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| CM pays tributes to Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his 119th birth anniversary | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today visited Naseembagh, Hazratbal, to pay tributes to the founder of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and former J&K Chief Minister, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, on his 119th birth anniversary.
Popularly known as Sher-e-Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah is remembered for his visionary leadership and his enduring contributions to Jammu and Kashmir.
He was the father of NC President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and the grandfather of the party’s Working President and current Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah.
In a solemn ceremony held at Naseembagh, the Chief Minister, accompanied by Dr. Farooq Abdullah and other senior party leaders, paid floral tributes at Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s mausoleum. They also offered Fateha (s... | |
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| ‘Attack on Badal brazen, matter of concern’ | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 5: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal, a Z-plus category protectee, is a matter of concern which needs to be investigated.
“I spoke to Sukhbir yesterday after the attack on him. I expressed obviously our gratefulness to almighty that he survived that attack. We spoke about the situation, obviously, some other things that he shared with me, are not for public consumption,” Abdullah told reporters here after attending the 42nd annual day of the SKIMS.
He called it a matter of concern that a former deputy chief minister, a Z-plus category protectee, could be attacked in broad daylight.
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| | | | Vaishnaw inspects ‘Integrated Track Monitoring System’ | | |  New Delhi, Dec 5:
Agencies
Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, inspected Integrated Track Monitoring System and Road cum Rail Inspection Vehicle (RCRIV) today at New Delhi Railway Station.
During the inspection, Satish Kumar, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, Naveen Gulati, Member (Infrastructure), Railway Board, Ashok Kumar Verma, General Manager, Northern Railway and senior officials from Railway Board, Northern Rai... | |
| | | | Former Jammu Mayor bats for age relaxation in Govt jobs for youth | | Lauds PM Modi led dispensation for shifting J&K from terrorism to tourism | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 5: Senior BJP leader and former Jammu Mayor Chander Mohan Gupta has called upon the government to consider the demand of Jammu and Kashmir's youth for age relaxation while applying for government jobs.
Speaking exclusively to Early Times on Thursday, Gupta emphasized that the region's youth have suffered immensely due to terrorism and deserve special concessions in job eligibility criteria.
"Age relaxation in jobs should be given to the youth as they have su... | |
| | | | PSLV Rocket lifts off from Sriharikota | | |  SRIHARIKOTA, Dec 5:
Agencies
ISRO’s trusted workhorse PSLV rocket carrying two satellites of the European Space Agency (ESA), lifted off from the spaceport here on Thursday.
The launch was rescheduled to 4:04 pm today and a revised countdown was set after sorting out an anomaly detected in the propulsion system of one of the satellites on Wednesday, minutes before the launch.
As the countdown concluded, the PSLV C-59 blasted off to place Proba-3 spacecraft in the desired orbit.
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| | | | 2 houses attached in terror case | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 5: Authorities here on Thursday attached two houses in Shopian district in a terror case connection under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, police said.
“In a significant move to counter terrorism, Police in Shopian has taken strict action by attaching two double-storied residential properties under Section 25 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA),” a police spokesperson said.
He said the attached houses are re... | |
| | | | Zojila records minus 18°C | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 5: A severe cold wave has tightened its grip over the Kashmir Valley, with Srinagar recording its coldest night of the season at minus 2.1°C on Thursday, officials said. An independent weather observer said that Zojila along the Srinagar-Leh highway was the coldest spot of the night, with temperatures plummeting to a bone-chilling minus 18.0°C.
The Meteorological Department office said that the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir matched the season’s previ... | |
| | | | Soldiers open fire after observing suspicious movement | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 5: An Army ambush party opened fire after observing suspicious movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday.
The troops on ambush duty along the possible infiltration routes picked up suspicious movement near Bagyaldara village late on Wednesday night and fired a few rounds. Simultaneously, the cordon around the suspected location was strengthened, the officials said.
There were no casualties in... | |
| | | | 2 terror aides arrested with AK-47 rifles | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 5: Two terror associates were arrested on Thursday with AK-47 rifles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Officials said the security forces arrested two terror associates identified as Manzoor Ahmad Bhat of Nipora village and Altaf Ahmad Lone of Zadoora from whose possession arms and ammunition were recovered.
“The recovery was made from the arrested persons in the lower Munda area of Qazigund tehsil. The recoveries included two AK-47 rifles, four maga... | |
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