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| BJP mulling to field serving young bureaucrat from Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: Although the J&K unit of the party has prepared panels of potential candidates for all the five Lok Sabha seats of the Union Territory, there are rumours in the political circle that the BJP is going field a serving bureaucrat on the newly carved Anantnag-Rajouri seat.
Although the president of the J&K unit of the party, Ravinder Raina is also one of the contenders for this Parliamentary seat, the party is trying to convince some dynamic young bureaucrat to join the electoral battle on BJP’s mandate.
“It is too early to say anything about the party’s candidate on the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat but names of some serving youth bureaucrats were under discussions”, a source said and added that things would be cleared very soon.
As reported earlier, the BJP is focussing on this Lok Sabha seat. After delimitation boundaries of all five Lok Sabha seats have changed, the entire Poonch district and areas of Rajouri district have become part of South Kashmir with the creation of the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. This has assured parity in th... | |
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| Cong not ready to leave Ladakh seat for NC | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: Amid reports that the Congress is ready to surrender the Ladakh Parliamentary seat for the National Conference to ensure unity among the constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, the Leh unit of the party is not ready to accept any formula. Highly placed sources said that leaders of the Leh unit of the party have made it clear to the party's high command that leaving the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat for the National Confere... | |
| | | | PM Modi to address public rally at Bakshi Stadium on March 7 | | First visit to Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370, will announce scores of development projects | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would address a public rally at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar on March 7.
According to the details available with Early Times the venue for the Prime Minister's rally has been changed from SKICC on Dal Lake banks to Bakshi Stadium in view of large gatherings. Around 25000-30000 people are expected to join this mega rally.
Sources said that Bakshi Stadium has been chosen as the venue because a large number of people are expected ... | |
| | | | Don’t ridicule devotee-deity relation: EC warns parties | | | |
New Delhi, Mar 1:
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission on Friday asked parties and their leaders to refrain from seeking votes on the basis of caste, religion and language, and not insult the devotee-deity relation or make any suggestion of a divine censure.
In an advisory warning the parties, candidates and star campaigners of stern action for any violation of Model Code of Conduct instead of the previous practice of only ‘moral censure’, the poll panel also said that temples, mosques, churches, gurdwaras or any other place of worship should not be used for poll propaganda or electioneering.
It said that the star campaigners and candidates who have received notices... | |
| | | | Utilize 100% funds available under CSS and Capex: LG directs officials | | Chairs high-level meeting on budgetary expenditure | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 1: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a review meeting on Budgetary Expenditure in the UT of Jammu Kashmir, at Civil Secretariat today.
The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Dheeraj Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary Forests; Santosh D Vaidya, Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Administrative Secretaries and senior officials.
The Lt Governor took appraisal of the department-wise progress achieved in the Financial Year 2023-24 an... | |
| | | | BJP’s poll body discusses candidates for 16 States | | Lok Sabha Elections | | |
NEW DELHI, Mar 1:
The BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) in its meeting for deciding Lok Sabha poll candidates has deliberated on the party’s nominees for nearly 16 states amid indications that several heavyweights may figure in the first list.
The CEC members, which included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party’s national president J P Nadda and Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, pored over the probables for states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa and Uttarakhand among others to finalise the nominees.
The CEC meeting, which began around 10:30 pm on Thursday and lasted for more than five hours, was held at the party... | |
| | | | Tanker catches fire, driver killed | | | |
Early Times Report
BANIHAL/JAMMU, Mar 1: A driver of a fuel tanker was charred to death after the vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into an over 1000-feet gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Friday, officials said.
The incident took place at Battery Cheshma in Ramban district when the Bharat Petroleum tanker was travelling from Jammu to Srinagar, they said.
The tanker met with an accident when its driver Rajat Thappa lost control while negotiating a curve, the officials said.
The vehicle caught fire and the rescuers, consisting of police and local volunteers, had a tough time retrieving the charred body of the deceased who is said to be in his 30’s.
Fire and e... | |
| | | | PM launches projects worth Rs 35,700 cr | | | |
JHARKHAND, Mar 1:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 35,700 crore in Jharkhand.
Among various projects, he dedicated to the nation the Rs 8,900-crore fertiliser plant of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd in Sindri in Dhanbad district.
The plant will add about 12.7 LMT (lakh metric tonne) per annum of indigenous urea production, benefiting farmers of the country.
This is the third fertiliser plant to be revived in the country, after such facilities at Gorakhpur and Ramagundam, which were also dedicated to the nation by the prime minister in December 2021 and November 2022 respectively.
India’s urea production reached... | |
| | | | Migrant PM package employees get 3 day off | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 1: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday approved a three-day special leave for Jammu-based migrant and PM Package employees who are working in Kashmir in light of Mahashivratri.
As per the directive, the special casual leave will be allocated to the employees on the 7th, 9th, and 11th of this month.
“Sanction is hereby accorded to the grant of three days Special Casual Leave on 7th, 9th and 11th March in favour of Jammu based Migrant and PM Package employees working Kashmir Valley, who desire to celebrate ‘Mahashivratri’ with their families at Jammu,” reads the order.... | |
| | | | BSF recover drone carrying drugs | | | |
Amritsar, Mar 1:
Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted a drone that was allegedly carrying three packets of heroin in the border area of Amritsar district.
"In the evening hours of 28th February 2024, BSF troops intercepted a suspected flying object in the border area of district Amritsar and promptly tracked, neutralized and traced its movement as per laid down procedure," an official statement issued by BSF said.
BSF said that it also recovered a mobile phone and signal accessories.
"During a search of the probable dropping area, at about 8.05 pm, the vigilant troops successfully recovered 01 Hexacopter and 03 packets of suspected heroin (gross weight - approximately 3.030 K... | |
| | | | Batote-Doda-Kishtwar highway closed | | | |
Early Times Report
DODA, Mar 1: The 110-km long Batote-Kishtwar National Highway (NH1B) was on Friday morning blocked near Khellani Nallah due to massive landslides .
Thathri -Doda Botate road blocked due to heavy landslide at Khalleni Nallah.
Traffic on Batote Kishtwar has been stopped and thousands of passengers are stranded. An official said that the administration has started the restoration work, Vehicles carrying essential commodities as well as passengers remained stuck. ... | |
| | | | Avalanche warning issued | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 1: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Friday issued an avalanche warning in the higher reaches of nine districts in the Union Territory during the next 24 hours, officials said. An avalanche with “medium danger” level is likely to occur above 2200 metres over Bandipora, Baramulla and Kupwars districts of North Kashmir and in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district in the next 24 hours.
A similar warning has also been issued for the people living above 2200 metres over Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban and Reasi districts of Jammu division during the next 24 hours.
People living in these areas have been advised to take precautions and... | |
| | | | NBDSA issues guidelines | | | |
New Delhi, Mar 1:
The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority on Friday asked broadcasters to refrain from promoting homophobia and stereotypes or publicising one’s gender identity or sexual orientation without consent.
In new guidelines on LGBTQIA+ community coverage, the regulatory authority for television and digital media urged broadcasters to report “accurately, objectively and sensitively” on issues relating to the LGBTQIA+ community. The ‘Specific Guidelines for Reportage on Issues Concerning the LGBTQIA+’ noted that non-sensitive and inaccurate reporting regarding the community has serious social repercussions.
The guidelines state that reporting should not sensa... | |
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