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| Solanki unhappy with groupism in J&K Cong | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: Although Congress leadership tried to present a united face before the Bharat Singh Solanki during the workers' meeting here, the newly appointed AICC incharge of J&K was unhappy with the groupism in the party.
During meetings with different delegations of the party, Solanki made it clear that he would not tolerate factionalism in the party.
Highly placed sources said that during with meeting with Solanki in a hotel after a workers’ meeting, some leaders sought to draw his attention towards groupism and factionalism in the party.
These leaders, sources said, informed Solanki that instead of encouraging dedicated and committed workers, most of the senior leaders have been indulged in supporting their own loyalists just to strengthen their groups.
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| Adopting AI-driven analytics, linking databases important : Amit Shah | | |  Inaugurates 58th conferences of DGPs and IGPs, calls for uniformity of structures, size and skill to counter-terror mechanisms
Jaipur, Jan 5: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed the need for linking databases and adopting AI-driven analytical approach for tackling emerging security challenges.
Inaugurating the 58th conferences of DGPs and IGPs here, he also laid emphasis on the uniformity of structures, size and skill of counter-terror mechanisms across the country.
He highligh... | |
| | | | LeT terrorist killed in Shopian encounter | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 5: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, who was involved in the killing of an Army personnel and non-local labourers, was on Friday killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district,
police said.
Acting on specific information about presence of a terrorist in Chotigam village of the south Kashmir district, a cordon and search operation was launched in the early hours by security forces, a police spokesman said.
As the security forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding terrorist fired indiscriminately upon them, which was retaliated effectively, leading to an encounter, the spokesman said.
In the ensuing encounte... | |
| | | | Light snowfall likely in Kashmir higher reaches | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 4: The minimum temperature across Kashmir rose slightly to provide some respite from the intense cold
conditions even as the weather office predicted the possibility of light snowfall in some higher reaches, officials said here on Friday.
However, the night temperature, which settled several degrees below the freezing point, was still below normal for this time of the season at most places.
The continued sub-zero temperature has led to the freezing of several waterbodies, including the Dal Lake, here as a thin layer of ice formed over their surface.
Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night, compared ... | |
| | | | ‘India’s GDP to grow by 7.3% in 2023-24’ | | | | New Delhi, Jan 5: The Indian economy is estimated to grow by 7.3 per cent in the 2023-24 fiscal against 7.2 per cent a year ago, mainly due to good show by mining and quarrying,
manufacturing and certain segments of services sectors.
As per the first advance estimates of national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday, the manufacturing sector output is estimated to grow to 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal compared to 1.3 per cent in 2022-23.
Similarly, mining sector growth is estimated at 8.1 per cent in the current fiscal against 4.1 per cent in 2022-23.
Financial services, real estate and professional services are estimated to record a growth of 8.9 per... | |
| | | | 619 Covid cases reported in 12 states till Jan 4 | | | | New Delhi, Jan 5: The number of cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states till January 4 rose to 619, official sources said on Friday.
They said 199 cases have been reported from Karnataka, 148 from Kerala, 110 from Maharashtra, 47 from Goa, 36 from Gujarat, 30 from Andhra Pradesh, 26 from Tamil Nadu, 15 from Delhi, 4 from Rajasthan 2 from Telangana and one each from Odisha and Haryana.
Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been detected in the country, there is no cause of immediate concern as the majority of those infected are opting for home-based treatment, indicating mild illness, officials said.
The Centre has already asked states a... | |
| | | | VDG found dead in Doda | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: A Village Defence Guard (VDG) was found dead under mysterious circumstances with bullet injury on Friday in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said that the VDG namely Balwant Singh, resident of Kharangal, Gandoh was found dead mysteriously.
His rifle (.303) was also found on the spot, police said.
They said that his body was shifted to the hospital while case has been registered and investigation started. (Agencies)... | |
| | | | BDC member caught red handed | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 5: The Anti-Corruption Bureau, Jammu and Kashmir on Friday arrested a Block Development Council member while accepting a bribe in the Ganderbal district of central Kashmir.
The complainant filed a formal complaint with the Anti-Corruption Bureau against two public servants who allegedly demanded a bribe in exchange for the issuance of a disposal permit.
According to the allegations, the complainant, a certified material provider applied for a disposal authorization from DMO Ganderbal after fulfilling all legal requirements. “The issuance of the permit was delayed on one or the other pretext. When the complainant approached DMO Ganderbal Majid Aziz, the ... | |
| | | | Delhi Court sends Hizbul terrorist to 7-day police custody | | | | NEW DELHI, Jan 5: A local court on Friday sent a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist accused in 11 terror attack cases in Jammu and Kashmir to seven-day police custody.
The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Thursday arrested Javaid Ahmad Matoo (32) from the national capital.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Nabeela Wali sent Matoo to custody for a week on an application moved by the Delhi Police after he was produced before the court.
The accused, a highly indoctrinated terrorist carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh, was arrested from Delhi’s Nizamuddin area.
He was driving a stolen car when he was apprehended, the police said.
Matoo is named in ”11 known terror attack cases”, including five g... | |
| | | | Arrested Hizbul terrorist part of larger conspiracy | | | | NEW DELHI, Jan 5: The Delhi Police suspects that the Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist arrested on Thursday is the part of a larger conspiracy to attack more policemen in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said.
On Thursday, Delhi Police Special Cell arrested “A++” category terrorist Javaid Ahmad Matoo, who was wanted in 11 terror attack cases, including five grenade attacks and killing of at least five police personnel in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir. He was carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh.
It is suspected that Matoo was using the national capital as a transit point to go to the valley via Nepal from Pakistan, police sources said. But the officials are still interrogating him about his last... | |
| | | | After losing loyalists, finding no alliance partners, Azad’s party to fight alone | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: After losing loyalists and finding no alliance partners the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) has announced to field its candidates from all the Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “The DPAP had appeared on the political arena of J&K with a bang as most of the Congress leaders and loyalists of former J&K chief minister had tendered their resignation from the grand old party and joined Azad. However, within a short span of time they realized that Azad can’t help them to sniff power again. They reversed their decision and went back to Congress.”
He said, “At present Azad’s party is left with a ... | |
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