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Covid19: Police official under scanner for 'misuse' of official position
3/24/2020 10:28:33 PM
Early Times Report jammu, Mar 24: A senior police official of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has come under the scanner of the government for the alleged misuse of his official position something which has allegedly brought coronavirus into Kashmir. Official sources said that a few days ago a close relative of the said official landed at the Srinagar airport but instead of being put to the mandatory examination by team of doctors on duty there, the passenger was allowed to move out "hassle free". Source said the said police official of the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police in JKP had allegedly put influence on the government officials at the airport to let his relative go home without any medical inspection. Sources said the said passenger left for home like a VIP from the airport. Sources said from there the said passenger reached her home in Srinagar and was diagnosed of coronavirus a few days later. A senior doctor at the SK Institute of Medical Science said that due to undue influence utilized by the police official hundreds of people in Kashmir became vulnerable to c...
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Omar toes father's line, prefers silence on 370 Abrogation
Have Abdullah's discreetly signed release bonds?
3/24/2020 10:27:18 PM
Early Times Report jammu, Mar 24: Both the senior as well as junior Abdullah are free now. However, their silence over the scarping of Article 370 has set the social media here on storm with most widely discussed question emerging: Whether the father- son duo has secretly signed the bond? Prior to the release of Dr Farooq and Omar Abdullah, the mainstream politicians released from custody have signed the bond that they shall not instigate people against Article 370 abrogation. However, the government while setting Dr Farooq Abdullah free from custody on March 13 simply revoked his PSA detention order. The authorities didn't divulge whether the bond has been signed by the NC patriarch or...
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Those hiding travelling history posing big threat to society
3/24/2020 10:27:04 PM
Early Times Report jammu, Mar 24: With three more test positive for Coronavirus in Srinagar, one thing has become clear that those who have hide their travel history are solely responsible for spreading of this deadly virus in J&K and Ladakh. In the morning it was official informed that two two persons were declared positive by the administration, while late in the evening one more people, a 22 year old man admitted in GMC Baramulla also tested positive. Credible sources said one among the infected is from Hyderpora, while as the other from Natipora area of Srinagar district and both have foreign travel history. They said one of them hailing from Hyderabad had returned from Saudi Arabia...
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Kashmir at verge of bankruptcy, courtesy separatists, Pak
3/24/2020 10:26:55 PM
Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 24: As the government has enforced lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir to prevent the COVID-19 threat turning into a full blown crisis, people in Kashmir have started to realize the futility of the strikes which they observed at the behest of separatists during the past years. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "The hartal calendars, which the people in Kashmir followed or were forcibly made to follow have broken the back of Kashmir's economy." He said, "In 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2016 Kashmiris were made to believe by the separatists that them going on strike and indulging in stone-pelting will fetch them Azadi. These separatists ensured that whoever o...
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Coronavirus first, politics later, says Omar Abdullah after release
3/24/2020 10:26:45 PM
Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 24: It's a very different world, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday after being released from nearly eight months in detention, adding that the first task was to fight COVID-19 and any discussion on political developments could come later. Abdullah, sporting a long, unkempt grey beard, drove himself to his parents' home after walking out of the makeshift detention centre Hari Nivas, a state guesthouse. His mother Molly and si...
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Despite huge decline in Kashmir, overall increase in flow of guests recorded in JK
Confusing replies about tourists flow in J&K post Article-370 revocation
3/24/2020 10:26:27 PM
Early Times Report jammu, Mar 24: The flow of tourists in Jammu and Kashmir post abrogation of Article-370 has marred in confusion as despite huge decline witnessed in Kashmir valley the overall flow of guests have recorded an increase, raising a question mark over the authenticity of data. According to documents, the Department of Tourism Jammu and Kashmir in the month of December 2019 had furnished the details of tourist footfall in Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370. In the month of August 2019, only 10130 tourists had visited while in the same month of year 2018, the tourist footfall was 86,134. In the month of September, 2019 the fall in tourist footfall was highest w...
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Coronavirus: GMC Jammu and associated hospitals to suspend OPD services from March 25
3/24/2020 10:25:58 PM
Early Times Report jammu, Mar 24: Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday ordered suspension of Out Patient Department (OPD) services at Government Medical College (GMC) and its associated hospitals from March 25 till further orders. However, the emergency services would continue, an official release said. "Pursuant to existing COVID-19 situation and to prevent the spread of coronavirus, optimize diversion of available manpower and material resources for the care and treatment of suspected or confirmed patients of COVID-19 diseases, it was decided that the OPD services at GMC and its associated hospitals shall remain suspended with effect from March ...
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HC orders strict action against those hiding travel history
3/24/2020 10:25:52 PM
Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 24: The High Court on Tuesday directed ordered strict action those who are hiding their travel history even as it asked authorities of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh to enforce "stringently" their orders and notifications regarding all disclosures including the travel history, quarantining and isolation. Hearing two PILs, a division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rajesh Bindal observed that judicial notice can be taken of the several complaints being made in the electronic and the print media regarding persons who are concealing their foreign travel history. "Even though they are required to disclose their travel history, "they are co...
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People of J&K can avail free of cost Ambulance service for medical emergencies: Lt Governor
Lt Governor dedicates 102/108 Free Ambulance Service to the people of J&K
3/24/2020 10:25:38 PM
Early Times Report jammu, Mar 24: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today dedicated the 102/108 Free Ambulance Service to the people of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Lt Governor observed that the operationalization of 102/108 Ambulance Service would ensure the delivery of public health care services to the patients at their doorsteps. It will provide round the clock transportation to the patients requiring immediate medical care, especially critical, accidental victim...
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JK sees quantum jump in Corona Virus cases as three more test positive in Kashmir Total number of people affected by COVID-19 in the UT is six
3/24/2020 10:24:50 PM
Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 24: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir saw a quantum jump in the Corona Virus cases after three more persons tested positive in the Kashmir division. The same has been confirmed at the official level. At the same time the government said that the lady patient who became the first COVID-19 patient in the valley has recovered. As on date there are three Corona Virus affected patients in Kashmir while as number of such patients is three as well in Jammu division. Three more people were declared COVID-19 positive after their reports were received from the designated laboratories in Kashmir valley. Director Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of...
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4765 persons under observation, 6 positive cases, 01 recovery
3/24/2020 10:24:41 PM
Early Times Report jammu, Mar 24: The Government today informed that 4765 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, only six cases have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir and one among them has already recovered. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 2928 persons have been kept under home quarantine while as 71 are in hospital quarantine. Persons who are under home surveillance stand at 1268 while as 498 persons have completed their 28-day surveillance period. The Bulletin further said that 279 samples have been sent for testing of which 253 tested as negative. Only six persons have tested posit...
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FIR lodged against pharmacist in Boniyar area of Uri Sub Division
3/24/2020 10:20:06 PM
S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Mar 24: Following the directions from sub divisional magistrate (SDM) police have booked a pharmacist in Boniyar on Tuesday for hiding his travel history in order to evade necessary quarantine process. According to sources that, a pharmacist who had gone to Saudi Arabia had returned back to his home and was hiding his travel history from the authorities in order to avoid quarantine process. The pharmacist was posted at Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Boniyar with a travel history of Saudi Arabia. On the directions of SDPO Uri Mahraj Ahmad Raina a case was registered vide FIR no: 15/2020 under sections 188, 271 IPC at Police Station Boniyar,...
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Woman lost life due to negligence of doctors at DH Poonch
Family demands action against doctors, MS
3/24/2020 10:19:59 PM
Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, Mar 24: Bringing another disgrace to their noble profession, a woman lost her life due to negligence adopted by the doctors and the hospital administration of District Hospital Poonch by not providing the patient timely treatment. As per reports, Nazma Qureshi (33) daughter of Mohammad Sultan Shiekh resident of Surankote Bulflyaz of district Poonch had suffered with some medical emergency in the middle of on March 22 and was immediately rushed to the District Hospital Poonch by her parents for treatment. “When we reached hospital, no doctor was available at that time, after inquiring about the doctor, when doctor reached but she didn’t attend th...
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CORONAVIRUS: Safai Karamcharis without masks, gloves
3/24/2020 10:19:48 PM
Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, Mar 24: In the wake of dreaded COVID-19 terror, many Safai Karamcharis in the town have not been provided with masks, gloves and sanitizers. Sources informed that the municipal authorities even have never thought of providing head covers like caps, gloves, specialized shoes etc to such crusaders of cleanliness and this is not the case in Udhampur but in many parts of J&K. “When we all are caring for ourselves and our loved ones why the authorit...
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3 revenue officials suspended for failure to report arrival of students, labourers
3/24/2020 10:19:20 PM
Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 24: Taking strong note of non-compliance of the government directions with regard to keeping an eye on the arrival of students, labourers and other people from outside the state or country, Tehsildar Drabshalla placed three revenue officials under suspension and attached them in the office of Naib Tehsildar, Lass till further orders. As per the details available with Early Times, Tehsildar Drabshalla Shoaib Latief vide order dated 23-3-2020 placed Ghulam Nabi, Lambardar Lass; Mohammad Akthar, Chowkidar Salana/Badhat and Ghulam Haider Lambardar Tatani under suspension after they failed to report about the arrival of students and labourers ...
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Caters 3 SDH, 32 PHCs District Hospital Poonch is without ventilator
3/24/2020 10:19:09 PM
M S Nazki Early Times Report POONCH, Mar 24: It is bad news for the people of district that they don’t haven life supporting ventilators in case of any emergency, especially during on deadly COVID-19, which had claimed over 10 thousand live across the world. Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 is broken out through over the whole country and the hospitals authorities are ordered to remain active but the lack of facilities, what authorities can do for the patients such like Poonch. It is pertinent to mention here that three Sub District Hospitals and 32 Primary Health Centres are totally depended on it (District Hospital Poonch) but it is without essential equipments. One side, the terror of ...
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Munish urges admin to take sympathetic view towards people’s sufferings
Model Town in Gangyal area craves for better roads, sanitation
3/24/2020 9:37:34 PM
EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 18: Editor in Chief Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Tuesday urged the authorities to take a sympathetic view towards the problems being faced by the residents of Model Town area in Gangyal. Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency, said, “Sufferings of people cannot be ignored. The authorities need to ensure that the citizens are not deprived of basic needs and requirements. The difficulties being faced by ...
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MC Jourian fails to provide necessary accessories to ‘Safai Karamcharis’
3/24/2020 9:24:51 PM
RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 24: On one hand the threat of coronavirus epidemic is looming large while on the other several ‘Safai Karamcharis’ in Jourian town near Akhnoor area of district Jammu are working day and night to keep the town neat and clean without caring for their own lives and sincerely doing their jobs in these testing times. Meanwhile, the negligence of the Municipal Committee (MC) Jourian has come to light as it failed to provide necessary accessories like ...
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COVID 19: Sub Centre Srunga closed even in medical emergency
3/24/2020 9:24:32 PM
Malik Muddasir Early Times Report Banihal, Mar 24: It look like strange and bizarre that the Sub Centre Srunga falling under Medical Block Ukheral in Banihal area of Ramban District is closed even at the time when emergency has been declared all over the world including India as well as in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir due to Corona Virus (COVID 19) epidemic that so far claimed the lives of about 17500 people, beside effecting around 4 lakh persons who had been declared positive worl...
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Kishtwar Administration take over the control of School buildings, hostels, Guest Houses
COVID 19
3/24/2020 9:16:07 PM
Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 24: In order to tackle any situation following the out break of deadly COVID 19 epidemic commonly known as Corona Virus, District Administration Kishtwar today take over the control of 13 key buildings viz Schools, hostels and Guest Houses in different areas of the Kishtwar District and converted them into quarantine hospitals as and if need arises in the District. As per the details available with Early Times, DC Kishtwar vide order No. DM/K/2020/2720-741 Dated 23-3-2020 order for taking over of key buildings viz GHSS Girls Kishtwar, GHSS Boys Kishtwar, B.V.M HSS Kishtwar, Adarsh Balnikatan HS Kishtwar, GDC Kishtwar, Girls Hostel Chatroo, ...
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