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| Preacher Murari Bapu: Highest individual donor for Ram Temple | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 20: The famous religious preacher of Gujarat Morari Bapu is the highest individual donor for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
In the pursuit of constructing the long-awaited Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra has made significant strides, both in terms of financial contributions and strategic decisions but who donated the most money for Ayodhya Ram Mandir?
Established over 45 months ago, the trust has successfully received donations of over Rs 5000 crore for the construction of the temple, marking a crucial milestone in this historic endeavor.
The noteworthy aspect of this financial achievement lies in the generosity of the donors, particularly the substantial contribution made by the esteemed spiritual leader Morar... | |
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| ‘J&K Assembly polls unlikely in 2024’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 20: The much awaited assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are unlikely to be held in 2024, a Srinagar based news agency reported on Saturday.
Quoting sources the agency said that there are bleak chances of assembly elections being held in Jammu and Kashmir in 2024. They said the polls may likely be deferred to next year owing to upcoming Parliamentary elections and subsequent annual Amarnath Yatra, which usually remains in place for two months.
“The authorities have a tight schedule this year. There is no question of holding Parliamentary and Assembly polls together as it requires ample manpower and time to make its joint conduct in a smooth manne... | |
| | | | Gatherings in Congress rallies not on expected lines, thanks to factionalism | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 20: Finding it difficult to mobilize the expected crowd in the ongoing rallies of the newly appointed All India Congress Committee general secretary in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir Bharat Sinh Solanki, Congress leadership is worried over people’s response in the Hindu-majority areas of Jammu province. Highly placed sources said that Solanki, who is touring different parts of Jammu province, is also not satisfied with the gatherings in the public outreach programme. “Except in one or two places, local Congress leadership failed to mobilize expected crowds in the rallies of Bharat Sinh Solanki”, sources said and added that low turnout in the rallies of Solank... | |
| | | | DGP Swain, GOC 16 Corps chair high level security review meeting in Jammu | | Republic Day | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 20: A high level security meeting to review preparedness for the Republic Day 2024 celebrations in Jammu Zone was held at Police Headquarters Jammu today. Director General of Police J&K, R.R Swain and GOC 16 Corps Lt. General Navin Sachdeva chaired the meeting which was attended by senior officers of Army, Police, CAPFs and sister agencies.
The meeting was aimed to discuss the challenges and counter measures to be adopted for ensuring a safe and secure environm... | |
| | | | India will get rid of Naxalism in 3 years: Amit Shah | | | 
Assam, Jan 20:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country will be cent per cent free of the problem of Naxalism in the next three years.
“I believe that in the next three years under Prime Minister Naredra Modi’s leadership, the country will completely get rid of the problem of Naxalism,” Mr Shah said while speaking at the 60th Raising Day of Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) in Assam’s Tezpur on Saturday.
Lauding the bra... | |
| | | | SIA files chargesheet against 12 accused | | KP Murder Case | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 20: Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday filed a chargesheet before the special designated court at Pulwama against 12 individuals, including three dead militants, in connection with the murder case of Kashmiri Pandit in February last year.
Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma, who worked as an ATM guard, was shot dead by militants in the Achan area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 26.
The case of killing of Sharma was initially investigated by Pulwama Police and subsequently it was transferred to the SIA Kashmir for specialized investigation.
In less than a year, the SIA completed the investigation of the cas... | |
| | | | Meet staff shortage: J&K Admin directs JDA | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 20: Battling with grave shortage of staff to run operations in 650 square kilometers, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has got a directive from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration to identify and meet the shortage in a bid to ensure the work does not suffer, officials said on Saturday. The JDA, which runs its administrative, master plan and building permission and land conversion operations in over 650 square kilometers, is facing grave shortage of staff in the town planning, revenue and Khilafwarzi wings, thereby making the people to suffer, they said.
Commissioner Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department Mandeep Kaur, who t... | |
| | | | Hardcore anti-national booked under PSA | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 20: A man allegedly involved in law and order disturbances was booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Saturday.
Acting tough against the anti-national elements (ANEs), police in Baramulla booked a hard-core instigator under the PSA after obtaining formal detention orders from the authority, a police spokesman said.
The accused was identified as Nasir Ahmad Ganie, a resident of Raipora Palhallan Pattan area of the north Kashmir district.
Ganie has been lodged in Central Jail Kot-Balwal Jammu, the spokesman added.
Ganie is a hardcore instigator and many cases are registered against ... | |
| | | | J&K Police files charge-sheet in NIA court | | Arms seizure case | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said it has filed in an NIA court here a charge-sheet in an arms seizure case.
Of the two accused — Arfat Yousuf Khan and his associate Yawar Shafi Bhat — in the case, Bhat was killed in an encounter with security forces in 2022. The charge-sheet, which was registered under the Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, was filed in the Court of NIA, Srinagar, on Friday, a police spokesman said.
While Khan, is a resident of Pethgam Rajpora, Bhat belonged to Kalampora Pulwama, he said.
The case is related to the seizure of arms and ammunition by the Batamaloo police from the accused, the spokesm... | |
| | | | BSF seize arms, ammunition | | | |
CHANDIGARH, Jan 20:
An AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines and 40 cartridges were seized by the BSF from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district, a spokesperson of the force said on Saturday.
The seizure was made during a search operation by the Border Security Force on Friday after noticing a drone movement during the intervening night of January 18 and 19.
It resulted in the recovery of a packet wrapped in a white coloured gunnysack, which, besides the arms and ammunition, contained Rs 40,000 cash, the spokesperson said.
The vigilant BSF troops successfully thwarted nefarious designs of the terror-mongers from across the border, the official added.... | |
| | | | ‘Refrain from publishing false content’ | | Ram Temple event | | |
NEW DELHI, Jan 20:
The Government on Saturday issued an advisory to media outlets and social media platforms cautioning them against publishing any false or manipulated content related to the January 22 Ram temple event in Ayodhya. The advisory, issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, said it was observed that certain unverified, provocative and fake messages were being spread, especially on social media, which can disturb communal harmony and public order.
The consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya will be held on January 22 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other dignitaries in attendance.
The advisory asked newspapers, private satellite... | |
| | | | Govt suspends 3 SAIL directors | | | |
NEW DELHI, Jan 20:
The Steel Ministry has suspended two board-level officials of steel PSU SAIL and one director of iron ore major NMDC for alleged misconduct, according to exchange filings by the companies.
SAIL also has suspended 26 other officials with immediate effect for violation of its code of conduct, the steel PSU said in a filing to BSE. The filing said the Ministry of Steel vide its letters dated January 19, 2024, ”in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of Rule 20 of the Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules, 1977 of Steel Authority of India Limited, has placed V.S. Chakravarthy, Director (Commercial) and A.K. Tulsiani, Director (Finance) on suspension with imm... | |
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