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Is BJP leader befooling affected farmers like Sarore Toll Plaza issue? 12/22/2019 11:22:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 22: After befooling people on Jammu on Sarore toll plaze issue, BJP is now trying to hoodwink innocent farmers who have lost two successive crops due to hailstorm and rains. Thousands of farmers of Jammu region have lost their rabi and kharif crops but instead of taking their issues strongly with the government, BJP leader has written a symbolic letter to the higher-ups to give compensation. Shockingly farmers have lost paddy and now wheat crops but leadership is shamelessly involved into just petty politics to befool innocent farmers. Important to recall here that after facing criticism for the operationalisation of the new toll plaza on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in the Sarore area of Samba district, the BJP leader claimed to write a letter to the Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on October 12 requesting him to scrap the "entire plan of establishing the toll plaza". Shockingly two months have been passed but nothing has been done in this regard. It appears that BJP leader’s letter was nothing but an attempt to befool people. Similarly on...   READ MORE

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Indian Army's counter offensive rattles Pak Imran Khan plays victim card, forgets his Army resorted to 900 ceasefire violations since Aug 5 12/22/2019 11:22:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 22: Despite indulging in nearly 900 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) since August 5, when the Government of India (GoI) reorganized Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan is trying to play a victim card. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to have got rattled by the befitting response of Indian Army in Sunderbani and Akhnoor Sectors which led to the killing of 2 Pakistani soldiers along the LoC. The Indian Army had launched a counter offensive after Pakistan Army's Border Action Team (BAT) had killed an Indian Army soldier in Sunderbani Sector along the LoC earlier this week. An analyst while talking to Early Times ...   READ MORE   Has discrimination ended with Jammu? Nurses from Jammu never recommended for national award 12/22/2019 11:22:33 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 22: It is very unfortunate that the Jammu Nurses, who have rendered meritorious services in the government runs hospitals, have never encouraged by recommending their names for the National Florence Nightingale Award. Penitently, the National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award is given as a mark of recognition for meritorious services rendered by Nursing Professionals. This award is presented on 12th of May every year on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale and hence this day is also celebrated as International Nurses day all over the world. A group of nurses told Early Times that they (Nurses) work tirelessly and are...   READ MORE   12000 trucks stranded Highway, truckers decry official apathy Traffic chaos continues on NH44 12/22/2019 11:22:22 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Dec 22: Due to pathetic condition of National Highway 44 from Ramban to Qazigund, the Traffic chaos continues as over 12000 trucks loaded with fresh apples are stranded on highway particularly in Qazigund area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district. The stranded truckrs are up in arms against the Jammu and Kashmir Government particularly as they aren't being allowed to move towards Jammu. The apple fruit loaded trucks are lined-up from Sangam to Jawahar Tunnel in Qazigund and they aren't allowed to move towards Jammu and Delhi, drivers told Early Times. They decried official apathy and hoax claims of state and central government regarding the ...   READ MORE   Defunct consumer forums: Govt blames centre HC seeks details by Jan 29 12/22/2019 11:22:10 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 22: The State High Court has directed government to file an affidavit by January 29, indicating the steps taken for ensuring constitution of State Consumer Commission and District Consumer Forum "for mitigating the miseries of the litigants by or before the next date of hearing." A Division Bench of the high court comprising Justices Ali Mohammad Magrey and Dhiraj Singh Thakur passed the orders after Feroz Ahmad, Deputy Advocate General, submitted that the Government is in active consideration of the Constitution of State Consumer Commission, District Consumer Forum and "the only impediment is notification of the rules by the Central Government." He furth...   READ MORE   Jammu-Srinagar NH closed for third day, fresh landslide hits restoration work 12/22/2019 11:22:01 PM Early Times Report Banihal/Jammu, Dec 22: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for vehicular traffic for the third consecutive day on Sunday as a fresh landslide hampered efforts to reopen the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, a traffic department official said. Thousands of vehicles, mostly trucks, are stranded on the highway and will be cleared on priority once the arterial road is opened for traffic, the officials said. They said a massive landslide struck the highway at Digdole in Ramban district on Saturday evening, completely blocking it besides causing damage to the road. "Men and machinery are on the job but given the volum...   READ MORE   PM Modi: Citizenship law and NRC have nothing to do with Muslims 12/22/2019 11:21:18 PM Agencies New Delhi, Dec 22: Amid widespread protests against the amended Citizenship Act, that has resulted in 22 deaths across Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government's schemes had never discriminated on the basis of religion while assuring the people that the Citizenship law and proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) had nothing to do with Muslims. In one of his longest speeches that spanned over an hour at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan,...   READ MORE   After gun shots heard in Kishtwar up town, security forces cordon area 12/22/2019 11:17:46 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 22: The security forces in Kishtwar District launched a massive cordon and Search Operation in up town area of Kishtwar town and its outskirts after few gun shots were heard from the area. As per the details available with Early Times, Gun shots was heard in Semna colony area of Kishtwar falling under Ward No. 12 of Kishtwar Municipality. The area is highly fortified, guarded by CISF round the clock with having DC Kishtwar, SSP Kishtwar, NHPC officials residence in the area situated less than one KM from PS Kishtwar towards town area of Kishtwar. Speaking to Early Times, SSP Kishtwar Harmeet Singh Mehta confirmed the incident added that ...   READ MORE   People of Saroor area are without electricity since last 10 days 12/22/2019 10:28:42 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 22: The people living in far flung areas of Kishtwar District are still without electricity since last 10 days that got snapped due to heavy snowfall on December 13, 2019. As per the details available with Early Times, the people living in Tatani, Shiroti, Londhary, Neju and other areas of Drabshalla block are living under darkness as the PDD officials fail to restore the electricity that got snapped 10 days ago due to snowfall in the area. The people inform the Early Times that despite repeated approach, the officials of PDD Sub Division Thatri fail to restore the electricity in the area as a result of which around 2500 people living in thi...   READ MORE   8 years on Pathanateer Panchayat Ghar remains incomplete 12/22/2019 10:28:31 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report MENDHAR, Dec 22: The Panchayat Ghar in Pathanateer area, a project conceived eight years ago, is yet to see the light of day due to administrative inertia. Local said,, but we are also suffering due to official apathy. The politicians as well as bureaucrats have always ignored us." "The construction of Panchayat Ghar in our village was started in 2012. Work was completed till now but since then nothing has been done," the locals said, adding that the governme...   READ MORE

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