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| Is Farooq fearing arrest in JKCA scam? | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 13: The decision of the National Conference president and former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah to skip his appearance before the Enforcement Directorate office at Srinagar raised many questions.
Like Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the National Conference stalwart is repeatedly avoiding questioning of the investigation agencies in the infamous Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam.
For the second time in a month, Dr Farooq Abdullah skipped his appearance before the ED office in Srinagar.
Despite being summoned by the ED, this is the second time Abdullah has skipped visiting the ED office.
Despite repeated summons, Dr. Farooq Abdullah has been skipping appearances before the Enforcement Directorate since May 2002 when he was questioned... | |
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| Some top politicians likely to join BJP during PM’s rally on Feb 20 | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 13: Many prominent politicians of Jammu and Kashmir are likely to join the BJP during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed rally at Jammu on February 20.
Highly placed sources said that party leadership is already in touch with many prominent politicians including some Pahari leaders.
“The party is convincing some prominent Pahari faces to join BJP during the Prime Minister’s rally because the BJP-led NDA government has fulfilled long pending demand of gr... | |
| | | | Prevention of unfair means: Prez Murmu gives assent to bill | | | 
New Delhi, Feb 13:
President Daroupadi Murmu has given her nod to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means), Bill, 2024, which aims to check cheating in government recruitment exams.
The Bill was passed by the two Houses of Parliament in the Budget session which concluded on February 10. It seeks to prevent the use of “unfair means” in public examinations and bring “greater transparency, fairness and credibility”.
It got the President’s approval on Monday and shall come into ... | |
| | | | LG launches 'J&K Sambhaav Utsav -2024' in New Delhi | | ‘Perfect occasion to reiterate our resolve’ | |  NEW DELHI, Feb 13:
On the eve of Basant Panchami, the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched ‘J&K Sambhaav Utsav-2024’, organized by Resident Commission Jammu Kashmir at J&K House, New Delhi today.
The Lt Governor also launched Information-cum-facilitation hub ‘Hello J&K’; Digital Photography, Painting and Singing competitions for Youth on the theme “Know Jammu Kashmir” and inaugurated various new projects undertaken by J&K's Resident Commission.
The Lt Governor congratulated the offici... | |
| | | | Arrested terrorist conspired with his Pak handler: IGP Birdi | | Murder of 2 Punjab carpenters | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 13: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that it arrested the main accused involved in the murder of two Punjab carpenters in Srinagar last week. Addressing a news conference here, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir V K Birdi said that upon registering a case FIR No. 08/2024 under various sections at Police Station Shaheed Gunj, Police identified the accused, who carried out the attack on these two individuals from Punjab, and subsequent recovery o... | |
| | | | 25 local terrorists active in Kashmir: ADGP Kumar | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 13: ADGP Law and Order J&K Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said that there are only 25 local terrorists active in Kashmir. “Besides 25 local terrorists there are 25 to 30 foreign terrorists also active in Kashmir,” ADGP Kumar told reporters here. He urged parents and teachers to keep a close watch on their children especially those who spent most of the time on Social Media.
ADGP Kumar said that Police would act tough against the Pakistani handlers who are locals ... | |
| | | | Chinese drone, drugs seized in Punjab | | | |
Amritsar, Feb 13:
A China-manufactured drone and a huge quantity of drugs were intercepted by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police near border villages along the international border, Khalsa Vox reported.
The first incident unfolded near Chann Kalan village in the Amritsar sector when BSF personnel intercepted the movement of a suspicious drone on February 10.
The BSF's Quick Response Team (QRT) tracked the drone's movement and subsequently discovered it in a partially damaged condition in an agricultural field near the village. The drone was identified as a Quadcopter model DJI Mavic 3 Classic, manufactured in China, and was believed to have been used for clandestine o... | |
| | | | JEE results: 23 candidates bag 100 score | | | |
NEW DELHI, Feb 13:
Twenty three candidates have bagged the perfect 100 score in the engineering entrance exam JEE-Main 2024 with a maximum of them being from Telangana, the National Testing Agency announced on Tuesday. Over 11.70 lakh candidates had appeared for the first edition of the crucial exam.
Among the candidates who secured an NTA score of 100, seven are from Telangana, two from Haryana, three each from Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, two from Delhi and one each from Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. All of them are males.
According to NTA officials, NTA score is not the same as percentage of marks obtained but normalised scores.
NTA scores are normalised score... | |
| | | | 3.4 magnitude earthquake hits Kishtwar | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, the National Centre for Seismology said. They said, the earthquake occurred at around 06:34 pm at a depth of 5 km. The epicentre of the earthquake was found to be at latitude 33.35 and longitude 76.62, as per NCS.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.4, Occurred on 13-02-2024, 18:34:44 IST, Lat: 33.35 & Long: 76.62, Depth: 5 Km ,Location: Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir, India,” the National Centre for Seismology said on its official X handle.... | |
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