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| Finally, Pakistan terms scrapping of Article 370 India’s internal matter | | Tectonic shift in Kashmir politics! | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 8: What could change the dynamics of Indo-Pak politics to a large extent is the statement issued by Pakistan’s Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in which he has declared that abrogation of Article 370 was India’s internal matter.
Pakistan's tone on Kashmir seems to have softened amid reports of back channel talks in India-Pakistan. During an interview, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that removal of Article 370 from Kashmir is an internal matter of India. Talking to a news channel of Pakistan, Qureshi described Article 370 as an internal matter of India. He said that according to him, Article 370 was not as important. Asked what is important for Pakistan, he said that Article 35A. Qureshi said that 35A is important for Pakistan, because through this India can try to change the demography of Kashmir. This is meanwhile for the first time that such a drastic change in Pakistan’s approach has been witnessed vis-à-vis Kashmir and abrogation of the special status in Jammu and Kashmir. Such a statement also has a tendency to tu... | |
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| Jammu’s MPs must follow foot-steps of Farooq Abdullah | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, May 8: While as National Conference president and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday recommended the release of Rs 1.4 crore from his MPLADS fund towards improving the COVID care facilities in certain hospitals of Kashmir, residents of Jammu province is desperately looking towards their MPs.
After Dr. Farooq Abdullah’s initiatives, it is time for MPs of Jammu to contribute from their Constituency Development Fund to upgrade health infrastructure in Jammu province at this crucial time.
During the first wave of Coronavirus, former Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister, Jitendra Singh, Shamsher Singh Manhas, Jugal K... | |
| | | | LG’s Initiative: Govt to provide COVID Kit for home isolation patients | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 8: Amid a surge in Coronavirus cases, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to release COVID kit for all positive patients in the Union Territory. Drive to the distribution of kits is going to start from Sunday -- simultaneously from Jammu and Kashmir divisions respectively by the concerned Divisional Commissioners.
As per the official Twitter handle of the Department of Information and Public Relations, J&K Government, “COVID kit to be distributed amongst all those testing COVID positive in J&K. Distribution begins from tomorrow, May 9, Sunday”.
The COVID kit consists of one Pulse Oximeter, 10 tablets of Paracetamol (500 gm), three tablets of Ive... | |
| | | | Death of three DSEJ employees to Covid-19 in one day creates fear | | Clamour grows to implement Roster system in Govt offices, dealing with non-essential services | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 8: The death of three employees including a Joint Director deputed in the office of Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) has created a sense of fear among the remaining employees and officials who have feared for their own as well as families’ safety in view of spread of Covid-19 strain.
Apart from DSEJ, clamour is growing among the employees and officials of the government offices dealing with non-essential services, to implement the Roster system in view of the growing spread of the catastrophic second wave of Covid-19 for the families’ safety. On Friday, three officials of DSEJ including a Joint Director, Senior Assistant and Peon had succumbed ... | |
| | | | Babu’s daughter gets job without interview at SKIMS! | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, May 8: While people are struggling to survive Covid19, the daughter of a senior official has got a job at the SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura allegedly without facing any interview.
Sources said the daughter of a Kashmir Administrative Services official from Kashmir has got a job for one year at monthly salary of around Rs 70 thousand without any interview.
Sources said some of the senior officials at the SKIMS Soura selected her without conducting any requisite interview.
Sources said in the last one year many allegedly influential doctors were given the job at SKIMS without any interview.
Sources said while making such appointments, ... | |
| | | | BJP leader’s daughter poses with cop’s service rifle, picture goes viral | | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 8: An undated picture, showing BJP leader’s daughter posing with service rifle of a cop somewhere in North Kashmir, has gone viral on social media sites. The picture shows a lady brandishing the service rifle of policeman and two other cops standing alongside her. Senior Police officials confirmed to Early Times that the lady in the picture is daughter of Block Development Council Chairman who they said is affiliated with BJP. “This BJP leader... | |
| | | | CDPO official charged Rs 50 for providing uniform, allege Aaganwari workers | | ‘Now we are asked to give undertaking’ | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 8: It might sound strange but it’s true that to further distribute uniforms provided by the department, the officials of Child Development Project Office (CDPO) Kalakote have allegedly charged Rs 50 from each Anganwadi Worker.
Sources told Early Times CDPO official Kalakote demanded and accepted Rs 50 each worker recently and there are 213 workers under CDPO office Kalakote. “The matter, however, has been brought into the notice of higher-ups. Now, CDPO office Kalakote has asked all the workers to give an undertaking that no money has been charged by the officials, while providing uniform to them”, sources said.
They further said that a format has been iss... | |
| | | | BJP president defends Babus responsible for delay in setting oxygen plants in Jammu | | ‘Speaking about shortage of oxygen is a political statement’ | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 8: It sounds incredible but true! President of J&K unit of BJP staunchly defended officers who are responsible for the prevailing worst ever oxygen crisis in Jammu. Instead of demanding action against those Babus, who are responsible for missing the deadline of setting oxygen plants in Jammu province, Ravinder Raina defended this ‘inordinate delay’.
Replying to the query of a media person after getting first dose of immunization, Raina said that establishing oxygen plants in Jammu were delayed due to some technical issue relating to bids. “Tenders were floated eight months back but due to some technicalities in bids the same was delayed”, Raina said. Whe... | |
| | | | Against 150 Oxygen cylinders, GMC Anantnag gets 60, patients gasp for breath | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, May 8: Exposing preparedness claims of authorities, a video showing an old lady gasping for breath at Government Medical College Anantnag, on Saturday went viral on social media.
The video was shared by the lady’s attendants, who alleged, that the Associated Hospital of Government Medical College Anantnag was facing acute shortage of high flow medical oxygen.
In the video, the lady can be seen getting oxygen support from the oxygen concentrator which establishes the fact that the recently installed 1000 LMP Oxygen plant had either developed snag or the oxygen supplied by the plant wasn’t sufficient for the patients admitted to the hospital.
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| | | | No let up in COVID-19 deaths in JK as 60 more die; 4788 fresh cases, positive cases are 211742 | | Active positive 46535, recovered 162535, casualties 2672 | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 8: There seems to be no let up in Corona Virus deaths in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir as 60 more people died in the past 24 hours following which the death toll reached 2,672. Total number of the positive cases reached 2, 11,742 following 4,788 fresh cases.
Jammu district reported 23 fresh COVID-19 deaths followed by Budgam district six deaths, Srinagar and Rajouri districts five deaths each, Ramban district four deaths, Kathua, Udhampur and Pulwama districts three deaths each and Samba, Kishtwar, Poonch, Doda, Kupwara, Anantnag, Bandipora & Kulgam districts one death each.
Srinagar district reported 853 new cases of virus fol... | |
| | | | Director ULBs Jammu takes cognizance of ET report | | ‘Illegal’ hoardings from Lakhanpur removed | |  HARPREET SINGH
EARLY TIMES REPORT
KATHUA, May 8: Taking cognizance of ‘illegal’ hoardings installed at various locations in Lakhanpur, the Director Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) Jammu get removed the hoardings.
Early Times recently carried a story regarding loss to the Municipal Committee (MC) Lakhanpur, as without tender, a contractor was running the show.
On the directions of Director Urban Local Bodies Jammu, a team of MC Lakhanpur today removed all the hoardings. Not only this, the dist... | |
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