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| Congress overhauling on cards, deadwood to be sidelined | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress is set for a major overhaul after its worst-ever defeat in the recent assembly elections, where the party secured only six seats, its lowest-ever performance in the state's history. This drastic measure is aimed at rejuvenating the party by replacing outdated leaders with young and dynamic ones, bringing in fresh perspectives and energy.
The party's poor performance has prompted its leaders to rethink their strategy and focus on rebuilding from the ground up. By giving young leaders a chance, the Congress hopes to revitalize its base and reconnect with the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said that the party has decided to bring in fresh faces and ideas to revamp the party's image and appeal to a newer generation.
“The party leadership has also decided to strengthen the party's organizational framework to improve communication and coordination as weak organization set was one of the reasons for party’s historic debacle”, sources said, adding, “fresh faces would be appointment on important positions in the ... | |
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| Over dozen senior J&K BJP leaders eyeing berth in Rajya Sabha | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 17: Even though the scheduled elections of the four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir has yet to be announced, at least a dozen BJP leaders are staking their claims on the berth in the Upper House.
As per the number of MLAs in the Legislative Assembly, the BJP is in a position to win only one seat of the Rajya Sabha comfortably while on another seat the party has to manage some votes.
Highly placed sources said that a dozen senior party leaders including some of them who lost their recently held Assembly elections are also taking their claims on one of the confirmed Rajya Sabha seats.
“Apart from those who lost Assembly, some senior leaders who ... | |
| | | | In its 1st month, Omar led regime focuses on public welfare, pressing issues | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 17: Improving the quality of life and addressing pressing issues such as growing unemployment have been the focus of the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir in its first month, a senior Government functionary said.
Since taking charge, the Government introduced several measures besides getting an additional 300 MW of power supply to alleviate electricity shortages that have plagued the Union Territory, particularly during the harsh winter mo... | |
| | | | Omar Govt actively pursuing agenda to foster unity in diversity: Dr Farooq | | Stresses importance of reviving Darbar move to bridge divisions, foster unity | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 17: The President of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Dr. Farooq Abdullah Sunday emphasized the importance of the annual Darbar Move as a tradition that promotes unity and harmony among all regions.
The remarks were made during the commemorative function honoring the 92nd birth anniversary of the Late Pt. Mangat Ram Sharma, which was celebrated at Eden Garden in Jammu.
Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the chief guest at the event, emphasized the importanc... | |
| | | | LG chairs security, development review meeting | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 17: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting of senior civil, police officials and DCs, SSPs of Jammu Division to review the progress of development projects and security situation in the region. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo; DGP, Shri Nalin Prabhat; Principal Secretary, Home, Chandraker Bharti; ADGP (Law & Order) Vijay Kumar; ADGP, Jammu, Anand Jain; ADGP, CID, Nitish Kumar; Principal Secretary to Lieutenant ... | |
| | | | Poonch: Over 26,000 aspirants participate in Army recruitment rally | | |  Early Times Report
Poonch/Jammu, Nov 17: Over 26,000 young aspirants participated in a recruitment rally conducted by the army after a gap of five years in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Poonch, officials said on Sunday.
The recruitment rally commenced at Advance Landing Ground in Surankote on November 8 to fill 307 vacancies for soldier general duty and 45 vacancies for clerks and tradesmen in the Territorial Army, they said.
The rally was open to the candidates from 31 Tehsil... | |
| | | | 9 Kashmiris held; rifles, fake licences seized | | | | MUMBAI, Nov 17:
Agencies
Nine Kashmiris were arrested in a joint operation of Ahilyanagar (formerly Ahmednagar) police in Maharashtra and Military Intelligence, Sothern Command and nine rifles as well as 58 live cartridges were allegedly seized from them, an official said on Sunday. The probe began after reliable information was received about some persons hailing from Jammu and Kashmir taking up jobs as security guards in cities in Maharashtra and carrying weapons with fake licences, the official said.
As part of the investigation, letters were sent to authorities in J-K to check the authenticity of these weapon licences and raids were carried out after confirmation was received a... | |
| | | | Sonamarg records minus 5.3°C | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 17: The Picturesque Sonamarg, with a chilly -5.3°C, Gulmarg at -1.8°C, and Pahalgam at -2.0°C, recorded their season’s lowest temperatures on Sunday, following fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of the Kashmir valley on Saturday.
The tourist destinations of Sonamarg in Ganderbal, Gulmarg in Baramulla, and Pahalgam in Anantnag, along with other higher reaches of the Kashmir valley, received snowfall while the plains were lashed by rains on Saturday, resulting in the dip in temperatures.
The minimum temperature during the intervening nights of Saturday and Sunday at Sonamarg was recorded at -5.3°C, Gulmarg at -1.8°C, and Pahalgam at 2.0°C, the first l... | |
| | | | Don’t take Rahul Gandhi seriously: Gadkari | | |  NAGPUR, Nov 17:
Agencies
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that nobody should take Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seriously, and asserted that people of Maharashtra will repose trust in the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the November 20 state assembly elections.
“The way Rahul Gandhi speaks, nobody takes him seriously.. I think people should not take his remarks seriously,” Gadkari said in an interview to PTI.
On Gandhi’s allegations about PM Modi “suffering from memory loss lik... | |
| | | | India successfully test-fires long-range missile | | | 
New Delhi, Nov 17:
Agencies
In a major boost to its military prowess, India has successfully flight-tested a long-range hypersonic missile off the coast of Odisha, an achievement that has put the country in a select group of nations having the weapon that can strike with extreme speed and evade most air-defence systems.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh described the missile test on Saturday under the country’s first long-range hypersonic mission as a “stupendous” achievement and a “hist... | |
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