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| Authorities to identify Rohingya women married to J&K locals | | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: After evicting them from outskirts of Jammu city, authorities are now going to start a comprehensive campaign to verify the identity, nationality and documentation of Rohingyas suspected of having entered the country illegally and subsequently obtained Aadhaar cards or other Indian identity documents through allegedly fraudulent means.
The verification drive is also expected to cover Rohingya women who have married local residents and subsequently become part of the local population, with authorities seeking to establish their identity, nationality and the circumstances under which they obtained Indian documents.
Officials said the exercise would involve cross-checking available records and documents with relevant government databases and conducting field-level verification wherever required.
The police are expected to coordinate with the civil administration and other agencies during the exercise.
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| Delhi: Congress workers assault Kashmiri youth for claiming to be PM Modi’s supporter | | |  Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: A young man from Srinagar, Kashmir, who identified himself as a supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was allegedly dragged, slapped and punched by a group of Congress protesters at Connaught Place in New Delhi on Thursday amid ongoing opposition demonstrations against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The youth, identified as Faheem Nazir, said he had gone to the area where Congress leaders a... | |
| | | | Family business of fraud? Janipur siblings booked over fake Australia visa offer | | | | Muskan Thakur
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 8: The Crime Branch's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has filed a chargesheet against a brother and sister from Janipur, Jammu, accusing them of cheating people with the promise of jobs and visas abroad. The siblings, Akash Sharma and Poonam Sharma, are accused of luring a Jammu family with a fake Australian job offer.
The chargesheet was filed before the Court of the 13th Judicial Magistrate/FC, Jammu, in FIR No. 08/2026 of Police Station Crime Branch (EOW), Jammu. The accused are booked under Sections 420, 468, 120-B and 201 of the RPC, and Sections 10 and 24 of the Emigration Act, 1983.
The case began with a written complaint from Jaspal Si... | |
| | | | CM Omar attends 57th GST Council meeting in New Delhi | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Oct 8: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today attended the 57th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi.
The meeting was attended by Chief Ministers and Finance Ministers from across the country, along with senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
The Council held detailed deliberations on key GST-related issues, with discussions focused on strengthening the fiscal capacity of States and Union Territories, improving revenue mobilisation and advancing balanced fiscal federalism. Attending the meeting in his capacity as Finance Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, ... | |
| | | | HC seeks Govt stand on disability quota, backlog in recruitment | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has sought clarification from the Union Territory Government on key issues concerning reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBD), including identification of posts, implementation of reservation rosters and determination of backlog vacancies in Government recruitment.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Sindhu Sharma, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by the National Federation of the Blind, Jammu Branch, granted time to the Government to file an affidavit addressing four major issues raised by the petitioner.
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| | | | HC declares Oct 16 non-sitting day, Nov 24 holiday | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has revised its judicial calendar for 2026, declaring October 16 as a non-sitting day and November 24 as a holiday while designating November 5 and 6 as working days.
According to a notification issued by Registrar General M.K. Sharma, October 16 (Friday), originally scheduled as a working day, has been declared a non-sitting day. In lieu thereof, November 6 (Friday), earlier designated as a non-sitting day, will now be observed as a working day.
The notification further states that November 5 (Thursday), which was marked as a holiday in the High Court Calendar 2026, has been declared a working day.
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| | | | Nana Patekar dedicated life to poor, marginalised: Dr Farooq | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 8: Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah on Thursday expressed deep grief over the death of actor Nana Patekar, describing him as a noble human being who "never looked at religion" and dedicated his life to helping the poor and marginalised
Recalling his close bond with the late actor, who made an indelible mark in Indian cinema with iconic hits such as 'Krantiveer' and 'Parinda', Abdullah described Patekar as a "people's favourite" whos... | |
| | | | GST Council scraps arrest powers of officers | | Increases prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore | |  Early Times Report
New Delhi, Oct 8: The GST Council on Thursday approved scrapping the arrest powers of GST officers and raised the threshold to launch prosecution to Rs 5 crore from Rs 1 crore.
"The rate structure is settled, so the Council has turned to how the tax works day to day," the finance ministry said, adding that GST rate changes will now happen once a year.
On input tax credit claims, the 57th GST Council decided to set up a Committee of Officers to examine how to protect a ge... | |
| | | | CISF increases ‘additional reserve’ personnel in CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s ‘Z+’ category security | | |  Early Times Report
New Delhi, Oct 8: Considering the ongoing protest over alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has deployed “additional reserve” personnel to strengthen ‘Z+’ category security for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, officials said. The deployment of additional CISF personnel has been stepped up at the Delhi residence of Kumar in New Moti Bagh Colony, at the Election Commi... | |
| | | | Chandraker Bharti re-designated as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 8: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has re-designated senior IAS officer Chandraker Bharti (IAS: AGMUT:1996) as Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) following his promotion to the Apex Scale of the IAS.
According to Government Order No. 1615-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) on October 08, 2026, the re-designation has been ordered consequent upon the promotion of Chandraker Bharti to the Apex Scale (Level-1... | |
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