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| After tricolor remark, Mehbooba belittles Hindi language | | PDP president taunts reporter for asking questions in ‘alien language’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 23: After making seditious remarks about tricolour, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti recently stoked yet another controversy about the Hindi language, stating that she finds the Hindi language strange and she should be asked questions in Urdu only.
Soon after she was elected as the PDP President, she came out to speak to the media persons in Srinagar. While she was surrounded by the journalists and was asked questions related to the event, she while wearing maniac green told a reporter that she doesn’t understand Hindi and that questions should be posed to her in Urdu language only. While such a remark was eclipsed by Mehbooba’s statement on the Inspector General of Police and that she and the Police Chief, both are doing their duties, the words used about the Hindi language were derogatory to the core.
“It seems that she issued such a statement intentionally to stir a controversy and even divide people on linguistic manner. It also unravels the inner mindset of the party that has been at the forefront of making seditious statements,” an analyst told... | |
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| Azad’s move to attend non-political function in Jammu raises questions! | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 23: Decision of former leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad to attend non-political function at Jammu to ‘avoid’ party’s political function raises many questions.
After his retirement as member of the Rajya Sabha, Azad is first time coming to Jammu on February 27 to attend function of a non-political organization. Although Azad is attending the non-political function, his supporters in the Congress are working round the clock to make it a ‘historic’ event.
Reliable sources said that Congress is also going to organize a function on February 25 but Azad’s loyalists were more concerned about February 27 event in... | |
| | | | Shops selling ‘Dialogue with Pakistan’ resume business in Kashmir | | After Hurriyat, Mehbooba joins chorus | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 23: Even as Pakistan has been responsible for the years of bloodshed in Jammu and Kashmir, the politicians of Kashmir have resumed their business of seeking dialogue with the enemy country.
After months of lull on this front since the abrogation of the special status of J&K on August 5, 2019, suddenly such voices have resurfaced in Kashmir.
At first, it was the Hurriyat Conference, and now it’s former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti, who have joined the chorus, when Pakistan has only intensified its terror motives in J&K.
On February 18, the Hurriyat, headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq urged the visiting 24 diplomats to ... | |
| | | | In which capacity BJP leaders are distributing domicile certificates, Ayushman cards to people? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 23: Amid allegations that second rung BJP leaders are cheating poor people in the name of providing them benefits of welfare schemes launched by the government, people are questioning authority of Saffron Party leaders to distribute domicile certificates and Ayushman Cards to the people.
Although elected representatives be it Corporator, Councilors or Panchayat members have the right to distribute these documents among beneficiaries, second-rung party leaders have no authority to distribute these cards to the masses.
Shockingly domicile certificate is an official document issued by the Revenue Department but BJP leaders are organizing public functions ... | |
| | | | Dealing Coronavirus in J&K: Travellers pose serious threat | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 23: Travellers pose a serious threat to deal with deadly Coronavirus in the Union Territory (UT) of J&K as neighbouring Punjab witnessed a surge in Covid cases during the last couple of days.
Out of total 94 cases tested positive today in J&K, 47 were travellers, who entered J&K from different parts of the country. Out of these 47 travellers, 32 were tested positive in Srinagar district only.
Although high-alert has already been sounded in different parts of the country after five states including neighbouring Punjab witnessed a surge in positive cases, authorities in J&K are adopting a causal approach after a decrease in the number of cases in the UT.... | |
| | | | Family restaurant disposes untreated water in open, authorities in slumber | | Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 violated | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 23: In total violation of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974, a Family restaurant at R S Pura is openly discharging hundreds of gallons of wastewater along the highway while the authorities seem to be in a slumber.
The Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Board (JKPCB) as well as Urban Local Bodies (ULB) have turned a blind eye towards this violation for the reasons best known to the officials.
According to the guidelines the disposing of u... | |
| | | | CLUJ escapes transparency | | ‘Issues selection list for M.Ed, B.Ed candidates without merit’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 23: Resentment among the candidates, who have applied for the M.Ed and B.Ed training courses in Cluster University of Jammu (CLUJ), is brewing as the varsity has released the final selection list, without mentioning marks obtained by the successful aspirants.
Some unsuccessful candidates told Early Times that it has happened for the first time in the history of higher education, that selection lists were issued without merit or marks secured by the ‘successful’ candidates. “There is something fishy.
Even if the selected people have secured higher marks than us, the University should have followed proper admission procedure,” said a candidate, adding tha... | |
| | | | Sinha Calls for Replicating Country's Successful Farming Model in J-K | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 23: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday called for replicating the success stories of innovative and progressive farmers from across the country in the union territory through transmission of ideas and knowledge sharing.
The Lt Governor termed the innovative farmers as key change-makers in agricultural development and a motivating force for the whole farming community. He urged them to disseminate their technical know-how for further... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Arjun Vihar Kunjwani Lane 2 | | Residents of Arjun Vihar Kunjwani Lane 2 at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 23: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city.
Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any step to... | |
| | | | First Avian Influenza case detected in Bandipora | | Several villages declared as “Infected Zones” | | | S TAHIR-UL HAQ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
BANDIPORA, Feb 23: Bandipora on Tuesday reported its first case of avian influenza as samples taken from dead domestic geese returned positive for the disease, while many villages have been declared as “Infected Zones”.
According to an order vide no: DCB/PS/2020-21/8932-43 dated 23/02/2021 issued by the Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad that reads, It is notified the outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5N8) in domestic geese in Khar Mohalla, Daderkoot Payeen, District Bandipora.
Whereas the said outbreak has necessitated the initiation of certain control and containment measures including the deceleration of villages and habitations as “Infecte... | |
| | | | DC Kishtwar issues circular, asks departments to explain their position | | Functioning of Marwah offices at Kishtwar | | | ASIF IQBAL NAIK
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 23: After Early Times carried a detailed story on closure of 13 major government departments in Marwah Sub Division in its edition on February 15, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar today issued a circular asking the departments to explain their position on whose permission their offices are functioning from District Headquarter instead of at Sub-Division Headquarter Marwah.
DC Kishtwar Ashok Kumar Sharma vide Circular No. DDCK/E&S/Cir 194/20-21/9924-74 Dated 23-2-2021 stated that "The complaints are pouring in that some of the offices of Sub-Division Marwah are working/functioning from District Head Quarter Kishtwar due to which the general public... | |
| | | | Travelers consist of 50% of 94 fresh cases of COVID-19 in JK, one fresh death reported | | Positive cases 126019, active positive 766, recovered 123298, casualties 1955 | | | JEHANGIR RASHID
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 23: Travelers consisted of 50 percent fresh cases of COVID-19 in Jammu & Kashmir as 94 more people got infected with the virus. Following this the total number of positive cases reached 1, 26,019; death toll reached 1955 following one death in Kashmir valley.
Srinagar district reported 40 fresh cases including 32 travelers followed by Jammu district 10 cases, Baramulla and Udhampur districts eight cases each, Pulwama district five cases, Budgam, Kupwara and Bandipora districts four cases each, Shopian district three cases, Anantnag, Kulgam, Kathua and Samba districts two cases each. No case was reported from Rajouri, Doda, Kishtwar, Poon... | |
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