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| LG Sinha chairs Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board meeting | | Approves 3 key initiatives, says Board committed to make Katra clean, vibrant | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday chaired a meeting of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) and took series of decisions to completely transform the Mata’s Shrine and its surrounding region into country’s leading and most vibrant spiritual destination-earning worldwide acclaim.
LG Sinha, who is also the chairman of the Shrine Board approved three key initiatives: an international museum dedicated to Maa Shakti's spiritual heritage, a sound-and-light spectacle modeled on global pilgrimage sites, and a documentary on the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.
In another important initiative, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board decided to fill vac... | |
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| From deficit to surplus: J&K eyes hydropower boost with mega projects | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Jammu and Kashmir has an estimated hydropower potential of 18,000 MW, of which 14,867 MW has been identified so far. However, only 3,540.15 MW—around 23.81 per cent of the identified potential—has been harnessed to date, according to the Economic Survey Report 2025-26 tabled by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on the floor of the Assembly. Of the total installed hydropower capacity, 1,197.40 MW falls under the State sector, 2,250 MW under the Central sector, and 92.75 MW has been developed through the Independent Power Producer (IPP) mode. At present, 31 hydropower projects are operational across the Union Territory.
The National Hydroelectric Power Corpora... | |
| | | | India must engage globally on its own terms, says RSS chief | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday stressed the need for India to remain actively engaged with the global economy, saying international trade agreements must be mutually beneficial while safeguarding national interests, particularly those of farmers.
Speaking on the second day of the Mumbai Vyakhyanmala lecture series, organised to mark the “100 Years of Sangh Journey”, Bhagwat said economic isolation was neither practical nor d... | |
| | | | Anti-Naxal strategy yielding results: Amit Shah | | Says menace will be eradicated by March 31 | |  Early Times Report
Raipur, Feb 8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that security-centric strategy, infrastructure development, and disruption of Maoist financial networks have yielded results in the fight against Left-Wing Extremism, asserting that the menace will be completely eradicated before March 31.
Shah made the remarks after chairing a high-level security review meeting on Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur, weeks ahead of the Centre’s March 31 de... | |
| | | | Govt to constitute high-level panel on banking soon: FM Sitharaman | | |  New Delhi, Feb 8:
The government will soon constitute a High-Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat to draw up a blueprint to create mega-lenders capable of meeting the financing needs of a developed India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
“We want the committee to tell us what kind of things we need to do so that banking is made available for funding Viksit Bharat,” she told PTI Videos in an interview.
Asked if it would suggest a merger of public sector banks, Sitharaman s... | |
| | | | Blast in Pakistan mosque unfortunate: Dr Farooq | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 8: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the blast inside a mosque in Pakistan has shown that people are treading a path that leads to hell fire.
“It is unfortunate that now blasts are taking place inside mosques as well. It shows that how far we have gone from Allah…. We are treading the path which will lead to hell fire,” Abdullah told reporters in Pampore town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
The former Chief Minist... | |
| | | | No room for double standards on terror: PM Modi | | |  Kuala Lumpur, Feb 8:
India and Malaysia on Sunday vowed to expand their ties in the high-priority sectors of trade and investment, defence, energy, advanced manufacturing and semiconductors with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that both sides are committed to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.
Following his wide-ranging talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Modi reiterated India’s position on combating terrorism as he said: “Our message on terrorism is clear. No d... | |
| | | | Budgam Police seize drug proceeds | | | | Early Times Report
Budgam, Feb 8: In a strong move against drug trafficking, Budgam Police have attached an immovable property valued at approximately Rs 50 lakh in the Humhama area of Budgam district in connection with an NDPS case.
Budgam Police have attached an immovable property worth approximately Rs 50 lakh in Humhama area of Budgam district in connection with an NDPS case, police said in a statement.
The attached property, a double-storey residential house, belongs to an alleged drug peddler, Irfan Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Ashraf Dar, resident of Humhama. The attachment was carried out under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act in FIR No. 44/2020, registered under Sections 8 and 21 of... | |
| | | | Punjab Govt suspends 2 IAS officers | | | | Early Times Report
CHANDIGARH, Feb 8: In a major administrative action, the Punjab government led by Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann suspended two senior IAS officers with immediate effect.
According to official orders, officers Kamal Kishore Yadav and Jaspreet Singh have been suspended.
Although the reasons for their suspension were not specified in the orders, sources said that it stemmed from a six-year delay in procuring smartphones for Anganwadi workers under the Union Government’s Mission Saksham Anganwadi.
The vendor selected by the government for providing smartphones had approached the court for the delay, they further said.
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| | | | Army Chief reviews counter-terror ops, deliberates on infusion of advanced tech | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has reviewed ongoing counter-terrorism operations and the prevailing security situation during a visit to forward areas here, with deliberations also focussing on the infusion of advanced technologies to further enhance operational capability, the Army said on Sunday.
The chief of army staff attended a high-level security review meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah and visited White Knight Headquarters in Jammu on Fri... | |
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