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| After Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls BJP to devise strategy on J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: The BJP high command will convene a meeting with the leaders of J&K after the campaign for Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections is over to devise a strategy for the Union Territory.
Highly placed sources in the BJP said that the central leadership has taken serious note of recent developments in the just concluded five-day session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in which a resolution seeking restoration of statehood was passed.
Sources said that a group within the BJP has cautioned the central leadership against gameplan of the ruling National Conference to aggressively pursue its agenda by using its majority in the Assembly. “This group has urged the Centre not to take any hasty decision of granting statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir”, a source said, adding, “This group has argued that after getting the statehood the National Conference leadership with the support of some Kashmir centric parties would revert all important decisions taken by the Lieutenant Governor administration after August 5, 2019”.
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| CM Omar Abdullah receives grand reception at Civil Secretariat Jammu | | Reviews ongoing construction of new Assembly complex | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah received a rousing welcome at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu upon his arrival to assume office in the winter capital.
This marked his first official visit to the Jammu Secretariat since taking office as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on October 16 in Srinagar.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was warmly greeted by his Council of ministers, including Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary and cabinet members Sakeena... | |
| | | | Reaches Jammu by road to attend office | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday shared glimpses of his road trip from Srinagar to attend his office in the civil secretariat here after his flight had got cancelled due to poor visibility.
Eleven flights were cancelled on Sunday due to low visibility and another was called off due to technical reasons, airport officials said.
“Poor visibility in Jammu meant a sudden, last minute, road trip. Nothing flew in to or out from Jammu yesterday (Sunday) so I had to saddle up and take the road to the winter capital,” Abdullah said in a post on X.
He also shared three videos of his cavalcade moving from summer capital Srinagar to Jammu on Sunday.
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| | | | Gurez receives snowfall | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 11: Under the influence of fresh Western Disturbance, upper reaches in Gurez Monday experienced fresh snowfall, bringing an end to the prolonged dry spell.
An official said that
upper reaches including Kilshay Top, Tulail, and nearby villages experienced fresh snowfall.
He said that a weak Western Disturbance is impacting Jammu and Kashmir, and under its influence, light rain and snowfall is expected by tomorrow.
As per the forecast, the weather would remain dry for the next four days from tomorrow morning.... | |
| | | | Army pays tribute to martyr Rakesh Kumar | | Kishtwar Encounter | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 11: Army on Monday laid wreaths on the mortal remains of a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) who laid down his life in a gunfight with the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar of the Army’s 2 Para, was martyred and three more soldiers were injured in the gunfight on Sunday.
The encounter broke out when joint search parties of the Army and police intercepted the terrorists around 11 am in the Keshwan forest area. The ex... | |
| | | | Search ops on to flush out terrorists | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 11: Security forces continued their search operation in the dense forests of Keshwan and adjoining areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Monday, a day after an Army officer was martyred in a gunfight with terrorists holed up in the area.
The security personnel have been scouring the forest area for over four days, looking for the terrorists who abducted and martyred two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) last Thursday.
Sunday’s encounter broke out when... | |
| | | | Some ‘anti-nationals’ trying to divide society: PM Modi | | |  Ahmedabad, Nov 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said some “anti-nationals” were trying to divide the society for their vested interests and stressed the need for people to understand the seriousness of their intentions and unite to defeat them.
The unity and integrity were important to make India a developed nation by 2047, Modi said while virtually addressing a gathering of devotees at Vadtal in Gujarat’s Kheda district on the 200th anniversary of Shree Swaminarayan Temple in the to... | |
| | | | Justice Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India | | |  New Delhi, Nov 11: Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent persons wishing him well.
President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to him at a brief swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The CJI took the oath in English in the name of god.
Justice Khanna, who was born on May 14, 1960, would have a tenure of a little over six months and demit office on May 13, 2025, at the age ... | |
| | | | In 2024, 8 Jammu districts witnessed terror attacks | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: After carrying out deadly attacks in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch over the past three years, terror activities spread to six other districts in the Jammu region this year, killing 44 persons, including 18 security personnel and 13 terrorists, security officials said on Monday.
Though the Pir Panjal districts of Rajouri and Poonch witnessed a considerable drop in terror activities in 2024 compared to the previous years, the series of incid... | |
| | | | Govt orders transfers, postings | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered transfers and postings for several Private Secretaries with immediate effect. As per an order, Fayaz Ahmad Khan, Private Secretary, has been transferred from the office of Chief Conservator of Forests, Kashmir, and posted in SKIMS, Soura on an ex-cadre basis.
Firdous Ahmad Wani, who had been awaiting orders of adjustment, has been posted in the Department of Forest, Ecology & Environment to work with the Administ... | |
| | | | Gold prices decline | | |  NEW DELHI, Nov 11: Gold prices declined by Rs 450 to Rs 79,550 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday amid weak trends in the international markets, according to the All India Sarafa Association. On Friday, the yellow metal had settled at Rs 80,000 per 10 grams.
Silver also plunged Rs 600 to Rs 94,000 per kg on Monday against the previous close of Rs 94,600 per kg.
Price of gold of 99.5 per cent purity fell Rs 450 to Rs 79,150 per 10 grams. The precious metal had closed at Rs 79,600 p... | |
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