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Is PDP desperate to join NC-Cong alliance? Farooq congratulates Mehbooba led party for ‘change in heart’ 10/6/2024 11:01:34 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 6: After the exit polls have predicted that National Conference-Congress alliance is set to emerge as the largest group in Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party has dropped enough hints that it’s ready to join the group. PDP candidate from Lal Chowk Assembly constituency Zuhaib Yousuf Mir said, “As far as we are concerned, exit polls are not a serious activity but time pass activity. PDP is confident that it will be an indispensable and important part of the secular government that will form in J-K. PDP will have an important role in forming any secular government. We had said that we are ready to take any step to save the identity of Kashmir but for this, it is important that we formulate a secular government, a government against BJP not with them.” Reacting to the PDP leader’s remark that the party is ready to join the Congress-NC alliance to keep BJP out of power, National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah said, “It is a great thing that PDP is ready to join us. Congratulations to them. We are all on the same track. We need to e...   READ MORE

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Over half a dozen Cong candidates from Jammu, Samba districts confident of winning elections 10/6/2024 11:01:13 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 6: Two days before the counting of the votes, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Tariq Hameed Karra sought feedback from the party candidates of Jammu province. Sources said that in the meeting, some Congress candidates strongly rejected the prediction of the exit polls by different agencies and exuded confidence that they would win their respective seats. Sources said that over half a dozen Congress candidates from Jammu, and Samba d...   READ MORE   Denied permission for Jantar Mantar, Sonam Wangchuk sits on fast at Ladakh Bhawan 10/6/2024 11:00:51 PM NEW DELHI, Oct 6: Agencies Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday sat on a fast at the Ladakh Bhawan where he was staying, after the protesters were denied permission to stage the stir for Ladakh’s Sixth Schedule status at Jantar Mantar. Wangchuk, in a brief interaction with media before starting the fast, said they were forced to stage the protest at the Ladakh Bhawan after failing to find any venue for their stir. Around 18 people, including Wangchuk, sat close to the gate of the ...   READ MORE   Hindu society must unite for its security: Bhagwat 10/6/2024 11:00:40 PM KOTA, Oct 6: Agencies Asserting that India is a Hindu nation, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the Hindu society must unite for its security by eliminating differences in language, caste and regional disputes. He also underlined that the functioning of the RSS is not mechanical but idea-based. Addressing a ‘Swayamsevak Ekatrikaran’ event in Rajasthan’s Baran on Saturday evening, Bhagwat said the Hindus consider everyone as their own and embrace everyone. “We have lived here since anc...   READ MORE   Removal of women elected representative can’t be treated lightly: SC 10/6/2024 11:00:28 PM New Delhi, Oct 6: Agencies Removal of an elected public representative should not be treated lightly, especially when it concerns women belonging to rural areas, the Supreme Court has said as it set aside an order for removal of a woman sarpanch in a Maharashtra village. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan termed the matter as a classic case where the residents of the village could not reconcile with the fact that a woman was elected to the office of the sarpanch. The top c...   READ MORE   Int’l players reach Srinagar to participate in Legends League Cricket 10/6/2024 11:00:12 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 6: Retired international cricket players arrived in Srinagar on Sunday to participate in the last leg of Legends League Cricket (LLC) at Bakshi Stadium from October 9, officials said. After about 40 years, the Kashmir valley will witness seven matches of LLC, including finals during which Indian and International players will be seen in action at Bakshi Stadium from Wednesday. Most of the players reached Srinagar on Sunday and were given a rousing reception...   READ MORE   3-tier security arrangements in place at counting centres 10/6/2024 10:59:54 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 6: Stringent security arrangements have been put in place at all district headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir for the counting of votes on Tuesday for the 90-member assembly, paving way for first elected Government in the Union Territory following the abrogation of Article 370 five years ago. A three-tier security set up has been put in place at all the 20 counting centres across Jammu and Kashmir where the votes will be counted on Tuesday, said an official ...   READ MORE   3 Jammu colleges to remain closed for 3 days 10/6/2024 10:59:40 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 6: The J&K government Sunday said that the three educational institutes in Jammu shall remain closed on Oct 7, 8, and 9 as the vote counting for the recently concluded assembly elections will commence in these venues. In connection with counting of votes for General Election to J&K Legislative Assembly 2024, It is hereby ordered that the following educational institutions shall remain closed for other activities on 7th, 8th, and 9th October, 2024,” read an offi...   READ MORE   Army seizes huge cache of weapons, explosives 10/6/2024 10:59:25 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 6: The Indian Army’s Romeo Force seized a huge cache of weapons and explosives in the Jhullas area of Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. According to the Army officials, a search was launched based on a tip-off and the weapons and explosives were recovered from a suspected terrorist bag. The officials said that the recovered items included AK 47 and Pistol rounds of Pakistani origin and sophisticated explosives like RCIED, Timed destruction IED, S...   READ MORE   Kashmir higher reaches receive snowfall 10/6/2024 10:59:00 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 6: Higher reaches of Kashmir valley, including Gulmarg and Sonamarg, received snowfall while plains were lashed by rains, resulting in a drop in temperature on Sunday, officials said. Higher reaches of Kashmir valley, including the mountainous range of Affarwat in Ski resort of Gulmarg, the tourist destination of Sonamarg, Sinthan Top, Razdan Top, and Pir Panjal Range, received light snowfall during the intervening nights of Saturday and Sunday, resulting i...   READ MORE

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