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| Congress to stake claim on 3 Lok Sabha seats in J&K | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: Although leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) leaders to fight the Lok Sabha elections jointly to take on BJP, seat sharing is the biggest task before the constituents of the opposition alliance.
Sharing five seats among three constituents of INDIA in J&K, namely Congress, National Conference, and PDP, is a difficult task because these parties are staking claims for maximum seats.
Highly placed sources said that apart from two Lok Sabha seats of Jammu province, Congress will also stake a claim on the newly carved Anantnag-Poonch Lok Sabha constituency to get Lion’s share.
“During a meeting, Congress leaders argued that the party has a strong presence in South Kashmir as well as in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri of Jammu province so the party would be in a position to win this seat easily”, sources said and added that in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections Congress had secured maximum votes from Poonch and Rajouri districts.
As reported earlier, after delimitation boundaries of all five Lo... | |
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| Ram Mandir inauguration on Jan 22, PM Modi says ‘feel very blessed’ | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Oct 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the inauguration of the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya on January 22 - a historic day for the nation.
“I feel very blessed. It is my good fortune that in my lifetime, I will witness this historic occasion,” PM Modi said in a post on X.
“Today is a day full of emotions. Recently the officials of Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Tirtha Kshetra had come to meet me at my residence. They invited me to come to Ayodhya on the occasion of consecration of Shri Ram temple,” PM Modi said in the post in Hindi, along with a photo of the temple trust’s functionaries. Shri Ram Janambhoomi Trust Champat Rai confirmed that the idol of L... | |
| | | | PM Modi to be on 2-day Gujarat visit from Oct 30 | | | | Agencies
Ahmedabad, Oct 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a visit to Gujarat on October 30 and 31, during which he is scheduled to launch a host of development projects and attend the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day celebrations at the Statue of Unity, officials said.
PM Modi will address people and launch a host of development projects at a public gathering near Kheralu town of Gujarat's Mehsana district on October 30, the government officials said.
Sources in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed that nearly one lakh people will attend the mega rally in Kheralu.
PM Modi will either inaugurate or lay foundation stones for projects worth Rs 4,778 cror... | |
| | | | No major rain, snowfall till Nov 2 in J&K, Ladakh: Weatherman | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Wednesday predicted that there is no forecast of major rain or snowfall till November 2 in Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh Union territories.
However, Kashmir weather, an independent forecaster Faizan Arif said that a weak Western Disturbance is expected around October 27-28 with the possibility of light rain or snow in a few spots in higher reaches.
He said Kashmir Plains are likely to have maximum day temperature to stay in the range of 18 – 21-C while minimum temperature in the 3 – 6-C range. The dry weather conditions are likely to continue till the end of this month, he added.
The Met office said the weather will rem... | |
| | | | Cabinet approves Rs 22,303 cr subsidy on P&K fertilizers for Rabi crop season | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Oct 25: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 22,303 crore subsidy on P&K fertilisers for the current Rabi season to ensure farmers continue to get soil nutrients at reasonable rates despite high global prices.
The decision was informed by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur after the Cabinet meeting.
The Union Cabinet has approved nutrient-based subsidy rates (NBS) for various nutrients, like nitrogen, phosphorous, potash and sulphur for the Rabi crop season (October 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024).
Thakur said di-ammonium phosphate will continue to be sold at the old rate of Rs 1,350 per bag, while for Muriate of Potash (MoP) the rate will go dow... | |
| | | | High level joint security meet in Srinagar discusses contingency scenarios | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 25: Amid the ongoing Israel- Palestine conflict, a high level multi-agency joint security review meeting was held at Army's Srinagar based 15 headquarters on Wednesday, officials said.
The meeting was co-chaired by Advisor to Governor of J&K, R R Bhatnagar and Army's northern Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi.
It was also attended by J&K Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh, Army's Srinagar based 15 Corps Commander and heads of heads of intelligence agencies and security forces representatives from Union Territory.
Srinagar based defence spokesman Lt Col M K Sahu said the meeting was held to coordinate and strategise security in the Union Territo... | |
| | | | Police officer dies after his rifle goes off | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 25: A police officer died after his service rifle went off inside a security installation here on Wednesday, officials said.
Inspector Gurdeep Singh (48) of 7th battalion of Jammu and Kashmir armed police received a bullet from his own service rifle inside the battalion headquarters at Channi Himmat in the outskirts of the city, the officials said.
Singh was rushed to Government Medical College hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, they said. The officials said police have started inquest proceedings to ascertain the exact cause of the officer’s death — whether the rifle went off accidentally or deliberately.
The body was shifted to the hospital mort... | |
| | | | Online gaming companies get Rs 1 lakh crore GST show cause notices so far | | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Oct 25: GST authorities have issued show cause notices worth Rs 1 lakh crore to online gaming companies for tax evasion so far, a senior official said on October 25.
The official, however, said that there is no data yet of foreign gaming companies registering in India since October 1.
The government has amended the GST law, making it mandatory for overseas online gaming companies to register in India from October 1.
The GST Council had in August clarified that 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be levied on full value of bets placed on online gaming platforms. “Online gaming companies served notices worth about Rs 1 lakh crore by GST authorities so far,” the of... | |
| | | | Northern Army Commander reviews operational preparedness in South Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 25: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday reviewed the operational preparedness and their preparation of winter strategy in south Kashmir, Army said.
Lt Gen Dwivedi , accompanied by Srinagar based Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai visited Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Pulwama and Anantnag where he interacted and felicitated the troops of Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police for their high standards of combat readiness.
The Army Commander in his interaction emphasised on continued synergy with all agencies for meaningful convergence of counter terrorist (CT) efforts in the hinterland.
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