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| After Omar shows teeth to Centre; NC announces to boycott delimitation commission | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: A day after former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah shown his teeth to Centre following its failure after abrogation of Article 370, National Conference on Friday announced to boycott delimitation commission.
Even as Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla has nominated National Conference Members of Parliament (MPs) namely Dr Farooq Abdullah, Mohammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi as associate members to the Delimitation Commission, party announced to boycott this exercise to redraw 90 assembly constituencies in the Union Territory (UT) of J&K. Important to mention here that on May 27, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla nominated associate members to the Delimitation Commission set up by the Centre for J&K and other States headed by Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash... | |
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| 3 CISF ASIs posted at Jammu Airport quarantined | | Violate COVID-19 protocol, reached Katra unauthorisedly from airport | | | AVINASH AZAD
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 29: Three Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASIs) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) posted at Jammu Airport have been put on quarantine in a hotel at Katra, for violating COVID-19 protocol and risking lives of their fellow cops.
The Reasi administration caught these officers for unauthorisedly accompanying their families, who reached Jammu from Delhi.
The families of these cops yesterday reached Jammu airport from New Delhi. “The families of these cops reached here on Thursday evening in the last flight (Indigo) from New Delhi. As per the protocol, all passengers coming in J&K from outside being put on quarantine to prevent spread of Cor... | |
| | | | Amid mounting tension on LAC, Ladakh LG meets Amit Shah | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: Amid mounting tension on the LAC due to heavy concentration of Chinese soldiers, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, R. K. Mathur had two consecutive meetings with the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah at his office in North Block, New Delhi in the last two days.
Although decision Centre will take decision on deal with Chinese misdeeds on the LAC, Union Government wants to take administration of the UT of Ladakh into confidence.
On May 5, the Indian and Chinese army personnel clashed with iron rods, sticks, and even resorted to stone-pelting in the Pangong Tso lake area in which soldiers on both sides sustained injuries.
In a separate incident, nearly 15... | |
| | | | Withholding of DPC process blocks promotions of Forest Deptt employees | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: With casual approach adopted by the Government, thousands of employees of Forest Department belonging to various cadres have been deprived of their promotions allegedly for not conducting Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) since years.
Sources told Early Times that the DPCs from Class IV employees to Range Officers Grade-I have not been conducted till date, which has discouraged the morale of employees.
“There are thousands of employees, who have not even seen their first promotion despite rendering a quite long time period in their service. Due to non-conducting of DPC, most of Incharge Range Officers have been awaiting their confirmation and ... | |
| | | | Rebellion within NC as veterans demand action against Omar’s close aide | | ‘Snake in the Grass’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: National Conference leadership is up in arms against one of Omar Abdullah’s close aid, demanding his expulsion from party’s membership without any delay.
As per the highly placed sources privy to this development, the party leadership especially the veterans have sought stern action against Omar’s close aid for undermining the party’s position post-August 5 episode, terming the young functionary and close confidant of party vice president snake in the grass. “The aide in question is not NC man in original. He is an opportunist who saw an opportunity in PDP and was there till 2008 and then left PDP and joined the national conference to seek a ticket ... | |
| | | | 46 percent of Corona Virus patients came from outside, active cases 1261, recoveries 875 | | Death toll due to COVID-19 in JK reaches 28, 128 fresh cases reported | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 29: Since the COVID-19 test of a Shopian man turned out positive today, a day after his death the death toll due to Corona Virus in union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 28.
In the meantime, 128 fresh cases of virus came to fore from the union territory. At the same time the Jammu & Kashmir government has said that 46 percent of COVID-19 patients are travelers and they have come from different parts of the country.
Reports said that an elderly person of Shopian district who was admitted at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital having ailments like hypertension, diabetes and pneumonia passed away on Thursday. His COVID-19 te... | |
| | | | Admin's focus on COVID -19 pandemic crisis; patients with other ailments left in lurch | | | |
S K KAW
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 29: In these testing times when the government of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory has been focusing hard to fight against deadly corona virus with all its might yet the patients with other ailments seem to have been left in lurch for want of treatment.
Sources said that before the outbreak of deadly disease like COVID-19 in J&K, a large number of patients with other diseases were under treatment but due to spread in the COVID-19 cases and subsequent lockdown restrictions in different phases most of the hospitals were virtually turned into isolation centres to fight against the deadly virus.
“Before getting a discharge from hospitals many pati... | |
| | | | For GMC Anantnag doctors, lockdown proves a blessing in disguise | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, May 29: For a group of doctors, who work at Government Medical College Anantnag, the ongoing lockdown has proved a blessing in disguise.
The doctors mostly surgeons, according to highly placed sources, conduct major surgeries ‘secretly’ at private hospitals in the district to earn money while as few gynecologists too prefer to work at private nursing homes during this pandemic.
Sources revealed to Early Times that doctors were taking undue benefit of a government order that had restricted general public from visiting government hospitals for treatment.
On 17th of March 2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19, the union government directed... | |
| | | | Munish Gupta asks J&K government to solve problems of people of B/C Gandhi Nagar | | Residents of B/C Gandhi Nagar at receiving end since problems remain unattended | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 29: 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 to... | |
| | | | Family on verge of starvation after PHE driver dies on duty, deptt unconcerned | | |  ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, May 29: Wife and two little daughters of a contractual driver who died while on duty a year back are on the verge of facing starvation and other miseries of hard live.
Kanika, wife of the deceased driver informed that his husband Sanjeev Kumar worked for 22 long years with the PHE Department and last year he died in a road accident while he was taking the water tanker to Sankari Mela at Pancheri in Udhampur district. “Initially we were told by th... | |
| | | | 26 fresh positive cases reported in north Kashmir; 263 active positive, 06 recovered | | One more village declared as Red zone in Kupwara | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, May 29: Twenty six fresh positive cases were reported, while as two hundred and sixty three are active positive and six have recovered till date in north Kashmir district, where as one more district in Kupwara has been notified as Red zone.
According to district wise break up, 18 fresh positive cases were reported in Kupwara including 06 travelers and 12 others, and active positive cases are 181, while as 04 have recovered, in Baramulla 08 fresh positive cases including 04 travelers and 04 others and 70 are active positive cases and 04 recovered and 05 deaths have occurred so for, in Bandipora 12 are active positive cases, and 01 death has o... | |
| | | | Portable water still a distant dream for this Anantnag village | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, May 29: Residents of Brinty village in Dialgam area of Anantnag district accused the authorities of neglecting the water woes faced by them for last four years.
They said that their village has been facing acute shortage of water all these years and despite apprising the officials about the same, no action was taken by them on the ground.
“Even after holding protests many times against the authorities in the village for not providing us safe drinking water, the authorities are unmoved,” a local said.
The residents said if their demand is not met they will be compelled to hit the streets over the callous attitude of the Public Health Enginee... | |
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