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Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Ji’s birth anniversary awaits Govt holiday ! Join the Early Times campaign for revival of Dogra legacy 8/30/2021 11:59:04 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 30: Even though numerous promises were made, the declaration of government holiday on the birth anniversary of Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Ji on September 23 remains a distant dream. Whereas the Kashmir-centric politicians had declared holiday on the birthday of their “ beloved leader”, who never stood for one-India, the demand for holiday on Mahajara’s birth anniversary was ignored for over seven decades. Whereas the abrogation of the so called special status of Jammu and Kashmir was supposed to end the discrimination with the allegedly neglected Dogra community, even the declaration of government holiday on Mahajara’s big day is yet to see the light of the day. This is despite the fact that in July 2019, much before the abrogation of the so called special status, the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) had passed a resolution to declare the birth anniversary of the beloved Dogra Maharaja as government holiday. A Jammu based corporator had moved the resolution and it was passed without any opposition from the Congress or independent candidates in the...   READ MORE

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Landslide compels 21 people to migrate; victims blame NHAI for their miseries 8/30/2021 11:58:48 PM Early Times Report Ramban, Aug 30: Panic gripped Ward No.4 of Kunfer Panchayat in Chanderkot near Ghaada Morh on Monday afternoon when two houses and an under- construction house besides two other structures were partially damaged after a landslide hit the area. According to the details available with Early Times two families comprising of 21 members were forced to migrate after the landslide caused by alleged negligent and unplanned cutting by the construction agencies engaged in four lan...   READ MORE   Bar elections: Babus ‘responsible’ for defeat of BJP backed candidates Every section of society facing wrath of anarchy in administration 8/30/2021 11:58:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 30: Although much-awaited elections of the prestigious Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association is purely an internal matter of lawyers, the results of these elections are a warning signal for BJP and its off-shoots. Results of these elections have reflected people’s anger against the party due to prevailing anarchy and chaos in the Union Territory in general and Jammu province in particular. The elections were held purely on a non-party basis but it was an open secret that some candidates were sponsored by BJP and its off-shoots and all those candidates faced a humiliating defeat people’s anger. Wishing anonymity, a senior BJP leader said that lawyer...   READ MORE   Bureaucrats have turned dictators after scrapping of Article 370: ABVP 8/30/2021 11:58:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 30: Secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Mukesh Manhas, on Monday said that bureaucrats have turned “dictators” after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. While talking to Early Times, Manhas said, “When Article 370 was scrapped people were told that the role of bureaucracy will be minimized but after the abrogation of J&K’s special status, bureaucrats have become three times more powerful and are terrorizing the people to the hilt.” ...   READ MORE   Babus fail to amend contentious Land Revenue Act Mahajans, Khatris, Sikhs up in arms against discriminatory law 8/30/2021 11:57:49 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 30: Mahajans, Khatris and Sikhs are up in arms against the discriminatory Land Revenue Act which prevents them from selling or buying the agricultural land in Jammu and Kashmir. Members of these communities have been expressing their outrage against the JK UT administration for not resolving the issue. The young people from these communities have strongly criticised the bureaucracy for not rectifying the provision even after two years of lapse ever since ...   READ MORE   ‘Modi Govt capable of dealing with any situation: Rajnath on Afghan crisis 8/30/2021 11:56:30 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 30: The current happenings in Afghanistan have raised new security questions, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday (August 30), adding that the government is alert and no anti-national force should be allowed to encourage terrorism from across the border by taking advantage of the situation. He also asserted the central government is capable of dealing with any situation. He was addressing virtually the third Balramji Dass Tandon Memorial Lecture organised by Panjab University on the issue of national security. “What is happening in neighbouring Afghanistan is raising new questions in terms of security and our government is constantly monitoring the dev...   READ MORE

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