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Students of Parul University have made their alma mater proud 8/28/2019 12:03:51 PM Students of Parul University have made their alma mater proud by achieving success in all types of national and state level exams. A total of 39 students cleared GATE test this year. Thirty students from two of Parul University’s quality engineering Institutes such as Parul Institute of Engineering Technology (PIET) along with 9 students of Parul Institute of Technology (PIT) successfully cleared the test. The qualifying students were representing 5 of the University’s leading departments including the Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. The qualifying students will get the opportunity to pursue higher educational studies under a national funding through the Ministry of Human Reso...   READ MORE

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IG's order to shift range of 4 police personnel fall on deaf ears After one month, police personnel are not relieved by administration 8/27/2019 11:31:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 27: The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu had ordered the change of ranges of four police personnel posted in district Kathua, following a complaint against them but after lapse of over one month, none of them have been relieved by authorities due to reasons best known to them. Sources informed Early Times that these four police personnel including a Head Constable, three Selection Grade police personnel were shunted out from the Kathua district following a complaint against the then Station House Officer Kathua police station. "Acting on the complaint, the SHO was shifted from police station Kathua to Special Branch as incharge while the four police p...   READ MORE   Omar-Farooq Abdullah meeting likely 8/27/2019 11:30:51 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 27: The National Conference President and Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah, is likely to meet his son Omar Abdullah who is detained here at Hari Niwas Palace here in coming days. Sources said the central team which recently opened communication channels with former Chief Ministers including Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Dr Abdullah, have reached to "consensus" that there was a need to let Dr Abdullah have one-on-one with his son such that the two leaders mutually decides future course of actions. Sources said that Dr Abdullah was likely to meet his son later this week. Sources, however, said it was not certain as to how much time would be give...   READ MORE   J&K high schools to reopen tomorrow in areas where restrictions removed: Dir Information 8/27/2019 11:30:32 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 27: The Jammu and Kashmir administration today said that the situation in the Valley has improved significantly, and certain educational institutions located in areas where restrictions have been eased will be reopened from Wednesday. "The situation in Kashmir is getting better with each passing day. As many as 3,037 primary schools and 774 middle schools have been reopened already, and high schools are set to reopen too," Syed Sehrish Asgar, Director of Infor...   READ MORE   Restrictions in valley: Punjab based drugs smugglers become active in Jammu Reportedly selling drugs on exorbitant rate to addicts 8/27/2019 11:29:45 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 27: In the wake of strict restrictions in Kashmir and Line of Control since August 4 (a day before Article 370 was abrogated), the Punjab based drug smugglers reportedly have become active in Jammu and its surroundings to sell drugs to the addicted persons on higher rates. However, in a sharp contrast Jammu and Kashmir Police department has yet to take the preventive steps to curb this menace. Since Article 370 was revoked by the Government of India, the restrictions and curfew have been imposed in various part of Kashmir Valley to avoid violence and loss of human lives which has restricted the supply of drugs from Pakistan in Kashmir. Here ...   READ MORE   J&K schemes, normalcy taken up at inter-ministerial meet 8/27/2019 11:29:35 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Aug 27: An inter-ministerial meeting in the Home Ministry over Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 on Tuesday discussed implementation of central schemes in the erstwhile state and the steps taken so far for return to normalcy in the Valley. "Meeting held with various departments to assess the implementation of central schemes in J&K and initiatives to be taken to expedite return of normalcy," a Home Ministry statement said. The meeting, chaired by newly-appointed Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, was held with secretaries of several Central government departments in which he assessed the roadmap for implementation of Central schemes in two newly-crea...   READ MORE   No VIP treatment for politicians detained in Srinagar 8/27/2019 11:29:28 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 27: For nearly 40 former ministers and leaders of political parties in Jammu and Kashmir placed under detention and lodged at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Complex (SKICC) on the banks of the Dal Lake here, it is no party time. Senior leaders of mainstream political parties including Ali Muhammad Sagar, Abdul Rahim Rather, Mubarak Gul, Tanvir Sadiq, and Altaf Kaloo of the National Conference, Naeem Akhtar, Abdul Rehman Veeri, Sartaj Madni, Peerzada Mansur, Khurshid Alam, and Farooq Andrabi of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sajjad Lone, Imran Ansari, and Sheikh Imran of the People''s Conference, Hilal Rather, and Shah Faesal of the J&K Pe...   READ MORE   GOI seeks details from JK Admin over why it failed to tap its power potential Power Generation from JK now a priority! 8/27/2019 11:29:18 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 27: The central government is all set to increase the power generating potential of Jammu and Kashmir with standing directions from union ministry of power being issued to the state in this regard in near future. Official sources have divulged to the Early Times that after the central government declared Jammu and Kashmir as a union territory, all its affairs including the power generation and distribution have now come directly under the control of central government, thus make it all responsible for ensuring better harnessing of the hydro energy. As per the reports, the Jammu and Kashmir government used to purchase energy from various sources comprising of...   READ MORE   Imran Khan admits that no one supports Pakistan Threaten to use nuke, PM Modi ease to take decisive action 8/27/2019 11:29:08 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 27: All the attempt of cricketer turned politician and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to garner support on Kashmir have not yield any results, entire world has turned its back towards Pakistan and has endorsed the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi at G7 summit France made it clears that all the issues between India and Pakistan are bilateral and no third party's mediation is needed. United State President Donald Trump who was sitting next to PM Modi said that he is there but he thinks that India and Pakistan can resolve their issues among themselves. Prime Minister Modi has put a led over the President Trump's claim he (Modi) has asked hi...   READ MORE   Let's lay foundation of new Jammu together: Munish to people 8/27/2019 11:28:51 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 27: Editor Early Times Munish Gupta on Tuesday said that changing political scenario in Jammu and Kashmir has provided a golden opportunity to people to lay the foundation of Jammu region. Carrying forward his mass contact programme in different areas Munish said, "Jammu is all set to get empowered politically, we need to rise to the occasion and vote for a change." "During the past 70 years, we have voted for the people who have who fed us with slogans but now t...   READ MORE   Will distribute my salary among needy' 8/27/2019 11:28:17 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   Abrogation of Article 370 will crush militancy, create jobs: Narwal Pain businessmen 8/27/2019 11:27:55 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 27: Hailing the Union government's decision of abrogating Article 370 is need of the hour, the business community of Narwal Pain said that it was more than needed adding that it will not only generate jobs avenues in Jammu but also curb militancy in the valley. While interacting with Early Times team, the businessmen of the area said that however, Article 370 which gave special statues to state of Jammu and Kashmir, was a temporary provision in the constitution...   READ MORE   Guv admin to formulate plan for completion of ongoing developmental projects 8/27/2019 9:39:41 PM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 27: The government is mulling to formulate a plan how to complete the ongoing developmental works amid the prevailing situation in Kashmir. Sources said that Governor-led administration is concerned over the halt of developmental works. "The government is mulling to formulate a plan how to complete the ongoing developmental works in the valley," an official in the Chief Secretary's office said. The official said that government wants to complete the projects at the earliest without any further delay. Crores of funds get lapsed annually in the state due to non-utilization of funds in a scheduled time. Last month, the Governor administ...   READ MORE   Shah Faesal was not going to US to study: J&K Police 8/27/2019 9:38:55 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 27: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has claimed that civil servant-turned-politician Shah Faesal, who was stopped at the IGI airport here from flying to the US earlier this month, did not have any document to support his claim that he was travelling to Boston to complete an academic course in Harvard University. In an affidavit filed on August 23 in the Delhi High Court on Faesal's petition seeking his release from custody, Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed that all he had with him was a ticket from Delhi to Turkey to Germany's Frankfurt to Boston. The affidavit, filed by Deputy Inspector General of Police, Central Kashmir, V.K. Birdi, also said that Faesal had B1/B2 ...   READ MORE

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