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| Specially abled Kishtwar girl brings laurels to nation | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9: Although Sheetal Devi was born without hands in a family that lacked access to basic amenities she never gave up and dreamt of big. She proved it by winning medals in different events at the international level.
India's para-athlete Sheetal Devi was honored with the Arjuna Award from the President of India on Tuesday.
Hailing from a remote mountain village in Kishtwar district of Jammu Kashmir, affected by terrorism, Sheetal was born without hands in a poor family. Life was full of challenges for her and her family. Her parents never gave up, then in 2019, 11 Rashtriya Rifle Northern Command adopted her, helped her family, gave her opportunities locally, and then in 2021, approached Meghna Girish, mother of Major Akshay Girish, for artificial limbs.
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| Farooq talks China again | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 9: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said India is making efforts to resolve the border issue with China through talks but unless Beijing comes forward with a positive response, ”nothing can be done”.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, he also hoped that the Hindi-Chini bhai bhai sentiment is rebuild again.
”The influence of China has been increasing everywhere. It is increasing its influence in Nepal, which is o... | |
| | | | LG Sinha reviews preparations for Khelo India Winter Games | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparations for 4th Khelo India Winter Games scheduled to begin on 2nd February at Gulmarg.
The Lt Governor was briefed by Sh Sarmad Hafeez, Secretary Youth Services and Sports, on the progress of preparatory works assigned to the concerned departments.
The Lt Governor directed the departments concerned to complete all works expeditiously through time-bound action plans a... | |
| | | | NEET-PG 2024 exam rescheduled | | | | New Delhi, Jan 9: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Postgraduate examination has been rescheduled to July 7 this year, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences said on Tuesday.
The cut-off date for the purpose of eligibility for the exam this year is August 15.
The exam was earlier scheduled to be held on March 3.
“In supersession of NBEMS notice dated 09.11.2023 and pursuant to the receipt of NMC letter dated January 3, 2024, the conduct of NEET-PG 2024 examination, which was earlier notified to be tentatively held on March 3, 2024, stands rescheduled,” the NBEMS said in a notice.
“The NEET-PG 2024 shall now be conducted on July 7, 2024,” it said.
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| | | | Mehbooba chairs PDP meeting | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 9: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday met with party leaders here as part of efforts to strengthen the organisation at the grassroot level in Jammu region.
The former Chief Minister is on a two-day visit to the city.
“She held a meeting with leaders here and reviewed party activities.
She discussed measures and programmes for strengthening party at the grass-root level in the region,” Additional General Secretary, PDP, Satpaul Singh Charak said.... | |
| | | | ‘Select names from Hindu texts’ | | | | Lucknow, Jan 9: Ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, a senior member of the temple trust has urged people to select names for their children from Hindu texts and called for "imparting culture".
Swami Vishwaprasanna Tirtha, a trust member, also said that preserving the temple is a bigger task than constructing it.
"The dream that we envisioned for centuries has been fulfilled. But one should not assume that our responsibilities are over. Our thoughts should be that for how many years the temple remains in that form of a temple and that no one is able to harm it again," he said.
"Till the time our children remain Hindus and the Hindus exist as the majority, the... | |
| | | | Pak man among 3 LeT operatives chargesheeted | | Conspiring to unleash terror attacks | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 9: The NIA on Tuesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against three terror operatives including a Pakistani national of ‘The Resistance Front’ – an offshoot of proscribed Lashkar-Taiba (LeT) – for conspiring to unleash terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said.
The charge sheet was filed against Habibullah Malik alias ‘Sajid Jutt’, hailing from Kasur district in Pakistan’s Punjab province, and two south Kashmir residents Hilal Yaqoob Deva alias ”Sethi Soab” and Musiab Fayaz Baba alias ”Shoaib Zarar” of Shopian before the NIA special court here.
They were charged under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prev... | |
| | | | ‘Steering Chodo Andolan’ | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 9: Public transport in Kashmir was in disarray on Tuesday as a section of transporters began a two-day 'Steering Chodo Andolan'.
The transporters are seeking rollback of penal provisions introduced by the Centre regarding hit-and-run cases.
On Tuesday, the majority of inter district public transport was off the roads in Kashmir and commuters turned to alternate options.
The transporters also staged a protest in north Kashmir's Baramulla town. " We appeal to the union government to the rollback penal provisions regarding hit-and-run cases," said Vice president of All Kashmir Transporters' Confederation, Irshad Ahmed.
The effect of the transport stri... | |
| | | | Kashmir gets some respite | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 9: Coldwave conditions continued in Kashmir due to sub-zero temperatures despite some respite from the bone-chilling cold in the Valley, officials said on Tuesday.
On Monday, Srinagar recorded a night temperature of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius, up from minus 4.3 degrees the previous day, the officials said.
Qazigund recorded a low of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius against minus 4.2 degrees on Sunday. The night temperature in the ski resort town of Gulmarg in north Kashmir was minus 4.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, slightly down from the minimum temperature the previous night.
Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district — which serves as one of the base camps ... | |
| | | | Arms recovered near LoC | | | | Early Times Report
SRINGAR, Jan 9: Security forces recovered arms and narcotics near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said on Tuesday.
The police said a person has also been picked up for questioning.
Based on a specific input, the arms and narcotics were recovered from Keran Payeen near Cobra Post view point along River Kishanganga, a police official said.
He said an AK-47 rifle, two AK magazines and packets of narcotics-like substance were recovered from the spot.
The official said a person identified as Mohammad Amin Lone, resident of Naga Mandiyan, has been picked up for questioning. Further details were awaited.... | |
| | | | Samir Sinha appointed DG | | |  New Delhi, Jan 9: Senior IAS officer Samir Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Director General (Acquisition) in the Defence Ministry, as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.
Sinha, a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, is currently working in his Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment as Additional Secretary and Director General (Acquisition), Department of Defence, a Union P... | |
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