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| 5 months after his appointment Karra yet to announce his team | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 10: Nearly five months have passed after his appointment as president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) but Tariq Hameed Karra has yet to announce his team.
After his appointment as JKPCC chief, the previous executive committee was dissolved. Except for the president and working presidents there is no office bearer in the JKPCC due to the delay in the announcement of the new team by Tariq Hameed Karra.
Highly placed sources in Congress said that due to pull and pressure from senior leaders Tariq Hameed Karra is finding it difficult to announce his committee. As reported earlier, Karra wants to introduce a fresh approach to the party’s organizational structure by forming a compact Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), moving away f... | |
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| From paper to portal: J&K embraces digital RTI filing, leads way among UTs | | CM Omar terms it as significant step towards enhancing transparency, accountability in governance | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 10: In a historic step towards transparency and accountability in governance, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday launched the Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information (RTI) Online Portal.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launched this portal at the Civil Secretariat, marking a significant step towards enhancing transparency and accountability in governance.
This initiative made J&K one of the few Union Territories to adopt a digital platform for filing a... | |
| | | | No reason to delay by-elections in J&K, says Farooq | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 10: National Conference president and former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah expressed his anguish over the decision of the Election Commission of India not to conduct bye-elections in the two Assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir.
The National Conference president also expressed his anguish over the delay in announcing elections for four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir.
“What is the problem in holding elections on two vacant Assembly seats in J&K ... | |
| | | | 2 SSCL officers booked for owning assets disproportionate to their sources of income | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 10: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday registered cases against two Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) officers for owning assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
Addressing a press conference, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Headquarters ACB, Abdul Waheed Shah said that the duo including Sajid Yousuf Bhat, Chief Financial Officer and Zahoor Ahmad Dar, Executive Engineer SSCL have been booked on the charges of owning assets dispr... | |
| | | | Omar’s suggestion to wind up INDIA bloc makes Cong silent | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 10: A day after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah suggested that the INDIA bloc should call it a day, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) described the alliance as a “dead horse,” while the J&K Congress leaders refused to comment over the issue.
Omar on Thursday had expressed dismay over INDIA bloc’s uncertain future and had called for clarity on its leadership. “If this alliance was only for the parliamentary elections, it should be wound up, and we will work separately. But if it is meant for Assembly elections as well, we will have to sit together and work collectively,” Omar had said.
Reacting to Omar Abdullah’s statement, BJP’s Organization... | |
| | | | SC provides relief to JEE aspirants | | |  NEW DELHI, Jan 10:
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The Supreme Court on Friday allowed petitioners, who dropped out from their courses between November 5 and November 18, 2024, to register for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih passed the order while hearing the pleas against bringing down from three to two, the attempts given to JEE-Advanced aspirants.
The apex court noted the joint admission board (JAB), entrusted to conduct the JEE-Advanced ... | |
| | | | 2 siblings killed in Ramban accident | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 10: Two brothers were killed when a truck skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the Ramban district, officials said.
The truck carrying iron rods was on its way to Kashmir from Jammu when the accident took place at Monkey Morh in the Battery Cheshma area late on Thursday night, they said.
The SDRF, police, and locals launched a rescue operation on Friday morning and recovered both the bodies from the 400... | |
| | | | Arms and ammunition recovered | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 10: Security forces recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a forest area in Kupwara district, officials said on Friday.
Security forces launched a search operation in Tee Pee forest in the Kralpora area of the north Kashmir district, based on a specific input, the officials said.
They said that during the extensive search operation over three days, a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered, which included a pistol, a pistol magazine, eight rounds, five grenades, and 270 rounds of AK-47. ... | |
| | | | Kashmir continues to shiver | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 10: Kashmir valley continued to be under the grip of cold conditions on Friday, with minimum temperatures settling several degrees below the freezing point, officials said. There is a possibility of light snowfall, especially in the higher reaches, from Saturday, they added.
Due to clear skies, Kashmir continued to experience sub-zero night temperatures, with the minimum temperatures remaining several degrees below freezing, officials said.
They said that most parts of the Kashmir valley have been experiencing clear skies with bright sunshine during the day over the past few days, which contributed to the drop in night temperatures.
The minimum tem... | |
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