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| NC joins other INDIA bloc constituents to challenge Congress’s hegemony | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 14: The ruling National Conference joined other constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in challenging the hegemony of the Congress in leading the opposition at the national level.
In an interview with a news agency, Omar Abdullah called on the Congress party to justify its leadership within the INDIA bloc, amid rising dissatisfaction among partner parties.
Abdullah emphasized that leadership must be earned and urged Congress to champion the restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir. He expressed concerns over the alliance's sporadic engagement, warning that lack of consistent communication may jeopardize its efficacy.
Highlighting the Congress's recent electoral failures, Abdullah advised a critical evaluation o... | |
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| Don’t lose hope, stay committed: Mehbooba to PDP workers | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 14: Admitting to the party's underwhelming performance in the recently concluded Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday encouraged party workers to remain steadfast and not lose hope.
Addressing the party’s General Council meeting, Mufti acknowledged the challenges faced by the PDP but reiterated her commitment to its foundational ideology and agenda.
Speaking at the meeting, Mehbooba said, “T... | |
| | | | Local candidate has edge over outsider: High Court | | SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 14: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Rajesh Sekhri has held that a candidate from the block where the Primary Health Centre (PHC) is located has an edge over the candidate belonging to a different block in the district. This significant judgment has been passed in a bunch of LPAs, challenging the judgement passed by the Single Judge of this Court [“Writ Court”] in four writ petitions led by SWP No.691/2012 titled Nazir Ahmed Dar and others v. State of J&K and others, whereby the Writ Court has accepted the plea of the private respondents herein [“writ petitioners’] that a candidate from t... | |
| | | | J&K Editors urge LG’s intervention to align advertisement rates with DAVP norms | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 13: Leading newspaper editors in Jammu and Kashmir have called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to address the ongoing disparity in advertisement rates set by the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR).
In a joint statement, the editors highlighted a significant disparity between the advertisement rates offered by the Jammu and Kashmir Government and those in other Union Territories like Delhi and Chandigarh. While government advertisements ... | |
| | | | CIK team raids Anantnag jail, 4 other places | | Terror case investigation | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 14: J&K Police’s Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing conducted raids at multiple locations in the union territory, including District Jail in Anantnag, to investigate a terror-related case, officials said on Saturday.
Last week, twin counterinsurgency intelligence wings—CIK and the State Investigation Agency (SIA)—had raided Srinagar’s high-security Central Jail to investigate the alleged links of some inmates with militant handlers across the Line of Co... | |
| | | | NIA chargesheet one accused | | Katra pilgrims bus terror attack case | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 14: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday chargesheeted one accused in the case relating to the fatal terrorist attack on a bus carrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori, Ransoo to Katra in Jammu and Kashmir.
A NIA spokesman said that In its chargesheet before the NIA Special Court, Jammu, the agency has charged arrested accused Hakam Khan @ Hakim Din under various sections of IPC AND UA(P) Act.
The attack took place on 9th June 2024, when unknown terrorists had opened indiscriminate firing at the bus when it reached Kanda near Jhandi Morh. Eight pilgrims as well as the bus driver were killed and 41 pilgrims were seriously injured in the attack, ... | |
| | | | Amit Shah to review J&K security next week | | | 
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to chair a high-level security meeting in the national capital on December 19, official sources said on Saturday.
The officials, privy to the development, that the meeting will primarily focus on critical security issues, with a special emphasis on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha will also attend the meeting, which aims to review strategies to ensure peace and stability in Ja... | |
| | | | Vice-Prez to visit J&K on Dec 27 | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 14: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar is set to embark on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir on December 27.
Vice President is visiting Jammu and Kashmir in connection with special convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University .... | |
| | | | MeT predicts cold wave | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 14: The minimum temperature dropped in most places in Kashmir on Saturday, with the Met office forecasting a cold wave in several places in the valley during the next three days.
Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.6 degrees Celsius — more than two notches lower than the previous night.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius — up two degrees from the night before.
Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius. The resort town was the coldest in the valley.
The minimum temperature in Qazigund — the gateway to Kashmir — was minus 5.6 degrees Celsius, Ku... | |
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