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| Railway Safety Commissioner starts inspection of USBRL project | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 7: The Commissioner of Railway Safety (Northern Circle) Dinesh Chand Deshwal on Tuesday started a two-day statutory inspection of the recently completed railway line along the ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project, officials said.
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the completion of the Reasi-Katra section last month, an important development which will connect Kashmir with the rest of the country after nearly three decade... | |
| | | | Restoration work on in snow-bound areas: CM | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 7: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said restoration work was continuing apace in the Union Territory’s snow-bound areas and added electricity supply had almost been restored following snowfall.
The chief minister added the restoration work was being closely monitored by ministers, his advisors and senior officers, with regular reviews taken by the Kashmir divisional commissioner.
“Restoration works continue apace in the snow-boun... | |
| | | | Kathua: OGW among 2 booked under PSA | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 7: Two alleged criminals, including an overground worker (OGW) of terrorists, were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday, police said. Mohammad Abass of Dher village of Billawar and Farman Ali of Gota Rahua village of Marheen were lodged in high security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu after they were slapped with the PSA, a police spokesman said.
Abass is an OGW and involved in various illegal criminal a... | |
| | | | Fraudster posing as Govt officer held | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 7: Police in Srinagar have arrested a fraudster who falsely claimed to be a government officer to defraud an individual of a substantial sum of money promising to release a drug peddler detained under drug-related crime, officials said on Tuesday.
Police said on January 6, 2025, a complaint was filed by Safiya Riyaz accusing Sadiq Hassan Chaloo, a resident of Shaheedgunj, of impersonating a government officer and defrauding her of Rs 2 lakh.
The accused ... | |
| | | | India’s economy to grow by 6.4 % in 2024-25 | | |  New Delhi, Jan 7:
Agencies
India’s economic growth rate is estimated to slip to a four-year low of 6.4 per cent in 2024-25, mainly on account of poor showing by the manufacturing and services sector, according to government data released on Tuesday.
The gross domestic product (GDP) rate of 6.4 per cent will be the lowest since the Covid year (2020-21) when the country witnessed a negative growth of 5.8 per cent. It was 9.7 per cent in 2021-22; 7 per cent in 2022-23; and 8.2 per cent in t... | |
| | | | Setting up AFT benches will reduce pendency: SC | | |  NEW DELHI, Jan 6:
Agencies
The Supreme Court on Monday called for setting up Armed Forces Tribunal benches in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, to deal with the growing pendency of defence-related cases. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said at present AFT, Chandigarh, was burdened by a huge backlog from these states and setting up circuit benches at Jammu and Kashmir, Shimla and Dharamshala, would help in speedy disposal of cases.
Refusing to blame the Centre al... | |
| | | | Fire guts 5 houses, several shops | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 7: At least five residential houses and several shops were gutted in a major fire incident that broke out at Srinagar’s Nowhatta area on Tuesday, officials said.
The Fire and Emergency Service officials said that a fire broke out at around 8:30 am in a house in the Bahauddin area of Nowhatta in downtown and engulfed nearby houses, causing extensive damage to five residential houses. Several shops were also damaged in the inferno.
They said several fire t... | |
| | | | Night temperatures rise in Kashmir | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 7: Night temperatures rose at most places in Kashmir, with Srinagar recording a reading above the freezing point, officials said on Tuesday. The minimum temperature settled at 0.9 degrees Celsius in Srinagar, compared to the previous night’s minus 0.5 degrees, the Met office said.
The city witnessed bright sunshine in the morning, bringing respite from the intense cold conditions.
Gulmarg, a tourist resort town known for skiing activities in north Kashmir... | |
| | | | 2 IFS officers allotted AGMUT cadre | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 7: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has allocated the Jammu and Kashmir segment of the AGMUT Cadre to Indian Forest Service officers Ashish Bishnoi and Atharva Tiwari. ... | |
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