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| Gupkar Alliance receives first divorce notice as Sajad Lone pulls out of PAGD | | Early Times in its December 11 had reported that Lone was facing pressure from senior leaders to come out of the Alliance due to betrayal by other constituents. | | | early times report
jammu, Jan 19: Succumbing before pressure of his own party leaders Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Lone on Tuesday said his party was withdrawing from the Peoples' Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), saying there has been a breach of trust between the constituent parties, which was "beyond remedy".
In its December 11 edition the Early Times had reported that Lone was facing intense pressure from senior leaders of his party to come out of the PAGD to protect the identity of his own party.
It was all due to pressure from senior leaders that Sajad Lone has become inactive in activities of PAGD. Lone was appointed as spokesperson of PAGD and earlier he used to brief media persons.
Reliable sources told the Early Times, most of senior leaders of the party were annoyed with the attitude of leaders of other constituents of PAGD during recently held District Development Councils (DDCs) elections.
Realizing that leaders of the National Conference and PDP are trying to dominate Peoples' Conference, Sajad Lone ultimately came out of the Alliance.
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| 'Demotivated' Omar Abdullah demoralizes NC! | | Party leadership to seek clarification | | | early times report
jammu, Jan 19: Even as the former Chief Minister and National Conference, President, Omar Abdullah has caused a stir by saying that he was feeling "demotivated" and "questioning continuing in politics", the statement has caused a stir in the party with NC leaders planning to seek explanation from him for his "demoralizing remarks" that can break the party.
Sources said the NC leaders believe that the statement of Omar Abdullah has "demoralized" the party cadres with many saying that "If the party President is confused why should others remain in the party led by a confused man."
Sources said the statement as made by Omar Abdullah has snowballed into a major controversy... | |
| | | | 7 years ago, Mehbooba taunted Rahul with 'Sheila ki Jawani' remark | | Politics makes strange bedfellows! | | | Peerzada Ummer
early times report
JAMMU, Jan 19: At present PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is busy praising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claiming that history will remember him for standing up to 'present dictatorial regime'. Seven years down the line, it was the same Mehbooba Mufti who taunted Rahul with a nick name of 'Sheila ki Jawani'.
Recently, on January 16, this year, taking to Twitter, Mufti said it is a fact that "New India is in the grip of a select few" and Gandhi is the only politician who dares to speak the truth. "Ridicule Rahul Gandhi all you want but he is the only politician who dares to speak the truth. It's a fact that New India is in the grip of a select few & crony cap... | |
| | | | Mehbooba's move to avenge humiliation backfires | | | | early times report
jammu, Jan 19: Attempt of Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti to put up an united front in Kashmir to take on New Delhi has proved to be a failed experiment.
According to the analysts, Peoples Conference, pulling out from the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration-an amalgam of Kashmir centric parties- is a big setback for Mehbooba as she had left no stone unturned to pit Kashmir against Jammu. "The PAGD was formed to fight for the so-called bigger cause but the so-called unity stands punctured. The PC pulled out from the alliance after the National Conference didn't respond to its allegations about its leaders fielding proxy candidates in the recently h... | |
| | | | PHE executes over 600 schemes without approval | | | |
early times report
jammu, Jan 19: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has allegedly executed over 600 schemes during 2013-18 without Administrative Approval and Technical Sanction in violation of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines.
Sources told Early Times that as per NRDWP guidelines which provide that once the Detailed Project Reports, which have to be executed in a year, are finalized, it is to be placed in the State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee (SLSSC) meeting for approval and it is strictly followed that no work is to be taken up for execution and expenditure incurred unless the scheme is Administratively Approved and Technically Sanctioned.... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Gangyal Sector 2 Ward Number 56 pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 19: People living in Gangyal Sector 2 Ward Number 56 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 Gangyal Sector 2 Ward Number 56 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 a... | |
| | | | Section 4 of RTI Act yet to be implemented in JK | | Voluntary disclosure by depts still a distant dream | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 19: After lapse of over 14 months since the implementation of Central Right to Information Act (RTI) majority of the government departments in Union Territory have yet to implement the provisions of Section 4 of the Act, which enjoined upon departments to pro-actively disclose certain types of information within 120 days of the enactment of the Act. After the conversion of State into Union Territory on 30th October 2019, the Section-4 of the Central Right to Information Act 2005, had to be implemented within four months that was till March 2020 but after lapse of over nine months, since the expiry of date the Section-4 of the Act is not implemented by maxi... | |
| | | | 26 January celebrations:Winners of DDC polls, Councilors, panchs, sarpanchs to be VIPs | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Jan 19: The winners of District Development Council elections, councilors, panchs and sarpanchs would be VIPs on the January 26 celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir.
Besides administration has also decided to felicitate literary persons, sports persons, progressive farmers and Covid warriors on this occasion.
“Preparation of list of invitees has been made. It has been decided to invite recently winners of DDC elections, councilors, panchs and sarpanchs as VIPs on January 26 in Jammu and Kashmir,” a senior official said.
The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole Tuesday visited the Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium Sonwar to take stock of the... | |
| | | | After over three decades of exodus fate of KPs still hangs in balance | | Kashmiri Pandits observe 31st Holocaust Day | | | S K KAW
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 19: To get some respite from the mental agony and pain of leaving their motherland behind against their wish, Kashmiri Pandits have been waiting endlessly to see the dawn of rehabilitation in their native places in the valley which they were forced to leave followed by an undeclared war by armed insurgents against them at the behest of our neighbouring country way back in 1989-90.
The day of January 19, 1990 still haunts lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits living in exile as it was on this fateful day that they were forced to take the route of migration from valley to Jammu and other parts of the country. The day is being remembered as the black day in the... | |
| | | | High Court stays order of CEO, Omar Kakroo continues as President MC Baramulla | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Jan 19: High Court has stayed order of Executive Officer Municipal Council Baramulla in which he removed Omar Kakroo as President of MC Baramulla.
Addressing a press conference, Omar said that as per court order he has been allowed to continue as President Municipal Council Baramulla, yet final decision has not been received from High Court regarding no confidence motion which was submitted earlier and later withdrawn adding the next date of hearing is 17th March 2021.
“I am happy and satisfied with the High Court order cum direction in my favour, which proves my genuineness. I was having full faith that there is someone who will listen to... | |
| | | | With 120 fresh recoveries COVID-19 recovery rate in JK reaches 97.55%; 113 new cases, 1 fresh death | | Positive cases 123538, active positive 1103, recovered 120512, casualties 1923 | | | Jehangir Rashid
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Jan 19: With 120 virus affected patients getting recovered today the COVID-19 recovery rate in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 97.55 percent. The positive cases reached 1, 23,538 following 113 new cases; death toll reached 1923 with one death being reported today.
Jammu district reported 40 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Srinagar district 37 cases, Budgam and Poonch districts seven cases each, Baramulla district five cases, Pulwama district four cases, Kupwara, Kulgam, Shopian, Samba and Ramban districts two cases each and Bandipora, Kathua & Kishtwar districts one case each. Baramulla district in the Kashmir valley r... | |
| | | | DDC member from Palmar demands employment quota for youth in power projects | | |  ASIF IQBAL NAIK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 19: Slamming the power project authorities for denying the jobs to the local unemployed youths in power projects besides resorting to machine work instead of manual work, DDC member from Palmar Tahir Masood Sheikh said that the project managements should reserve the quota for unemployed youths of Kishtwar District in under construction power projects under execution in the district.
Speaking to Early Times, Tahir Masood said that elected publi... | |
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