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| She terms Prashant Bhushan’s comment on CJI as “truth” | | Is Mehbooba’s tweet not ‘contempt of court’ ? | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 16: Already in detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) former chief minister and head of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti has challenged the whole judicial system of the country. By challenging the judicial system, Mehbooba Mufti has committed Contempt of Court because she has termed Prashant Bhushan’s comment as Chief Justice of India as “truth”.
“A defunct justice system would rather punish @pbhushan1for stating the truth but doesnt exhibit any ... | |
| | | | PM’s no statehood hint puts Omar Abdullah in trouble | | It’s to be or not to be for NC now! | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 16: It is official now. Jammu and Kashmir wouldn't be given statehood back anytime soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his independence speech from the ramparts of the red fort has clarified that polls in the erstwhile state will be held soon after the delimitation process. There was no mention of statehood restoration.
“The statement of the Prime Minister has put to rest all the speculations about the restoration of statehood as was widely being projected by the mainstream political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir,” says a leading columnist from Kashmir.
He added that the statement of the Prime Minister has put the entire National Conference clan in a ti... | |
| | | | Kashmir centric parties’ pressure tactics backfired as PM avoids statehood word | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 16: Kashmir centric parties are in a shock because Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not mentioned even a single word about restoration of statehood to J&K during his Independence Day address on Saturday.
For the last one week, Kashmir centric parties through different modes were trying to build pressure on the Union Government to make an announcement to grant statehood to J&K. These parties, especially some leaders, were expecting that their pressure tactics would work like the previous regime and the Union Government would make an announcement in this regard.
Although the Prime Minister has promised an elected government in J&K, he has not touched th... | |
| | | | Dynasts go silent as Modi’s Independence Day speech reverberates in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 16: In a significant development after the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, the Independence Day speech by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Saturday reverberated in the summer capital of Srinagar here as government had installed big TVs at public places for live telecast of the event.
Srinagar on Saturday woke up to a major change on the Independence Day as the huge TV sets were seen installed at places including the Jahangir Chowk where passerby got a chance to watch the live speech of the Prime Minister from the historic Red Fort.
It’s the first such historic development to have taken place in Kashmir, the p... | |
| | | | 15 fresh deaths push COVID-19 death toll in JK to 542, 449 fresh cases come up | | Positive cases 28470, active positive 6985, recovered 20943 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 16: Death toll due to COVID-19 in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 542 as 15 more people died due to virus in past 24 hours. The number of positive cases reached 28,470 as 449 fresh cases of virus were reported today.
Pulwama district reported five fresh deaths followed by two deaths each in Srinagar, Budgam and Bandipora districts and a death each in Baramulla, Anantnag, Shopian and Ganderbal districts. So far 501 Corona Virus patients have died in Kashmir with the number of deaths in Jammu being 41.
Srinagar reported 129 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu 58 cases, Bandipora 43 cases, Baramulla 42 cases, Budgam ... | |
| | | | CUK perfect rehabilitation centre as people at helm appoint kith & kin on different positions | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 16: The Central University of Kashmir (CUK) has come up as a perfect rehabilitation centre for academicians who retire from other varsities and get absorbed here while blocking opportunities for new talent.
Sources told Early Times that the people at helm at the varsity have made it a habit of appointing their kith and kin on the different positions while bye-passing the rules and regulations lay down in this regard. In some cases academicians who retired have been reappointed on contract basis.
“In one such case spouse of a person occupying a top notch position at the varsity was appointed as permanent professor in the department ... | |
| | | | Nepotism prevails in honouring COVID warriors on I-Day: Municipal Councilors | | | | ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Aug 16: While felicitating the services of Corona warriors on Independence Day, the district administration Udhampur has ignored Municipal Council Udhampur especially Safai Karamcharis while the preference was given to those who had no role in fight against Coronavirus,” alleged Municipality President, Surinder Singh Khalsa Reacting over the neglect, Khalsa said that some employees of DC Office and others are nowhere concerned with fight against the pandemic but still they were honoured.
“The Municipal Safai Karamcharis clean garbage from households to the hospitals, isolation centres, quarantine centres daily risking their lives,” Council... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of 3 Green Avenue Digiana | | Residents of 3 Green Avenue Digiana at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 14: 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... | |
| | | | 50 kanals of forest land encroached in Nowshera forest division, no action taken so far | | |  Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Aug 16: There seems to be no end to the encroachment of forest land in the Nowshera forest division of this district and the people allege that officials of the forest department take no action since they are in league with forest smugglers.
Early Times has learnt from sources that around 50 kanals of forest land has been encroached by forest smugglers in the Nowshera forest division in the recent past. The huge chunk of land falls under compartment ... | |
| | | | ULB, Panchayat members protest against admin at Pahalgam | | | | SAAHIL SUHAIL
EARLY TIMES REPORT
ANANTNAG, Aug 16: A group of Panchayat and Urban Local Bodies members, who are under preventive custody at Pahalgam, on Sunday held a protest against the administration and demanded ‘unconditional’ release.
They held protest in hotel premises and on Pahalgam-Ganeshbal link road, raised high-pitched slogans. “We want justice and release the prisoners,” videos, circulated by the elected representatives show them shouting the slogans. “If Government can’t create peaceful atmosphere even after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir that doesn’t mean they will make us (elected representatives) scapegoats and they will keep us under custody,” Sofi... | |
| | | | Worship places reopen in Kashmir after remaining closed since March due to COVID | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Aug 16: Worship places of all faiths on Sunday reopened for the first time after remaining closed since March this year due to COVID-19 pandemic.
However, very less number of devotees visited the shrines, Gurdwaras and Churchus.
The administration has announced to reopen all worship places in the Kashmir valley, where people were urged to adopt Standard Operating Procedure (SOG), wear , masks and keep physical distance during the visit to these places.
A UNI c... | |
| | | | IGP Jammu warns anti-social elements for sabotaging communal harmony | | | | RAJESH TANDON
EARLY TIMES REPORT
POONCH, Aug 16: Warning strict action against anti-social elements for trying to sabotage communal harmony in the region, IGP Jammu Mukesh Singh said that rumour mongers will be taken to task for misusing social media platforms to create rift among different communities.
It is pertinent to mention here that a video had gone viral on social media in which someone made derogatory remarks against the faith of a particular community in Reasi, due to which the situation across Reasi, Rajouri, Poonch, Jammu and other districts has become tense.
With this video going viral, many anti-social elements, who have vested interests, have become active in spreading... | |
| | | | Corona Warriors waiting for 13 years for demands to be fulfilled | | Meet Atal Dulloo, project their demands | | | Jehangir Rashid
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 16: For the past 13 years or so pharmacists considered to be Corona Warriors have been running from pillar to post so as to fulfill their demands, but there has been no light at the end of the tunnel for them so far.
It was in this regard a delegation of Jammu & Kashmir Government Pharmacists Association (JKGPA) called on Financial Commissioner Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo on August 14. The deputation presented the charter of demands to Dulloo and hoped that their demands would be fulfilled soon.
The demands put forward include conducting of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) August 17 with a member being nominated from a... | |
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