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Azad following footsteps of Capt Amarinder Singh? | His loyalists stay away from ongoing party’s membership drive | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: On Wednesday with much “fanfare’ the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) launched a membership drive in Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen the party. The membership drive will be followed by organizational elections.
Interestingly the membership drive was launched by PCC chief G A Mir along with leaders of his faction and those who owe their allegiance with Ghulam Nabi Azad were conspicuously absent from the event.
The non-involvement of Azad loyalists in the membership drive raised many questions because this action will give a free hand to Mir to take full control of the party and install all his loyalists on all important positions of the party.
The decision of the Azad loyalists not to participate in the membership drive has added fuel to the rumours that the former leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha is going to follow the foot-step of ex-Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh.
After being “humiliated” by Congress high command, the political stalwart of Punjab, Capt. Amarinder Singh had resigned from the party and announced the fo... | |
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Delimitation panel almost completes its job | Report to be submitted to associate members soon | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: The Delimitation Commission headed by Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai has almost completed its findings and the report is likely to be submitted to associate members of the panel.
Highly placed sources said that panel has almost drafted its report and the same will be distributed to all five associate members of the panel.
After the bifurcation of J&K into two Union Territories, J&K UT has five members in the Lok Sabha including Minister of State Jitendra Singh. Farooq Abdullah, Akbar Lone, and Hasnain Masoodi from the NC represent three Valley seats while Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Jugal Kishore Sharma are the Lok Sabha members from Udham... | |
| | Infiltration bid foiled in Rajouri, one terrorist gunned down: Army | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: Indian Army on Friday said that they have successfully foiled an infiltration attempt and have neutralised one terrorist along the Line of Control(Loc) in Bhimber Gali sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu based defence spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand said that late last night, terrorists from the Pakistan side made a bid to enter into the Indian Territory along the LoC in Bhimber Gali.
"Alert Indian Army troops successfully foiled the infiltration attempt and one Pak terrorist has been eliminated," he said.
The spokesman said that the body of the terrorist along with his weapon and ammunition has been recovered. "Operation is in... | |
| | Constitution Day: Dynastic parties are matter of concern to people committed to Constitution, says PM Modi | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Nov 26: Tearing into the Opposition parties that boycotted the Constitution Day celebrations in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said “family-run parties” that have lost democratic qualities themselves cannot be expected to defend the country’s democracy.
Speaking at the event, Modi asserted that the country is “not ready” to listen to those who “question” the need to earmark a day to celebrate the adoption of the Constitution which has the name of Babasaheb Ambedkar attached to it.
“When a political party loses its own democratic character, how can it protect democracy? Today, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, look at every corner of India, the countr... | |
| | Jammu: CBI raids police station, arrests cop for accepting bribe | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 26: The sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday caught a policeman red handed while accepting a bribe at police station Bishnah here in the city outskirts. The CBI team acting on a complaint, raided the police station and caught the cop of the rank of an Assistant Police Officer red handed.
"He has been taken into custody and the matter is being investigated," said an official adding that more details are emerging. ... | |
| | RDD Poonch conceals details of allied works | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Nov 26: The Rural Development Department (RDD) Poonch has allegedly concealing details of allied works carried out across the district.
According to the sources, not only this, even the disengaged supporting staff members engaged under MGNREGA are working without salary for their vested interests.
Office of the Assistant Commissioner Development Poonch had issued an order ACDP-Estt-2018-19-6927-32 dated 14-9-2018 to disengage ten supporting staff members but these people are still working in Panchayats without salary. They have also been seen attending meetings.
Sources informed that the details sought from RDD Poonch about the allied w... | |
| | Kashmir, Ladakh continue to freeze | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 26: Kashmir and Ladakh regions of Jammu and Kashmir remain in the grip of cold as the minimum temperature continues to remain below zero.
The Meteorological Department (MeT) said that the minimum temperature in Srinagar was minus 1.3 degree Celsius on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
The tourist resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.3 degrees. The other resort in north Kashmir Gulm... | |
| | Rajouri: Scribe thrashed for exposing ration-dealer, Food and Supplies officials | Police register FIR, injured undergoing treatment at hospital | | Ankit Kessar
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Nov 26: Goons attacked a journalist in this frontier district after he tried to expose the misappropriations in the Food and Civil Supplies Department.
According to the details available journalist Mohammed Abid Qayoom associated with Early News portal was attacked after he tried to uncover the alleged nexus between a ration dealer and the officials of the department.
The locals had complained about a Food and Civil Supplies ration dealer Moha... | |
| | COVID-19: J&K reports 4 deaths, 174 new cases | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 26: The Government today informed that 174 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 43 from Jammu division and 131 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 336237. Also, 04 COVID deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu Division and 03 from Kashmir Division.
Moreover, 157 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 26from Jammu Division and 131 from Kashmir Division.
The Bulletin informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today.
On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 43,661doses of COVID... | |
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