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| NC officially stakes claim on majority LS seats in J&K, Ladakh | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 16: Amid reports about bickering among constituents of the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in J&K, the National Conference staked its claim on the majority of the six Lok Sabha seats in the Union Territories (UTs) of J&K and Ladakh.
General Secretary of the National Conference and former minister Ali Mohammad Sagar asserted that there was no reason for any constituents of the INDIA alliance in J&K to stake a claim on any of the three Parliamentary seats of Kashmir Valley.
“In the 2019 general elections the National Conference won all the three seats of Kashmir Valley so the question of leaving these seats for constituents of INDIA alliance does not rise”, Sagar said and asserted that the National Conference has a genuine claim on seat of Jammu province.
To substantiate a claim of his party on one seat of the Jammu region, Sagar recalled the 2002 Lok Sabha by-election when the then National Conference candidate Choudhary Talib Hussain had defeated the then BJP candidate Dr. Nirmal Singh on the Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat.
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| India is now seen as ‘strong and powerful’ nation: Rajnath Singh | | | 
LUCKNOW, Jan 16:
Asserting the perception that India was a weak country has changed in the past over nine years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this and said the nation is now considered as ”strong and powerful”.
Addressing the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ in his parliamentary constituency, the Defence Minister said the perception regarding India has changed across the world now. ”Now no one considers India as weak. We are now seen as... | |
| | | | ‘Abki baar, BJP 400 paar’: Yogi’s slogan campaign for PM Modi | | |  Gorakhpur, UP, Jan 16:
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today launched the BJP’s wall-writing campaign in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections with the slogan “Ek baar phir Modi sarkar, is baar BJP 400 paar”.
The chief minister first drew a lotus flower on the wall of Shri Vishwakarma Bhagwan Panchayat temple in Jatashankar and wrote the slogan below “Ek baar phir Modi sarkar, is baar 400 paar” to start the campaign, which aims at enthusing the BJP workers ahead of the Lok Sa... | |
| | | | ‘Attend R-Day, Beating Retreat ceremonies’ | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: The Government has asked its staff to attend January 26 function and ‘beating retreat ceremony’ as a part of their official duty.
The main function of the Republic Day, 2024 is being held at Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, where the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor will preside over and take the salute. All the oficers/officials of the Government and Public Sector Undertakings, stationed at Jammu, are called upon to attend the function as a part of their official duty. All Heads of Departments and Chief Executives of Public Sector Undertakings shall ensure their own participation and also of the employees subordinate to them in the function.
Meanwhile, accordi... | |
| | | | LG dedicates General Bipin Rawat Stadium in Baramulla to public | | Joins Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra; inaugurates, lays foundation stone for development projects worth Rs 38 crore | |  Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Jan 16: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today dedicated the Baramulla Stadium renamed after General Bipin Rawat to the public.
Paying homage to the brave soldier and military strategist, the Lt Governor remembered the service of General Bipin Rawat in North Kashmir in various capacities and his immense contribution in peace, progress and prosperity.
At Baramulla, the Lt Governor joined the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, and called for collective efforts from a... | |
| | | | 3 fresh Covid deaths reported | | | |
NEW DELHI, Jan 16:
India has logged 180 new cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 2,804, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Three deaths have been reported from Maharashtra in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am.
The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, 2023 but they again began to increase after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.
A single day rise of 841 new cases were reported on December 31, 2023 which is 0.2 per cent of the peak cases reported in May 2021, official sources said.
Of the total active cases, a large majority of these (around 92 p... | |
| | | | Several landmines explode amid forest fire along LoC | | | | Early Times Report
MENDHAR/JAMMU, Jan 16: The forest fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Balakote and Mendhar areas raged for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, causing several landmines along the Line of Control to explode, officials said.
The fire, which broke out in a forest along the LoC in the mountainous area of Poonch district, is spreading, they said.
Several landmines in the Mendhar sector exploded following the forest fire, the officials said. Personnel of the army and the forest department along with locals are engaged in controlling the fire, they said. ... | |
| | | | 3.6 magnitude earthquake hits Kishtwar | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: A minor earthquake, with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale, hit Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir, on Tuesday, according to National Centre for Seismology. The earthquake occurred at approximately 8:53 am.
Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 16-01-2024, 08:53:53 IST, Lat: 33.34 & Long: 76.70, Depth: 5 Km ,Location: Jammu & Kashmir, National Center for Seismology post on X. ... | |
| | | | BSF apprehends Pak national from IB | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: A Pakistani national has been arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the International border in the Jammu district, officials said.
Officials told that the Pakistan national was apprehended near Makwal border in Jammu district. He said on being searched, the BSF personnel recovered a Pakistan National Identity Card from him.
He has been identified as identified Muhammad Sadiq (20), official said, adding that he is being questioned.... | |
| | | | Kashmir continues to freeze | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 16: The minimum temperature in several parts of Kashmir was recorded several degrees below the freezing point amid a cold wave in the region, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 4.6 degrees Celsius on Monday night, down from the previous night’s minus 4.3 degrees Celsius, they said.
In Qazigund, it was minus 4.4 degrees Celsius while the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded minus 3.1 degrees Celsius.
Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, the officials said.
The minimum tempera... | |
| | | | TeH ban: Govt constitutes tribunal | | | |
New Delhi, Jan 16:
The Centre on Tuesday set up a tribunal consisting of a Delhi High Court judge to adjudicate if there is sufficient ground for declaring pro-Pakistan separatist Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir, as an unlawful association.
The Jammu and Kashmir-based group, founded by deceased separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was declared outlawed by the government on December 31 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, for five years.
In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said exercising the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 read with sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, (37 of 1967), the Cen... | |
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