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Attempt to grab temple land: To whom BJP leaders want to give undue benefits? It is now an open secret that most of the BJP leaders in J&K are unofficially working as liaison officers of some businessmen outside J&K from the very first day when the party had formed government with PDP. 9/8/2020 12:12:09 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 7: Even as tender jointly issued by Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) and Jammu Development Authority (JDA) for constructing parking place at Jammu’s historic Panjbakhtar temple has been withdrawn after peoples’ outcry but demand for exposing private players to whom some BJP leaders wanted to give undue benefit is raising momentum. Credible sources said the biggest parking spot in the premises of the Panjbakhtar temple was not proposed to ease traffic problems in Jammu city but BJP leaders were allegedly hand-in-glove with some private players from outside the State to whom they wanted to give benefits at the cost of the religious sentiments of the people. Opposition Congress party has reason to demand a judicial probe because it was a big scam. During the PDP-BJP government in J&K, most of the BJP leaders and ex-ministers were playing in the hands of the private players who had allegedly lured them by illegal means. “Parking place in the premises of the temple appeared to the part of the on-going game plan of BJP leaders who are working as liaison...   READ MORE

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Now Mufti relatives stay away from PDP! 9/8/2020 12:11:55 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 7: Even as the relatives of the Mufti family had been holding key positions in the corridors of power during the previous Peoples Democratic Party and Bharatiya Janta Party regime, they now seem to be staying away from the PDP. Recently, when the PDP leaders had planned to hold a party meeting, some of the senior leaders had posted their videos and pictures claiming that the police personnel, who provide them security didn’t allow them to move out of their homes. Senior leaders like Naeem Akhter, Khurshid Aalam and Waheed Parra had posted their videos on the social media. Interestingly, however, the relatives of PDP President and former Chief Minister...   READ MORE   JKPSC gears up to hold exams from Sept 21 amidst COVID-19 fear 9/8/2020 12:11:49 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 7: After remaining inactive for more than one year, the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has finally announced to restart the routine examination process from September 21. According to the details available with Early Times the JKPSC wants to ensure that enough safety measures are put in place at examination centers to keep COVID-19 at bay. These steps are being taken in view of the increasing infection rate in Jammu province. In view of the reports of violation of safety protocols during the conduct of NDA exams in Jammu on September 6, the premier recruitment agency in Jammu and Kashmir would have to put in extra efforts to maint...   READ MORE   Alleging neglect, BJP’s Kargil unit raises banner of revolt against high command 9/8/2020 12:11:44 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Sept 7: Major differences have surfaced in the Bharatiya Janta Party’s Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh unit with several office bearers of the organization from district Kargil sending a strong message to the party top brass over the alleged neglect of the workers from the region. It is reported that the block heads and executive committee members of the party's Kargil unit called an emergency meeting the other day to raise their voice against perpetual neglect of the activists from the district. Sources informed Early Times that in the meeting, the participating office bearers raising a banner of revolt against the party leadership passed a resolution demandin...   READ MORE   ACB widens drive against corruption, registers 17 cases in nine months 9/8/2020 12:11:38 AM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Sept 7: Tightening further its net against the corruption, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered 17 cases in Kashmir for the year 2020. The then Governor Satya Pal Malik-led administration in 2018 set up the ACB for tackling increasing corruption in Jammu and Kashmir. The ACB that has been given more teeth by the government has also taken on highly influential people since its inception. As per the official details accessed, the ACB has registered 17 cases for the last nine months in Kashmir. The ACB has registered a case against officers of Jammu and Kashmir into illegal appointments in the bank. Similarly, it has registered...   READ MORE   COVID-19 recovery rate dips to 73 percent from 77 percent in JK, 1013 fresh cases reported Positive cases 44570, active positive 11009, recovered 32760, deaths 801 9/8/2020 12:11:27 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 7: Due to surge in Corona Virus cases the COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu & Kashmir has come down from 77 percent to 73 percent. As on date there are 44,570 positive cases in the union territory with the number of recovered patients being 32,760. 1,013 new cases of virus were reported today while as 17 more people died in the past 24 hours with the death toll reaching 801. So far 696 Corona Virus deaths have taken place in Kashmir with th...   READ MORE   Govt defers election to post of SMC Mayor by 3 more months 9/8/2020 12:10:51 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Srinagar, Sept 7: The government on Monday deferred by three more months the elections to the post of Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation in wake of an amendment made to the rules today itself. The post of Mayor SMC fell vacant on June 16 and was to be filled up within a period of one month in terms of Section 36 of the Jammu & Kashmir Municipal Corporation Act, 2000. However, on July 15 the election was deferred till September 15 in terms of the amendment made by the government in the rules, citing the health pandemic due to COVID-19. Now the government inserted the third proviso to sub-section (2) of section 36 of J&K Municipal Corporation Act, 2000, notified...   READ MORE   BSNL office closed after some employees test positive for COVID-19 9/8/2020 12:10:45 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 7: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) office in Srinagar was on Monday closed after some employees reportedly test positive for COVID-19. This is the second time the BSNL main office, at Exchange road was closed after employees test positive. Security guards posted at the main gate of the office were informing customers that the office has been closed today. ''We have been directed not to allow anybody to enter the office, they said, adding ''We do not know why office has been closed. However, a private agent of the BSNL was seen issuing SIM cards to people at distance from the BSNL office. He said the BSNL has been closed after some employees...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Chatha Farm Residents of Chatha Farm at receiving end since problems remain unattended 9/8/2020 12:06:51 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 7: 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...   READ MORE   After ‘deceived’ by PWD Sudeen villagers carry out repair work on road themselves 9/8/2020 12:04:59 AM A B Sharma Early Times Report REASI, Sept 7: After being ditched by the higher ups the residents of a village in the Pouni tehsil in this district have started carrying out repair works of a road that has developed ditches and pot-holes despite being commissioned just few years back. Reports said that the two kilometers long road in Sudeen village has developed huge ditches and potholes and the concerned department has taken no step to set the road right. The road was commissioned in 201...   READ MORE   Dependents lead life of misery as many PDD daily wagers lost lives, limbs on duty 9/8/2020 12:04:15 AM ASHWANI SHARMA EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, Sept 7: Shocking but it’s true that many casual workers in Power Development Department (PDD) have lost their lives while several others lost their limbs while performing their duties but the department has never cared for their pains and always avoided them. “I was employed as a casual worker in the year 2010 in PDD. While on duty I suffered electric shock in 2012 after which I lost both my arms besides suffering head injury,” Sham Lal of Kunjwani, Jammu said. He informed that the department helped him with only Rs 1 lakh as compensation while he spent about Rs 8 lakh on his treatment by selling jewellery of his wife and by borrowing money ...   READ MORE   6 months on, COVID warrior doctor denied salary 9/8/2020 12:03:54 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Sep 6: A doctor looking after the only COVID-19 quarantine facility at Sub Division Padder since the outbreak of pandemic in March this year has not been paid salary for the past six months. According to the details available with Early Times that the doctor had joined duties after the intervention of former DDC Kishtwar (then Chairman District Health Society) in compliance with High Court interim order. The victim doctor (name withheld) told this newspaper that since the DC Kishtwar is his appointing and contract renewing authority, the stand of BMO Padder that he was waiting for clarification from higher authorities regarding subsistence of...   READ MORE

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