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Is Hurriyat politics finally over in Kashmir ? Less than a month after PM’s APM, Mirwaiz extends olive branch 7/9/2021 11:20:57 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 9: A major tectonic shift in Kashmir’s separatist politics is being witnessed with those who were at some point of time the Pak proxies now subtly giving enough hints that they have accepted the August 5, 2019 decision. This is for the first time that a major policy statement has been issued by the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq after the removal of Article 370, hinting that the conglomerate is not opposing what the government is doing in the erstwhile state. It further makes no mention of delimitation commission and its working at present. All it stated was that it wants the dialogue to progress for peace and prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir. It is even less than a month when Prime Minister Modi held All Party meeting with the political leaders of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir including Ladakh. The statement by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is a direct indication that the separatists too want to become the part of this process. This softening of the stand by the separatist groups has led many political pundits to believe that a m...   READ MORE

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All eyes on Delimitation Commission’s report 7/9/2021 11:20:30 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 9: All eyes are on framing of report by three member Delimitation Commission who concluded their 4-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir where they met leaders of various political parties and representatives of various groups. The three-member Delimitation Commission appointed in February 2020 is headed by Retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai while Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra, Jammu and Kashmir Election Commissioner Kewal Kumar Sharma are its members. The Commission met leaders and groups from various communities of Kashmir on July 6 and 7, and leaders from Jammu on July 8 and 9. What was seen there were divergent v...   READ MORE   Profile of members 7/9/2021 11:20:18 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, July 9: The 3-member Delimitation Commission comprising Retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra, and Jammu and Kashmir Election Commissioner Kewal Kumar Sharma was appointed in February 2020. Besides three Members of Parliament of National Conference-Dr Farooq Abdullah, Retired Justice Hasnian Masoodi, Muhammad Akbar Lone and two MPs of BJP Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore Sharma are its associated members who have been nominated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai: Desai is a former judge of Supreme Court of India. She has also been public prosecutor for Mahar...   READ MORE   Delimitation Commission counters Mehbooba’s misleading campaign Panel winds up first-ever visit to J&K; likely to visit again 7/9/2021 11:20:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 9: It was mere coincident that when Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti landed at Jammu, chairperson of J&K Delimitation Commission Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai countered misleading campaign of the PDP. Replying to question while winding up a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to get feedback from the ground level, Justice Desai assured that the whole exercise is going to be transparent manner as per law. When her attention was drawn towards the statement of PDP, Justice Desai said, “I don’t think anybody should have any fear. We are very confidence that we will finish the task as per law in most transparent manner, otherwis...   READ MORE   COVID-19 : JK reports 261 new cases, one death 7/9/2021 11:19:22 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 9: The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported 261 new cases of Corona Virus following which the total number of positive cases reached 3, 18,284. With a fresh virus related death reported in past 24 hours the death toll reached 4,354. Srinagar district reported 59 cases followed by Doda district 34, Jammu district 26, Reasi district 16, Kulgam district 15, Baramulla and Ganderbal districts 14 each, Anantnag district 12, Kupwara district 11, Budgam and Ramban districts 10 each, Kishtwar district nine, Poonch district eight, Rajouri district six, Bandipora district five, Pulwama district four and Shopian, Udhampur, Kathua & Samba districts two cases ...   READ MORE   J&K needs to improve market linkages: LG 7/9/2021 11:19:10 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 9: With an objective to give a determined push to the growth of Woolen industry in the UT, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the Showroom cum Interpretation Centre at Government Woolen Mill, Bemina established under the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTRFP). In the 1st Phase of the project, Showroom cum Interpretation Centre was completed at a cost of Rs 4.25 crores. The sub-project was undertaken as part of the Rest...   READ MORE   Security situation under control, nobody will be allowed to disrupt peace in J&K: LG 7/9/2021 11:18:46 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 9: Asserting that the security situation is under control in Jammu and Kashmir, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that nobody will be allowed to disrupt peace in the Union Territory. “Security situation is under control in J&K as the security forces have an upper hand. No one will be allowed to tamper with the security situation in J&K. Nobody will be allowed to disrupt peace (in the UT),” Mr Sinha said on the sideline of a function in the summer capital, Srinagar, on Friday. The LG said that GI tagging of products like Pashmina Shawl has been started to promote handicrafts of Kashmir Valley and work of market linkage is also underway. “The J&...   READ MORE   1500 PSA oxygen plants to support over 4 lakhs beds: PM Modi 7/9/2021 11:18:36 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 9: The second wave of coronavirus saw the country gaasping for breath, literally. Severe oxygen shortage were reported from across the country and the capital, Delhi, was one of the worst hit. With many experts pointing to a possible third wave soon, PM Narendra Modi decided to take stock of the situation On Friday (July 9), the PM chaired a high-level meeting to review the augmentation and availability of medical oxygen across the country. Officials discussed with the Prime Minister and briefed him about the progress on the installation of PSA Oxygen plants across the country. More than 1500 PSA Oxygen plants are coming up across the nation. The PMO inform...   READ MORE   Home Minister Amit Shah calls on President Kovind 7/9/2021 11:18:20 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 9: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday met President Ram Nath Kovind and the meeting was described as a courtesy call. Shah called on the president two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi effected a major reshuffle of his ministry. "I have made a courtesy call to honourable President Shri Ram Nath Kovind today," Shah tweeted in Hindi, along with a picture of him and the president. In the reshuffle, effected on Wednesday, the prime minister dropped 12 min...   READ MORE

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