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| PDP waiting for NC to break alliance | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: Even as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) dismissed rumours of leaving the INDIA bloc, the party is ready to contest elections on three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir Valley.
Sources in the party said that the PDP leadership has decided not to field candidates on three seats namely Jammu-Reasi, Udhampur-Doda, and Ladakh to keep Congress in good humours.
“The party leadership is very much aware that the Congress will field its candidates of these seats so there is no reason to put party’s nominees on these Lok Sabha segments”, insiders in the PDP said and added that the party will leave seats for Congress but not for the National Conference on Kashmir Valley.
Sources in the PDP said that the leadership of the party was waiting for the National Con... | |
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| LS polls: PM Modi’s Jammu visit infuses new life in BJP camp | | Leaders aim to make history, eye seats in Kashmir | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: Encouraged by people’s response during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at Maulana Azad (MA) Stadium, the BJP has now intensified its campaign for the crucial 2024 parliamentary elections in the strategically significant region of Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at MA Stadium was virtually the launching of the election campaign in J&K where the party has set a target to improve its tally of 2019 Parliamentary elections.
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| | | | BJP ready to back Baig as independent candidate | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: It is official now, BJP on Thursday confirmed that the party was ready to support Muzaffar Hussain Baig in case he contests the coming Lok Sabha elections as an Independent candidate from north Kashmir’s Baramulla Parliamentary constituency.
“As of now, we can not say that Muzaffar Hussain Baig will be a proxy candidate for BJP in Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency but there is a buzz in the political circle in this regard”, Vibodh Gupta, general secretary... | |
| | | | Administrative Council approves Start-up Policy 2024-27 for J&K | | Gives nod to development of 7 new industrial estates | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 22: Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved J&K start-up policy 2024-27 in supersession to the Start-up Policy notified in the year 2018. The policy has the objective of setting up 2000 new Start-ups in Jammu & Kashmir in the next 5 years.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting.
The Government of Jammu &Kashmir will setup a Venture Capital Fund of Rs. 250 Crores and will infuse maximum of Rs. 25 Crores as an initial fund to this venture capi... | |
| | | | Govt committed to fulfilling its pledge for farmers’ welfare: PM Modi | | | |
New Delhi, Feb 22:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underlined his government’s commitment to fulfilling its pledge for the welfare of farmers, asserting that a “historic” hike in sugarcane’s price is part of such efforts.
This will benefit crores of sugarcane farmers, he said in a series of posts on X, highlighting several decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday.
The Cabinet meeting headed by Modi hiked the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers by Rs 25 to Rs 340 per quintal for the 2024-25 season starting October.
An official statement had said after the decision, “The new FRP will ensure prosperity of sugarcane farmers. It is noteworthy that... | |
| | | | BJP ended credibility crisis in politics: Rajnath | | | | Bhubaneswar, Feb 22:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday claimed that the BJP has ended the “credibility crisis in politics” created by the Congress and the party has won the trust of people by fulfilling promises.
Singh addressing party workers of three Lok Sabha constituencies of Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Bolangir, said: “The people had lost their trust in politicians as the Congress people do not fulfil promises made to people during elections. However, the BJP won the trust of the people by fulfilling all its promises. Therefore, the crisis of credibility in politics has ended. People now have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Launching a scathing attack on the Congr... | |
| | | | LG Sinha conducts on-site inspection, reviews construction work | | Transit accommodation for PM Package employees | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 22: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha conducted on-site inspection and reviewed ongoing construction work of the transit accommodation for PM Package employees at Zewan, today. The Lt Governor directed the officials to complete 10 Blocks comprising 240 residential units by March 20, 2024. He further directed the officials for installation of CCTV cameras, and to complete the work on the approach road to the Transit Accommodation and boundary wall, simultaneous... | |
| | | | CBI searches Satya Pal Malik’s premises | | Kiru Hydropower Corruption Case | | 
New Delhi, Feb 22:
The CBI conducted searches at the premises of former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik and 29 other locations on Thursday in connection with alleged corruption in the Rs 2,200-crore Kiru Hydropower project, officials said.
The federal agency started its operation in the morning, with around 100 officers mobilised to swoop down at the 30 locations in Jammu, Srinagar, Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Baghpat, Noida, Patna, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Barmer, Nagaur and Chandigarh,... | |
| | | | Successful rescue operation saves lives | | | |
Early Times Report
GULMARG, Feb 22: A collaborative effort between the Gulmarg Ski Patrol of Tourism Department, J&K and J&K Police resulted in the successful rescue of a group comprising six Russian skiers and one local guide following an avalanche at the higher reaches of Gulmarg, known as Army Ridge. Despite the valiant efforts of the rescue team, one Russian skier tragically lost his life due to the avalanche.
Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the deceased during this difficult time.
It is important to note that the avalanche site is located far from the Kongdoori area, where the 4th Khelo India Winter Games are currently underway. The ongoing sporti... | |
| | | | Women safety scheme to continue till 2025-26 | | | |
NEW DELHI, Feb 22:
The Centre has decided to continue its flagship scheme for women safety with an approval of Rs 1,179.72 crore till 2025-26.
The Union Cabinet took the decision on Wednesday night in an effort to check incidents of crime against women in the country.
According to the latest record of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 4,45,256 cases of crime against women were registered across India in 2022 – almost 51 FIRs every hour on an average.
The figure was 4,28,278 in 2021 and 3,71,503 in 2020.
A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for the continuation of the ... | |
| | | | Drone-dropped IED found near IB | | | |
Early Times Report
Kathua/Jammu, Feb 22: The Border Security Force (BSF) found a drone-dropped improvised explosive device (IED) near the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Thursday, an official said. The IED was found in the Manyari post area, near the zero line, during a search operation that was launched after the BSF troops noticed the movement of a Pakistani drone in the morning hours and opened fire to bring it down, the official said.
He said the search operation was going on when last reports were received.
The drone is believed to have returned to the Pakistani side, the official said, adding that the IED that was dropped in a forward villa... | |
| | | | Landslide hits construction worker, dies | | | 
Early Times Report
Banihal/Jammu, Feb 22: A worker of a construction company was killed in a landslide along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway which remained closed for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, officials said. The construction worker identified as Deshpaul (31), a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was hit by the landslide outside his company headquarters near Seri in Ramban district around 8.30 am, police officials said.
They said the deceased was moving towards the mess of the ... | |
| | | | Avalanche warning issued for 8 districts | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 22: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Thursday issued an avalanche warning during the next 24 hours in the
higher reaches of eight districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
An avalanche with a "medium danger" level is likely to occur above 2200 meters over Bandipora, Baramulla in north Kashmir, Ganderbal in central Kashmir
and Kupwara in north Kashmir districts in the next 24 hours.
A similar warning has also been issued for the people living in the upper reaches of the Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, and Ramban districts of Jammu division.
People living in these areas have been advised to take precautions and avoid venturing... | |
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