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Abrogation of Art 370 just a beginning, lot more needs to be done: RSS chief 10/4/2021 1:11:07 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 3: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), chief Dr. Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that abrogation of Article 370 was just a beginning, and a lot more needed to be done to achieve the target of making India the supreme power in the world. “It is not time to take a rest. We have to make India an economic and spiritual power to guide the world”, Dr. Bhagwat said while addressing RSS workers of J&K through virtual mode. On the concluding day of his four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Mohan Bhagwat addressed the workers through online mode from Keshav Bhawan-the headquarters of J&K RSS at Ambphalla. Swaysevaks from 989 places joined the virtual meetings across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and listen to address. In his address, he guide...   READ MORE

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LG Sinha reaches out to nursing staff, meets them personally; extends their contract for 3 months Says vacancies being identified; Covid warriors to be given weightage in recruitment 10/4/2021 1:10:57 AM Early Times Report Jammu/ Srinagar, Oct 3: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday met the protesting nursing staff whose contract had expired and extended their engagement for another three months. He met the health workers separately at Government Medical College, Jammu and Raj Bhawan, Srinagar. The Lt Governor assured the health workers engaged on contract that new positions of paramedical staff would be identified and advertised soon. “The Corona warriors will be given weightage in th...   READ MORE   LG doing commendable job, bureaucrats misleading him Face to face interactions with people, mouth to mouth publicity more effective than hoardings, advertisements 10/4/2021 1:10:35 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 3: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha took a commendable step on Sunday by reaching out to the protesting nursing staff and extending their contract by three more months. The Lieutenant Governor’s gesture became talk of the towns in Srinagar and Jammu and the news spread like a wildfire on social media. “People discussed the move and discussions went viral from mouth to mouth. He will have to hold more face to face interactions with the masses to get the exact feedback. Hoardings and advertisements are not that effective means to reach out to the people,” said an observer. He said, “LG Sinha has been leading from the front but some bureaucrats around him...   READ MORE   Union MoS for Textiles, Railways conducts whirlwind tour of Srinagar district 10/4/2021 1:10:21 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 3: As part of the Central Government’s Public Outreach Programme for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Textiles and Railways, Smt. Darshana V. Jardosh today conducted whirlwind tour of district Srinagar. During the tour the MoS visited Govt. Arts Emporium Raj Bagh, Silk Factory and Bemina Wollen Mills. While visiting the Govt. Arts Emporium, Srinagar, the MoS asked the officers to create awareness across the count...   READ MORE   Bid to smuggle drugs from PoK foiled 10/4/2021 1:10:07 AM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report Baramulla, Oct 3: Security forces on Sunday foiled smuggling of drugs from PoK side of LoC in Uri sector of this north Kashmir district. According to top police official that on 02-10-2021 alert Indian troops deployed along LoC in Uri Sector observed some suspicious movement. Upon search of the area, two bags were recovered. The bags contained large amount of contraband like material, the police official said. The official further said that the scruti...   READ MORE   Night curfew to continue, no weekend restrictions in J&K 10/4/2021 1:09:51 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 3: Night curfew to continue and the limit for indoor and outdoor activities also remain 25 persons in the Jammu and Kashmir, where authorities have already reopened educational institutions with limited in person teaching subject to 100 per cent vaccination. An official spokesman said that in case of the positive rate is below 0.2 and weekly case load below 250, gathering shall be permitted upto 25 per cent of the authorized capacity, preferably in open spaces, for vaccinated persons with verifiable RTPCR or RAT not older than 72 hours. He said this Sunday evening that a detailed review of current COVID-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir was held by C...   READ MORE   Opposition welcomes LG’s good work Bureaucrats on deputation to J&K suppressing people 10/4/2021 1:09:41 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 3: Opposition parties have praised the recent gestures of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to meet the protesting nursing staff in Jammu and Srinagar, and start “beat the retreat” ceremony at Suchetgrah border in Jammu. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “The good gestures are always welcome. When the government takes any people-friendly decision, even the opposition parties welcome it.” He said, “It is unfortunate that the bureaucrats who have come on deputation to Jammu and Kashmir are suppressing the people party and opposition leaders for raising their voice. This practice should be discouraged as oppression is no way out. The government has...   READ MORE   NPP appreciates LGs response on NHM workers issue 10/4/2021 1:09:32 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 3: The Panthers Party today appreciated the initiative of J&K LG Governor assuring representative of NHM employees during LG very welcoming thought full decision of LG Manoj Sinha though this is not fully satisfactory or within the command of fundamental rights of J&K residents or full fledged citizens of India and entitled to all fundamental rights in the Constitution of India. The president of JKNPP Prof bhim Singh conveyed this message at Jammu that Panthers party which has supported NHM employees shall continue this constitutional battle from the streets of Jammu to the Supreme Court till NHM employees and all other affected employees fighting in the ...   READ MORE   Mehbooba welcomes decision to start ‘Beat the Retreat’ in Jammu 10/4/2021 1:09:27 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 3: Former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday welcomed the decision to start ‘Beat the Retreat’ on the Suchetgarh Octroi post at the International Border (IB) in Jammu. “Welcome GoIs decision to start ‘Beat the Retreat’ ceremony at Suchetgarh. Will certainly give a flip to tourism & hope its taken further by using it as a trade & travel route between Suchetgarh & Sialkot. Such CBMs improve cross border ties & benefit both sides economica...   READ MORE   NIA conducts searches at multiple locations in J&K 10/4/2021 1:09:10 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 3: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted searches at nine locations in Poonch district in connection with a five-year-old case related to misuse of money generated from cross-LoC trade for fomenting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The raids were carried out with the assistance of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in the case registered by the NIA on December 9, 2016, under section 17 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, a spokesperson of the NIA said. On April 18, 2019, India indefinitely suspended cross-LoC trade at two points along th...   READ MORE   Traffic increases at Jammu Airport after scrapping of load penalty 10/4/2021 1:09:05 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 3: Passenger traffic at the Jammu airport jumped soon after the load penalty for the strategically important airport was scrapped, allowing airlines to fly full capacity, officials said. The airport saw 1,403 embarkations (departures) and 1,679 disembarkation (arrivals) on September 29. On September 30, when the penalty was scrapped, the number of departures jumped to 1,524 and disembarkations to 2,140, officials aware of the matter said. On October 1, traffic further increased to 1,953 embarkations and 2,748 disembarkations, they said. Prior to the September 30 move, there was a 30 per cent load penalty, which meant that airlines could book only 70 ...   READ MORE   COVID-19: J&K reports 102 new cases 10/4/2021 1:08:59 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 3: The Government on Sunday informed that 102 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 21 from Jammu division and 81 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 329789. Moreover, 195 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 45from Jammu Division and 150 from Kashmir Division. The Bulletin informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today. On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 1,41,241 doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the last 24 hours bringing the cumulative number of doses ad...   READ MORE

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