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Solanki faces backlash over Congress’s historic defeat in Assembly elections 1/15/2025 9:54:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 15: During his first visit to Jammu following the Congress party’s unprecedented defeat in the Assembly elections, All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary in charge of Jammu and Kashmir Congress, Baratsinh Solanki, faced intense criticism from party leaders. The backlash centered around allegations of mismanagement and disarray during the election campaign, which many attributed to the party’s dismal performance. According to highly placed sources within the Congress, a meeting held three days ago in Jammu turned into a platform for party leaders to express their grievances against Solanki, who was responsible for overseeing the selection of candidates and the overall campaign strategy. “A former minister and ex-MLA directly blamed Solank...   READ MORE

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Peaceful completion of polls in J&K certifies decline in violence: Army Chief 1/15/2025 9:53:51 PM New Delhi, Jan 15: Agencies Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi addressing the 77th Army Day said that violence has witnessed a downfall in Jammu and Kashmir and peaceful completion of Assembly polls, Lok Sabha Polls and Amarnath Yatra shows the same. On Northern borders, the situation is normal but sensitive as well. Our Army is fully ready to tackle any kind of situation. Special attention is been paid to developing modern and critical infrastructure on Norten Borders. On the LoC of Western borders, the ceasefire is maintained but attempts of infiltration are being made.” “In the hinterland of Jammu and Kashmir, as a result of the continued stringent efforts of the security fo...   READ MORE   ‘Galwan shouldn’t get repeated’ 1/15/2025 9:53:35 PM Pune, Jan 15: Agencies Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday said the situation along the northern border is stable but at the same time sensitive, asserting that “whatever was done in Galwan should not get repeated”. He also said that his force is fully ready and capable to deal with any situation. In his address at the 77th Army Day celebrations here, the Army chief underlined that special attention has been given to develop modern equipment and critical infrastructure at the n...   READ MORE   Deaths in Rajouri village not caused by any mysterious disease: Health Minister 1/15/2025 9:53:23 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 15: More than a dozen deaths in three families in a remote village in the border district of Rajouri were not caused by any mysterious disease as tests conducted both within and outside the Union Territory have returned negative results, Health Minister Sakeena Masood said here on Wednesday. However, she said the deaths in the three families that are related to each other in Budhal village of Kotranka sub-division since December 7 last year are of great concern,...   READ MORE   Railway Safety Commissioner gives nod to train ops on Katra-Reasi track 1/15/2025 9:53:13 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 15: The dream of connecting Kashmir to Kanyakumari through railway is becoming a reality as Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has authorised the opening of the newly constructed 17 km long Katra-Reasi rail track for public carriage of goods and passenger traffic, railway officials said. A seven-page authorisation letter by CRS Dinesh Chand Deshwal, give green signal for the opening of the newly constructed broad-gauge line between Katra and Reasi stations for...   READ MORE   J&K situation improved after Art 370 abrogation: Amit Shah 1/15/2025 9:53:03 PM Ahmedabad, Jan 15: Agencies Asserting that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved after the abrogation of Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said no one now dares to do any mischief when the Krishna Janmashtami procession passes through Srinagar’s Lal Chowk. Speaking at Kalol in Gandhinagar district, the BJP leader said it was former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru who implemented Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Under Article 370, a special status was gi...   READ MORE   Adopt urban planning strategies for development: CM Omar 1/15/2025 9:52:49 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a series of meetings to review and discuss implementation of proposed urban planning schemes and policies aimed at transforming the urban landscape of Jammu and Kashmir to bring about planned development in urban areas. During the meeting, the Chief Minister was briefed on the Land Pooling Policy, including its background, guiding principles, and objectives. Under the land pooling policy, developers or private land ...   READ MORE   ED Sgr attaches property in Delhi 1/15/2025 9:52:08 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 15: The Enforcement Directorate Srinagar has attached an immovable property worth over Rs 2 crore under the provisions of PMLA. In a post on X, the probe agency said that the property belongs to shareholders and owners of M/s Manoj Ji and co private limited. “ED, Srinagar has provisionally attached immovable property situated at Delhi having worth of Rs. 2.25 Crore and related to the shareholders and owners of M/s Manoj Ji & Co. Pvt. Ltd. under the provis...   READ MORE   Amit Kumar appointed IG NIA 1/15/2025 9:51:57 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Jan 15: The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved the promotion of 2006 batch erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir cadre (currently AGMUT Cadre) IPS officer Amit Kumar, currently DIG of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), to the rank of Inspector General (IG) NIA. As per an order dated January 14, 2025, Kumar will assume charge as IG, with his tenure governed by the IPS Tenure Policy. The NIA has been directed to inform the Ministry about the date of his assumption ...   READ MORE   Kashmir higher reaches to get snow 1/15/2025 9:51:45 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Jan 15: The Meteorological Centre on Wednesday forecasted light snowfall over the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours. According to the MeT office, light snowfall is likely to occur at isolated higher reaches tonight and early morning on January 16. Another spell of light snowfall is expected at isolated to scattered locations on January 20 and 21. Furthermore, the MeT has predicted light rain in the plains of Jammu and snowfall at sca...   READ MORE   CRPF’s Parliament security unit merged 1/15/2025 9:51:36 PM New Delhi, Jan 15: Agencies A special unit of the CRPF that was withdrawn from the security of Parliament last year has been finally disbanded and merged with the VIP security wing of the force that has been recently provided a new battalion comprising over 1,000 personnel, official sources said on Wednesday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an order on Tuesday “changing the nomenclature” of about 1,400 personnel strength Parliament Duty Group (PDG) to VIP Security Group (VSG) un...   READ MORE

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