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Holiday list controversy: Congress prefers to maintain silence 12/30/2024 9:54:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: A massive controversy erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after the Union Territory administration released the unchanged list of holidays by rejecting the demand of the ruling National Conference to restore holidays on July 13 and December 5. While political parties have reacted to the decision of the Union Territory administration to release the unchanged list of holidays for the year 2025, the Congress leaders have maintained a guarded silence. The ruling National Conference was demanding the restoration of the holiday on December 5, which is the birthday of the founder of the party Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. Amid the controversy, the CPI (M) supported stand of the ruling National Conference but the Congress, which is also part of the coalition, preferred to maintain a guarded silence. “It reflects the narrowmindedness of the BJP which is playing cheap politics in Jammu and Kashmir”, the chief of the ruling National Conference and MLA Zaidibal Tanvir Sadiq said. “We were expecting that the government would include December 5 and July 13 i...   READ MORE

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Rajnath calls for mastering frontier technologies 12/30/2024 9:54:26 PM MHOW, Dec 30: Agencies Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that mastering frontier technologies in today’s constantly-evolving times is the need of the hour, and the military training centres are playing a crucial role in equipping and readying the soldiers to deal with future challenges. Addressing officers at the Army War College (AWC) here, Rajnath Singh highlighted the radical changes being witnessed in the ways of warfare, an official statement said. He said that unconvent...   READ MORE   Properties seized under Narco Act 12/30/2024 9:54:02 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 30: Police have attached properties worth Rs 1 crore under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police on Monday said that in a significant effort to curb the Drug menace and dismantle narcotics networks, Anantnag Police have attached properties valued at Rs 1 crore under NDPS Act to combating drug-related crimes and deterring offenders. They said a single-storey residential house and one Kanal of land, valued at Rs 20 lakhs, belonging to Bilal Ahmad Rather a resident of Nowshera, Srigufwara, have been attached. Bilal is implicated in FIR No. 57/2021 under Section 8/18 o...   READ MORE   Vitul Kumar given charge as CRPF DG 12/30/2024 9:53:56 PM NEW DELHI, Dec 30: Agencies Senior IPS officer Vitul Kumar will take charge as Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) after incumbent Anish Dayal Singh retires on Tuesday. Kumar, a 1993 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is currently serving as Special Director General of the CRPF. The competent authority has approved to assign the officiating charge for the post of DG, CRPF, to Vitul Kumar upon superannuation of Anish Dayal Singh, a 1988 batch Manipur cadre IPS officer, on December 31, 2024 till appointment of a regular incumbent or until further order, whichever is earlier, said an order issued by the Union Home Ministry. ...   READ MORE   Head constable found dead 12/30/2024 9:53:48 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 30: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable died in mysterious circumstances in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district while an unidentified body was found on Monday in Kulgam district. The head constable was found dead late Sunday evening. Officials said that he suddenly fell unconscious. “He was immediately shifted to the district hospital in Anantnag town where doctors said he was dead on arrival,” said officials. The head constable was identified as Kharat Prakash of G Coy 116 Battalion of CRPF. He was on duty in Anantnag district jail. “Police have registered a case in this incident and investigation started to determine the exact cau...   READ MORE

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