid Engineer over the allegations and was placed under arrest.
The mainstream leader of J&K was earlier questioned in 2017 over terror funding case.
Sources in the NIA maintain that Rashid Engineer's name came up during the questioning of businessman Zahoor Watali. Sour... | |
| | | | SBI clerk mains exam 2019 postponed for Srinagar, Jammu, Samba | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: Today State Bank of India (SBI) is conducting the SBI Cleark Main Exam 2019. The examination has been postponed for Srinagar, Jammu and Samba centers. An official notice has been released and all the candidates have been informed. As per the official notification released on the official website sbi.co.in/careers, the SBI Clerk Main exam at the abovementioned centers have been postponed. Candidates of these centers have also been informed by means of email and also via SMS.
There has been no update for the flood-affected region, except centers at Belgaum (Karnataka), Kolhapur (Maharashtra) and Kerala has also been deferred due to incessant rains and flo... | |
| | | | Omar Abdullah's party moves SC challenging Centre's move on Jammu & Kashmir | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 10: Challenging the Union government's action on Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference moved the Supreme Court on Saturday saying that the changes made in the constitutional status of the region take away the rights of its citizens without their mandate.
The petition has been filed by Mohammad AKbar Lone and Justice (rtd) Hasnain Masoodi, both Lok Sabha members belonging to the NC.
Arguing that the legislation approved by Parliament and the orders issued by the President subsequently were "unconstitutional", the petition prayed for these to be declared as "void and inoperative".
Lone is a former Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and Masoodi is a re... | |
| | | | 'Our dreams will be fulfilled' | | Abrogation of Article 370 late but right decision, says Valmiki Community | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: Welcoming Union Government's decision of scarping several provisions of Article 370 and 35A, the marginalised Valmiki community hoped better tomorrow for their children and coming generations.
Fed up with the discriminatory Article 370 and 35A the community had also challenged both these Laws in top court of the country. However, the decision of the Court yet to come, but the Centre through presidential order passed new bill of scraping both Laws in Parliam... | |
| | | | Curfew relaxed in Doda, Kishtwar as normalcy limps back | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 10: The normalcy in twin districts of Doda and Kishtwar started limping back on track following the scraping of Article 370 and 35 A of the constitution.
As per the details available with Early Times, the administration in both Doda and Kishtwar Districts today decided to give relaxation in curfew hours as a result of which large number of people rush to the market to purchase essential commodities as well as the medicines.The curfew in Doda... | |
| | | | Markets, school,colleges reopen in five districts | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: Prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144 were lifted in five districts and curfew was relaxed in Doda and Kishtwar districts, paving the way for resumption of normal activities that were badly hit after special status of Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated, officials said on Saturday.
All schools and colleges reopened in five districts of the Jammu region, besides increase in attendance in government offices, a senior official said.
"All kind of restriction... | |
| | | | J&K's first investor summit in Oct-Nov, PM Modi likely to inaugurate | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 10: In an effort to boost trade and growth in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre is planning to hold the union territory's first industrial summit in October or November this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely inaugurate the summit.
Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has prepared an agenda charting the investment roadmap in important sectors such as tourism, hotel industry, food parks in the newly designated Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The industry chamber Friday also assured the government of providing support to investment and development.
Several industry leaders from different sectors are exp... | |
| | | | NSA Ajit Doval visits Anantnag, interacts with locals to assess situation | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 10: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday visited Anantnag and interacted with locals here. The visit is significant as the town is considered the den of militants. Several militants have been killed in encounters by the security forces in the town in recent times.
The NSA was seen interacting with locals and roaming on the streets here, mingling with children, 'maulvis,' workers, and passersby.
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