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| BJP starts preparations for assembly polls after passing of crucial bills in Lok Sabha | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 6: Notwithstanding confusing statements being given by the opposition parties, BJP started preparations for maiden assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after passing of two crucial bills in the Lok Sabha.
Highly placed sources said that passing of the these bills BJP will try to reap political benefits as Pahari speaking people and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) would be beneficial of these two bills.
“Central leadership of the party has already indicated that after passing of crucial bills related to Jammu and Kashmir, assembly elections will be held in the Union Territory”, a senior BJP leader told The Early Times.
On the condition of anonymity, the BJP leader said that after over three decades of struggle the Pahari speaking people have been granted Scheduled Tribe status and party is hopeful to get overwhelming support of this community in the coming elections.
Sources said that during the last couple of months, BJP leadership has already started process to prepare panels of three potential candidates of each assembly... | |
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| Centre remains non-committal on granting statehood to Ladakh | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 6: Even as the meeting of agitating groups of Ladakh with the Higher Powered Committee of the Union Government was held in cordial atmosphere to carry forward the dialogue process, the Centre is unlikely to grant to statehood to the Ladakh region.
Some of the groups are demanding statehood to Ladakh but majority of the people of the Leh district are not interested in agitating for getting statehood.
Highly placed sources said that during the meeting, held on December 4 at New Delhi, the Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai has not made any commitment to grant statehood to Ladakh.
Instead of responding to the demand of grant statehood, the Union ... | |
| | | | Pampore terror attack mastermind shot dead in Karachi | | | | Agencies
KARACHI, Dec 6: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Hanzla Adnan has reportedly been killed by unknown gunmen in Karachi, Pakistan. He was considered to be close to LeT chief Hafiz Saeed, who was the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Adnan Ahmed alias Ajala Adnan alias Adnan Bhai alias Ghazi Adnan was killed by unknown gunmen in Karachi. He was the mastermind of the Pampore terrorist attack in which the CRPF convoy was targeted & 8 CRPF Jawan had given supreme sacrifice for the nation.
According to reports, on the intervening nights of December 2 and 3, Hanzla Adnan was shot outside his house.
Four bullets were reportedly found in his body. As per some media reports, he was... | |
| | | | DGP sanctions welfare loan, relief in favour of police personnel | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 6: Continuing with its endeavour to provide financial assistance to the police personnel, the Director General of Police, J&K R.R. Swain has sanctioned over Rupees 1.65 crore welfare loan/relief in favour of 110 serving police personnel vide PHQ, J&K Order No. 3418 of 2023.
Under this order, welfare loan of Rupees 88 lakh has been sanctioned in favour of 47 police personnel to meet the expenses of self-treatment or treatment of their dependents.
The amount s... | |
| | | | Nehru’s 2 major blunders made J&K people suffer for years: Amit Shah | | |  Agencies
New Delhi, Dec 6: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday blamed India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s “two major blunders” — declaring a ceasefire without winning the entire Kashmir and taking the issue to the United Nations — for the sufferings of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Replying to a debate in the Lok Sabha on the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, Shah said if Nehru had taken the right steps,... | |
| | | | Art 370 abrogation harmed bond between J&K and rest of the country: Omar Abdullah | | Addresses series of workers conventions at Pulwama, Kulgam | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec:6 The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the BJP government has harmed the bond between Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country with the abrogation of Article 370 provisions, saying the people were not happy with the decisions.
This he said while addressing the workers' conventions of the party in Pulwama and Kulgam today. The convention in Pulwama was organized by In-charge Constituency and Vice Presi... | |
| | | | Bomb threat at Jammu school, turns out hoax | | | |
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Jammu, Dec 6: Police on Wednesday conducted a massive sanitization operation inside a private school here after the institute received a bomb threat via a phone call, officials said.
No suspicious object was found on the school premises at Residency Road in the heart of the city and the purported threat turned out to be a hoax, the officials said.
“The Jammu Police acted swiftly on bomb threat by an unidentified caller to a private school.
“Police conducted extensive searches and sanitised the area.
The threat turned out to be a hoax and an FIR has been registered,” a police official said.
The officials said a police contingent along with bomb disposal squad an... | |
| | | | Arms, ammo recovered in Rajouri | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 6: Security forces on Wednesday recovered arms and ammunition during a search operation in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police sources said that acting on tip off, a joint search operation was launched by Special Operation Group, Police and Army in the village Bahrote of Rajouri.
"During search operation, two pistol magazines, pistol, 30 rounds of ammunition, two hand grenades, a raincoat, a pistol pouch, medicine, cutter and garments were recovered from the spot," they said.
Sources added that a case has been registered and investigation started. ... | |
| | | | Srinagar records season's coldest night at minus 2 C | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 6: Freezing cold conditions continue in Kashmir Valley as Srinagar recorded the season's coldest night at -2.0C on Wednesday.
The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said Srinagar recorded the season's coldest night on Wednesday, with temperatures plummeting to -2.0C against -1.4C recorded the previous night, and it was 1.1C below normal for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir during this period of the season.
Pahalgam in south Kashmir remained the coldest place in Kashmir Valley. It had a low of -5.1C on Wednesday against the -4.3C recorded the previous night, and it was 1.8C below normal for the tourist hot spot, the MeT office said.
There was an impr... | |
| | | | Police attach residential land of LeT terror aide | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 6: Police on Wednesday attached the residential land of an alleged terror associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district.
Police said 14 marla of residential land belonging to the family of Irfan Ahmad Bhat, a militant associate, was attached at Ashtengoo Bandipora under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), which has been identified as the proceeds of terrorism.
"Bandipora Police has attached 14 marlas of residential land at Ashtengoo Bandipora in case FIR No.43/2022. The land had been identified as the proceeds of terrorism and was attached under the UAPA. The land belongs to the family of a terror associate of... | |
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