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Attack on PDP leader: Mehbooba avoids attacking terrorists for killing PSO of party leader 12/14/2020 11:43:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 14: Frustrated over peoples’ overwhelming participation in the on-going District Development Councils (DDCs) elections, Pakistan sponsored terrorists in J&K have started attacking politicians. On Monday, a group of these terrorists attacked senior leader of PDP, Haji Parvez Ahmed. While fighting with terrorists, PSO of PDP leader attained martyrdom to protect Haji Parvez. President of the PDP and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti condemned the attack on her party leader but she could not muster the guts to speak even a single word against terrorists and their masters sitting across the border for masterminding this gruesome attack. Instead of speaking against terrorists, the PDP president shifted all blames on the government for giving inadequate security to opposition leaders. “Strongly condemn the attack on PDPs Haji Parvez. J&K admin has left opposition leaders in a vulnerable position by downgrading their security. Lapses are likely to occur since protection given is inadequate. My heartfelt condolences to Manzoor Ahmed’s family”, she t...   READ MORE

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PM employment package turns a joke with Migrants 12/14/2020 11:42:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 14: Announced way back in 2008 the much talked about PM employment package for Kashmiri migrant youth has become a total joke for the community as the authorities since it's announcement have not left any stone unturned to sabotage it in one form or other generating a lot of resentment among the displaced Pandits from Valley. The package of 6000 jobs has not been delayed as after passage of 12 years only 3000 jobs have bee given to community youth in last 30 years but many riders have been imposed on remaining 2000 posts announced by Government recently. The migrants while expressing their dismay over the riders imposed on PM package said that this re...   READ MORE   Not even a single outsider has purchased land in J&K after Aug 5, 2019: LG 12/14/2020 11:42:47 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 14: While as Kashmir centric parties like PDP and NC have started a ‘vicious’ campaign by creating fear about demographic change in the Valley only to hoodwink the gullible people of Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said that not even a single outsider has purchased land in J&K after August 5, 2019. “Give me a single example of any outsider having bought land here. Since August 5, 2019, tell me a single name. I challenge anyone to name one person from outside who has bought land here. This is baseless,” LG in an interview with national English daily. Responding to a question on fears of a demographic change in the Valley, especially after the...   READ MORE   VIPs enjoying special power lines, common people getting inflated bills PDD shows helplessness to action against misuse 12/14/2020 11:42:41 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 14: The special power lines given to VIPs in Poonch area as well as in some part of Jammu district has been creating problem for common people living nearby, who alleged that officials of the Power Development Department (PDD) has been sending inflated power bills to make up expense on these connections. Local residents of Poonch area and Akhnoor from Jammu, who alleged that special lines have been given to VIPs while the common people have been suffering a lot during erratic power cuts. “The Meter Readers take deliberately high readings and send us inflated power bills, which has created resentment among the people,” they alleged. T...   READ MORE   Man clicks pic of stamped ballot paper, makes it viral on social media 12/14/2020 11:42:23 PM ASHWANI SHARMA EARLY TIMES REPORT UDHAMPUR, Dec 14: Believe it or not! In an open violation of the polling guidelines a man has clicked a picture of the ballot paper on his cell phone after putting the stamp on the candidate of his choice and then put the ballot paper into the ballot box. The incident took place in a polling station in Jaganoo area of Udhampur district where the polling was going on under the strict vigilance and even media cameras were not allowed in the voting room. ...   READ MORE   JK reports 246 new cases of Corona Virus, three fresh deaths; number of positive cases is 116254 Active positive 4558, recovered 109894, casualties 1802 12/14/2020 11:42:08 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 14: The number of Corona Virus positive cases in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 1, 16,254 as 246 new cases of virus were reported today. The death toll due to the virus reached 1,802 with three deaths being reported in past 24 hours. Jammu district reported 87 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Srinagar district 58 cases, Budgam district 16 cases, Bandipora district 11 cases, Baramulla and Ramban districts nine cases each, Anantnag district eight cases, Udhampur and Kishtwar districts seven cases each, Pulwama and Ganderbal districts six cases each, Kupwara and Reasi districts five cases each, Kathua and Samba district...   READ MORE   Exorbitant’ profit earned by practitioners, chemists on medicines during COVID-19 Health experts want Drug Control Organization to pull up socks 12/14/2020 11:41:58 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 14: As the entire world is fighting a war against the Corona Virus the health experts of the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir have voiced concern over the exorbitant profit earned by the medical practitioners and chemists by selling the medicines and supplements considered to be essential in the present time. Dr. Naeem Firdous Dar, Chest Specialist, Jhelum Valley Medical College & Hospital while talking to Early Times said that during COVID-19 sale of Vitamin C and Vitamin D tablets, Calcium tablets, B-Complex syrup, Zinc tablets, Paracetamol and Azithromycin tablets picked up like anything. He said that these medicines and supplem...   READ MORE   Jammu-Srinagar to get Metro Rail soon 12/14/2020 11:41:43 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Dec 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a meeting at the Civil Secretariat to steer Light Metro Rail Projects for Jammu and Srinagar. Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam; Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development, Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor, Nitishwar Kumar, MD/ CEO, Jammu/Srinagar Mass Rapid Transit Corporation, Ankita Kar, besides representatives from MAHA-Metro and other senior officers were also present in the meeting. The representatives of MAHA-Metro gave a PowerPoint presentation regarding the works related to the project, besides highlighting the key issues on Jammu and Srinagar Metro Rail corridors. It...   READ MORE   LG visits Mubarak Mandi complex, inspects ongoing restoration and renovation works Team of experts from GoI to visit J&K within 10 days 12/14/2020 11:41:39 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 14: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited the Mubarak Mandi complex and took a first-hand appraisal of the status of conservation and restoration works being undertaken at the heritage complex. The Lt Governor was accompanied by Raghvendra Singh, Secretary/CEO Development of Museums, Ministry of Culture GoI, BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor. The Lt Governor took an extensive tour of various s...   READ MORE   LG Sinha exposes propaganda of Kashmir centric groups Dares them to show one place in J&K where non-resident has purchased land 12/14/2020 11:41:13 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 14: The recent statement of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha is a hint that there is a strong possibility of Government of India mulling to provide land and jobs rights to the people of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in near future. Lt Governor Sinha recently hit out at Kashmir’s regional political groups and dared them to cite a single place in Jammu and Kashmir wherein any non- resident has purchased any piece of land since the abrogation of Article 370. His statement has left the political parties like National conference, PDP and Gupkar Alliance red faced. LG’s assertion has punctured the propaganda unleashed by these political groups over the purchase o...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Residents of Sector 3 Trikuta Nagar pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 12/14/2020 11:40:24 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 14: People living in sector 3 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 3 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 and they are suffering like ...   READ MORE

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