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| Anti-Gupkar Alliance Front in offing | | Muzaffar Beigh, Apni Party, Sajad Lone join hands to defeat NC, PDP’s conglomeration in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Amid the fiasco engulfing the political woods in Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is in trouble again. Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, Peoples Conference and PDP’s former patriarch Muzaffar Hussain Beigh seem to have opened a parallel front against the conglomerate, leaving the NC and PDP leadership petrified to the core.
According to the sources, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party has announced the support to Safina Beigh wife of Muzaffar Hussain Beigh in her contest for the DDC chairperson seat in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Further, Peoples Conference on Monday bagged the key post of chairperson of district development council in politically—significant Kupwara district. In the election meeting held in Kupwara, PC’s Irfan Panditpuri was unanimously elected as chairman of the District Development Council while four members from National Conference remained absent from proceedings but they failed to ensure abstentions from three other members from Apni Party, Awami Ittehad Party and an independent candidate.
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| Gupkar Alliance crumbles, loses 2 more DDCs | | NC fails to keep its flock together | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Amid the fiasco engulfing the political woods in Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is in trouble again. Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, Peoples Conference and PDP’s former patriarch Muzaffar Hussain Beigh seem to have opened a parallel front against the conglomerate, leaving the NC and PDP leadership petrified to the core. According to the sources, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party has announced the support to Safina Beigh wife of Muzaffar Hussain Beigh in her contest for the DDC chairperson seat in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Further, Peoples Conference on Monday bagged the key post of chairperson of district developmen... | |
| | | | Waqf Boards: Influential men hold abolished positions | | Civil society members urge LG to implement UT rules, end ‘nepotism’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Alleging that nothing has changed in functioning of Jammu & Kashmir Board for Muslim Specified Waqfs (JKBMSW), the civil society members have said that “nepotism and loot” of Board’s exchequer is going unabated, as some people are holding abolished positions.
Some members of the civil society informed Early Times that the a person with an dubious track record was recently posted as an administrator of Muslim shrines in Srinagar city, while the dedicated officials/officers have been shunted out of Srinagar. “The day when Articles 370 and 35A turned irrelevant, several positions of Board were automatically abolished, but the persons who were holding these ... | |
| | | | Perhaps it is my last speech on any Bill in Rajya Sabha: Azad | | Retiring Azad, praises Modi | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, February 8: After writing the much publicized letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the month of August 2020, leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad has realized that high-command is not going to re-elect him in the Upper House of the Parliament.
“Perhaps this is my last speech in the Rajya Sabha on any bill so I will not use any harsh word”, Azad said while speaking on the J&K Re-organization (Amendment) Bill. “I am confident that in my absence the government will bring a Bill in the next session of the Parliament to grant statehood of J&K”, Azad, whose term as Rajya Sabha member, is expiring on February 15.
Due to infighting in the ... | |
| | | | Many eye-brows raise as Modi praises 'retiring' Azad | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Many eye-brows have been raised as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi today lavished all praise on leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad for speaking with maturity in the Upper House of Parliament.
The Prime Minister further added that all Members of the Parliament (MPs) have learnt so much from the experience of Ghulam Nabi Azad.
“I was listening to the respectable Ghulam Nabi Azad ji. He always speaks with sweetness and maturity. He never uses any harsh words during his speech”, Prime Minister said while speaking on Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in the Rajya Sabha.
“I have very high regard for Ghulam Nabi Azad”, he sai... | |
| | | | Lacking necessary infrastructure, driving schools fleece learners | | Charge exorbitantly, authorities silent | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 8: Despite the fact that some of the driving schools operating in Jammu district are bereft of necessary infrastructure mandated by the authorities, but they are openly fleecing the learners by charging as per their sweet will under the nose of authorities concerned.
According to sources in the Transport Department, to start a driving school, the important requirements are that the owner must specify the syllabus and duration of course or courses for imparting instructions in driving any Motor Vehicle. Moreover the owner of the school must have suitable land and building at which such schools might be established while facilities of classroom/demonstration ... | |
| | | | PRs of Rajouri upset over non-cooperation from line Deptts | | ‘Strengthening of PRIs proves mere hoax’ | | | ANKIT KESSAR
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Feb 8: The Panchayat representatives of Rajouri district have alleged that the line departments given under Panchayati Raj, have not been cooperating with the panchayat heads depriving the people of rural areas of their rights and benefits.
The tall claims of the government for strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) have proved just a hoax as there is no cooperation from the majority of the line departments which have been included under PRIs.
Panchayat representatives including Sarpanch Sagote Sanjeev Mangu, Sarpnach Bhawani Sunil Choudhary, Sarpanch Deeng Ramesh Choudhary and Sarpanch Dhanore Aftab Majeed, expressed their concern... | |
| | | | LG launches Livelihood Generation Training Program in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) Sector | | UT Government is opening up new employment avenues for J&K’s youth in Banking & Financial Services sector: LG | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 8: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today launched Livelihood Generation Training Program in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) Sector envisaged under the MoU signed between Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Mission Youth, J&K.
Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor said that the UT Government is opening up new employment avenues for J&K’s youth in Banking & Financial Services sector.
He observed that the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) Sector has received a major boost due to consumers becoming more aware about various investment options. This has unleashed the vast potential of this sector for different sections of the soc... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of ward number 55 Shiva Colony Kunjwani lane 8 | | Residents of ward number 55 Shiva Colony Kunjwani lane 8 at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 8: 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 ... | |
| | | | Will bring back Bollywood to Kmr, provide platform to local artists to showcase their talent, Says LG Manoj Sinha led Govt | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 8: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinah led administration Monday said that it will bring back “Bollywood to Kashmir’ and provide a platform to local artists to showcase their talent.
“We have become successful to some extent, but our efforts will continue to bring more and more Bollywood to Kashmir and provide a platform to local artists to showcase their talent,” said a top official close to the LG Manoj Sinha. He said noting that the fastest growing industry in the world today is the tourism industry. “We have to bring back tourism to the Union territory and have to make J&K the ultimate tourist destination in the world,” he maintained,... | |
| | | | Nine districts of Jammu division report no fresh case of COVID-19; 43 new cases in JK | | Positive cases 124958, active positive 593, recovered 122415, casualties 1944 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 8: Jammu division continues to achieve significant progress in COVID-19 management as nine districts of the division reported no fresh case of virus in the past 24 hours. The union territory reported 43 new cases of virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 24,952.
Srinagar district reported 20 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Jammu district seven cases, Pulwama district five cases, Anantnag district four cases, Ganderbal district three cases, Budgam district two cases and Baramulla & Shopian districts one case each. No case was reported from Udhampur, Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Samba, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramba... | |
| | | | PAGD faces defeat, Irfan Panditpuri elected as DDC Chairperson Kupwara | | |  S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Feb 8: The election for the post of DDC chairperson has been adjourned due to lack of prescribed quorum in this north Kashmir district and new date for the process has been rescheduled, while as PC and independent won DDC and VC posts respectively in Kupwara district.
The meeting regarding election for DDC chairperson and vice-chairperson in Baramulla that was scheduled today was adjourned due to lack of prescribed quorum. According to District ... | |
| | | | 'More than 58 lakh administered COVID-19 vaccination in India so far', Health Ministry | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 8: A total of over 58 lakh 12 thousand people have been administered Covid-19 vaccines in the country so far, health ministry informed. The Union Health Ministry said that more than 36 thousand people have been inoculated with Covid-19 doses in the last 24 hours. “Twelve States reported the vaccination activity yesterday- Assam, Bihar, Gujarat Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura and Uttarakhand”.
“Out of the total cumulative coverage, 53 lakh 17 thousand 760 are healthcare workers and four lakh 85 thousand 857 are frontline workers. India is now the third topmost country with the highest doses of CO... | |
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