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| Despite winning 29 Assembly seats, BJP initiates internal inquiry to asses poll performance | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 3: Despite winning an all-time high 29 Assembly seats in the Assembly elections, the BJP high-command is not satisfied with the performance of the party in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said that the BJP has initiated an internal inquiry to analyze the factors behind its performance in the recently concluded Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Despite securing a historic 29 seats—its best-ever performance in the Union Territory—the party fell short of its expectations of winning at least 35 seats.
The BJP leadership has expressed both satisfaction with the milestone achievement and concern over the shortfall, particularly in specific constituencies where the party had projected strong prospects.
Among the setbacks, the loss of four Hindu-majority constituencies—Chhamb, Nowshera, Bani, and Ramban—has prompted significant introspection. These constituencies were considered BJP bastions, where the party’s development narrative and Hindutva ideology were expected to resonate strongly.
The twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, where the pa... | |
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| Special train to chug between Srinagar, Jammu tomorrow | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 3: In a significant development for the Railways sector in Jammu and Kashmir, a special inspection train is set to operate from Srinagar to Jammu on Sunday (January 5), a Srinagar based news agency reported on Friday.
Quoting sources the news agency said that that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce the establishment of the Jammu Railway Division via video conferencing on January 6.
The announcement will take place in the presence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, underscoring the importance of the project for the region.
The Union Railway Minister is scheduled to visit the Srinagar Railw... | |
| | | | Firozpur Railway Division reorganized | | | | New Delhi, Jan 2:
Agencies
The Railway Ministry will set up a new division with headquarters at Jammu under the Northern Railway Zone by reorganising the Firozpur division.
An official communication of the ministry to the Northern Railway dated Jan 1, 2025, said the Jammu division is proposed to have five sections — Pathankot-Jammu-Udhampur (now martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan), Srinagar-Baramula, Bhogpur Sirwal-Pathankot, Batala (excluding)-Pathankot, and Pathankot-Joginder Nagar.
The combined length of the section will be 742.1 km.
“Final jurisdiction will be determined based on Detailed Project Report (DPR),” the ministry said.
“The Divisional headquarter office at Jammu shou... | |
| | | | PDD employee fires upon BJP youth leader | | Argument broke over some parking issue, hunt on to trace accused: Police | | 
Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 3: A BJP youth leader was shot at following an altercation over a parking issue here on Friday, police said. The victim, Advocate Kanav Sharma suffered a bullet injury and was hospitalised. His condition is stable, his father, senior advocate Chander Mohan Sharma told the media.
The victim was parking his vehicle near his house in the New Plot area when some people objected to it and an argument broke out.
“One of them took out a revolver and... | |
| | | | Pvt hospital leaves patients unattended in OT | | ‘Doctor expected to perform surgeries couldn’t arrive as his flight got delayed’ | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 3: Attendants of patients admitted in a private hospital in Srinagar on Friday alleged that their kith and kin were left unattended in an operation theatre after anaesthesia was administered to them.
According to the details available with Early Times the patients lined up for a knee surgery today were allegedly sedated and left unattended for hours. The delay occurred because the doctor expected to perform the procedures could not arrive on time due to his flight getting delayed.
“Around 10 patients were admitted for knee surgery. Despite the absence of the doctor, the hospital staff went ahead and administered anaesthesia. However, the doctor, who... | |
| | | | Normalcy not fully restored in J&K yet: CM Omar Abdullah | | Trashes rumours about Jammu and Kashmir’s name being changed to ‘Kashyap’ | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 3: Normalcy has not been fully restored in Jammu and Kashmir yet as terror attacks continue to take place but the process for establishing peace is underway, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday.
Abdullah’s remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Article 370 had sowed the seeds of separatism in the minds of Kashmir’s youth and that the Narendra Modi government not only ended terrorism in the valley but also the terror ecosystem.... | |
| | | | GOC Sachdeva visits LoC, reviews preparedness | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 3: The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch on Friday to review security and operational preparedness, officials said.
He also engaged with trainee IAS officers, discussing topics related to national security, governance and civil-military synergy, emphasising their importance for building a ... | |
| | | | Medical seats can’t remain vacant: SC | | |  New Delhi, Jan 3:
Agencies
Seats in medical courses cannot remain vacant, the Supreme Court on Friday said and asked the Centre to hold a meeting with the relevant stakeholders, including the states, and consider the recommendations of a committee appointed over the issue.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan was hearing the matter when it observed, “Seats also cannot go vacant.” In April, 2023, the apex court flagged the issue of super speciality seats in medical courses re... | |
| | | | Fog disrupts flight operations at Sgr Airport | | | 
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 3: Dense fog engulfed large parts of Kashmir, affecting flight operations at Srinagar airport, as visibility fell to about 300 metres, officials said on Friday.
The minimum temperatures rose in most places of the valley, they said.
They said the thick layer of fog that engulfed Kashmir hit air traffic to and from the valley. Several flights were delayed while one was diverted as the visibility fell to about 300 metres.
The visibility required to run f... | |
| | | | Over 100 flights delayed in Delhi | | | | New Delhi, Jan 3:
Agencies
More than 100 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Friday morning as visibility dropped to zero in some areas due to dense fog.
A thick blanket of fog engulfed the national capital in the morning, with the weather department predicting cloudy skies for much of the day. Delhi’s minimum temperature was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.
An official said over 100 flights have been delayed at the Delhi airport due to bad weather conditions but there are no diversions so far.
“While landing and takeoffs continue at Delhi Airport, flights that are not CAT III compliant may get affected. Passengers are requested to contact the airl... | |
| | | | NIA seizes land in terror case | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 3: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday attached a property in Anantnag district under the UAPA in a terror-related case, officials said.
The NIA attached a 19-marla land parcel in Halpora area of Kokernag in the south Kashmir district, they said.
The property belongs to Halpora resident Mohammad Akbar Dar.
The action was taken under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) as part of an ongoing investigation into terror ... | |
| | | | Railway Board relaxes recruitment criteria | | |  New Delhi, Jan 3:
Agencies
The Railway Board has relaxed the minimum educational qualification norms for recruitment to Level-1 (erstwhile Group D) posts.
According to the new norms, a Class-10 pass candidate or the holder of an ITI diploma or equivalent or the National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) would be eligible to apply for the Level-1 posts.
Earlier, for technical departments, it was essential for an applicant to ... | |
| | | | HC upholds PSA of terrorist | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 3: Justice Sanjay Dhar of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld the detention under PSA of one Shahid Maqbool Bhat who was allegedly involved in terrorism related activities.
According to the ground of detention it bears reference to incident of the year 2022, according to which some terrorists had lobbed a hand grenade on Police Station, Pulwama, and involvement of the petitioner in the said incident was established. The grounds of detention also bear ... | |
| | | | Ladakh border areas get digital connectivity | | |  New Delhi, Jan 3:
Agencies
Sustained efforts by the Army, in collaboration with telecom service providers, in the past five months has brought border areas and remote villages in Ladakh, including remote locations of Kargil and Siachen, on the digital connectivity map.
In a post on X on Thursday, the Indian Army also shared a video of this journey and glimpses of the change it has brought to the lives of local people in the region.
In its post captioned ‘Indian Army for India’s First V... | |
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