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| Omar Abdullah’s year of resilience: Turning defeat into triumph in 2024 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: For Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the year 2024 proved to be a dramatic and eventful chapter in his political career.
It was a year that began with despair and ended with redemption, showcasing the resilience of a seasoned politician. When Omar Abdullah lost the Baramulla Lok Sabha election by margin of over 2 lakh voters, political experts believed that he will not be able lead his party in the next Assembly elections.
This loss was not only a personal blow but also a significant setback for the National Conference, a party deeply rooted in Jammu and Kashmir's political fabric
In the Baramullah Lok Sabha seat jailed leader Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, who contested the election as an Independent candidate defeated Omar Abdullah by a margin of 2.04 lakh votes.
Engineer Rashid secured 4,72,481 votes while Omar Abdullah managed to get 2, 68, 339 votes.
The defeat was particularly stinging as Baramulla had historically been a stronghold for the NC. Many speculated that it would be nearly impossible for Omar to r... | |
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| CM monitors restoration process | | Snowfall Aftermath | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: In the aftermath of the recent heavy snowfall, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday chaired a comprehensive meeting with Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of the Kashmir Division via video conferencing.
The meeting was held at the Raabita Public Outreach Office to assess the ongoing restoration efforts and review the status of essential services, including snow clearance, power and water supply, health facilitie... | |
| | | | ‘Rename Navyug Tunnel as Dr Manmohan Singh Tunnel’ | | | 
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that the Navyug tunnel connecting Qazigund with Banihal on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway should be dedicated to the late Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
Talking to reporters here, the J&K Chief Minister, said that the late Prime Minister did a lot for Jammu and Kashmir.
“Four laning of Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was taken up during Dr Manmohan Singh’s regime. Today the distance between Jammu and ... | |
| | | | No change in holidays list for 2025 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Even as leaders of the ruling National Conference have demanded the restoration of holiday on the birth anniversary of the party’s founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, there is no holiday on December 5 in the list of holidays issued by the General Administration Department of Jammu and Kashmir Government.
December 5 is the birthday of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, who was the founder of the ruling National Conference.
According to the list of holidays issued by the GAD in a Government Order No.2193-JK(GAD) of 2024 dated 29.12.2024, 28 holidays to be observed in across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the year 2025.
Furthermore, f... | |
| | | | Man accuses MLA of ‘abandoning’ his constituency amidst snowfall | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 29: A video of a man from South Kashmir accusing a MLA of “abandoning” his constituency amidst heavy snowfall has gone viral on the social media.
A pheran (Kashmiri gown) clad angry man is seen criticizing a senior Congress leader for abandoning his constituency when the electorate needed him. “We voted for you and ensured that you get a salary. Instead of being with us in this snowfall you are sitting in Delhi,” the man is heard saying.
He further goes on to say that no one has come to clear the snow even after 24-hours. “During Lieutenant Governor’s and PM Modi’s rule we had heaved a sigh of relief. The National Conference and Congress are two fac... | |
| | | | Day 5: Katra remains shut against ropeway project, BJP MLA joins protesters | | |  Early Times Report
REASI/JAMMU, Dec 29: Katra, the base camp for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir, remained shut for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday in protest against a proposed ropeway project in the Trikuta hills, with BJP MLA Baldev Raj Sharma threatening to sit on a hunger strike if those detained are not released within 24 hours.
Meanwhile, five men continue to sit on a hunger strike, demanding the release of those detained by police during earlier demonstrations... | |
| | | | Major tasks: In 2024, MHA rolled out new criminal laws, CAA | | |  NEW DELHI, Dec 29:
Agencies
Replacing the century-old criminal laws with a new set of legislations for introducing a modern and technology-driven criminal justice system, rolling out the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act and fire-fighting to check unabated violence in Manipur kept the Union home ministry busy in 2024.
Assisting the Election Commission in holding the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir without major incidents and bringing down the violence in Naxal-affected ... | |
| | | | ‘60% terrorists killed by security forces in 2024 were Pakistanis’ | | | 
New Delhi, Dec 29:
Agencies
Notwithstanding the economic issues faced by it back home, the Pakistan Army is fully backing the terrorist infrastructure as 60 per cent of terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year were Pakistanis.
The local recruitment of terrorists in the Pakistan-sponsored terror groups ia also very low as only four locals have joined these groups this year, Army officials said.
In different encounters and operations, the security has been able to eliminate ar... | |
| | | | Fire damages buildings | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: A furniture manufacturing company and a commercial building were damaged in separate overnight fire incidents in Srinagar, officials said.
The Fire and Emergency service officials said that fire broke out around 11.10 pm last night in Essque Furniture Works at the industrial estate of Bagh-e-Ali Mardan Khan in Nowshar area of Srinagar causing extensive damage to the property.
They said as soon as the fire call was received, several fire tenders were rushed to the spot from the city centre stations to douse the leaping flames.
No one was injured in the incident, they said adding the cause of the fire is being ascertained.
A commercial building ... | |
| | | | Flights resume, Jmu-Sgr highway reopens | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 29: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was on Sunday reopened for vehicular traffic after a day-long closure due to heavy snowfall, allowing stranded vehicles to proceed to their respective destinations, officials said.
However, several other important inter-district routes, including the Mughal Road, Sinthan Pass, Sonamarg-Kargil inter-UT road, and Bhaderwah-Chamba inter-state road, remained closed for vehicular traffic due to heavy snowfall.
“The h... | |
| | | | Gulmarg, Pahalgam under freeze | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 29: Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Kashmir continued to experience severe subzero temperatures while the rest of the valley saw slight relief from the cold wave, officials said on Sunday.
Gulmarg, a tourist resort town known for skiing activities in north Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 8.0 degree Celsius, the Meteorological department said.
The base camp for annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir, Pahalgam, registered a minimum of minus 8.5 degree Celsius, the department said.
In Srinagar the mercury dipped to minus 0.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday night — two degrees above the normal temperature for this time of the year, it added.
Qazigund, the gatewa... | |
| | | | KU defers exams | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: Kashmir University has postponed all exams scheduled for Monday in view of the inclement weather.
The information was shared by the varsity in a statement on Sunday.
The varsity spokesperson said fresh dates for the postponed papers will be notified later separately.
Kashmir received heavy snowfall on Friday and Saturday, resulting in some areas of the valley getting cut off.
While snow has been cleared from main highways and arterial roads, the wo... | |
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