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Fresh census in UT of J&K must before delimitation 8/14/2019 11:08:52 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 14: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday held an "internal meeting" on the issue of delimitation to be carried out in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir after Parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill on August 5 and 6. According to reports, "the commission was familiarizing itself with the provisions of the Bill as per which the state will now be transformed into two Union Territories-Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh that will come into effect on October 31". As per Section 60 of the Act, "The number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall be increased from 107 to 114". "It was a meeting to inform the commission members about the provisions of the Act and the process that was followed for carrying out delimitation when new states such as Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were carved out," the official said. However, the ECI did not say when it will begin the process of delimitation of assembly constituencies. There were suggestions that assembly elections in the UT of J&K could be held be...   READ MORE

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Supplier seeks pending amount of missing Critical Care Ambulance Scandal knocks the door of GMC&H Jammu 8/14/2019 11:08:43 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 14: An another purchase scam has surfaced in Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu, when a supplier asked the hospital's authority to release the pending amount of a Critical Care Ambulance, which was purchased in the year of 2008 by the then administration of the hospital, now the ambulance is not existing in the hospital. Pertinently, many critically injured persons have lost their lives during the past several years and the administration of the said hospital is always claimed that no critical care ambulance is available in the hospital. "Question is raised where the Critical Care Ambulance has gone as well as its equipments?, ...   READ MORE   Both CUJ, CUK reel under acute shortage of manpower 40 posts of Prof, 82 posts of Associate Prof lying vacant 8/14/2019 11:08:29 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 14: Both Central Universities of Jammu and Kashmir continue to face acute shortage of Professor and Associate professor with hundreds of post are lying vacant, thereby adversely affecting the research programme in both the university. As per the available information with Early Times revealed that that in both the higher education institution including Central University of Jammu (CUJ) and Central University of Kashmir (CUK) have sanction post of Professor is 49 wherein 24 were sanctioned post of Professor in CUJ while 25 have been sanctioned in CUK. "Against the sanctioned strength, 20 each post of Professors are lying in both the university while only fou...   READ MORE   So far situation remains peaceful in Srinagar 8/14/2019 11:08:12 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 14: The situation in Srinagar by and large remained peaceful weeks after the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated the center government. Law and order situation has been maintained firmly by the security forces and state administration giving no room for trouble mongers to create any turmoil. The state administration has been providing relaxation to various areas depending on the situation with few grocery shop and medicine stores running their shops during deal. People have been moving from one place to another in private vehicles while as public transport is off road while as some SRTC buses are running as well. Eid-ul-Azha, the religious f...   READ MORE   Restrictions lifted in Jammu, being eased out elsewhere: J&K ADGP 8/14/2019 11:08:01 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 14: Restrictions imposed in Jammu have been completely lifted but curbs will continue in some places in Kashmir for a while longer, a senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer said on Wednesday and emphasised that the situation is totally under control. There have been no major injuries to anyone, Additional Director General Munir Khan said. He added that there a few pellet injuries in the Valley but those have been treated. "Restrictions imposed in Jammu have...   READ MORE   Former MLAs deprived us of real development: Bandhu Rakh residents tell Munish Mass contact programme continues 8/14/2019 11:07:30 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 14: Carrying forward his mass contact programme on a bicycle, the Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, who would be contesting the upcoming Assembly polls as an independent candidate from Gandhi Nagar Constituency, today visited Bandhu Rakh Kunjwani and its adjoining localities where people from all walks of life while interacting with him expressed their displeasure over the neglect they are facing at the hands of the administration and successive legislators. The...   READ MORE   Will distribute my salary among needy' 8/14/2019 11:04:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu: Editor Early Times, Munish Gupta, has said that if he wins the forthcoming Assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency he would distribute his monthly salary among the needy people in his constituency. "It's my promise to you people that besides carrying out development work, I would distribute my salary among the needy people. I assure you that I would not take any money from anyone, nor would I remain inaccessible. Whenever you need me I will be available," Munish said. ...   READ MORE   J&K administration pre-occupied with Independence Day celebrations: Governor tells Rahul Gandhi 8/14/2019 11:04:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 14: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik took a dig at Rahul Gandhi and said the Congress leader took four days to respond on the Kashmir issue. Hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked when he could visit Kashmir Valley with no strings attached, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said the entire state administration is pre-occupied with making arrangements for the celebration of Independence Day. Earlier on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi had tweeted: "Dear Maalik ji, I saw your feeble reply to my tweet. I accept your invitation to visit Jammu & Kashmir and meet the people, with no conditions attached. When can I come?" Replying to Rahul Gandhi's request to ...   READ MORE   IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal detained at Delhi airport, sent back to Kashmir 8/14/2019 11:04:38 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Aug 14: Former IAS officer turned Jammu and Kashmir politician Shah Faesal was detained at Delhi airport on Wednesday on arrival from Srinagar and sent back to Kashmir. Faesal, a former IAS officer, who had formed his own political party, has been vocal against Centre's move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. He has been expressing his dissent through political statements made on social media. He had, on Monday, tweeted to say that Centre's move to take away Jammu and Kashmir's special status had finished space for mainstream politics in the region. "Abolition of Article 370 has finished the mainstream. Constitutionalists are gone. So you can either be a ...   READ MORE   Unique, historic is this August 15 for people of J&K, Ladakh 8/14/2019 11:04:28 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 14: Things in the erstwhile State of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh have changed, and changed completely. All this happened on August 5 and 6, when PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah suddenly withdrew from the state its 70-year-old separate status and integrated it into India 100% -- politically, constitutionally, financially, socially - overlooking the opposition in Kashmir from a handful of vested interests and their supporters in Delhi and elsewhere. They also broke the nearly 180-year-old state (created by Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu) into two Union Territories -UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh - again ignoring the opposition in Kashmir from the vested interests, wh...   READ MORE   Law protectors continue to violate law by parading accused before media, circulating their images 8/14/2019 11:04:21 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 14: Police is authorized by constitution and several land laws to protect the laws as well as Human Rights of common citizens but time and again, they themselves are found violating the laws by parading the accused before media as well as circulating their images. According to law experts, our laws are based on the common law and equality of law and according to "Presumption of Innocence in the Evidence Act, a person is believed to be innocent till the guilt is proved against him. It is written in the law books but quite contrary to the law, time and again police officials as well as lower rung staff could be found parading the accused before the media along ...   READ MORE   No harm in J-K becoming UT if people benefit: Former PDP leader 8/14/2019 10:57:52 PM Early Times Report Ganderbal, Aug 14: Dismissing concerns about Jammu and Kashmir becoming two union territories, former PDP leader Farooq Ahmed Dar says there is no harm if people benefit from it. He cited the example of New Delhi, asserting that the national capital has continued to develop even though its chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is frequently locked in confrontations with the Union government. "If people can benefit from a UT status, what's the harm?" he asked, pointing out that the state has never developed beyond being a "consumer state" since 1947. "We were a consumer state in 1947 and are a consumer state in 2019. We were dependent on outside supply and we are dependen...   READ MORE

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