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| Congress leaders demonize each other before screening panel | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: The factionalism in the J&K unit of the Congress came to the fore during the meeting of the AICC Screening Committee as senior leaders seized this opportunity to demonize each other.
Sources said that while discussing the names of the potential candidates for two Lok Sabha seats of Jammu province, many senior leaders tried to challenge the credentials and capabilities of those whose names have been incorporated in the panels of potential candidates.
“Whenever the panel discussed the name of any candidate, some leaders started making fun of his/her credentials”, a source said and added that Chairman of Screening Committee Bakhta Charan Dass was surprised to watch factionalism and infighting in the party. Sources that Bakhta Charan Dass warned the J&K leaders that this attitude and factionalism among senior leaders would prove disastrous for the party in the coming Lok Sabha and assembly elections in J&K. Sources said that instead of supporting potential and strong candidates, most of the senior leaders have forwarded their names to the panel... | |
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| In absence of Abdullahs, second rung NC leaders take a break | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: The politics within National Conference (NC) is witnessing a lull as the second rung political leaders of the party seem to have taken a break.
The absence of party president, Dr Farooq Abdullah, and vice-president, Omar Abdullah, has left the second rung of leaders in the party seemingly disoriented and disinterested in organizing meetings or rallies.
The father-son duo are currently in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, a pilgrimage that holds great religio... | |
| | | | PM Modi likely to inaugurate Jammu AIIMS on Feb 18 | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: The much awaited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) of Jammu is likely to be dedicated formally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the people on February 18.
“As of now, we have not received the confirmed dates but tentatively it is expected that Modi may inaugurate Jammu AIIMS on February 18,” Prof (Dr) Shakti Kumar Gupta, Founder Executive Director and CEO, Jammu AIIMS told reporters during media interaction followed by a press conference.
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| | | | Special Judge CBI Bala Jyoti rejects pre-arrest bail of 2 persons | | Kiru Hydroelectric Project Scam | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: In a much publicized Kiru Hydroelectric Project case, Special Judge CBI Jammu Bala Jyoti today rejected the pre-arrest bail applications of two persons Sumit and Arun Kumar both residents of New Delhi.
Special Judge CBI Bala Jyoti after hearing both the sides, observed that the nature of allegations and gravity of accusation/stage of investigation, this Court is of the firm opinion that investigating agency must be given sufficient time in conducting analyz... | |
| | | | SEC extends Panchayat Electoral Roll Revision schedule | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: The State Election Commissioner (SEC), Braj Raj Sharma today chaired a meeting of senior officers to review the revised schedule for Panchayat Electoral Roll-2024 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Secretary RDD Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Secretary SEC Susheel Kumar, Joint Director Information (HQ) Vevaik Puri, Joint Director RDD Avleen Kour, Assistant Commissioner Relief (Migrant) Riyaz Ahmad, besides senior officers from concerned departments were ... | |
| | | | SIA carries out raids in Srinagar, Delhi | | Terror Funding Case | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 2: State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday carried out raids and searches at five locations in Srinagar and Delhi in a terror funding case.
This was the second round of searches in the case which pertains to illegal raising, layering, mixing and laundering of illegal proceeds of crime by the accused persons which subsequently is suspected to have been used in unlawful activities including secessionism and terrorism. Earlier SIA had raided 32 locations in Delhi and Kashmir valley. The raids and searches were today conducted simultaneously by special teams of SIA Kashmir at five locations in Delhi and Srinagar, SIA stat... | |
| | | | Jmu-Sgr highway partially restored for traffic | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 2: The Jammu-Srinagar National highway has been partially restored for vehicular traffic after two days of closure due to snowfall and shooting of stones at various places, officials said.
The traffic on the highway was restored this afternoon after restoration work was completed at various places and stranded vehicles were cleared first, a traffic police official said.
“Commuters are advised to drive cautiously, as part of the road near Sherbibi is single lane and also slippery at a number of places’ ‘, J&K traffic police posted on X.
Kashmir valley was cut off by surface transport with the rest of the country for the second consecutive day on Frid... | |
| | | | Mortar, pistol seized from terrorist hideout | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 2: Security forces on Friday busted a terrorist hideout and seized a 51-mm mortar along with three shells and a pistol in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said.
The hideout was unearthed during a joint search operation by police and Rashtriya Rifles in Sangla area of Surankote, the officials said.
No arrests have been made in connection with the recovery, which also included a pistol magazine and five rounds, they said.
The officials said the weapons were found packed in a bag and had gathered rust, suggesting that the hideout was not used by terrorists for years together.
The preliminary investigation suggested that it was an old hideo... | |
| | | | ‘Existing laws protect doctors from violence’ | | | | NEW DELHI, Feb 2:
Existing laws have provisions to protect doctors from violence, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday amid incidents of doctors being attacked while carrying out their duties. The minister was responding to a query in the Lok Sabha by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor who sought a legislation to protect doctors and healthcare workers from violence at the workplace.
Tharoor also demanded that victims of such violence be provided financial and legal support, and mentioned a doctor in Kerala killed while doing her duty.
There are provisions in existing laws to take action against people who perpetrate violence against doctors, Mandaviy... | |
| | | | ‘Retain criminal defamation’ | | | | New Delhi, Feb 2:
The Law Commission has recommended that criminal defamation should be retained within the scheme of criminal laws in India.
In its report on the law on criminal defamation, the panel asserted that it is important to keep in mind that the right to reputation flows from Article 21 of the Constitution, and being a facet of right to life and personal liberty, it needs to be “adequately protected” against defamatory speech and imputations.
“Reputation is something which can’t be seen and can only be earned. It’s an asset which is built in a lifetime and destroyed in seconds. The whole jurisprudence around the law on criminal defamation has the essence of protecting one’... | |
| | | | Kashmir towns record coldest night in 16-yrs | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 2: The minimum temperatures nose-dived on Thursday night at several places in Kashmir with some towns recording the coldest night in past 16 years, officials said here on Friday.
Gulmarg skiing resort in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 12 degrees Celsius, a drop of more than four degrees compared to previous night’s minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, the officials said.
Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, recorded a low of minus 11.9 degrees Celsius, a drop of 7.8 degrees from the previous night.
Kokernag and Qazigund towns in south Kashmir both recorded a low of minus 9.4 degrees Cels... | |
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