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| Has unknown man poisoned Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan? | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: Social media in India and Pakistan is abuzz with intense speculation that the absconder terrorist, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, has reportedly been "poisoned and critical" in a Karachi hospital, barely a week ahead of his 68th birthday on December 26.
The first of the buzz started in Mumbai on Sunday evening, but police and intel circles denied any such thing, though they assured that there is constant monitoring of all these types of reports emanating from neighbouring country Pakistan.
On Monday morning, the Pakistani media apparently got on to it, with certain social media posts claiming that the Internet, Facebook, X, etc were allegedly down after reports on Kaskar's critical health cropped up on Sunday and how he was reportedly battling for life in ... | |
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| J&K Women Reservation Bill gets RS nod | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: The much-awaited Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation (second amendment) bill-2023 was cleared in the Rajya Sabha on Monday to pave the way for reserving one-third of all elected seats in the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly for women. Earlier on Thursday the Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha and passed with majority. Today the Rajya Sabha passed the Bill without any discussion and debate in the House because opposition members were staging protest.
With the passage of the bill in Rajya Sabha, all legal hurdles have been cleared for reservation of one-third of all elected seats in J&K Assembly for women. Like other states and Union Territories with a... | |
| | | | NC, Cong, PDP tread different paths in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: The nascent I.N.D.I.A. alliance in Jammu and Kashmir is facing its first major hurdle, with Congress leaders pushing back against ceding all three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir to allies National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The simmering disagreement threatens to derail the opposition's bid to present a united front against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The National Conference has already announced its intention to field candidates from all three Valley seats – Srinagar, Baramulla, and Anantnag-Rajouri. The PDP, under Mehbooba Mufti, remains indecisive, weighing options between conte... | |
| | | | PM Modi unveils development initiatives | | | 
Varanasi, UP, Dec 18: In a landmark event today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for a series of ambitious development projects totaling over Rs 19,150 crores in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The projects span crucial sectors, including transportation, infrastructure, healthcare, and renewable energy.
PM Modi flagged off the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express, marking a new era in rail connectivity. The event also witnessed the inauguration of the New ... | |
| | | | DGP Swain sanctions Rs 1.66 cr financial assistance | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: In an effort to ease the financial difficulties and to provide financial assistance to the Police personnel the Director General of Police, J&K, Shri R.R Swain has sanctioned rupees 01 crore and 60 lakh in favour of 122 personnel. He has also sanctioned rupees 03 lakh in favour of personnel whose residential houses were damaged due to natural calamities.
Welfare loan in the range of rupees one lakh to one lakh fifty thousands each has been sanctioned in ... | |
| | | | 4 back-to-back earthquakes hit J&K, Ladakh | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 18: Four back-to-back earthquakes of moderate intensity struck Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday, officials said.
There was no report of loss of life or damage to any property.
As per National Center for Seismology- which monitors earthquake activity all across the country- the first earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit J&K and Ladakh at around 3.48 pm.
The earthquake was located at latitude of 33.41 and longitude 76.70. Its centre was located 10 kilometres beneath the ground in Kargil region of union territory of Ladakh.
Some thirteen minutes later another earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale hit the region w... | |
| | | | Govt announces winter vacation for Jammu schools | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Government announced winter vacation for all Government Schools and recognized Private Schools in Summer Zone areas of Jammu division.
According to a communique, “The Directorate of School Education, Jammu (DSEJ) has announced winter vacation for all school in Summer Zone areas from December 26, 2023 to January 4, 2024.” “All teachers shall remain available on demand for any online guidance of students during vacation period,” reads the communique.... | |
| | | | Court rejects bail of former Bank chairman, others | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 18: The Special Judge CBI Srinagar SC Katal rejected the bail application of Mohammad Shafi Dar former Chairman J&K Co-opretaive Bank and Hilal ahmad Mir Hilal A Mir, the chairman of the River Jhelum Cooperative Housing Building Society in 250 Crore money laundering scam.
As per that report the ECIR mentioned was recorded on 31.03.2021 in the ED Zonal Office Srinagar. The said ECIR stems from the FIR No. 4 of 2020 dated 08.03.2020 regarding which charge sheet has already been filed by ACB Srinagar U/Sec. 120-B, 420,467,471/RPC and section 5(1)(c)(d) r/w 5(2) of J&K PC Act Smt. 2006. These offences fall within ambit of Part-1 paragraph 1 & 8 of schedule o... | |
| | | | Terrorism considered dirty word in J&K: ADG CRPF | | | 
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 18: A senior CRPF officer on Monday said terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is no longer fashionable but considered a “dirty word” now. “The basic thing we have to understand is that in today’s environment, terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is no longer fashionable, it is a dirty word. That’s why they (terrorists) will be finished,” Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ADG Nalin Prabhat told reporters at Shopian.
The senior official said a terrorist signs his ow... | |
| | | | Customer care services core agenda: MD & CEO J&K Bank | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 18: MD and CEO Jammu & Kashmir Bank Baldev Prakash Monday said that the bank is working on several fronts to take the institution to newer heights and added "The customer care services are on the core agenda to make it better in future".
In an interview to a Srinagar based news agency the CEO J&K Bank said that customer care services of the bank will be made more friendly and no indiscipline in this regard will be tolerated.
He said J&K has been establi... | |
| | | | “Jo Ucchit Samjho...”: Rajnath Singh to Ex-Army Chief during China tension | | | 
New Delhi, Dec 18: 'Jo ucchit samjho woh karo' (Do whatever you deem appropriate), this is what Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the then Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on the night of August 31, 2020 following a tense situation arising out of Chinese PLA moving tanks and troops in Rechin La mountain pass on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
In his memoir 'Four Stars of Destiny', Naravane recounts Singh's direction as well as a flurry of phone calls between the defence mini... | |
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