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| Omar defends Mehbooba from Prasad’s attack | | New unity among Kashmir centric parties | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: Within days after formation of ‘Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’, National Conference leaders have started protecting their arch rival Mehbooba Mufti from ‘political attacks’.
Within an hour Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad attacked PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for ‘disrespecting’ national flag, her arch rival Omar Abdullah came to her rescue and lambasted Prasad for his remarks.
Omar took a dig at Ravi Shankar Prasad over his remarks that Article 370 of the Constitution will not be restored, and urged him not to presume what the Supreme Court judges would decide on the matter.
Although Mehbooba preferred to maintain a silence over Prasad’s remark, Omar seized this opportunity to counter Union Minister’s statement to give a message... | |
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| Peoples Alliance to seek release of ‘bete noire’ Er Rashid | | Raat Gayee Baat Gayee! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: The so called Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, a conglomerate of six political parties for restoration of special status of Jammu and Kashmir are all set to seek release of their alleged bete noire, Engineer Rashid.
Sources said the Peoples Alliance or PA would call a meeting soon to resolve that Rashid be released at an earliest.
Sources said the PA is “under pressure from some quarters” for demanding release of Engineer Rashid in particular and making him be part and parcel of the so called alliance. Sources said while most of the stakeholders have agreed, the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party will hold the key to the dec... | |
| | | | First time in history Accession Day to be celebrated officially today | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: History is going to be created on Monday as first time after establishing of democratic set-up in erstwhile state of J&K, the government is going to celebrate Accession Day as October 26 has been declared as ‘public-day’
October 26 will be observed as Accessions Day in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier Accession Day was celebrated by different social and political organizations, but successive democratic governments, since 1947, have never given importance to this historic day. For the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, people will have a public holiday on October 26, the day last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh of the erstwhile Jamm... | |
| | | | All arrangements in place for counting of votes for LAHDC-Leh polls | | | |
Early Times Report
Leh, Oct 25: A three-tier security cover has been put in place for counting of votes for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) here on Monday, officials said. All the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and ballot boxes used for the voting on October 22 have been moved to the strong room in presence of the political parties and their candidates, they said. Out of 89,776 registered voters, around 65 per cent of the electorate had exercised their franchise in 294 polling stations spread across 26 constituencies in Leh district on Thursday to decide the fate of 94 candidates, including 26 each of the BJP and the Congress.
The AAP is also trying its luc... | |
| | | | Three more die of COVID-19 in Ladakh, 73 new cases detected | | | |
Early Times Report
Leh, Oct 25: Ladakh recorded three more coronavirus-related fatalities and 73 new cases, taking the death toll to 71 and infection tally to 5,913, officials said on Sunday. All the three deaths were reported from Leh during the past 24 hours, raising the toll in the district to 33, while rest of the 38 fatalities had taken place in Kargil district, they said. Of the new cases, the officials said 65 people tested positive in Leh and eight others in Kargil.
Sixty-one patients were discharged from Leh and seven others in Kargil after successful treatment, raising the number of recovered patients to 5,052, the officials said.
They said there are only 790 active COV... | |
| | | | Property worth crores belonging to AIR Srinagar left unattended in outskirts of Srinagar | | Three buildings, eight kanals of land left to rot | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Property worth crores belonging to the All India Radio (AIR) Srinagar has virtually been left unattended by the people at helm and there are chances that the same may be used by anti-social elements for carrying out their activities.
Sources told Early Times that the property located in the Wanbal-Rangreth area in the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir would fetch crores according to the market value. This has made no difference for the... | |
| | | | JK reports 532 fresh cases of Corona Virus, eight more people die in past 24 hours | | Positive cases 91861, active positive 7565, recovered 82858, casualties 1438 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Number of Corona Virus positive cases in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 91,861 after 532 fresh cases were reported today. With eight deaths in past 24 hours the death toll due to the virus reached 1,438.
Srinagar district reported 124 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 113 cases, Baramulla district 80 cases, Kupwara district 36 cases, Budgam district 26 cases, Shopian district 25 cases, Pulwama and Bandipora districts 19 cases each, Poonch district 16 cases, Anantnag district 14 cases, Kishtwar district 12 cases, Samba district eight cases, Ganderbal district seven cases, Rajouri and Kathua distric... | |
| | | | Annual Vijaydashmi address: RSS chief ‘intentionally’ ignores Abdullahs, Muftis to undermine their importance | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: In an attempt to undermining importance of NC stalwart Dr Farooq Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat did not mention even a single word about formation of ‘alliance in Kashmir Valley to restore Article 370 and 35-A.
It is the first time after so many years that any RSS chief in his annual Vijaydashmi address has not touched J&K as there is a feeling among Sangh Parivar that the so-called Kashmir issue has been solved after decisions taken on August 5, 2019.
For years together successive RSS chiefs used to touch J&K in their annual Dusshera address as this address on this day is considered as S... | |
| | | | Installation of Smart Meters in Jammu, Srinagar to start by November 15 | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 25: The installation of Smart Meters would commence from November 15 in Jammu and Srinagar, Project Implementing Agency (PIA), RECPDCL said on Sunday.
According to an official spokesperson, Principal Secretary Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal, today convened a meeting to review the Centrally Sponsored Schemes and installation of Smart Meters.
During the meeting, the PIA informed that installation of smart meters shall be started in Srinaga... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Sector 1/A Extension Trikuta Nagar residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 25: People living in the sector 1/A extension Trikuta 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 1/A extension Trikuta 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 this colony ... | |
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