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| 1.27 lakh fake ration cards deleted in J&K during digitization process | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 17: As many as 1,27,872 ration cards have been deleted because these cards were found fake during the process of digitizing and re-verification.
A total number of 5, 87, 22,894 fake ration cards have been cancelled in the whole country during the last ten years after the government started the process of seeding the Aadhar cards and other documents in the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS).
The highest number of 1,93,54,572 fake ration cards were detected in Uttar Pradesh, followed by 85,59,560 in West Bengal, 46, 12,756 in Maharashtra and 43, 68, 125 in Andra Pradesh.
Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya said that at present, 80.67 crore p... | |
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| Article 35-A was a biggest fraud, says Amit Shah | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 17: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday described Article 35-A as the "biggest fraud" committed on the people of the nation and the Constitution, emphasizing that it was incorporated without taking Parliament into confidence.
Shah made these remarks while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the 75th year of the adoption of the Constitution, reiterating the government's stance on the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35-A in Jammu and Kashmir.
Amit Shah str... | |
| | | | ‘No one dared to pelt a stone after Art 370 abrogation’ | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 17: Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated the historic significance of abrogating Article 370, stating that its removal has brought lasting peace to Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing the issue in the Rajya Sabha, Shah said, “What to say of bloodshed, no one dared to even throw a stone after the abrogation of Article 370.”
Highlighting the long-standing debate around Article 370, Shah pointed out that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, was against its inclusion.
“Dr. Ambedkar opposed Article 370 and was forced to resign from the Council of Ministers under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru,” he said. Shah emphasized that despite bein... | |
| | | | One Nation One Election Bills introduced in Lok Sabha | | Opposition terms move ‘dictatorial’ | | | New Delhi, Dec 17: Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections were introduced in the Lok Sabha after a fiery debate on Tuesday, with the opposition terming the move “dictatorial” and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal asserting that the legislation would not tamper with the powers enjoyed by states.
The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Meghwal after a nearly 90-minute debate, followed by a division of votes. As many as 269 members voted in favour of the Bill and 198 against it.
Meghwal also introduced The Union Territories Amendment Bill, which seeks to align elections in the Union territories of Puducherry, Delhi, and Jammu and... | |
| | | | PM wants wider discussions: Shah tells LS | | |  NEW DELHI, Dec 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi favoured detailed discussion at every level on the ‘one nation, one election’ bill and wanted it to be referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.
Shah made the remarks in Lok Sabha when the House was hearing objections to the introduction of the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill that seeks to usher in simultaneous polls to the Lower House and state assemblies.
“When One Nation, One Election bills came... | |
| | | | BJP likely to get new Prez | | |  NEW DELHI, Dec 17: The new BJP president, who will succeed incumbent J P Nadda, is likely to be elected by the end of February, according to a senior party functionary.
Party sources said the ongoing organisational
election is on track to complete the polling process in more than half of its state units by mid-January, an exercise that will unveil the process of electing its new national president.
A senior leader said the tenure of nearly 60 per cent of the BJP’s state unit presidents is o... | |
| | | | Policemen discuss IED management | | |  Early Time Report
Jammu, Dec 17: In a significant move to bolster preparedness against IED (Improvised Explosive Device) threats, the Zonal Police Headquarters Kashmir, in collaboration with the National Security Guards (NSG), organized a one-day training program on IED Data Management and Post-Blast Investigation at Police Control Room (PCR) Kashmir.
The training program, inaugurated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, V K Birdi was attended by senior officers including SSP S... | |
| | | | Press Club Jammu extends support to DAVP rate for J&K newspapers | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 17: The Press Club of Jammu (PCJ) has extended full support to the demands voiced by editors of major newspapers of Jammu and Kashmir seeking implementation of DAVP rates for the Government advertisements for all categories of newspapers.
In a statement issued here, PCJ president Sanjeev Pargal said the newspapers of Jammu and Kashmir have been raising the demand for DAVP rates for the Government advertisements through different forums and recently they have ap... | |
| | | | Selfless services key to happiness: Mohan Bhagwat | | |  PUNE, Dec 17: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said one should keep ego at bay or else he or she may fall into a hole.
Selfless service takes place when one identifies enduring happiness and satisfaction, which also increases the tendency to help others, he said.
Speaking at the valedictory silver jubilee function of Bharat Vikas Parishad’s Viklang Kendra in Maharashtra’s Pune on Monday, Bhagwat also said there is a growing perception that everything in the society is... | |
| | | | Clerk held for accepting bribe | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 17: Jammu & Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a clerk of Fire and Emergency Department while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4000 for issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC) in Sopore.
A ACB Statement on Tuesday said that it received a complaint against Nisar Ahmad Wani, clerk of Fire & Emergency Service Department posted at Sopore District Baramulla alleging that Wani demanded bribe of Rs 5000 from the complainant for issuance of NOC o... | |
| | | | CM Omar likely to meet Amit Shah today | | J&K Statehood Restoration | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 17: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is expected to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday to discuss a range of key issues, including the early restoration of statehood, official sources said This will be Omar’s second meeting with the Home Minister since assuming office as the Chief Minister of the Union Territory.
Sources indicate that Omar, who received “positive assurances” during his first meeting, remains optimistic that the Un... | |
| | | | Srinagar records Minus 5.3 C | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 17: Cold wave conditions intensified in Kashmir as the minimum temperature plummeted several degrees below freezing point, causing the fringes of several water bodies including the Dal Lake here to freeze, officials said on Tuesday
Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.3 degrees Celsius, down from minus 3.4 degrees Celsius the previous night, officials said.
The officials also mentioned that water supply lines in many areas of the city and... | |
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