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| Fight between partners imminent as PDP clears names of Mehbooba, Parra | | Lok Sabha Polls | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: Notwithstanding the sincerity of the Congress to avoid division of anti-BJP votes in Jammu and Kashmir, the direct fight between two opposition parties looks imminent on at-least two Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir.
Highly placed sources said that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared the names of party president Mehbooba Mufti for the prestigious Anantnag-Poonch-Rajouri seat and Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra for the central Kashmir’s Srinagar seat.
“Although names of party candidates will be announced at the appropriate time, campaigning on these seats has already been started”, sources said and added that the recent statement of Parra against the NC was a clear indication of an imminent fight.
Parra on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the “arr... | |
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| Differences crop up in Ladakh groups over boycotting polls | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: Differences cropped up among agitating Ladakhi leaders over boycotting the Lok Sabha elections. Despite efforts of some forces to convince the agitating leaders to announce a boycott of the parliamentary elections some visionary leaders opposed this idea as this action will send a wrong message.
In the meeting on Wednesday, agitating groups seriously deliberated about boycotting the forthcoming election for the lone Lok Sabha seat of the cold desert as a mark of protest against the decision of the Union Government to reject their demands.
Leaders of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) attended the meeting to discuss the possi... | |
| | | | BSF Special DG reviews preparedness along LoC | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 23: Special Director General (SDG) of the BSF’s Western Command, Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, concluded a five-day visit in the Kashmir valley which was aimed to assess the security situation and operational preparedness of the force along the Line of Control (LoC), an official said here on Saturday.
The SDG of Western Command Chandigarh undertook a significant five-day visit to the Kashmir Frontier from March 18 to 22, a BSF spokesman said.
The spokesman s... | |
| | | | States, UTs empowered to act against J&K National Front under UAPA | | | |
New Delhi, Mar 23:
In a significant development, the central government on Friday authorized states and the Union Territories (UTs) to wield the powers outlined in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, in relation to the proscribed Jammu Kashmir National Front (JKNF), an outfit which was banned for next five years earlier this month.
As per a notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a directive in which the states and the UTs can use section 7 and section 8 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 against the banned terror outfit JKNF.
This empowerment underscores a collaborative approach to addressing security concerns and combating threats p... | |
| | | | Srinagar’s Tulip Garden thrown open for public | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 23: Ensconced between the Dal Lake and the Zabarwan Hills, Asia’s largest tulip garden was thrown open to the public on Saturday, officials said. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, earlier known as Siraj Bagh, was opened for the public as tulips of different colours have started to bloom, Floriculture department officials said. “The tulip garden has been thrown open to the public,” the department’s Commissioner Secretary Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad said.
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| | | | Weather improves in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 23: After two days of rain and light snow over the upper reaches, the weather improved in Kashmir on Saturday.
"The weather is likely to remain generally dry till Tuesday," an official of the Meteorological (MeT) department said.
Widespread rains were recorded across Jammu and Kashmir from Thursday evening till Friday afternoon. The upper reaches, including ski resort Gulmarg, received snowfall during the wet phase.
Meanwhile, except for the two tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam, the night temperature settled above sub-zero in all weather stations across Kashmir.
MeT said Srinagar had 6.5, Pahalgam minus 1.1, and Gulmarg minus 2.5 degrees ... | |
| | | | Will take affirmative action to ensure safer Indian Ocean: Navy Chief | | | 
New Delhi, Mar 23:
Indian Navy will take “affirmative action” to ensure a safer and more secure Indian Ocean Region, its chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Saturday while citing the anti-piracy operations undertaken by the naval force in the last 100 days.
In response to a query during a press conference at the newly-built Nausena Bhawan here, he said “no Indian-flagged vessel” has been targeted by the Houthis at sea.
Earlier in the day, INS Kolkata, carrying 35 pirates who were appre... | |
| | | | Rajnath to visit Siachen today | | Celebrate Holi with soldiers | |  NEW DELHI, Mar 23:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that he will visit Siachen area — the world’s highest battlefield — on March 24 and celebrate Holi with the armed forces personnel deployed there.
The festival of colour will be celebrated from March 24-25.
“Tomorrow, 24th March, I shall be in Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield. Looking forward to celebrate Holi with the Armed Forces personnel deployed there,” Singh posted on X.
The Siachen Glacier at the height ... | |
| | | | SCERT reschedules 8th standard exams | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 23: The Jammu and Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Trainings (SCERT) Saturday said that it will conduct examination of regional language paper of 8th standard simultaneously in both soft and hard zones on April-07.
JKSCERT had said that it had not received the questions papers from on time and were not in position to supply the question papers of Kashmiri subjects due to paucity of time.
The Joint Director of JKSCERT of Kashmir division in a communique said that in view of Middle Standard Examination 2024 and furnishing the stock position of question papers and reference, it is submitted that the confidential material of MSE 2023-24... | |
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