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Azad loyalists waiting for his signal for further action

9/2/2020 1:02:29 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 1: Although loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad in the J&K Congress have maintained a silence, they are waiting for the signal of their leader to announce their next course of action. Many loyalists of Azad have already distanced themselves from on-going activities in J&K Congress which is controlled by a group where they (Azad loyalists) have already been sidelined for quite some time. Credible sources said that some known loyalists of Azad have told their supporters that they will follow the direction of their leader. “Presently most of the Azad loyalists in J&K Congress have started parallel activities to remain active in the politics”, sources said and ...

Is Farooq Abdullah’s airport meeting symptomatic to NC’s policy shift ?

Amid Article 370 cauldron, NC president chairs meet on upgradation of Srinagar airport

9/2/2020 1:02:24 AM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 1: More than a year after the abrogation of Article 370, NC patriarch Dr Farooq Abdullah is finally out of the oblivion and on Monday chaired the first meeting with the government officers. Though the meeting was related to the issue of upgradation of Srinagar airport, senior Abdullah’s presence seems to have opened the Pandora’s Box. As per the reports, Abdullah being the MP concerned chaired the meeting which was attended by IGP Kashmir and other senior officials. He stressed the need for upgrading the infrastructure at the aerodrome and starting night flights to boost Kashmir as a travel destination. Amid the on-going political logjam and the debate ...

Damaged smartphone helps NIA, security forces fight terror in Kashmir

9/2/2020 1:02:15 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 1: Even as the National Investigation Agency has recently produced a marathon 5000 page chargesheet into the suicide bombing in Pulwama in February 2019 that left over 40 security force personnel martyred, it was a damaged smartphone of a terrorist, which is understood to have helped the NIA get goldmine of information about the plot and even beyond. Top sources said the recovery of details from the phone not only helped in the case investigations but that it has been helping the security forces to fight terror as well and led to elimination of several of them since. The sources said the details recovered from the phone were so big that they continue ...

10-years on, influential SO enjoys attachment at DC office Rajouri

Administrative Inertia

9/2/2020 1:02:09 AM

Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 1: An influential section officer has been reaping the benefits of attachment in the office of Deputy Commissioner Rajouri for the past one decade despite the fact that there has been a blanket ban on attachments of the officials for the past five years. In 2015, the then PDP-BJP regime led by late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had issued multiple orders canceling attachments of all the officials. Sources told Early Times that the SO who was originally posted in the office of DC Reasi continues to enjoy his attachment in the office of Deputy Commissioner Rajouri for around a decade. “Despite repeated reminders the official has not been relieved fr...

BGSBU Engineering School struggles to fill allotted seats

Against 300, only 130 applications received for admission

9/2/2020 1:01:57 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 1: The School of Engineering and Technology Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University has reportedly failed to get required applications to fill its allotted seats. Sources informed Early Times that against the capacity of 300 seats the School of Engineering has received only 130 applications from the candidates. “Though the school of Engineering and Technology of BGSBU has good reputation and prestige in the academic circles but due to some policy decisions taken by the administration, the prospective candidates had started showing unwillingness towards the courses”, sources said. According to documents in possession of Early Times, the School which offered B...

Jammu, Kashmir divisions report almost equal fresh Corona Virus cases, 14 deaths come up

Positive cases 38223, active positive 8022, recovered 29484, casualties 717

9/2/2020 1:01:43 AM

Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 1: The number of Corona Virus positive cases in Jammu & Kashmir has reached 38,223 as 525 fresh cases of virus were reported today. With 14 deaths reported in past 24 hours the death toll due to virus has reached 717. Jammu district reported 121 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Srinagar 95 cases, Pulwama 36 cases, Ganderbal 34 cases, Bandipora and Kathua 28 cases each, Anantnag 26 cases, Kupwara 23 cases, Poonch 20 cases, Rajouri 19 ca...

No more weekend lockdown in Jammu, shops to remain open

9/2/2020 12:05:01 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 1: After more than a month when weekend lockdown was ordered in Jammu district to control COVID-19 spread, the government has decided to end the practice. Officials said that the weekend lockdown that used to come in force at 6 pm on Friday and ended on Monday 6 am every week in Jammu district will not be enforced from now. The Deputy Commissioner Sushma Chauhan had decided to start a weekend lockdown on July 24 when Jammu witnessed a sudden rise in Coronavirus cases. Shops and other commercial activities were not allowed during the weekend lockdown. However now shops and other establishments can open as usual during the weekend in Jammu. While the c...

New Excise Policy is vibrant, touches all important issues: Shavan

9/2/2020 12:04:51 AM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 1: Excise Commissioner J&K Rajesh Kumar Shavan today said that new excise policy is vibrant and has touched all the important issues in the larger interest of public and Union Territory of J&K. Speaking to Early Times, Excise Commissioner said that the Government of J&K UT vide notification SO 275 dated 31.08.2020 has issued Excise Policy for the year 2020-21 effective from 1st September, 2020 till 31st March, 2020. He said that in supersession if earlier ...

Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Sector 4 Model Town Gangyal

Residents of Sector 4 Model Town Gangyal at receiving end since problems remain unattended

9/1/2020 11:56:14 PM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 1: 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...

DH Kishtwar’s OPD shut for 5 days after spike in COVID-19 cases

9/1/2020 11:51:48 PM

ASIF IQBAL NAIK EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 1: A day after Early Times reported the spike in COVID 19 cases in Kishtwar District, including in District Hospital Kishtwar where some Lab technicians, Health Inspector and a senior doctor tested positive in last few days, the Health authorities in the district has decided to shut the OPD at District Hospital (DH) Kishtwar for next 5 days. As per the order issued by Chief Medical Officer Kishtwar Dr Ravinder Singh Manas, in view of recent spike of COVOD 19 cases in District Kishtwar and detection of some cases among Health workers of District Hospital Kishtwar in perticular, OPD of District Hospital Kishtwar shall remain suspended till 5...

Home isolation: Govt to keep track of all Covid-19 patients

9/1/2020 11:51:21 PM

ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Sept 1: As the government last month revised its guidelines and declared that all asymptomatic Covid positive cases would be in-home isolation, now it has directed authorities to monitor every individual kept in home isolation on a daily basis. The guidelines say, Covid positive cases would be allowed home isolation with conditions free Oximeter, compulsory Arogya Setu App and proper isolation space with a poster outside the house. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir has issued a directive which says that home isolation of positive patients has increased responsibilities of administration as it has to monitor each and every individual patient kep...

Fatehpur people face acute water scarcity, allege misappropriation of WSS funds

9/1/2020 11:51:14 PM

RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT POONCH, Sept 1: Drinking water is one of the basic rights of every citizen in any civilized society but it has become a luxury for Fatehpur people in district Poonch as they are facing acute scarcity of drinking water due to the erratic supply. According to some locals of Dhara and Fatehpur, there was a Water Supply Scheme (WSS) which is in shambles for long, thanks to the apathetic attitude of the employees of the PHE Department. They informed that, neither the Junior Engineer nor the Supervisor have been paying any attention for proper maintenance of the Water Supply Scheme since long while daily wagers engaged for the project demand pecuniary benefi...

Goons foil Sarpanch’s attempt to fight illegal mining in Doda, cops act as mute spectators

9/1/2020 11:51:06 PM

Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 1: Sarpanch of Baroor area in Doda district was attacked allegedly by the goons of high profile people involved in illegal mining as well as running of illegal stone crushers. According to the details available with Early Times the Sarpanch along with a police party visited the site where illegal stone crushers were operating. They were allegedly attacked in presence of policemen who ostensibly acted as mute spectators. The Sarpanch who was injured in an attack was later shifted to Government Medical College Doda for treatment. The injured Sarpanch told the media persons that after seeing the machines functional at the disputed site, the...

Locals demand registration of FIR against RDD officials involved in embezzlement of funds

9/1/2020 11:50:59 PM

Ajay Sharma Early Times Report SUNDERBANI, Sept 1: Despite the fact that First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged against a person who attacked a poor farmer after he denied to hand over the payment in lieu of works never carried out by him demand is growing similar action should be initiated against the employees of Rural Development Department (RDD). A group of people while sharing views with Early Times said that Village Level Workers (VLWs) and Gram Rozgar Sevaks (GRSs) are involved in scams worth lakhs of rupees. They said that FIRs should be registered against these officials since they are involved in huge embezzlement. “It is good that an FIR has been lodged against the ...

Private schools ask for bus fee, Parents angry

9/1/2020 10:43:22 PM

ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Sept 1: Private schools asking students to deposit at least 50% of the transport fee have left parents fuming. After the outbreak of the Covid- 19 pandemic schools were closed in March and since then these institutions continue to remain shut. Many parents said that besides paying tuition fees they are being forced to pay the half bus fee. They said that since the day the pandemic has broken out, managements of the private schools have been playing a “victim card.” “In these months many teachers have been laid off and the salary has been slashed despite these institutions collecting the tuition fee,” the parents said. An owner of the p...

Aftermath of grenade attacks, police detained two LeT associates

Multiple hideouts busted along LoC in Uri sector

9/1/2020 10:40:47 PM

S TAHIR-UL HAQ EARLY TIMES REPORT BARAMULLA, Sept 1: Two persons were detained who lobbed the grenade on insistence of militants of LeT outfit over an army convoy in which seven persons were injured, while army busted multiple hideouts along LoC in Baramulla district. A day after twin grenade attacks took place in Baramulla district, the district police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two persons allegedly involved in grenade throwing incidents. Police said the duo was affiliated wit...