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Centre’s cautious stand: No rush for J&K statehood 12/10/2024 10:56:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 10: Even as leaders of the ruling National Conference are confident that statehood will be restored very soon, the Union Government is not in a hurry to fulfill this demand of some political parties. Highly placed sources said that before taking the decision to restore statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Government will review all pros and cons. “Restoration of statehood is near future is not possible the Union Government will review actions and functioning of the National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir”, sources said and added that the Union Government has not rejected the demand of the statehood but the decision in this regard would be taken by taking all stakeholders on the board. Sources said that the Union ...   READ MORE

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‘4.5 lakh persons Opioid addicts in J&K’ 12/10/2024 10:56:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 10: Nearly 4.5 lakh persons between the age group of 18 to 75 years are addicted to Opioid drugs in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This is 5.05 percent of the total population of this group. In a written reply to the question of the National Conference Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi regarding an alarming increase in drug abuse in the Union Territory, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment B L Verma informed that as per the National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India conducted by the Ministry through NDDTC, AIIMS during 2018, 4,47,000 people within the age group of 18-75 years are addicted to the opioid...   READ MORE   Amid intense debate Govt forms cabinet sub-committee to review reservation rules 12/10/2024 10:56:18 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 10: Omar Abdullah Government on Tuesday formally issued an official order to constitute a Cabinet Sub-Committee to review the reservation in the Union Territory. Today’s order was issued as a follow-up action to the decision taken by Omar Abdullah's Cabinet on November 22 to take a comprehensive look into reservations in the government jobs. According to an order issued by Sanjeev Verma, Commissioner/Secretary General Administration Department J&K, the Cabinet Sub-Committee is comprised of three ministers namely Sakeena Masood, Javed Ahmad Rana, and Satish Sharma. This Committee has been assigned the task of examining the grievances of aspirants of var...   READ MORE   White Knight Corps GOC visits hinterland areas in Kishtwar 12/10/2024 10:55:58 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 10: Senior Army officials on Tuesday reviewed security situation in the Kishtwar region of Jammu area, officials said The situation in the higher reaches of Kishtwar was reviewed at the meeting chaired by Nagrota-based Lieutenant General Navin Sachedeva, who heads strategic XVI corps of the Army. Since last year, the south of Pir Panjal comprising areas including Doda, Poonch, Rajouri, and Kishtwar has seen a surge in terror activities. Lieutenant General S...   READ MORE   Fire breaks out in MLA hostel 12/10/2024 10:55:48 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 10: A fire broke out in the MLA hostel here on Tuesday, causing damage to a few rooms in the building meant for housing legislators, officials said. The blaze broke out in the first floor of the four-storey MLA hostel building near the M A Road area around noon, the officials said. They said the fire engulfed three rooms on the first floor of the building causing some damage to them. The fire was immediately brought under control by the Fire and Emergency S...   READ MORE   Make NeVA operational before budget session: CM to officials Reviews functioning of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs Department 12/10/2024 10:55:37 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 10: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a review meeting of the Department of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs at the Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Advisor to the CM Nasir Aslam Wani, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, Additional Chief Secretary to CM Dheeraj Gupta, Secretary Law Achal Sethi, Secretary J&K Legislative Assembly Manoj Kumar Pandita and other senior officials. During the review, the Chief Minister assessed the functioning o...   READ MORE   Cyber-crimes, climate change new threats: Prez 12/10/2024 10:55:12 PM New Delhi, Dec 10: Agencies The human rights discourse so far has been centred on the “human agency” as the violator is assumed to be a human but with AI entering our lives, the “culprit could be a non-human” but an intelligent agent, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday. In her address at an event hosted by the NHRC here to mark the Human Rights Day, the President also underlined that cyber crimes and climate change are “new threats” to human rights. Human Rights Day is observed o...   READ MORE   Shed partisan politics, deliver on poll promises: Parra to NC Interview 12/10/2024 10:54:57 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 10: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youth president and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Pulwama, Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, has called upon the National Conference (NC) leadership to work for the development of all citizens rather than focusing exclusively on their supporters. In an exclusive interview with Early Times, Para stressed the need for the current government to shed partisan politics and deliver on its promises to the people of Jammu and Kashmir...   READ MORE

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