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| Article 370 restoration important than statehood: Ruhullah to Omar | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 2: National Conference Member Parliament Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday said that restoration of Article 370 is more important than getting J&K’s statehood back.
Responding to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s suggestion that Ruhullah should stage a protest to seek restoration of J&K statehood outside the Parliament in New Delhi, Ruhullah said that his fight is for getting Article 370 back and not mere restoration of statehood.
Omar, while referring to a recent protest led by the MP outside his residence over reservation issues said, "It is good that MP Aga Ruhullah protested. I now hope he will lead a similar protest outside Parliament for the restoration of J&K’s statehood."
Responding to the Chief Minister’s assertion, MP Ruhullah, wrote on X: “Af... | |
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| Centre should restore statehood soon: CM Omar Abdullah | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 2: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday expressed hope that Jammu and Kashmir’s Union Territory status is a temporary phase and that the central government fulfils its promise of restoring its statehood.
“It has been a little over two months since we came to power. It took us time to understand how the UT government works. We have been associated with the government earlier, but there is a vast difference between that form and the present form,” Abdullah s... | |
| | | | ‘Dual power centres not helping anyone’ | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 2: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the hybrid model of governance in the Union territory is not to anyone’s advantage and the systems work better when there is single centre of command
“Obviously, dual centres of power are not to anyone’s advantage. If dual centres were effective tools of governance, you would see it everywhere,” Abdullah told reporters at a media interaction here when asked about the hybrid model of governance in Jammu and Kashmir.
The chief minister said while there have been “differences of opinion on some issues”, there was no confrontation with the Raj Bhavan.
“Systems work better when there is s... | |
| | | | ‘J&K to speed up metering’ | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 2: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his government will focus on reducing power distribution losses and expediting metering in the union territory to ensure more electricity supply for the people.
“Metering is an ongoing process, it is a part of the government of India scheme. We are committed to implementing it and we will. Obviously, the more metering that happens, the less pilferage there will be,” Abdullah told reporters at a media interaction here.
He said both the J&K administration and the Union Power Ministry are committed to advancing these reforms and ensuring their successful implementation, “which we will do... | |
| | | | New Year celebrations turn ugly, 3 friends found dead | | |  Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Bhaderwah, Jan 2: In a shocking incident, three youth out to celebrate New Year, were found dead in a Guest House here, officials said on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as: Ashutosh Rana, son of Dilip Singh, originally from Bhella, Doda, now residing in Purkhoo, Jammu. Mukesh Singh, son of Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Domana, Jammu. Sunny Choudhary, son of Subash Choudhary, originally from Bhawani, Tehsil Nowshera, now residing in Purkhoo, Jammu.
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| | | | Amit Shah highlights India’s unique ‘geo-cultural’ identity at book launch | | |  New Delhi, Jan 2:
Agencies
At the book launch of ‘J&K and Ladakh Through the Ages’, Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivered a speech, highlighting India’s unique identity as a ‘Geo-cultural’ nation.
In his address, Shah refuted colonial-era myths that had distorted India’s history and stressed the deep cultural ties that unify the country from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, Gandhar to Odisha, and Bengal to Assam.
Shah in his speech spoke about the significance of India’s ancient history, stat... | |
| | | | Sun plays hide and seek amidst dense fog in Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 2: Normal life was thrown out of gear, and the sun played hide-and-seek as a dense blanket of fog gripped the Jammu region on Thursday. “The foggy weather conditions prevailed for the last two days and on Thursday morning a thick blanket of fog covered the Jammu city and outskirts,” said a MeT official adding that the sun played hide and seek while foggy and chilly conditions disrupted normal life.
“Due to fog, air and rail traffic was also partially hit,” he said.
However, the weatherman said that on Friday, the weather will remain generally cloudy with light snow at isolated higher reaches. From January 4 to 6, there will be moderate to strong Western ... | |
| | | | Kashmir gets fresh snowfall | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 2: Fresh snowfall occurred in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as the cold wave continued unabated across J&K.
The Meteorological Department has forecast more rain/snow because of two back-to-back Western Disturbances (WDs) passing over J&K.
A MET department statement said, “Because of a feeble WD, generally cloudy weather with light snowfall at scattered places is likely to occur on January 2. On January 3, generally cloudy weather with light snow is expected at isolated higher reaches of J&K.”
“On January 4-6th, due to moderate to strong WD, generally cloudy weather with light to moderate rain in plains of Jammu and snow at most places of J&K with... | |
| | | | ‘Will implement recommendations of expert panel’ | | NEET-UG Exam | | | New Delhi, Jan 2:
Agencies
The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would be implementing all the corrective measures suggested by its seven-member expert panel on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency’s functioning in holding NEET-UG last year.
The top court on August 2, last year refused to annul the controversy-ridden NEET-UG of 2024, saying there was no sufficient material on record at present to indicate a systemic leak or malpractice compromising the integrity of the examination.
It had also expanded the remit of the seven-member expert panel, headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan, to review the funct... | |
| | | | Mughal Road remains closed | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 2: The Mughal Road in Jammu and Kashmir has been closed for vehicular traffic for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday due to heavy snowfall in the higher reaches including Peer Ki Gali, officials said.
The alternative route connecting Jammu’s Poonch and south Kashmir’s Shopian district was shut on December 29 following heavy snowfall.
The link road is closed for vehicular traffic and there has been fresh snowfall in the area as well, they said.
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| | | | 4 AGMUT cadre officers promoted | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 2: Four IPS Officers of erstwhile J&K Cadre, currently posted in AGMUT Cadre, Sunil Gupta, Sujeet Kumar, Vivek Kumar, and Mohammad Suleman Choudhary, have been promoted to the IGP grade while as two other IPS officers, Vinod Kumar and Shri Ram Ambarkar Sinkar, have been promoted to the DIGP Cadre.... | |
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