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| NC unlikely to accommodate Cong after winning Kargil elections | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: Notwithstanding claims of the opposition parties, the ruling National Conference is in doubleminded after getting a majority on its own in the prestigious Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil elections after getting 13 seats of the 23 seats for which results have been declared so far.
Out of the total 26 seats, results of 23 seats have been announced so far, the ruling National Conference has crossed the halfway mark by getting 13 seats.
The Congress has won eight seats followed by two each by BJP and Independents.
As per official communication counting for the Shargole seat has yet not started.
Highly placed sources that the Kar... | |
| | | | Auction of Reasi’s Lithium reserve soon | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: Notwithstanding “threatening” statements of opposition leaders, the Union Government is going to invite bids for the auction of the county’s first Lithium reserve found in the Reasi district.
The Geological Survey of India has for the first time established Lithium inferred resources (G3) of 5.9 million tonnes in the Salal-Haimana area of the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Highly placed sources said that the bids will be invited by the Central government soon.
The Centre is expected to invite bids for the newly discovered Lithium reserves in Jammu very soon, sources said.
“The move might give India access to the strategic mineral that is use... | |
| | | | Amit Shah decides to computerize, empower 1,851 ARDBs | | Registrars of State, UT Cooperatives to get funds from Centre | | | New Delhi, Oct 8: In a historic decision and for the first time, registrar of cooperatives of States and Union Territories (UTs) and Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) are being given funds by the Center for computerisation, Ministry of Cooperation said on Sunday.
The total estimated expenditure for this scheme will be Rs 225.09 crore and it will enable people to quickly access services provided by the cooperative departments of the States and the offices of ARDBs as well as bring transparency and uniformity in the functioning of these offices, which will make them more efficient and save the time.
In this regard, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has ... | |
| | | | Asian Games: PM Modi hails athletes for winning highest-ever 107 medals | | | | New Delhi, Oct 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed as “historic achievement” Indian athletes winning the highest-ever total of 107 medals at the Asian Games, and said the unwavering determination and hard work of the players have made the nation proud. Indian athletes touched the magical figure of 107 medals at the Asian Games with their blood, sweat and toil over the last fortnight.
In a post on X, Modi said, “What a historic achievement for India at the Asian Games! The entire nation is overjoyed that our incredible athletes have brought home the highest ever total of 107 medals, the best ever performance in the last 60 years.” The unwavering determination, relentless spirit and har... | |
| | | | IAF must be one of best in 2032: Air Chief Marshal | | | | PRAYAGRAJ, Oct 8: The Indian Air Force must remain ever vigilant in the face of “new and emerging threats”, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said on Sunday even as he asserted that the IAF will continue to protect the nation’s territory and deter potential adversaries, in comments that came amid the eastern Ladakh border row.
In the current complex and dynamic strategic environment, refining the IAF’s strategy, building robust capabilities and developing a flexible mindset to “prosecute future wars” will prove decisive, the Chief of Air Staff said. In an address to air warriors on the occasion of Air Force Day, he said joint planning and integrated application of combat power will be the “si... | |
| | | | Class 10, 12 board exam twice a year won’t be mandatory: Pradhan | | | | NEW DELHI, Oct 8: Appearing for Class 10 and 12 board exams twice a year will not be mandatory for students and the option is being introduced to reduce stress caused by the fear of single opportunity, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said.
In an interview Pradhan said the issue of ‘dummy schools’ cannot be ignored and the time has come to have a serious discussion about it.
“The students will have the option of appearing for the [Class 10 and 12 board] exams twice a year just like engineering entrance exam JEE.
They can choose the best score… but it will be completely optional, no compulsion.
“The students often get stressed thinking they lost a year, their chance is ... | |
| | | | ISRO fights over 100 cyber-attacks daily: S Somanath | | | | Kochi, Kerala, Oct 8: S Somanath, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said that the country’s space agency is facing more than 100 cyber-attacks daily.
S Somanath, while speaking on the concluding session of the 16th edition of the c0c0n, a two-day international cyber conference in Kerala’s Kochi, further said that the possibility of cyber-attacks is much higher in rocket technology which uses ultra-modern software and chip-based hardware.
“The organisation is equipped with a robust cybersecurity network to face such attacks,” he said.
Notably, the conference was organised by the Kerala Police and Information Security Research Association here.
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