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NEW DELHI, Jan 12: Senior Congress leader Karan Singh on Friday said that after the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya judgment, there should be no hesitation in attending the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple on January 22.
In a statement, Singh said he has received the “beautiful invitation” to the “historic pran pratishtha ceremony”, but he will not be able to attend it due to medical reasons.
The ceremony “will be celebrated by about a billion Hindus around the globe,” he said.
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| | | | PM Modi begins 11-day special ritual | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started an 11-day special ritual in the run-up to the Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ramlala at the temple at Ayodhya Dham on 22nd January.
In an emotional message, the Prime Minister said, “This is a huge responsibility. As it is also said in our scriptures, we have to awaken divine consciousness in ourselves for the Yagya and worship of God. For this, fasts and strict rules have been prescribed in the scriptures, which have to... | |
| | | | Desperate Omar pulls out ‘Maharani’ shoot skeleton to remain relevant | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 12: The political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir seems to be succumbing to a peculiar malaise - desperation. With elections looming and no visible avenues for public outreach, politicians are resorting to unearthing old bones, hoping to spark some semblance of engagement.
The latest victim of this macabre trend is the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Assembly complex, transformed into an issue of petty point-scoring. Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the vice-pre... | |
| | | | Investing in J&K means investing in unity and integrity of Bharat: LG Sinha | | Attends special session on 'Investment opportunities in J&K' at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit | |  GUJARAT, Jan 12: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the special session on 'Investment opportunities in J&K' at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, today.
The Lt Governor highlighted the thriving investment landscape of J&K and unique economic opportunities the UT has to offer in various sectors.
He invited industrialists from India and abroad to invest in the UT of Jammu Kashmir. “Investing in Jammu Kashmir means investing in the unity and integrity of Bharat,” he said.
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| | | | Invest in Kashmir: Amit Shah urges Gujarati industrialists | | | 
Gujarat, Jan 12: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has appealed to industrialists in Gujarat to expand their businesses in the northern part of the country, and Kashmir in particular.
“I would like to tell Gujarati industrialists, in case they want to expand towards the north, then please invest in Kashmir. By doing so, please support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative in mainstreaming Kashmir,” Shah said, addressing the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, with Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and... | |
| | | | Welspun Group to invest Rs 500 cr in plastic business | | | |
Gandhinagar, Jan 12: The Welspun Group on Friday announced a plan to invest over Rs 500 crore in plastics business in Jammu and Kashmir, a top official said.
The group’s chairman B K Goenka said it will invest over Rs 40,000 crore for multiple projects including the new bets of green hydrogen and green ammonia.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the investment in J&K was signed in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on the sidelines of the tenth Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit here.
“We’ve signed an MoU to invest Rs 500 crore plus in our plastic activities, under the brand name of Sintex, whether it is water tanks, pipes and everything else in the next 2-3 years,” Goen... | |
| | | | Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi visits Rajouri, Army launches ‘Strat 24’ | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 12: Taking serious note of the repeated terror attacks in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, the Army has launched ‘Strat 24’ to make south of Pir Panchal free from terrorism.
Northern Army Commander, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, AVSM, visited forward areas in the Rajouri Sector to review the operational preparedness in light of the prevailing security situation. A comprehensive Manthan was carried out with the officers of Counter Insurgency Force (R)... | |
| | | | Terrorists attack Army vehicles in Poonch | | | |
Early Times Report
Poonch, Jan 12: Terrorists attacked Army vehicles in Jammu's Poonch District on Friday evening, prompting the soldiers within to return fire.
There are no reports of injuries or deaths so far.
"At around 1800 today, a security forces convoy of vehicles was fired upon by suspected terrorists from a jungle near Krishna Ghati (in) Poonch sector. No casualties to own troops. Joint search operations by Jammu and Kashmir Police and Indian Army in progress," the Army said.... | |
| | | | Panchayat electoral roll: SEC notifies revision schedule for updation | | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 12: State Election Commission (SEC) has notified the dates for updation of Panchayat Electoral Roll-2024 in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the revision schedule issued by the Commission, the publication of draft Panchayat Electoral Roll will start from 15th January 2024. Besides, 1st January 2024 has been kept as qualifying date for all those who have attained age of 18 and have become eligible for registering their name in the Panchayat Electoral... | |
| | | | NIA presents chargesheet against 8 LeT cadres | | | |
New Delhi, Jan 12: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday charge-sheeted eight persons in Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) cadres, including a life convict and two absconders, in the terror outfit’s prison radicalization and ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack conspiracy case.
Among the charge-sheeted accused, T Naseer of Kerala’s Kannur has been serving a life sentence in Begaluru’s Central Prison since 2013, while Junaid Ahmed, alias JD and Salman Khan are suspected to have fled abroad.
The others have been identified as Syed Suhail Khan alias Suhail, Mohammed Umar alias Umar, Zahid Tabrez alias Zahid, Syed Mudassir Pasha and Mohammed Faisal Rabbani alias Sadath.
All eight accused persons... | |
| | | | Another mobile phone recovered in Jammu’s Central Jail | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 12: The authorities have yet again recovered one more mobile phone from the possession of an inmate lodged under Public Safety Act (PSA) in high security Central Jail in Kot Bhalwal area here in the city outskirts.
Official sources said that on specific inputs, searches were carried out in the barracks wherein hardcore criminals are lodged especially those facing punishments under UAPA and PSA.
“One mobile phone is recovered from the possession of an inmate jailed in PSA case,” sources said.
In less than two months, six cases have been registered with the Police Station Gharota related to recovery of narcotics and mobile phones from the inmates of Centr... | |
| | | | Man arrested with Brown Sugar worth over Rs 1 cr | | | |
Early Times Report
Shopian, Jan 12: The Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a man with 748 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 1.5 crore in the Shopian district on Friday.
The accused was identified as Showkat Ahmad Naikoo, a resident of Shopian district.
According to an official press release from JK police, “The Shopian police on Friday apprehended a drug peddler identified as Showkat Ahmad Naikoo, who was travelling in his private vehicle bearing registration No HP52D 5551.”
“A contraband substance covered in a polythene bag, discovered as brown sugar weighing about 748 gms (worth 1.5 crore rupees) was recovered from his possession during the search,” said police.
In this regard, a case... | |
| | | | Feeble WD to bring light snowfall | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 12: A feeble western disturbance is likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with a possibility of light snowfall over isolated places in the higher reaches, according to the meteorological department.
Minimum temperatures in Kashmir rose marginally due to cloud cover. Feeble western disturbances are likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir on Friday and January 17 evening. Under the influence of these western disturbances, generally cloudy weather with light snowfall over isolated places in the higher reaches is expected, the meteorological department here said.
A dry winter in Kashmir has resulted in freezing nights and warmer-than-usual days. Day tem... | |
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