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After release of Abdullahs, NC leaders get active on social media 4/1/2020 12:02:32 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Whereas most the leaders of the National Conference would prefer silence since the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, the NC team is back on the social media after the release of their top leaders. Whereas after the release of former Chief Minister NC patron Dr Farooq Abdullah from home prison, the NC leaders had started venturing out and meeting people and even met their leader in question, the confidence seems to have got a boost after release of former Chief Minister and party president Omar Abdullah. Sources said the party is understood to have resumed its Whats App account where the leaders keep sharing their views and interact with each other. The party leaders have also gone active on social media. The NC leaders have been constantly active on their Twitter and Facebook handles. They are constantly making public posts. None of the NC leaders is however making any political statement but have been posting about public issues. Sources said the NC leaders have been given instructions from their to...   READ MORE

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Active cases of Corona Virus reach 55 in JK as six more test positive in Kashmir 78 persons who completed 14 day quarantine discharged 4/1/2020 12:02:05 AM Jehangir Rashid Early times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 31: As six more persons today tested positive for Novel Corona Virus in the Kashmir valley the number of people affected by the virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir are 55. Since two persons have recovered while as others have died the number of active cases in the union territory are 51. While 43 persons have been affected in the Kashmir division, in the Jammu division 12 persons have been affected by the virus. Both the deaths have taken place in the Kashmir division. In the meantime, 78 persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine upon their return to Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged today after successf...   READ MORE   RSS workers serving people; BJP leaders doing dirty tricks for cheap publicity 4/1/2020 12:01:48 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: While as common genuine people are facing problem in moving from one place to another for emergency, publicity hungry BJP leaders are shamelessly arranging press conferences at party headquarters to “highlight” the work they are doing for the masses. After imposition of 21-day lockdown on the call of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, district administration has made it clear only those who have engaged in ensuring supply of essential services would be allowed to move. The administration has already identified some services as identified some services as essential services but press conference at BJP office is not classified as “essential service”. Cre...   READ MORE   Travelers, Tableegi Jamaat members push Kashmir to edge 4/1/2020 12:01:36 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Surge in number of COVID-19 positive cases especially in Kashmir region has created fear about the virus having spread within the community. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “There are many reasons for the COVID-19 spreading so fast in Kashmir. During winters most of the Kashmiris don’t stay in the Valley and move to different places within and outside the country. After the outbreak of Coronavirus many people returned to Kashmir but hid their travel histories.” He said, “On the other hand members of Tableegi Jamaat have also played their role in spreading this infection across Kashmir. After returning from different places they kept on...   READ MORE   Four villages declared red zones in Bandipora, many areas sanitized in North Kashmir 4/1/2020 12:01:28 AM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BANDIPORA, Mar 31: The district administration here today declared four villages as Red Zones as a precautionary measure after several COVID-19 positive cases were reported from these areas. Invoking prohibitory orders under Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, Section 144 of the CrPC and Disaster Management Act, 2005, Nodal Officer COVID-19 Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Reyaz Ahmad Beigh said four villages Parray Mohalla Hajin, Chandergeer Hajin, Batagund Hajin and SK Bala Hajin were declared red zones. He said there would be no inward and outward movement of any person from the villages declared as Red zone and the people should stay inside their homes to...   READ MORE   BJP Jammu leaders defy nationwide lockdown 4/1/2020 12:01:15 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: At a time when every responsible Indian is contributing in making lockdown against coronavirus successful, some of the leader of the Bharatiya Janta Party from Jammu have seemingly defied such restrictions. The BJP leadership held a media briefing in the winter capital here to inform journalists about how the party had been working for people in the times of lockdown. The BJP Jammu chapter said the party has responded to over “30000 queries of stranded p...   READ MORE   Jammu doctor, who tested positive for COVID-19 was part of testing team, reveals duty roster Don’t know what media has reported, says HoD Microbiology 4/1/2020 12:00:06 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: The duty roster of the GMC doctors has contradicted the alleged claim of HoD Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu that the doctor who tested positive for COVID-19 was not part of Coronavirus testing team. The HoD has denied that she ever made such claim. The official duty roster of GMC doctors and other staff engaged to diagnose cases of deadly virus has gone viral on social media. After the medico (name withheld), a lecturer in Microbiology Department of the GMC Jammu had tested positive the Head of Department, according to few media reports, had claimed that the former was not part of Coronavirus testing team. ...   READ MORE   Govt may restore 4G internet on April 3 Decision likely after review meeting on internet gag on Friday 3/31/2020 11:59:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: The Jammu and Kashmir government may lift the internet gag on 4G services from April 3 onwards in view of the prevalent COVID 19 threat looming large across the Union territory. As per the reports, the Jammu and Kashmir is likely to lift the ban on 4G services on April 3 which will allow millions of mobile subscribers across Jammu and Kashmir to use the high speed mobile internet sans any hinderance. On March 26, the Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered the continuance of 2G mobile data services in the union territory till April 3 even as there has been a growing demand for restoration of high-speed 4G internet in the wake of the coronavirus pandem...   READ MORE   Don’t blame Muslims, most of them followed guidelines: Omar Nizamuddin controversy 3/31/2020 11:59:38 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that majority of Muslims in India have heeded to government guidelines and Tablighi Jamaat should not be blamed for spreading the Coronavirus. "At first glance it would appear the #TablighiJamaat were nothing if not irresponsible in the way they went about things but that's not unique to them. The majority of Muslims in India have heeded government guidelines and advice the same as anyone else," Omar tweeted. "People tweeting stuff with hash tags like Tablighi virus are more dangerous than any virus nature could ever conjure up because their minds are sick while their bodies may v...   READ MORE   Special CBI court rejects bail plea of Hilal Rather in J&K Bank fraud case 3/31/2020 11:59:30 PM Agencies New Delhi, Mar 31: A special CBI court in Jammu on Tuesday refused to grant interim bail to Hilal Rather, son of a former Jammu and Kashmir minister, in the Rs 177 crore bank fraud case rejecting his fears of contracting COVID-19 and noting that he is more at risk outside the prison. While rejecting the application, the Special CBI Judge Rajesh Sekhri also noted that in the prevailing situation, he is more likely to contract the virus if he moves of the jail, and his release may frustrate the purpose behind the lockdown. Rather had moved an application using WhatsApp on medical grounds before the Special CBI judge, Jammu seeking interim bail after the CBI filed a charge shee...   READ MORE   JK BOSE postpones all secondary, Hr secondary exams till further orders 3/31/2020 11:59:21 PM Early times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Amid Coronavirus pandemic, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) Tuesday postponed all ongoing examinations of secondary and higher secondary till further orders. BOSE official said that the decision was been taken as a precautionary measure in backdrop of COVID-19. “Due to outbreak of COVID-19, as a precautionary measure, all the ongoing examinations of JKBOSE for class 10th, 11th and 12th being held across Jammu and Kashmir were postponed upto March-31 are being now postponed till further orders,” BOSE secretary said. He said that the rescheduled dates will be communicated separately. Earlier this month, authorities had postponed...   READ MORE   Man fakes death to reach home with three associates 3/31/2020 11:59:14 PM Early Times Report Poonch, Mar 31: In a script copied from a Bollywood thriller, a man today faked his death to reach his home in Saillan village of Surankote in Poonch district along with his three associates, before police caught them. All the four hailing from Saillan village met in Jammu and conspired to fake death of one of them in order to reach their native village, as the lockdown was in place, official sources said The accused managed to get death certificate one of their aides identified as Hakim Din from the casualty department of the government medical college, Jammu. “Dead body shifted from GMC hospital to Baflaiz Saillan. In between the crisis of corona virus, nobody cou...   READ MORE   COVID-19: Lockdown prevents Jammu Aquarists, aviculturists to feed fishes, birds 3/31/2020 11:53:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: As 21-day lockdown announced by the Government is an attempt to keep citizens indoors in view of rising threat of COVID-19 pandemic, but unfortunately the aquarists and aviculturists were upset with the restrictions as they could not feed birds and fishes inside shops. Pertinent to mention here that essential commodities and essential services were allowed to function to avoid shortage of grocery items, medicines, ration, fruits, vegetables to people during lockdown. Though, Jammu Municipal Corporation has appealed to people to feed stray animals and dogs as they were unable to get food due to lockdown while many organisations have raised concern ove...   READ MORE   COVID-19: ‘And they sold their most valuable asset only to survive’ 3/31/2020 11:53:27 PM ISHTIYAQ AHMAD EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Mar 31: Their all eyes were on March as they were all hopeful that tourists will arrive in large numbers and they would earn to feed their families especially children, but Covid-19 pandemic destroyed all their hopes forcing them to sell their most valuable asset—the boats, popularly known as Shikaras. Meet Javaid Ahmed, a 45-year-old Shikara owner, who lives in Dal Lake interiors. With tears in his eyes, he explains as to why he sold his Shikara. “Since Article 370 was rolled back in August last year, there was a complete lockdown and tourism season was destroyed fully with Centre calling tourists back. Somehow, we managed to survive in ab...   READ MORE   Fire Brigade joins hands with JMC in fight against covid-19 3/31/2020 11:51:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Keeping in view the prevailing situation arising due to outbreak of Covid-19, the Fire Brigade, Jammu joint hands with Jammu Municipal Corporation to fight against novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) by putting its men machinery into service and started spraying in different areas of the city especially where there are suspected cases of Corona Virus viz. Gujjar Nagar, Prem Nagar, Sunjwan, Bhatindi, Chowdhi, Lakkar Mandi, Janipur, Bhawani Nagar, Sarwal, B.C. roa...   READ MORE   Tehsildar Drabshalla foiled attempt to encroach state land, demolished Illegal construction 3/31/2020 11:51:23 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: As country along with Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is going through 21 days lockdown as an attempt to prevent the spread of deadly Corona Virus that has claimed the lives of nearly 40000 people and infecting around 9 lakh people world wide, some miscreants in Drabshalla Tehsil of Kishtwar District tried to encroach upon the government land acquired for development activities which was timely foiled by the local administration. Tal...   READ MORE   Admin constitutes team for Sunderbani for creating COVID 19 awareness 3/31/2020 11:50:01 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report Rajouri, Mar 31: Rajouri Administration has constituted a team of officials for tehsil Sunderbani to create awareness among the people during COVID-19 lockdown. The team was comprised of ADC Sunderbani Vinod Kumar and SHO Sunderbani Sanjeev Singh Slathia, tehsildar Sunderbani Jitender Singh, who have been conducting door to door awareness campaign. The officers have been educating them to stay at home during lockdown to protect themselves from deadly COVID-19. They are also providing the people their contact numbers for any help relating to medical, grocery items so that local public may not suffer. The local Panchs, Sarpanchs were directed by the offi...   READ MORE   LoC villages decry of Essential Commodities 3/31/2020 11:49:56 PM M S Nazki Early Times Report MENDHAR, Mar 31: As now the people across the globe are in a race to save their lives, to combat the global epidimic, by remained indoors, besides stocking up the essential commodities, with the ease of administrative help. However the tall claims fall flat in the LOC area of Poonch district Causing lot of inconvenience to its inhabitants. The Central Government had directed the administrations of all States and Union Territories to adhered that the 21 days lockdown will strictly followed, however the government of Jammu and Kashmir had issued an order by declaring sixteen Services essential so that the people may not face any hardship during this stay. ...   READ MORE   Prioritize holistic development of inhabitations: Munish tells admn Proper sanitation still eludes Sheikh Nagar residents 3/31/2020 11:49:47 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 31: Editor-in-chief, Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Tuesday castigated the authorities for failing to keep a tab towards the sufferings of Sheikh Nagar residents in Bahu Fort area of the city. Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming assembly elections from Gandhi Nagar constituency, said, “Prioritize holistic development of inhabitations like Sheikh Nagar which is still lagging behind in overall development. People cannot be left to face agonizing moment...   READ MORE

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