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Free to visit Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz longs for prolonged 'house arrest' 12/7/2019 11:26:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: The government has played a brilliant move that has exposed the doublespeak of senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Even as many are complaining that no congregational Friday prayers were being allowed at the historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta here since August 5, the fact of the matter is that "Mirwaiz is unwilling to come out of his villa." Sources said around a fortnight ago, the government had sent message to Mirwaiz that why Jamia Masjid was not resuming the weekly congregational prayers as there were no restrictions from the side of the administration. "He was asked reasons about delay in resumption of prayers at Jamia Masjid but he finally said he was not feeling well and thus would be unable to visit the place," said a senior official on the condition of anonymity. Sources said Mirwaiz has been wishing that he is kept under house arrest for long lest he has to leave his cozy home. Sources said the Mirwaiz has told his Auqaf people to make "every possible excuses" for not resuming the congregations prayers at the central mosque ...   READ MORE

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Job, land rights to locals: 'Clueless' BJP leaders giving confusing statements 12/7/2019 11:26:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: Amid growing demand of making institutional arrangements to project rights of job and land of the locals of J&K, the BJP leaders are giving confusing statements. All leaders are speaking in different language because they do not know what is going to be happened in future. Credible sources in the corridor of power said that central leadership was not taking J&K BJP leaders into confidence so they were going confusing statement only to further complicate the already confused situation. On Sunday, chief spokesman of BJP issued a handout in which he assured to protect rights of locals but he has not given any assurance about projecting job and land rights. ...   READ MORE   Govt forgets Laadli Beeti, new centrally sponsored schemes in offing System reboot in full swing! 12/7/2019 11:26:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: The much hyped government scheme announced amid fanfare for the girl child called 'Ladli Beeti' is no where existent in Jammu and Kashmir. Government too seems to have ruthlessly forgotten its significance sans a single hush. The scheme, as per the officials in the department of social welfare has been benefiting none as there have been no finds allocated funds the said scheme by the Jammu and Kashmir government this year. People too, said the officials, have besides the government forgotten that any such scheme was ever existent in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. "The said government scheme has got no finding from the government since long. With...   READ MORE   12 km Chitoo road hits blockade due to contractor's apathy 12/7/2019 11:25:45 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 7: The construction of 12 KM Ungaie Nallah to Chitoo in Padder Sub Division of Kishtwar District has hit the road blockade after contractor withdraw the men and machinery from the under construction road. As per the details available with "Early Times", the PMGSY has allotted the contract for constriction of 12 KM road up to village Chitoo at the estimated cost of Rs. 12 Cr around two years ago, but according to the locals-the contractor last month without any reason stop the construction work on this road and later withdraw the machinery by shifting it to some other work as a result of which there is apprehension among the local population w...   READ MORE   Lt Governor reviews preparations for J&K Global Investors' Summit 12/7/2019 11:25:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu chaired a meeting to review the arrangements underway for the proposed J&K Global Investors Summit to attract investment in J&K. Kewal Kumar Sharma, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Arun Kumar Mehta; Financial Commissioner, Finance; Bipul Pathak, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor; Navin Choudhary, Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce; Rohit Kansal, Principal Se...   READ MORE   Unregistered coaching centers 'loot' students in Valley, authorities in slumber 12/7/2019 11:06:10 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 7: In violation of Jammu and Kashmir Regulation of Private Tuition Rules and High Court directions, scores of private coaching centers here in the valley have failed to get the required registration from the government. Official sources said that Education department had made the registration of coaching centers mandatory in 2013 after an acid attack on a female teacher near a tuition center in Srinagar. Following the acid attack even the High Court had directed the Education department to register these coaching centers. "The department had issued an order asking all the private coaching centers to register themselves, However accordi...   READ MORE   GOC 15 Corps impressed upon selfless service towards Nation 12/7/2019 11:05:46 PM Wajahat Shabir Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 7: After completing one year of strenuous training, the passing parade of 404 soldiers of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment (JKLIR) was showcased on Saturday at the Bana Singh Parade Ground of JAK LI RC. The passing parade depicted the transformation of a graduated recruit and their transformation into budding soldiers. The passing out parade was reviewed by Lieutenant General K.J.S Dhillon, YSM, VSM, Goc, 15 Corps and was attended by over 1000 parents relatives of young soldiers from the State of J&K besides the number of civil and military Officers. The young soldiers who distinguished themselves in varied facets of training w...   READ MORE   Executive Officer asks to submit action taken report within 2 days Illegal occupancy of Kishtwar Municipality shops by influential persons 12/7/2019 11:05:36 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: In a case of free for all-- loot and grabbing of government property with nexus of the beneficiaries and successive Executive Officers (EO) of Municipal Committee (MC) Kishtwar wherein the shops constructed by the Municipality Committee Kishtwar within its limits were first occupied by the influential and later sublet them in violation of the set procedure-the Chief Planning Officer Kishtwar on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar had ask the Executive Officer Municipal Committee Kishtwar to submit action taken report within two days over the issue of Illegal occupancy of Kishtwar Municipality shops by influential persons. As ...   READ MORE

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