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Amid increasing Corona deaths BJP more worried over Govt formation in J&K 4/9/2021 12:53:10 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: With deadly Coronavirus has once engulfed the whole Union Territory (UT) of J&K, the BJP leadership appeared to be more worried over forming government than protecting lives of the people. Violating directions of the authorities to avoid gathering after surge in the positive cases, BJP continued to hold meetings and functions as part of the preparations of the party for next assembly elections. BJP leaders and workers are posing series of threats to the society as whole by holding one after another gathering in different parts of the UT. On Thursday when J&K recorded the highest 835 cases, BJP held a gathering at Kishtwar which was attended by all Shakti Kendra Pramukhs and booth presidents. As per official handout issued by the party, all senio...   READ MORE

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Review ‘New Excise Policy’: High Court to JK Govt Bureaucrats can have ego but they are not Govt, says Sr Advocate Sunil Sethi 4/9/2021 12:52:57 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked the government to review the “New Excise Policy.” Senior advocate and BJP chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi while explaining the latest judgment of the Review Bench of the High Court told Straight Line that “It’s clearly mentioned in the para numbers 29 to 33 of the judgment that granting of licenses for five years is not justified. The Division Bench never said that these licenses cannot be renewed. It has been clearly st...   READ MORE   DM Jammu declares areas in and around GGM Science College, Sanskrit University as micro containment zones 4/9/2021 12:52:33 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 8: District Magistrate Jammu today declared area in and around GGM, Science College, Canal Road, falling under Police Station Nowabad and area in and around Sanskrit University, Kanger Morh, Bhalwal, falling under Police Station Gharota, as micro containment zones. As per an order issued in this regard, these areas shall be under strict lock down and tight perimeter control, except for essential needs. There shall be no movement, whatsoever, in and out of the Micro Containment zone. For any medical emergency, individuals can contact 24X7 Control-Room at 0191-2571616, 0191-2571912 and necessary facilitation shall be done. It shall be mandatory for the pe...   READ MORE   Administration imposes night curfew in 8 districts from today 4/9/2021 12:52:17 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: In wake of spike in Covid-19 cases, J&K administration has decided to impose night Curfew in eight districts from Friday. The official handle of Office of LG wrote, "Directed the Divisional administration to impose Corona curfew from 10 pm to 6 am in the urban areas of 8 districts affected by the recent #COVID spike. These districts are #Jammu, #Udhampur, #Kathua, #Srinagar, #Baramulla, #Budgam, #Anantnag and #Kupwara." The curfew will be in force in the municipal limits of the Urban Local Bodies of these districts. This will come into effect from Friday, 9 April 2021, 10 pm. #Reasi Distt will be under close observation for any possible spikes in ca...   READ MORE   Canal await de-silting since decades, authorities in slumber Peculiar case of J&K’s canal which falls under Punjab’s jurisdiction 4/9/2021 12:51:59 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Apr 8: Around five kilometres long Kashmir Canal, which physically falls in district Kathua but has its administrative control in the hands of Punjab’s government and the latter has failed to de-silt it for the last over five decades, turning it into not more than a garbage dumping nullah. The Kashmir Canal, whose intake points starts from river Ravi in Lakhnapur area and end at Chukandar feeder (5218 point) has not been de-silted by any authority for the last over...   READ MORE   Amid worsening Covid situation Centre likely to depute experts to check pandemic in J&K 4/9/2021 12:51:35 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 8: As Covid situation appears to be going out of control in J&K due to prevailing ‘chaos and anarchy’ in the premier health institutes of the region, the Union Government is likely to depute a team of experts to help the local health experts to check surge of positive cases and increasing mortalities. On Thursday J&K recorded this year’s highest number of positive cases. During the last three months, it is the first time today that all the 20 districts of the Union Territory were affected with the deadly virus. Sources said that the Union Government is deputing a team of senior doctors and experts to J&K. Team will help local experts with patient man...   READ MORE   ED serves notice to Mehbooba Mufti's mother, asks to appear in Srinagar office on April 15 4/9/2021 12:51:30 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 8: Enforcement Directorate served notice to People's Democratic party President, Mehbooba Mufti's mother for her appearence before ED. Sources said that, the Officials of Enforcement Directorate visited Mehbooba Mufti's Gupkar residence and served notice to her mother, Gulshan Nazir for appearance before ED at their office in Srinagar on April 15, 2021. People's Democratic party Senior Leader also confirmed that ED served notice to PDP president's mother. Pertinently, ED summoned Mehbooba Mufti for questioning in money laundering case on March 15. However Delhi HC Refuses to stay summons Issued to Mehbooba Mufti in Money Laundering Case....   READ MORE   Director Health Kashmir disengages contractual employees hired during pandemic period 4/9/2021 12:51:25 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 8: Director Health Services Kashmir today disengaged all the contractual appointees who were hired by the department in wake of extraordinary situation that had arisen due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year. In a circular, Director Health Services Kashmir directed all the Chief Medical Officers (CMO), Medical Superintendents and other Territorial offices to ensure that no contractual employee is working at their respective districts from 1-4-2021. “It is enjoined upon all the Chief Medical Officers/Medical Superintendents and other Territorial Offices falling within the jurisdiction of this Directorate that the employees both (Medical/Para Medical/Nu...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Residents of Lane 5 Shiv Nagar Babliana pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 4/9/2021 12:50:45 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 8: People living in lane number 5 Shiv Nagar Babliana are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance. The lane number 5 Shiv Nagar Babliana is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of this colony and the...   READ MORE   Students aghast over denial of student's concession in fare Allege misbehaviour by matador drivers, conductors 4/9/2021 12:33:29 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 8: The students who board matadors of different routes in the outskirts of the Jammu city to reach their respective educational institutions are up in arms against denial of concession in fare. They rued the dictatorial attitude of drivers and conductors who charged exorbitant fares from the students despite repeated requests to charge as per the fare fixed for the "student category". But it has become order of the day that students face mental agony and trauma at the hands of these matador drivers and conductors who refused to budge and charge the excessive fare by throwing the rate list issued by the RTO Jammu into the dustbin. A group of angry students t...   READ MORE   Spurt in Corona Virus cases continues in JK as 835 more get infected; positive cases are 135662 Active positive 5623, recovered 128020, casualties 2019 4/9/2021 12:31:39 AM JEHANGIR RASHID Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 8: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir continues to witness unprecedented hike in fresh Corona Virus cases with 835 people getting infected in the past 24 hours; the death toll reached 2,019 following one fresh death in Kashmir valley. Srinagar reported 349 new cases including 61 travelers followed by Jammu district 148 cases, Baramulla district 74 cases, Reasi district 47 cases, Udhampur district 35 cases, Kupwara district 31 cases, Budgam district 24 cases, Anantnag district 22 cases, Kathua district 20 cases, Bandipora and Kulgam districts 18 cases each, Rajouri district nine cases, Pulwama and Samba districts eight cases each, Gande...   READ MORE   Typical Pakistan sponsored narco-terror module busted in Karnah forest area Police recover 9 kgs of heroin, Drug peddler arrested 4/9/2021 12:25:47 AM S TAHIR-UL HAQ Early Times Report KUPWARA, Apr 8: Police in Kupwara claimed to have recovered a Heroin consignment worth crores on busting of a typical Pakistan-sponsored narco-terror module in Karnah forest area in this north-Kashmir district on Thursday afternoon. SSP Kupwara GV Sundeep in a press conference at District Headquarter said that one Mukhtar Ahmad Shah, a resident of Panjitara in Tanghdar was arrested in this regard, leading to recovery of nine-kilograms of Heroin. The estimated market value of the contraband, as per the officer, is somewhere between 50-60 crores. "We were onto it for the last one week after receiving specific inputs and it was last night Kupwara police al...   READ MORE

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