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NC maintains silence over offering Dy Speaker’s post to BJP 11/5/2024 9:59:37 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 5: Amid conflicting reports about the allocation of the Deputy Speaker’s post to the principal opposition party, the BJP on Tuesday officially confirmed that the ruling party has yet to offer this post to the party. A day after his appointment as Leader of the Opposition, the BJP MLA from Paddar-Nagsani Sunil Sharma said that the ruling party has not given any hint to continue with the tradition of allocating the Deputy Speaker’s post of the principal opposition party. Quoting the Leader of the Opposition, a Kashmir-based news agency reported that there has been no official communication from the National Conference (NC) regarding the Deputy Speaker position for the BJP. The BJP leader said that it was customary to allocate Deputy Speaker’s post of the principal opposition party but no steps have been taken so far in this direction. As reported earlier by this newspaper, despite electing veteran politician Abdul Rahim Rather as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the ruling National Conference (NC) has yet to announce the Deputy Speaker’s name. ...   READ MORE

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PDP to corner NC on Article 370 11/5/2024 9:59:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 4: After facing worst-ever debacle since its formation in 1999, the Peoples’ Democratic Party is all out to vociferously rake up the issue of the restoration of Article 370 to retrieve its lost ground in the Valley. Insiders in the party said that the PDP leadership has directed its three MLAs in the Legislative Assembly to seize every opportunity to rake up the issue of Article 370 as people of Kashmir Valley in particular and Jammu and Kashmir in general are emotionally attach with this issue. “By repeatedly raising this issue inside and outside the Legislative Assembly, the party is trying to corner the ruling National Conference on the one hand and g...   READ MORE   Personal loss to me: CM Omar pays emotional tribute to Devender Rana 11/5/2024 9:56:57 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 5: The atmosphere in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was heavy with emotions on Tuesday as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah paid tribute to his dear friend and former colleague, Devender Singh Rana, who recently passed away after winning elections on a BJP ticket. Speaking during obituary references in the assembly, Abdullah said, “There are 57 obituary references today, but I must take a moment to speak about one person who has been a close associate — Devender...   READ MORE   Houses of those providing shelter to terrorists will be razed to ground: LG Sinha 11/5/2024 9:56:22 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 5: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha warned on Tuesday that the houses of those providing shelter to terrorists would be razed to the ground as he asked people to stand up against the perpetrators of terror. He also said if security forces, the Union Territory administration and people come together, then terrorism could be eliminated from the region in a year. “I have directed the forces not to harm any innocent but the culprits will not ...   READ MORE   CBI books 5 postal staff for swindling money from dead woman’s account 11/5/2024 9:56:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu/New Delhi, Nov 5: Exposing a financial racket operating from a Jammu and Kashmir post office, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against five postal employees for swindling thousands of rupees from the savings accounts of a late senior citizen operating in Gandhi Nagar Head Post Office in Jammu. The federal agency has named as accused: Sadaf Gulzar, then Postal Assistant; Surinder Singh, then Postal Assistant; Karun Sharma, then Postal...   READ MORE   J&K Admin gears up to update electoral roll Panchayat Polls 11/5/2024 9:55:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 5: To initiate the process for the panchayat polls, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has begun preparations to update the electoral roll starting November 11, following a directive from the State Election Commission (SEC) to publish the revised list by January 6 next year. The SEC recently directed for a special revision of the electoral roll in view of the panchayat polls. Deputy commissioners in all 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir have started the...   READ MORE   Switch off cellphones during House proceedings: Speaker to MLAs 11/5/2024 9:55:44 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 5: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Tuesday asked all the MLAs to keep their mobile phones switched off during House proceedings to uphold the sanctity of the legislature. The speaker’s direction came after some MLAs were seen filming the House proceedings with their mobile phones on the second day of the session, the first of the newly-elected Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. “Some members were seen doing videography. It is requested tha...   READ MORE   Terrorist killed in ongoing gunfight 11/5/2024 9:55:32 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 5: A terrorist has been gunned down while another is trapped in an ongoing firefight in Ketson forest area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora, reports said. As per reports, one terrorist has been killed while security forces believe another is trapped in the area....   READ MORE   Terrorist aide arrested 11/5/2024 9:55:22 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 5: Security forces on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a terrorist associate in Handwara along with arms and ammunition. A spokesperson said that during a cordon and search operation in Bongam Chogul area of Handwara, security forces apprehended a terrorist associate namely Ashiq Hussain Wani of Sopore. The statement reads that a pistol along with a magazine and seven live rounds were also recovered from his possession. “A case FIR No. 200/2024 under relevant sections has been registered in police station Handwara and investigation is underway,” it reads....   READ MORE   Maj Gen Bal takes over as GOC Delta Force 11/5/2024 9:55:14 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 5: Major General A P S Bal took charge as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Counter-Insurgency Force ‘Delta’ in the Chenab Valley region of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. He succeeds Major General Upkar Chander. “Major General APS Bal, SM (Sena Medal) assumed the command as GOC CIF (Delta),” the Army’s Jammu-based White Knight Corps said in a post on X. He honoured bravehearts by laying a wreath at the war memorial here and extended his...   READ MORE   Parliament session from Nov 25 11/5/2024 9:55:04 PM NEW DELHI, Nov 5: Agencies The Winter Session of Parliament is scheduled to begin on November 25 and continue till December 20, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday. Rijiju said a special celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution will be held in the Central Hall of the Samvidhan Sadan on November 26, observed as Constitution Day. “Hon’ble President, on the recommendation of the Government of India, has approved the proposal for...   READ MORE

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