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| Reservation debate turns legal: Panel head silent on report deadline | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 12: Two days after the Omar Abdullah Government formally constituted a Cabinet Sub-Committee to review the reservation in the Union Territory, the head of the panel said that the matter is a sub-judice so it is better not to give any statement on the same.
Replying to a question regarding the time frame for submitting the report on reservations, Cabinet Minister Sakina Masood Ittoo said, “I think the matter is subjudice so I can not any anything on this issue.”.
Sakina Masood Ittoo is heading the three-member cabinet Sub-Committee constituted by Omar Abdullah government on December 10.
“Reservation is very sensitive issue. A cabinet sub-committee has been constituted on this issue. According to my information, this matter has become subjudice.
It is not advisable to speak on any matter which is in the court”, the panel’s chairperson said while seeking to downplay the issue.
As reported earlier, on December 10, the J&K Government issued an order to constitute a Cabinet Sub-Committee as a follow-up action to the decision taken by Omar Abdulla... | |
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| Public welfare my 'Dharma' and 'Kartavya': LG Sinha | | Pays tributes to General Zorawar Singh on his Martyrdom Day | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 12: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today paid tributes to the brave warrior and India's greatest military strategist, General Zorawar Singh, on his Martyrdom Day. Addressing a commemorative event organized by General Zorawar Singh Memorial Educational and Charitable Trust, at Gulshan Ground Jammu, the Lieutenant Governor spoke on General Zorawar Singh’s military campaigns in Ladakh, Baltistan, Tibet and highlighted his immense contribution to the expansion of t... | |
| | | | Retail inflation eases to 5.48 % | | | 
New Delhi, Dec 12:
Agencies
Retail inflation slowed to 5.48 per cent in November compared to 6.21 pc in October, mainly due to easing food prices, especially vegetables, according to government data released on Thursday.
According to Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO), the inflation in the food basked reduced to 9.04 per cent in November. It was 10.87 per cent in October and 8.70 per cent in November 2023.
“During the month of November 20... | |
| | | | 60% road accident victims in 18-34 age group: Gadkari | | |  New Delhi, Dec 12:
Agencies
As many as 1.78 lakh people are killed in road accidents annually in the country and 60 per cent of the victims are in the age group of 18-34 years, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
He lamented that people do not fear the law and many drive two-wheelers without helmets and some jump the red signal.
“One unfortunate fact is that of the 1.78 lakh people dying in road accidents, 60 per cent are in the age gr... | |
| | | | Nepal Army Chief calls on Rajnath Singh | | |  New Delhi, Dec 12:
Agencies
Nepal's Chief of Army Staff General Ashok Raj Sigdel on Thursday called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, a meeting that served as a "significant opportunity" to reinforce the long-standing and strategic defence ties between the two nations. General Sigdel's visit to India, which spans from December 11-14, underscores the ongoing efforts to further strengthen and deepen the defence cooperation between Kathmandu and New Delhi.
The highlight of the day was Pres... | |
| | | | Kashmir plains receive season’s first snowfall | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 12: Several areas in the plains of the Kashmir Valley received the season’s first snowfall, while higher reaches experienced moderate rainfall, officials said on Thursday, adding that the minimum temperature has improved across most places in the valley.
The plains of Shopian, Pulwama, and Baramulla, as well as the upper areas of Anantnag, Budgam, and Bandipora received light snowfall. However, there was no snowfall in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu ... | |
| | | | 7 injured in Doda accident | | |  Early Times Report
DODA, Dec 12: Seven persons were injured when a vehicle they were onboard fell into a gorge here this morning. Sources informed that the ill fated vehicle of TATA Sumo make bearing registration number JK03C-8853 was coming from Kastigarh and proceeding towards Doda town but it met with an accident en-route leaving the seven persons travelling in the vehicle injured.
The injured were shifted to Government Medical College Doda for treatment and Police has registered a case... | |
| | | | Prez Murmu honours Nepal Army Chief | | |  New Delhi, Dec 12:
Agencies
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday conferred the honorary rank of ‘General of Indian Army’ on Nepal’s Army chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel at a ceremony here.
There has been a tradition of conferring the title of Honorary General on the Army chiefs of Nepal and India since 1950.
The President “conferred the Honorary Rank of General of the Indian Army on Suprabal Janasewashree General Ashok Raj Sigdel, Chief of the Army Staff, Nepali Army, at a special inves... | |
| | | | Minor dies of food poisoning | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri/Jammu, Dec 12: A seven-year-old girl died and her two elder brothers fell sick due to a suspected case of food poisoning in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said. This was the second case of food poisoning in the past five days in the district. On Sunday, a man and his three children died under similar circumstances.
The officials said three siblings were brought to Kotranka civil hospital from Badhal village of Khawas this morning, where the minor girl breathed her last, while her elder brothers, aged 9 and 11, were referred to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital for specialised treatment.
Rajouri Deputy Commissioner Abhis... | |
| | | | Soldier shoots himself dead | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 12: In an apparent case of suicide, an Army personnel allegedly shot himself dead using his service rifle in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Havaldar Indesh Kumar was on sentry duty inside his camp at the Anjanwali village in the Manjakote area when he fatally shot himself late Tuesday, the officials said.
They said the reason behind the extreme step was not known immediately.
Police have started inquest proceedings into the case, the officials added. ... | |
| | | | Pak intruder apprehended | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 12: A Pakistani intruder was apprehended by the Army near the LoC in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, security officials said on Thursday.
Mohd Sadiq (18) was allegedly attempting to sneak into the Indian side from across the border when he was intercepted by the alert troops at Noorkote, a village near the border fence late Wednesday evening, the officials said.
They said the individual was not carrying any incriminating material and he is being questioned to ascertain his motive.
Preliminary investigation suggested that he might have crossed the LoC inadvertently, the officials said.... | |
| | | | NIA searches 19 locations | | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, Dec 12: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday conducted searches at 19 locations as part of a probe into a conspiracy by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed to radicalise youths and spread terror in India, officials said. The searches were being conducted in three states, including Uttar Pradesh, and in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
In J-K, the NIA sleuths carried out early morning raids in the Bamzoo Mattan area of Anantnag, Kreeri in... | |
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