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Amid Covid-19 pandemic, Omar Abdullah cracks jokes online 8/26/2020 12:44:23 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 25: Even as the world is struggling to fight Covid-19 and around a dozen persons die of the deadly disease in Jammu and Kashmir on daily basis, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been spending time cracking jokes on the social media. Omar who didn’t find time to pay homage to brave-hearts, who laid down their lives fighting terrorists in Kashmir in the recent past, cracked a joke on drainage in Gurugram. “Can’t visit Venice these days. Booking a trip to Gurgaon now,” the former CM tweeted drawing flak from netizens. While the three generations of the Abdullahs couldn’t improve drainage in Jammu and Kashmir, Omar finds time to ridicule at neighboring states. It is pertinent to mention that Omar didn’t even extend the Independence Day greetings th...   READ MORE

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Sheep Husbandry Deptt makes ‘mockery’ of PM’s job package Out of 20 selected candidates, 4 join; 16 left in lurch 8/26/2020 12:43:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 25: Directorate of Animal and Sheep Husbandry has left the migrant candidates, who had applied for the post of Stock Assistants under Prime Minister’s job package in lurch. The department vide notification no. 04 of 2017 dated 01/12/2017 issued a select list of only four candidates out of 20 leaving another 16 selected candidates guessing. A candidate, whose name had figured in the list of 20 selected aspirants, while talking to Early Times said, “Despite our ...   READ MORE   Embarrassment for Cong after Pakistan hails party’s initiative on Kashmir 8/26/2020 12:42:31 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 25: Congress landed in an embarrassing position after Pakistan supported the much touted “Gupkar Declaration”- of which the national party is also one of the signatories. Although CPM is also signatory of the controversial ‘Declaration’, Congress likely to face anger of the people across the country after Pakistan jumped into the issue and hailed steps taken by the Kashmir centric parties. Credible sources said Jammu based party leaders were already annoyed over the unilateral decision taken by Valley based leaders to become part of the ‘Gupkar Declaration’ but Pakistan supported the step Congress has landed in a very difficult situation. “Unilateral de...   READ MORE   Thrust on autonomy to Colleges likely to spell doom for poor students Difference between fee of CLUJ and JU hints towards expected outcome 8/26/2020 12:42:24 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 25: The government thrust on providing autonomy to Government Degree Colleges is likely to spell doom for poor students and they would find it hard to get admission in autonomous colleges due to huge fee for various courses. According to sources the recently announced New Education Policy 2020 has also emphasized to provide autonomy to educational institutions especially the Government Degree Colleges as well as to the Universities. The granting of autonomy to the educational institutions was already on-going and the autonomous Government Degree College Parade Jammu as well as another College in Kashmir valley, besides Cluster University of Jammu is also o...   READ MORE   Is Mehbooba cracking whip against another group of rebels? PDP’s unending fiasco 8/26/2020 12:42:14 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 25: Tensions refuse to die down within the PDP as notice has been served to few of its senior leaders reportedly for trying to side with the Muzaffar Beigh camp recently. As per the reports coming to fore, few senior leaders of the PDP made hectic efforts in arranging a meeting under the chairmanship of party patron Muzaffar Hussain Beigh. The leaders in question even called several other party leader s telephonically informing them to attend the meeting at Beigh’s Srinagar residence on August 23. However, the leaders while trying to prove their loyalty to Mehbooba camp refused to attend the meet. It later had to be canceled as only a handful turned up. N...   READ MORE   Municipal Committee spends Rs 80,000 for map in south Kashmir Director ULBK withdraws financial powers of Executive Officer 8/26/2020 12:42:03 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Aug 25: In a shocking revelation, the authorities at Municipal Committee Frisal in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district have withdrawn Rs Eighty thousand (Rs, 80,000) from state exchequer for preparing a map showing the jurisdiction of municipality. Knowledgeable sources revealed that Executive Officer Municipal Committee Frisal handed over the task of preparing a map showing the jurisdiction of municipality to one her trusted employee last year. “The employee engaged an agency without following the laid down procedure and got the map prepared,” they said, adding the Executive Officer released the amount without seeking approval from the Directo...   READ MORE   14 fresh COVID-19 deaths push death toll in JK to 638, 701 fresh cases reported Positive cases 33776, active positive 7544, recovered 25594 8/26/2020 12:41:49 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 25: The number of Corona Virus positive cases in Jammu & Kashmir reached 33,776 as 701 fresh cases of virus were reported today. The death toll due to virus reached 638 as 14 more people died in the past 24 hours. Srinagar reported 208 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu 76 cases, Bandipora 66 cases, Pulwama 56 cases, Kupwara 55 cases, Budgam 49 cases, Anantnag 44 cases, Ganderbal 31 cases, Baramulla 29 cases, Kulgam 18 cases, Samba 13 cases, Poonch 12 cases, Kathua 11 cases, Rajouri nine cases, Shopian, Udhampur and Ramban six cases each, Doda three cases, Reasi two cases and Kishtwar one case. Srinagar reported three fresh Coro...   READ MORE   Cong leaders from Kashmir in state of disagreement over party leadership VP Monga lambasted by leaders for his anti-party activities 8/26/2020 12:41:40 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Aug 25: It seems all is not well within the Congress party with regards to its leadership stand in Jammu and Kashmir as the party has lambasted former MLC and Vice President (VP) Ghulam Nabi Monga for his anti-party activities. The party has expressed dissatisfaction after the Vice President had written a letter to party high command seeking removal of Party President Ghulam Ahmad Mir. As per the local news report, the letter was signed by many political leaders including G N Monga. Meanwhile, the Congress party in a statement has expressed dissatisfaction over the former Member of Legislative Council (MLC), Monga, stating that “he is an intolerable liabili...   READ MORE   Munish asks government to step in & solve problems of residents of Qasim Nagar Residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 8/25/2020 11:57:46 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 25: People living in the Qasim 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 Qasim 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. Resident...   READ MORE   Kishtwar municipality mocks SBM, many areas of town facing sewerage, garbage problem 8/25/2020 11:54:44 PM ASIF IQBAL NAIK EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 25: It seems that the ‘Clean India’ campaign launched by the central government has no significance for the officials of Kishtwar Municipality as heaps of garbage is lying unattended at various places in Kishtwar town and its adjoining areas exposing their non-seriousness. Sources told Early Times that ever since the launch of much hyped Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) couple of years ago, the district administration through various departments has...   READ MORE   Act fast on projects: LG tells officials 8/25/2020 11:54:18 PM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Aug 25: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has asked his advisors and administrative secretaries to ensure all projects that are underway or have recently been announced in the Jammu and Kashmir Union territory should be completed on a war footing and ensure that projects do not languish unnecessarily. Officials close to the Lieutenant Governor said that Sinha called for adopting a viable strategy for providing best possible developmental infrastructure to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “The Lt Governor stressed on inter-departmental coordination and asked the advisors and the chief secretary for regular monitoring of all the projects in or...   READ MORE   ‘Any Govt employee indulging in anti-national activity to be dealt under provisions of law’, says Govt 8/25/2020 11:53:36 PM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Aug 25: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha led government Tuesday said that action under law shall follow against government employees indulging in anti-national activities. “The action under provisions of law is invoked against anyone who indulges in anti-national activities,” one of the top officials said here. The government according to reports had begun a process to terminate services of the employees involved in anti-national activities. The reports had said that 500 to 1,000 government employees, “posing threat to security and integrity of the State”, could be dismissed in the next two or three months. The top official said that anyb...   READ MORE

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