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| Oops! J&K Tourism Deptt promotes Kashmir, forgets Jammu | | Jammu Inc seeks LG Sinha’s intervention | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: As a part of the nationwide unlock of Covid-19 and in a bid to revive tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has started luring tourists but only to Kashmir obviously drawing flak from Jammu.
The government of Jammu and Kashmir recently held a tourism promotion activity in Kolkata to apprise the Tour and Travel fraternity there about the “opening up Tourism sector in J&K and the facilities in place for incoming tourists.”
Official documents reveal that only revival of Tourism in Kashmir was discussed with the tourism players.
“The Travel, Trade and Tour operators of Bengal were informed that J&K Tourism is promoting responsible tourism and outdoor adventure activities, as a means to gradually move towards full revival of tourism. The delegations were informed that Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir recently celebrated the World Tourism Day-2020 across all destinations by holding a Shikara Race in the World Famous Dal Lake, Cycle Bike rally from Srinagar to the beautiful Doodhpathri, and also undertook sanitation drives and organised COV... | |
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| Gupkar resolution plunges Congress into quandary | | Rajni Patel seeks statehood, prefers silence on roll back of last year’s August 5 decision | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: The confusion and chaos within the ranks of the Congress could be ascertained by the contradictory stands the party’s leadership has been taking vis-a-vis abrogation of Article 370 and the subsequent decisions taken later by the Government of India.
On October 12 during her Jammu and Kashmir visit, Congress party’s in-charge of its J&K affairs Rajni Patil advocated for the reservation of jobs for the locals of Jammu and Kashmir in the erstwhile state. The statement has raised eye brows as the party is signatory to the Gupkar resolution that demands reversal of all the decisions taken post August 5, 2019.
Meanwhile, Ms Patil during her J&K visit deman... | |
| | | | LAHDC elections: Prestige of BJP at stake | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 12: Prestige of BJP is at the stake for the forthcoming elections of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh as the party has successfully won two Lok Sabha elections from this mountainous region.
Secondly BJP has fulfilled long pending demand of the residents of Leh to grant Union Territory (UT) status to Ladakh. Early party leadership was hoping to win elections easily but demand of Sixth schedule has added woes for the Saffron Brigade. Future of newly appointed president of Ladakh BJP, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, who has become one of the popular party leaders across the country after his speech on the floor of the Lok Sabha on August ... | |
| | | | Geology and Mining Deptt officials ‘facilitate’ loot | | ‘Illegal excavation of stones goes unabated in Bajalata area’ | |  Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: Despite several check points established along the Tawi River by the Geology and Mining Department to prevent excavation of sand and gravel from the river after the High Court ban, the unabated mining is going on in the River near Bajalata area.
According to local residents of Baian Bajalata, extracted stones from the river are stored along the road, by the mafia in night hours, sometimes in daylight as well, and the same is further delive... | |
| | | | ACB begins probe into land grabbing allegations against former MLA | | Will quit politics if allegation proven correct: Rafi Ahmad Mir | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Oct 13: After registering preliminary enquiry, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday commenced the process to verify the allegation of land grabbing against former legislator and Apni Party leader Rafi Ahmad Mir.
Sources revealed to Early Times that a team of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrived at the famed tourist spot Pahalgam this morning and visited multiple properties owned by Rafi Ahmad Mir for ground verification.
Mir, who left Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after the abrogation of Article 370 to join Altaf Bukhari’s Apni Party, however has refuted the allegations of land grabbing.
“The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) starte... | |
| | | | ACB denies raid on hotel of former MLA | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 13: Anti Corruption Bureau has denied the reports about raid conducted at the hotel of former MLA. Earlier a section of media reported that the hotel of former MLA belonging to Apni Party was raided and documents seized there.
In a tweet, ACB said no such raid was conducted and the news circulated about it is fake. ... | |
| | | | BDO Kahara takes RTI Act for a ride, denies information to applicant | | | | ASIF IQBAL NAIK
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 13: The officials in Rural Development Department continue to take the Right to Information Act for a ride by denying the information to applicant under the RTI 2009 without fearing from any action. Since the RTI Act in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has become toothless, the officers at the helm of the affairs had no fear while denying the information sought by the people.
As per the details available with “Early Times” in one such latest example of denial of information under the RTI Act has come to fore from the Block Kahara of Doda District wherein the applicant despite depositing Rs. 1500 in the official account of the RDD... | |
| | | | Lt Governor reviews core features of JK Health Insurance scheme | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 13: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired a meeting to review the core features of the JK Health Insurance scheme and the process of approvals of Golden Cards.
Stressing on extending the benefits of the JK Health Insurance scheme to all the citizens of J&K, the Lt Governor directed the concerned officers to take comprehensive measures to ensure the coverage of each and every family of JKUT under the scheme, not covered by for Ayushman Bharat.
W... | |
| | | | JK reports 677 fresh cases of Corona Virus, seven more patients in past 24 hours | | Positive cases 84708, active positive 9866, recovered 73502, deaths 1340 | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: The positive cases of Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 84,708 after 677 new cases of virus were reported today. The death toll reached 1340 as seven more patients died in past 24 hours.
Srinagar district reported 145 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 121 cases, Baramulla district 53 cases, Pulwama district 43 cases, Rajouri district 41 cases, Kishtwar district 40 cases, Budgam district 35 cases, Bandipora district 24 cases, Doda and Reasi districts 23 cases each, Ganderbal district 22 cases, Samba district 21 cases, Kupwara district 18 cases, Udhampur district 16 cases, Anantnag district 14 cases, Poonch di... | |
| | | | Govt orders face recognition Bio-metric attendance from Oct 19 | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Oct 13: More than six months after its suspension, the government on Tuesday ordered the resumption of Face Recognition Bio-metric Attendance Systems from October 19.
“Having regard to SoPs in place for containing the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Bio-metric attendance was suspended in all Government offices across the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” reads an order issued by GAD.
“The Lieutenant Governor has observed that in order to ensure discipline and punctuality of Government employees in offices, it is important that some objective attendance mechanism is put in place for marking of attendance,” the order, a copy of which lies with Early... | |
| | | | Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti released from detention | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 13: After being detained for over a year under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti is being released, an official spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir administration said on Tuesday.
“Ms. Mehbooba Mufti being released,” JK government spokesman Rohit Kansal tweeted.
Reacting to the announcement to release the former J&K chief minister, her daughter Iltija Mufti tweeted from her mother’s official Twitter handle:
Mehbooba too released an audio statement on Twitter later in the evening.
Terming 5 August as a ‘Black Day’ and the Central government’s decision to ... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Sector 7 Lane 10 Guru Nanak Nagar residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 13: People living in the sector 7 lane number 10 Guru Nanak Nagar 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 sector 7 lane number 10 Guru Nanak Nagar 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 ... | |
| | | | No end to extraction of construction material from rivers in Sunderbani | | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
SUNDERBANI, Oct 13: The ban imposed by the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir on the extraction of sand and other material used for construction has not reached this tehsil of Rajouri district since the extraction has been going on unabated with the authorities acting as mute spectators.
Sources told Early Times that the construction ‘mafia’ has been causing huge damage to the rivers of the Sunderbani tehsil since they are extracting sand and other construction material without any fail. They said the ‘mafia’ run by few influential people is giving a damn to the directions issued by High Court and Pollution Control Board.
“Rivers and streams in villages like ... | |
| | | | Food Control Department fails to keep check over sale of expiry eatables in Poonch | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Oct 13: The Drug and Food Control Department has allegedly been showing a casual approach towards indiscriminate sale of expiry eatables in the markets in Poonch district putting the health of people in grave danger.
Moreover, there is no check over the use of polythene carry bags, which have been banned by the administration and harming environment as well. It has been observed that expiry packaging eatable items are being sold in various markets of the Poonch district but more shockingly this malpractice is going on in Poonch city.
“The expired items like chips, cold drinks, biscuits etc. are in circulation, and being sold by the shopkeeper... | |
| | | | SoPs being framed to prevent attacks on highway, say top security officials | | | | ISHTIYAQ AHMAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: Concerned over the growing attacks on security forces on the Kashmir highways, top security officials Tuesday said that new Standard Operating Procedure (SoPs) are being framed to prevent highway attacks.
The officials while speaking to Early Times said that a security review meeting was on cards soon to discuss highway attacks and to frame a SoP to prevent loss of security personnel.
“New SoPs are being framed and it won’t be feasible to divulge them at this juncture due to security reasons,” said one of the top officials wishing not to be named.
He, however, said that the situation was well under control and there was no need to w... | |
| | | | Vigilant forces are on toes to deal with any challenges: Army | | Five pistols, 10 magazines, grenades other material found from a bag in Teetwal area | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Oct 13: Police and army recovered five pistols along with 10 magazines and 138 rounds from a bag on Tuesday which was suspiciously lying in Teetwal area of this north Kashmir district, officials said.
It is learnt that police post Teetwal received specific information regarding presence of a bag containing suspicious material at Village Gundi Shart.
A joint party of police and army’s 6 JAK rifle conducted a search at the spot to check about the suspicious material in the bag that was found laying on the ground.
“During search a black colour bag containing 59 mm Pistols, 10 magazines, 138 rounds and two biscuit packets, ‘’ the police offic... | |
| | | | Rajouri Admin playing with public health | | Town sans slaughter house; vendors selling contaminated, rotten meat | | |
ANKIT KESSAR
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Oct 13: The negligence of the Rajouri Administration has been proving fatal for the people of town due to alleged selling of unhygienic meat by the local vendors as there is no check over the malpractice.
Sources told Early Times that the only slaughter house in the town was shut nearly two years ago after the building was declared unsafe due to its bad condition yet some vendors have reportedly been still using the shut slaughter house illegally, while many vendors slaughter the goats, sheep in their shops against the rules.
Although the Municipal Council has the responsibility to inspect this activity where veterinary doctors conduct the he... | |
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