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| Kashmir’s political landscape heats up, daggers out | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 19: The political landscape of Kashmir is currently witnessing a heated exchange of accusations as politicians are engaging in a war of words, unsheathing metaphorical daggers aimed at each other.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “The backdrop to this verbal sparring is the looming 2024 Lok Sabha elections as it’s a critical litmus test for the political elite in the region.”
Notably, the exchange is characterized by politicians reminding each other of past mistakes and political missteps. Allegations of corruption, administrative failures, and strategic blunders have become commonplace as leaders from various parties are seizing the opportunity to settle old scores and gain a strategic advantage in the upcoming electoral battle. The political drama has unfolded across party lines, with key figures from both regional and national parties participating in the verbal skirmish.
“Prominent leaders are openly criticizing the opposition, accusing them of betraying the people's trust and jeopardizing the region's progress. Those face al... | |
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| Girl alleges abduction, rape; Police register FIR, launch manhunt to arrest accused | | | |
Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: Police have registered a FIR against five accused on the charges of rape, abduction, abetment and criminal intimidation.
According to the details available with Early Times a girl (name withheld) approached Police Post Phallain Mandal and filed a written complaint alleging that four persons abducted her from Sehora Mandal and raped her.
She identified accused as Amit Bhagat S/0 Balbir Chand, Vijay Kumar S/0 Kulwant Raj both residents of Sehora Mandal, Deepak Kumar S/0 Vijay Kumar R/0 Santra Morh Gho, Kalu Ram S/0 Gandharbu and his wife both residents of Sehora Mandal Jammu, officials said.
They said on her complaint a case FIR No. 250/... | |
| | | | J&K Police best force to fight terrorism: DGP Swain | | Visits Rajouri; interacts with field officers; chair meet, darbar | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: Jammu and Kashmir Police is best force to fight terrorism as no one knows the topography & demography as we do, this was stated by Director General of Police J&K R R Swain while addressing the darbar of officers and jawans at District Police Line Rajouri.
The DGP J&K was on a day-long visit to border district Rajouri where he interacted with the jurisdictional DySPs & SHOs of district Rajouri and Poonch. He also chaired meeting of officers from Army, ... | |
| | | | DGP orders transfers, postings of DySPs | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: In the interest of administration, Director General of Police R R Swain has ordered the following transfers and postings of the Deputy Superintendents of Police with immediate effect.
A order reads: DySP Suresh Kumar Sharma has been posted as Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Basholi, DySP Saho Sharma has been posted as DySP SSF, Dr Bhishim Dubey has been posted as DySP Head quarter Samba, DySP Surinder Mohan has been posted as DAR Samba, DySP Satyakam Sharma has been posted as DySP-IR- 1st battalion (I/c Bhawan Katra).
The order further said that one post of DySP from over all reserves is attached with SSF for drawal of salary of Sahil Sharma... | |
| | | | India’s international stature grew after Modi became PM: Rajnath Singh | | | 
Agencies
Jaipur, Nov 19: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India's international stature has grown after Narendra Modi became prime minister and attacked the Congress government in Rajasthan over exam paper leaks and law-and-order situation.
Addressing an election rally in Rajasthan's Shahpura ahead of the November 25 Assembly polls, he said India is no longer weak and the world listens carefully to what it says.
Singh claimed that at the time of the Russia-Ukraine war, Mod... | |
| | | | ITBP jawan killed in Naxal IED attack cremated in Samba | | | |
Early Times Report
SAMBA/JAMMU, Nov 19: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police jawan who lost his life in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh was cremated with full honours in his village near the International Border in Samba district on Sunday.
The body of Head Constable Joginder Kumar, 45, reached his village, Abtal Katalan, in Ramgarh sector late Saturday night.
Kumar died in an Improvised Explosive Device explosion near Bade Gobra Village while escorting a polling party after the conclusion of the second phase of the Chhattisgarh assembly elections on Friday.
Officials, including Samba Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Sharma and Senior Superintendent of Police Benam Tosh, as well as politi... | |
| | | | Rescue operation challenging, everything being tried for evacuation: Gadkari | | Tunnel Collapse | | |
Agencies
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), Nov 19: Whatever is required to save the 41 trapped workers will be done and keeping the morale of workers and their family members high should be everyone’s collective responsibility, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday as he reviewed the rescue operation at the partially collapsed Silkyara tunnel.
The minister for road transport and highways, who was accompanied by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, said the rescue operation is challenging as the soil strata in the Himalayan region is not uniform.
It is soft at some places and hard at other places which makes any mechanical operation difficult, he said.
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