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Doda: 81-year disabled old man declared dead, name removed from PMAY list 9/1/2021 11:53:04 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 1: An 81-year old disabled man in Doda district has been shown dead to remove his name from the list of beneficiaries of centrally sponsored scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) under which houses are provided to the poor people. Abdul Ghaffar—resident of Ghat block falling under Panchayat Dhara-A in Doda district—had enrolled himself under PMAY but the officials of the Rural Development Department allegedly removed his name from the list of beneficiaries to accommodate some blue eyed people. After Ghaffar’s name was removed and he was declared dead all the hopes about him getting a house under PMAY were dashed. But he has not given up and is still fighting to get justice. “These people have declared my husband dead for some mone...   READ MORE

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ARTO, 3 others fall in ACB net, Rs 15 lakh seized 9/1/2021 11:52:52 PM S Sarfaraz Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 1: A surprise check was conducted by ACB into the allegation that ARTO Kupwara has planted one person that is working as an agent of Vilgam Kupwara to run all the affairs of his office and other businesses for collecting money by illegal means. It is learnt from sources that the joint surprise checks were conducted at the site of the driving test (Nagri Kupwara) in association with Executive Magistrate 1st Class Handwara. During a surprise ch...   READ MORE   Colleges, universities to reopen after vaccinating students: LG Sinha 9/1/2021 11:52:37 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 1: Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory (UT) Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday that colleges and universities will reopen after vaccinating students. We are considering to reopen all colleges and universities once students above the age of 18 years are vaccinated, Mr Sinha told reporters on the sideline of a function at S K International Convention Centre (SKICC) on the bank of famed Dal Lake. Sinha said the administration was fully aware about the demand of parents who wanted reopening of all educational institutions. “We are planning to open colleges and universities this month only after vaccinating all the students above 18-years-of age,” he...   READ MORE   PM Modi releases Rs 125 coin to mark ISKCON founder’s birth anniversary 9/1/2021 11:52:32 PM Agencies New Delhi, Sept 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (September 1) released a special commemorative coin of Rs 125 to mark the 125th birth anniversary of the founder of the Hare Krishna movement, Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, through a video conference. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy was also present on the occasion. Swami Prabhupada founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) commonly known as the 'Hare Krishna movement'. ISKCON has translated Shrimad Bhagavad Geeta and other Vedic literature into 89 languages, playing a stellar role in the dissemination of Vedic literature across the world. Prabhupada also established over a...   READ MORE   Jammu-Srinagar highway to remain open today 9/1/2021 11:52:25 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 1: As there was no major maintenance work on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Wednesday, Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) were allowed to ply from both sides. Meanwhile, the national highway, the only road linking Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Kashmir, historic 86-km-long Mughal road and Anantnag-Sinthan-Kishtwar roads are also open for traffic today. A traffic police official said that National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is not carrying out any major maintenance today on the highway, the only road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country. Therefore, he said, normal traffic movement was allowed on the highway today. The UT a...   READ MORE   JK reports 110 new Covid cases, one death 9/1/2021 11:52:20 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 1: The Government on Wednesday informed that 110 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 16 from Jammu division and 94 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 325529. Also one Covid death has been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 120 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 29 from Jammu Division and 91 from Kashmir Division. Besides this, 67.63 percent of population above the age of 18 years has been vaccinated across the Jammu and Kashmir. The Bulletin also informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has ...   READ MORE   Defence Expo-2022: Rajnath Singh to review preparations today 9/1/2021 11:52:14 PM Agencies New Delhi, Sept 1: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will on Thursday visit Gandhinagar and review the preparations for India’s flagship military exhibition, DefExpo, which is being held next year with focus on projecting India as a defence manufacturing hub, officials familiar with the development said on Wednesday. The biennial show will be held in Gandhinagar from March 11-13, 2022. Singh will be briefed on the preparations for the event which is being planned at a time of ongoing uncertainty amid the Covid-19 pandemic. It also comes at a time when the government has sharpened its focus on promoting self- reliance in the defence manufacturing sector and positioning India ...   READ MORE   Hurriyat leader Geelani passes away 9/1/2021 11:51:14 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 2: Syed Ali Shah Geelani passes away tonight at 10 PM he was 91, on Wednesday died at his home in Kashmir Capital Srinagar. Syed Ali Geelani was born on September 29, 1929 to Syed Peer Shah Geelani of Zoori Munz village in Tehsil Bandipora which then formed a part of Baramulla district. Geelani received his preliminary education at Sopore, and finished his studies at the Oriental College, Lahore (Pakistan). Geelani spent his boyhood in the headqua...   READ MORE

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