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| More senior PDP leaders to quit party | | | |
Early times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: Despite visit of party president, Mehbooba Mufti to placate the annoyed lot, many senior PDP leaders from Jammu are going to quit the party in coming days.
Feeling ‘suffocated and humiliated’ by communal elements who have virtually hijacked the party, these senior leaders have decided to resign from the PDP to save their dignity.
“It is not possible to work in the present scenario because party leadership is listening only to communal elements who avail every opportunity to humiliate those who worked with late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed”, wishing anonymity, a senior PDP told The Early Times. “Many senior leaders are going to quit the party”, he said and added that instead of pursuing the visionary and secular agenda of Mufti Sayeed the incumbent leadership is following communal agenda just to address one constituency.
Pertinent to mention here that three senior leaders of the PDP had resigned citing Mehbooba Mufti’s “actions and undesirable utterances”, reports said on Monday. The PDP leaders TS Bajwa, Ved Mahajan and Hussain Ali Waffa, had re... | |
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| DDC elections: Has Cong high-command mortgaged party to Gupkar Alliance in J&K? | | | |
Early times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: Even as BJP has pressed all its resources to win District Development Council (DDC) elections, its arch rival Congress appears to be fighting these polls casually-thanks to the attitude of party high-command.
Unlike BJP high command which already has given assignments to Union ministers for these elections, Congress central leadership has no time to devise strategy for DDC polls.
On the condition of anonymity, a senior Congress leader told The Early Times that it appears that the high command has mortgaged the party to the Gupkar Alliance because not even a single leader from Centre has so far inquired about preparations of the J&K unit for DDC pol... | |
| | | | Another Kashmir businessman under Hawala scanner! | | | |
Early times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: A few weeks after a businessman from Srinagar came under the scanner of the investigating agencies for Rs 100 crore transactions, his alleged business partner has also come under the radar.
Sources said after the businessman hailing from Rajbagh, his partner from Lal Bazar has also come under scanner.
Sources said through the preliminary investigations, the investigation agencies have come to know that the duo were business partners in establishment of a multi-crore mall in the heart of Srinagar. Sources said the land records of the mall were also being examined.
Sources said the intelligence agencies are probing if the two businessmen had any bu... | |
| | | | Influential cop’ chairs business meetings in Srinagar! | | | |
Early times Report
Srinagar, Nov 22: Even as the Police Stations are expected to prioritize improvement of relations with the area inhabitants, a police official posted in Karan Nagar locality here, has been busy holding meetings with businessmen, including those who have allegedly grabbed government land.
For the last six months, the Karan Nagar Police Station has been holding numerous “police public meetings.”
But what observers can perceive is that such meetings were mostly related to interactions with the business community.
In the latest, the said official, whose “transfer is long overdue” held a meeting with the representatives of pharma companies as well.
Some time ago h... | |
| | | | Fails to prepare annual report since its inception, meetings of executive body not held | | SFDA violates NAP guidelines | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: The State Forest Development Agency (SFDA), which is part of the Forest Department, has virtually failed to comply with guidelines of National Afforestation Programme in executing various projects.
Sources in the department told Early Times that the State Forest Development Agency has not prepared its annual report since its inception in 2010, which raises serious question marks on the functioning of the agency.
“The annual report is mandatory for an agency to prepare annually which shows the status of the working and its financial affairs. It is required to submit the comprehensive annual report on the progress of works and utilisation of funds in... | |
| | | | Tunnel detected on IB: Question mark over working of BSF! | | | 
Early times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: Detection of one more tunnel on International Border (IB) has put question mark over functioning of the Border Security Force (BSF) in guarding the border. It is widely believed that terrorists killed at Ban Toll Plaza on Thursday had managed to sneak into this side through that tunnel. “It seems terrorists involved in the Nagrota encounter used this 30-40 metre long tunnel as it's a fresh one. We believe they had a guide who took them till highway,”, sour... | |
| | | | Nagrota encounter: Killed Pak terrorists were commando trained | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Nov 22: Detailed investigation into the November 19 Nagrota encounter, in which four terrorists were gunned down, have revealed the involvement of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operational commander Kasim Jan, the principal accused in the 2016 Pathankot air base attack. Jan is one of the main launch commanders of Jaish terrorists into India and has links with underground workers all over South Kashmir. He reports directly to Mufti Rauf Asghar, the de-facto chief of the UN designated global terrorist group.
According to Indian counter-terrorism officials, with the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan and resurgence of the Taliban, its Deobandi ideological brother Jais... | |
| | | | Three doctors, nursing orderly suspended for ‘negligent’ death of special child | | Admin takes serious note of incident, more heads may roll in near future | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 22: Three doctors and a nursing orderly were suspended by the union territory administration following allegation that they were responsible for the death of a special child who was appearing in the 10th class examination conducted by Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE).
Sister of the child Suhaib had on social media alleged that negligence and unbecoming behavior of the medical board doctors and staff member became the reason for his death. The video went viral on the social media and the administration of the union territory also took note of the same.
An official spokesman said that taking prompt action against th... | |
| | | | COVID-19 positive cases reach 106548 in JK as 564 new cases reported, five fresh deaths | | Active positive 5700, recovered 99219, casualties 1629 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 22: The death toll due to Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 1,629 today as five deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. The total number of positive cases reached 1, 06,548 as 564 fresh cases were reported today.
Jammu district 121 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Srinagar district 107 cases, Baramulla district 52 cases, Udhampur district 44 cases, Kupwara district 32 cases, Doda district 29 cases, Budgam district 28 cases, Pulwama district 25 cases, Ganderbal district 22 cases, Rajouri district 21 cases, Kishtwar district 17 cases, Samba and Ramban districts 15 cases each, Anantnag district eight cas... | |
| | | | Ration dealer makes fortunes by allegedly looting poor in Rajouri | | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: A ration dealer of a fair price (FPS) of Godhar Panchyat in Rajouri district is allegedly ‘stealing’ ration from the fixed scale by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA). “Earlier the FPS was on the name of an ex-serviceman, but eyeing Sarpanch’s post a decade ago the father transferred the licence on the name of his son”, said an official of FCS&CA. “Unfortunately, rather than serving the purpose of holding FPS they filled their own pockets by indulging in corrupt practices. Both father and son on the basis of FPS raised huge assets including houses at various places including Jawahar Nagar Rajouri, Sarano... | |
| | | | Bus/taxi operators charge extra fare, not ready to obey social distancing | | Common masses being looted openly, admin mute spectator | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 22: The Union Territory Administration had accepted the demand of passenger vehicle operators to enhance the fare in view of COVID-19 protocols to maintain social distancing but operators have been charging exorbitant fare without obeying social distancing under the nose of authorities concerned. According to people, commuting between various routes of Jammu province, the bus operators have been charging extra fare on the pretext of maintaining social distancing in the vehicles. “Since ease out of restrictions and resuming of services by the passenger vehicle operators, commuters have been forced to pay extra fare but on most of the routes, social distancing... | |
| | | | Politicians played with future of youth: Posts advertised in year 2006; written test after 14 years | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 22: Recent notification issued by the Service Selection Board has exposed casual approach being adopted by the previous democratic governments in providing employment to the educated unemployed youth of J&K.
Written tests for the posts which were advertised in the year 2006 were held on December 20 this year. Ironically the posts were advertised 14 years back but successive governments failed to conduct written tests because most of the ministers in the democratic elected governments had encouraged backdoor appointments to provide employment to their relatives and blue-eyed boys.
Ironically these posts were advertised when PDP was running a government ... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | | Residents of Ward 45 Lane 1 Rani Talab Digiana pained due to least concern shown by people at helm | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 22: People living in ward number 45 lane number 1 Rani Talab Digiana 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 ward number 45 lane number 1 Rani Talab Digiana 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 ... | |
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