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Breaking News :   Top Army commanders begin deliberations on security challenges facing India | Companies Act amended, contributions to PM CARES Fund to be considered as CSR | COVID-19: 13 with travel history test positive in Jammu | Kashmir netas have no time for security force martyrs | NC’s stand on 370 abrogation remains uncertain | Linking social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID: SC turns down SLP | Newly appointed PSC Chairman B R Sharma to take oath likely this week | Many irrigation schemes fail to fulfill desired Cost Benefit Ratio | Death toll due to Corona Virus reaches 24 in JK, 91 fresh cases reported | Raj Bhavan seeks report from Secretary RD&PR | 11 fresh positive cases in North Kashmir, one village declared as Red Zone | Is LG getting a new advisory council? | No question of formation of any advisory council or similar arrangement in J&K: BJP | AAA Jammu holds meet, discusses problems of artists during lockdown | Three people injured after old shell explodes in Tosa-Maidan of Budgam | ‘Mission Ehsaas’ extends help to more than 500 families during lockdown | Mendhar Man dies in Kuwait, body reaches home after 8 days | SWA organizes Ayush awareness-cum-medical camp | Jandial Biradiri mourns Om Gupta’s death | Shree Amar Kshatriya Rajput Sabha presents life size photo of Hari Singh to J&K Bank Chairman | All J&K Plus 2 Officers Association demands regularization of Incharge cadre officials | AIMSD continues its campaign to felicitate corona warriors | NMC appeals union Govt to reconsider decision of freezing DA | Rahul’s immature talk | Road to Rural Prosperity | MIGRATION: THE BIGGEST REVERSE OF COVID-19 | Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents | Mysterious death case solved in 48 hours, 2 UBGL grenades recovered in Kupwara | Girl student on mission to supply fresh veggies to villagers amid lockdown | Cop turns philanthropist to bring food to patients at GMC Rajouri amidst lockdown | DB directs Trial Courts to ensure compliance of maintenance allowance’s payment | 179 stranded passengers arrive at Jammu, 891 at Srinagar Airport | Migrant labourers hold protest to press for early evacuation from Jammu | JKEEGA demands insurance cover of 50 lakh for field staff | Development works restarted in Karalian | Project to give boost to Tourism sector in the region | Panchayat Kail of Majalta faces water shortage as hand pumps lie defunct | Jammu GRP on toes round the clock in fighting Corona | Govt evacuates 94,621 stranded JK residents; 67, 172 via Lakhanpur, 26,797 through COVID special trains | Director Agriculture Jammu reviews arrangements for smooth supply of Fertilizers during Kharif 2020-21 | COVID Crisis: Expecting Mothers Come Face-to-face With Infection Risk; Numbers Bleak | Power shut down | Advocate General chairs meeting regarding expeditious disposal of pending litigations | After a day's lull, Pakistan again violates ceasefire on LoC | Police arrest youth in connection with the killing of 2 BSF personnel | Virtual meeting of JKTF Kishtwar held | Cracks seem to appear in NC as Aga Mehdi removes party designation from Twitter bio | NC won’t initiate any political activity till all political leaders are released: Farooq Abdullah | GDC Chenani organises online Covid-19 awareness quiz | Residents demand desilting of famous Chaka Nadi in Anantnag | Rohit Kansal inspects JPDCL data recovery/ call centre at Gladni | Back Issues  
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Kashmir netas have no time for security force martyrs
Killing after killing ‘protected’ politicians prefer silence on terror strikes
5/26/2020 11:46:29 PM
Early Times Report Srinagar, May 26: Even as some of the most dastardly attacks on security forces took place in Kashmir in the recent past in which the brave-heart sacrificed their lives, the valley based politicians didn’t even utter a word to pay tributes to the departed souls. In the recent past from the multiple terror strikes in Handwara that left eight security force personnel including an Army Colonel and a Major dead, to the subsequent attacks in Ganderbal and Pulwama, the Kashmir politicians have been silent even on their social media accounts than to talk of issuing any formal press statements. For former Chief Minister and National Conference President Omar Abdullah, he finds out time to even share satirical videos on Aarogya Setu app on his Twitter handle, but he has no time to pay tributes to the martyrs. Same holds true for the Peoples Democratic Party led by Mehbooba Mufti. Whereas her Twitter account continues to be active and posts about a number of issues, not a word has come on the martyrdom the brave soldiers. Both the parties recently issued statements on...
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NC’s stand on 370 abrogation remains uncertain
Omar’s fire-fighting raises more eye brows, more questions on party’s approach
5/26/2020 11:46:17 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 26: The confusion within the ranks of national conference was evident on Tuesday when its voice president tried to pacify the growing resentment between two of his party colleagues. However, the stand taken by the party vis-a-vis 370 abrogation continues to remain ambivalent. Recently there was a rift witnessed between the two NC leaders with one questioning party’s stoic silence post August and hinting at a possible rebellion within the ranks of the camp. Arrogating the fire fighting role to himself, Omar jumped into the scene to pacify the air. However, the statement issued by the NC vice President looks notoriously ambivalent with no clarity over what...
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Linking social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID: SC turns down SLP
5/26/2020 11:46:05 PM
Early Times Report New Delhi/Jammu, May 26: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging a Delhi High Court order in which it had declined to direct linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card for weeding out fake accounts. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao, however granted liberty to lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay to implead himself as a party in the transfer petition moved by the Centre in the Apex Court. The lawyer, who argued the case through video-conferencing, said that the Centre had earlier sought transfer of similar cases from some High Courts to the Apex Court. “We see no reason to interf...
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Newly appointed PSC Chairman B R Sharma to take oath likely this week
5/26/2020 11:45:59 PM
Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, May 26: The newly appointed Public Service Commission Chairman, B R Sharma is taking oath this week. The government had appointed Sharma as Chairman Public Service Commission. Sources told Early Times that it is likely that LG G C Murmu will administer the oath to the newly appointed chairman of PSC. “There will be no oath ceremony amid the ongoing curbs on social distancing in the wake of covid-19 pandemic,” sources said. When contacted B R Sharma he also said that he will join the office after the oath. “Yes there will be oath first and then I will join the office”, he said. Sources said that he has been selected for the coveted posit...
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Many irrigation schemes fail to fulfill desired Cost Benefit Ratio
Queer ways of Irrigation Deptt
5/26/2020 11:45:52 PM
EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 26: The casual approach adopted by the Irrigation Department has led to the situation where many schemes taken up by the department have reportedly failed to fulfill Cost Benefit Ratio (CBR) due to which the projected irrigation potential couldn’t be utilized despite spending crores of rupees on these schemes. Moreover, many irrigation divisions of JK UT have not calculated cost benefit ratio even after the completion of schemes, which clearly exhibit the non-seriousness of the concerned department for taking these projects as most important from creating more irrigation potential through these schemes failing the farmers to get irrigation facility. Sour...
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Death toll due to Corona Virus reaches 24 in JK, 91 fresh cases reported
Positive cases 1759, active positive 902, recoveries 833
5/26/2020 11:45:38 PM
Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 26: Death toll due to Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 24 today as an elderly person from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district passed away at Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura. In the meantime, 91 fresh cases of Corona Virus were reported from the union territory. For the second consecutive day the Jammu division reported more cases than the Kashmir valley. While 54 cases were reported from Jammu 37 such cases came to the fore from the Kashmir valley. Reports said that 90 years old man from Khaloora Kulgam was shifted to SKIMS after he developed some health related issues. The man pas...
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Raj Bhavan seeks report from Secretary RD&PR
‘Former XEn REW Samba siphoned off MGNREGA funds’
5/26/2020 11:45:27 PM
AVINASH AZAD EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 26: Taking cognizance of a story carried by Early Times in its edition of January 20, 2020 with caption “Former XEn REW Samba siphoned MGNREGA funds”, the Raj Bhavan has sought a report ain the matter from Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchyati Raj (RD&PR). The Raj Bhavan on 28th of January 2020 had sent a communication to Secretary RD&PR asking to submit a report into the matter. “This has reference to the news item “Former X...
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11 fresh positive cases in North Kashmir, one village declared as Red Zone
5/26/2020 11:42:36 PM
S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, May 26: Eleven fresh positive cases were reported in North Kashmir districts, three have recovered, while as one village has been declared as Red Zone and 30 shops have been sealed for violating prohibitory orders in Baramulla today. The district wise details of Covid-19 said that Baramulla has six fresh positive cases, 41 are active positive cases, Bandipora has four fresh positive cases, 11 are active positive cases while as two have recovered and in Kupwara district one fresh positive case and 96 are active positive cases. Where as one more village of Baramulla district was declared as Red zone today, an order vide no: DBM/PS/C-19/RZ/1...
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Is LG getting a new advisory council?
5/26/2020 11:42:28 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 26: Ten months after the abrogation of Article 370, political buzz is back in Jammu and Kashmir. There are speculations around establishment on an advisory council which will assist lieutenant-general. As per sources, the advisory council will draw members from the recently launched Apni Party by former PDP minister Altaf Bukhari. This comes after senior BJP leader Ram Madhav spoke about "allowing" full-fledged political process in J&K in a newspaper article last week. Bukhari, who has been camping in Delhi for the last three months as a result of lockdown, met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah several times to discuss the impasse in Kashmir and the pos...
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No question of formation of any advisory council or similar arrangement in J&K: BJP
5/26/2020 11:42:22 PM
Early Times Report Jammu, May 26: Putting all speculations to rest, the Bharatiya Janta Party on Monday said there is no question of formation of any advisory council or similar arrangement in Jammu & Kashmir. “There is no question of formation of any advisory council. It is all baseless propaganda and fake news,” BJP’s general secretary for J&K, Ashok Koul said. The remarks by the BJP’s top leader has put a lid on the rumours that Apni Party could be given a role in decision- making in Jammu & Kashmir before Assembly elections are held. Sources in J&K government said that there is no question of any politician being given a direct role in governance matters of Jammu and Kashmir....
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Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents
D/C Gandhi Nagar residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm
5/26/2020 11:21:25 PM
Early Times Report JAMMU, May 26: People living in the D/C Gandhi Nagar area 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 D/C Gandhi Nagar area 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 they are suffering l...
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Mysterious death case solved in 48 hours, 2 UBGL grenades recovered in Kupwara
5/26/2020 11:19:55 PM
S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, May 26: Jammu and Kashmir police solved mysterious death case in just 48 hours, while as 2 UBGL grenades have been also recovered by a joint team of security forces in this border district of north Kashmir on Tuesday. According to police statement that, Kupwara police has solved a mysterious death case of one Fazil Ahmad Mir S/O Mohd Afzal Mir R/O Regipora Kupwara age (22 years student of BCA who had gone missing from his home on 22nd May 2020 within (48) hours. During investigation, it has come to fore that on 22 and 23 May the deceased along with a few associates had bought large amounts of drugs from multiple drug peddlers hailing from Gu...
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Girl student on mission to supply fresh veggies to villagers amid lockdown
5/26/2020 11:19:50 PM
ARUN JASROTIA Early Times Report UDHAMPUR, May 26: In a bid to ease the supply of essentials to the rural population during the ongoing lockdown, a girl student of village Chappar has come forward to supply fresh vegetables to the people residing in villages of Panchayat Ritti of district Udhampur. Without any doorstep delivery system, people were flocking Udhampur town for essential commodities like fresh vegetables and fruits. Realizing the needs of the people, the 19-year old Kavita, wh...
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LOCAL NEWS
AAA Jammu holds meet, discusses problems of artists during lockdown
Three people injured after old shell explodes in Tosa-Maidan of Budgam
‘Mission Ehsaas’ extends help to more than 500 families during lockdown
Mendhar Man dies in Kuwait, body reaches home after 8 days
SWA organizes Ayush awareness-cum-medical camp
Jandial Biradiri mourns Om Gupta’s death
Shree Amar Kshatriya Rajput Sabha presents life size photo of Hari Singh to J&K Bank Chairman
All J&K Plus 2 Officers Association demands regularization of Incharge cadre officials
AIMSD continues its campaign to felicitate corona warriors
NMC appeals union Govt to reconsider decision of freezing DA
Cop turns philanthropist to bring food to patients at GMC Rajouri amidst lockdown
DB directs Trial Courts to ensure compliance of maintenance allowance’s payment
179 stranded passengers arrive at Jammu, 891 at Srinagar Airport
Migrant labourers hold protest to press for early evacuation from Jammu
JKEEGA demands insurance cover of 50 lakh for field staff
Development works restarted in Karalian
Project to give boost to Tourism sector in the region
Panchayat Kail of Majalta faces water shortage as hand pumps lie defunct
Jammu GRP on toes round the clock in fighting Corona
Govt evacuates 94,621 stranded JK residents; 67, 172 via Lakhanpur, 26,797 through COVID special trains
Director Agriculture Jammu reviews arrangements for smooth supply of Fertilizers during Kharif 2020-21
COVID Crisis: Expecting Mothers Come Face-to-face With Infection Risk; Numbers Bleak
Power shut down
Advocate General chairs meeting regarding expeditious disposal of pending litigations
After a day's lull, Pakistan again violates ceasefire on LoC
Police arrest youth in connection with the killing of 2 BSF personnel
Virtual meeting of JKTF Kishtwar held
Cracks seem to appear in NC as Aga Mehdi removes party designation from Twitter bio
NC won’t initiate any political activity till all political leaders are released: Farooq Abdullah
GDC Chenani organises online Covid-19 awareness quiz
Residents demand desilting of famous Chaka Nadi in Anantnag
Rohit Kansal inspects JPDCL data recovery/ call centre at Gladni
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