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Infighting in Congress: Another office bearer raises banner of revolt 7/6/2020 12:44:27 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 5: The infighting among the rank and file of Congress party has refused to cool down and in a new turn of events another office bearer has raised a banner of revolt against a senior leader of the party, alleging the latter for ignoring some hard core workers and concentrating on his constituency. According to the letter shot by a member of Pradesh Congress Committee to Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee President GA Mir, it has been claimed that the complainant had been affiliated with Congress for the last over 15 years. “Was president in a Government Degree college, while district president of National Student Union of India, General secretary of JKPYC and at present member of JKPYC and worked as Assembly Election Coordinator in state as well as outside the state”, he has written in the letter, adding that he had received appreciation certificates as well as awards from the leadership. Launching a direct attack on the senior leader the complaint has termed a senior leader of party as incompetent and without any organizational experie...   READ MORE

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No Martyrs Day anniversary in Kashmir this July, restrictions on cards 7/6/2020 12:43:58 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 5: Come July 13 and the “annual politics of wreath laying at the Martyrs Graveyard” in Srinagar is all set to become a thing of past from this year as the government in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is unlikely to allow “continuance of the tradition cashed of the dynasts for political motives.” Sources said intelligence agencies have inputs that some regional Kashmir -centric politicians would try to misuse the event to meet their ulterior motives. Sources said in the wake of the inputs of apprehended violence, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided that congregational gathering of the politicians or their workers would not be all...   READ MORE   Now Pakistan adds porn to Kashmir terror 7/6/2020 12:42:32 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 5: Whereas recently the security forces unearthed that apart from terror, Pakistan was sponsoring drug abuse in Kashmir, in the latest it has been found that the enemy country is also promoting pornography in the valley. Sources said the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Indian Army during raids at the terror hideouts have found a huge cache of incriminating material including condoms, viagra and porn CDs. Sources said multiple packets of condoms and Viagra strips were recovered from the hideout hinting that it was to be supplied to others in the terror network. Sources said it was for the first time after the abrogation of the special status of Jamm...   READ MORE   Tourism Deptt leaves hoteliers in lurch ‘Gap between Govt and stakeholders widens, officials act mute spectator’ 7/6/2020 12:41:36 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, July 5: Contrary to neighboring Himachal Pradesh, where hotels and allied businesses have been opened and every possible effort is being made to revive the economy in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic, the Tourism Department seems least bothered about taking any steps to revive this vital sector in Jammu region. Ailing tourism industry in Jammu division awaits department’s attention, as the lone tourist hub of the division, Patnitop during the peak season, has nothing to offer to the tourists except the accommodation. “We don’t regular electricity supply even in the peak season. Unscheduled power cuts adversely affect the hotels. Tourists visi...   READ MORE   BPL people, widows left out in PMAY list in Nallah Makol Panchayat in Rajouri district 75 percent beneficiaries are non-deserving, Panchayat representatives bully RDD officials 7/5/2020 11:46:03 PM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report SUNDERBANI, July 5: The flagship programme of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) has been grossly misused in at least one Panchayat of this tehsil in the Rajouri district with the real beneficiaries being left out of the programme. Sources told Early Times that the Rural Development Department (RDD) has prepared a list of 128 persons who are entitled to houses under the PMAY in the Nallah Makol Panchayat of Sunderbani tehsil. The list is not a ‘real’ one since most of the deserving people have been left out with the non-deserving getting the share. “The list of 128 beneficiaries has been prepared with respect to Nahoti, Barnara, Makol and Nallah in the N...   READ MORE   COVID-19 death toll reaches 132 in JK as five more die, 183 fresh cases reported Positive cases 8429, active positive 3042, recovered 5255 7/5/2020 11:45:50 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 5: The death toll due to Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir continues to mount as five more people died due to the virus today. At the same time 183 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported today from Kashmir and Jammu divisions. Reports said that death toll due to COVID-19 reached 132 as five more people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours. Two fresh deaths were reported from Bandipora while as one death each came to the fore from Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag districts. Srinagar has the highest number of 31 deaths. Reports said that Srinagar reported 59 fresh cases followed by Kupwara 20 cases, Budgam 19...   READ MORE   Low voltage in village Chowki Choura irks local residents Continuous power fluctuation damages electronic equipment 7/5/2020 11:45:40 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 5: The residents of Ward No. 4-5 of village Chowki Choura of panchayat Chowki have been facing worst ever power scenario in this summer due to low voltage being supplied to them by the concerned department, which has made electronic gadgets in their homes redundant. The local alleged that these two wards of Panchayat Chowki have been deprived of providing normal voltage supply as there is no separate distribution transformer has been installed for these wards and supply is being made available from the other village, which is half a kilometre from this place. “The transformer being low capacity and coupled with very far from these two wards, gives low...   READ MORE   Separatists' recommendations for JK students highlighted their role in stirs against forces: NIA 7/5/2020 11:45:31 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 5: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has accessed various recommendation letters by separatists for Pakistani visas for students from Jammu and Kashmir whereby their contributions in the stir against the security forces were highlighted, officials have said. The NIA had earlier red flagged admissions to medical institutions in Pakistan on the recommendations of separatists in Jammu and Kashmir and termed them as an 'alternative mechanism' for funding of terror groups. In 2017, the NIA had registered a case to probe the terror funding and arrested over a dozen people in this connection including Altaf Ahmad Shah alias 'Fantoosh', son-in-law of pro-Paki...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Rani Talab Digiana Residents of Rani Talab Digiana at receiving end since problems remain unattended 7/5/2020 11:26:05 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 5: 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...   READ MORE   41 fresh positive, 754 active positive cases, 34 recovered and 33 deaths in north Kashmir till date 7/5/2020 11:20:46 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report KUPWARA, July 5: Out of 183 positive cases, forty one fresh positive cases were reported today, there are 754 active positive cases, 1934 are cumulative, 34 recovered and 33 deaths have occurred so far in north Kashmir as on date. According to the district wise positive cases that are available as on July 05, 2020 (Sunday), In Baramulla district, there are 17 fresh positive cases including 01 travelers, 16 others that were reported today, there has been an increase in the cumulative cases that have gone up to 1023, and the active positive cases stands at 561, and cumulative recovered cases are 439, including of 18 recoveries while as 23 death, next hig...   READ MORE

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