TOP STORY OF THE DAY

NC-PDP cold war on statehood! 8/6/2020 12:30:37 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 5: The so called Gupkar agreement which had brought the arch rivals –the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party closer to each other around a year ago, seems to have ended as the two parties have started a “cold war” with each other. Some of the prominent persons known to the two parties are being used to show each other down. Sources said though initially the two parties had been using communication channels to remain updated over the developments, the same has been stopped for a while now and that both have become rivals again. Sources said both the parties are using proxies to prove each other down on the social media through their close aides. One of the prominent persons whose social media posts were often shared by Mehbooba Mufti is now openly targeting the Abdullahs. The said person who has a huge following on the Twitter recently accused the Abdullahs of having gone for a “fixed match” with the BJP. The person went on saying on the social media that the Abdullahs were hand in glove with the BJP leaders on restorat...   READ MORE

FRONT PAGE STORIES

Establishment of Toll plazas in Jammu violates NH Fee rules, UT criteria BJP’s tacit support exposes its claims of ending discrimination with Jammuites 8/6/2020 12:30:29 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Aug 5: On the first anniversary of revocation of Article-370 of Indian constitution, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leaders have been celebrating the day with gusto but their tall claims of ending discrimination with Jammu have so far been proving deceitful as Jammu has got only indiscriminate establishment of toll plazas as return gift of supporting August 5 move of last year. After the revocation of Article 370, BJP leadership had claimed that the move would end the decades old discrimination meted out to Jammu at the hands of Kashmir based political parties, however, it has also followed their footsteps by imposing unjust decisions on Jammuites. The latest...   READ MORE   J&K LG, Girish Chander Murmu resigns 8/6/2020 12:30:17 AM Jehangir Rashid Early times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 5: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Girish Chander Murmu tendered his resignation on Wednesday, the day marking the first anniversary of Article 370 revocation and splitting of the erstwhile J&K State into two union territories. Early Times has learnt from sources that Murmu submitted his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind. “ Murmu is already in New Delhi and he may take over as CAG on August 8, the day when Rajiv Mehrishi retires from the central government service,” sources added. Meanwhile, government run All India Radio (AIR) posted on it’s twitter handle that J&K LG has resigned. He was appointed in 2019. It’s ...   READ MORE   Demands of greater autonomy, self-rule disappeared One Year After Abrogation of Art 370 8/6/2020 12:30:07 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 5: While a debate on benefits and losses of abrogation of articles 370 and 35-A has been intensified after completion of the one year, one thing has become clear that demands of Greater Autonomy and Self-Rule have disappeared. The supporters of these demands are not calling for restoration of statehood to the newly created Union Territory (UT) of J&K. Virtually abandoning their years’ long politics of black-mailing, now the political parties, especially those pursuing Kashmir centric agenda, have been raising the demand of restoration of statehood. The demand was first raised by National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah and then followe by other political ...   READ MORE   Despite reluctance Plantation Supervisor asked to join elevated post of VLW in RDD in Udhampur Violation of norms continues at free will 8/6/2020 12:29:43 AM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report UDHAMPUR, Aug 5: In an interesting but bizarre development the Rural Development Department (RDD) in a block of this district has promoted an under matriculate employee to Village Level Worker (VLW) from Plantation Supervisor despite the fact that the employee is not eligible for such a promotion. Interestingly the promoted employee has written to the concerned officer that since he is not eligible for such a promotion as he is less qualified he should be r...   READ MORE   COVID-19 caseload in JK reaches 22955 as 559 fresh cases reported, nine more deaths Active positive 7285, recovered 15244, casualties 426 8/6/2020 12:29:21 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 5: With 559 fresh cases of Corona Virus being reported today the number of positive cases in union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 22,955 even as nine more people died due to virus in past 24 hours. Srinagar reported three fresh deaths of COVID-19 followed by Anantnag and Budgam two deaths each and a death each in Jammu and Bandipora districts. So far 395 people have died due to Corona Virus while as the number of casualties in Jammu are 31. Srinagar tops the graph with 141 deaths. As far as new cases are concerned Srinagar reported 160 cases followed by Pulwama 105 cases, Jammu 61 cases, Bandipora 44 cases, Budgam and Ganderb...   READ MORE   J&K Govt delivers good governance through administrative reforms: Home Ministry 8/6/2020 12:29:11 AM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 5: Soon after the new arrangements made through the Constitution amendment on August 5 last year, the newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir laid special impetus on good governance, brought through the various administrative reforms which were pending for long, the Union Home Ministry officials said here. Taking a slew of reforms,the J&K government restructured the state's Power Department and it was divided into five autonomous corporations with independent mandates and responsibilities with new impetus on improved services, better consumer responsiveness and stable and predictable revenue mechanism. The second most important reforms was the ‘l...   READ MORE   Govt reorganizes engineering wings of departments 8/6/2020 12:29:03 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 5: In a decision with significant structural change in Engineering Wings of various departments and their working, the Administrative Council which met here today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, sanctioned the merger/subsuming of in-house engineering wings in various departments/organizations like Tourism, School, Higher and Technical Education, Agriculture Production, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries, Floriculture, Hospitality & Protocol, Estates, DMRRR, Forest, Transport and SKIMS in PW(R&B) Department with effect from 1.12.2020. The Administrative Council in its decision directed that the user departments whose e...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to step in & solve problems of residents Lower Belicharana residents pained due to least concern shown by people at helm 8/5/2020 11:17:15 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 5: People living in the lower Belicharana area are perplexed over the bad condition of roads and lanes in the area. They are also upset with the fact that the garbage is not being lifted from the area thus creating nuisance. The lower Belicharana area is a part of the Gandhi Nagar constituency and it is presenting a sordid tale of absolute neglect from the people at helm. The successive governments have failed the people of this colony and they are suffering li...   READ MORE   Sub-Judge B’la rejects bail plea of fake MBBS doctor 8/5/2020 11:07:35 PM S TAHIR-UL HAQ EARLY TIMES REPORT BARAMULLA, Aug 5: Sub-Judge Baramulla Pravin Pandoh today rejected a bail plea of a man namely Hilal Ahmad Hajam R/o Mangam Wagoora who is accused of treating people with fake MBBS/MD degrees thereby involved in practice of quacking. The Sub-Judge, who is also the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Baramulla, observed that the discretion of bail cannot be exercised in favour of the accused especially when the investigation is in its initial stage. Accordingly, information was received by Police Station Kreeri that the accused alleges himself to be a doctor and gives treatment to the people. The report filed by Police Station Kreeri revealed that the accus...   READ MORE   Hanging rocks threaten travellers on Anjole road 8/5/2020 11:07:32 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Aug5: The hanging rocks and stones are posing an open threat to the hundreds of people traveling on Anjole road in Keshwan Block of Kishtwar forcing the female Sarpanch to seek the intervention of District Administration to get the issue addressed in order to avoid any major tragedy. As per the details available with Early Times, Road connecting Anjole village of Thakraie block of Kishtwar is under construction since last several years under the P...   READ MORE   BJP women leaders hoist flag in valley to celebrate first anniversary of abrogation of Art 370 8/5/2020 11:07:05 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, August 5: Several women BJP leaders today hoisted tricolor in Kashmir to celebrate the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370. Rabiya Rasool, who is BJP district president Mahila Morcha Ganderbal district, hoisted the tricolor in Ganderbal. “August 5 is a special day for Kashmiris when Article 370 was abrogated. The Government of India took this decision for the development of Jammu and Kashmir,” she said. She hails from upper reaches of ...   READ MORE

CARTOON CORNER

E-PAPER PREVIEW

LOCAL NEWS

READ MORE THIS SECTION

OTHER STORIES

Posturing won’t help NC Post Article-370 : Scope for Increased Development in Jammu Kashmir Zahawiris’ recipe for escalating Terror in Kashmir Jammu Kashmir: Monumental positive changes witnessed in the past one year Article 370 Abrogation Anniversary: Jammu and Kashmir Witnesses 100% success in Welfare Schemes   READ MORE THIS SECTION

ARCHIVE SECTION

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Monday, August 3, 2020 Sunday, August 2, 2020 Saturday, August 1, 2020 Friday, July 31, 2020 Thursday, July 30, 2020

STOCK UPDATE

BSE Sensex NSE Nifty

CRICKET UPDATE