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| Parties looking towards others to announce candidates | | Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: All political players in Jammu and Kashmir are waiting for others to declare a candidate for the newly shaped Anantnag-Poonch-Rajouri Lok Sabha resulting in suspense over this parliamentary seat.
The election for the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency will be held in the third phase so political parties are not in a hurry to announce their candidates.
Although Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has started the campaign on this seat, the party has yet not officially announced her candidature as part of the strategy.
As far as the National Conference is concerned, the names of sitting Lok Sabha member Justice Hasnain Masoodi, Mian Altaf, ... | |
| | | | Don’t violate J&K School Education Act 2002: DSEJ tells private institutions | | New Academic Session 2024-25 | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: The Director School Education Jammu on Friday asked the private schools to follow the rules mentioned in J&K School Education Act 2002.
A circular issued by the DSEJ, a copy of which is with Early Times, reads: “With the commencement of the new academic session for 2024-25, it has come to our attention that certain private schools have been violating provisions outlined in the J&K School Education Act 2002. These violations include the unauthorized charging of annual fees, admission fees, and other charges in addition to tuition fees, as well as increasing fees without approval from the Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC).”
The circular furth... | |
| | | | 10 killed as Tavera falls into gorge in Ramban | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: At least ten passengers died when a passenger taxi they were travelling in skidded off and plunged into a deep gorge on Friday morning in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police said the passenger taxi on its way from Jammu to Srinagar met with an accident and fell into around 800-feet deep gorge near Battery Chashma area of the district.
“A passenger taxi rolled down a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Battery Chashma in Ramban a... | |
| | | | LG expresses grief | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has expressed shock and grief over the loss of lives in the Ramban road accident.
In a condolence message, the Lt Governor said: “I am deeply shocked to learn of the unfortunate road accident in Ramban today, in which precious lives have been lost. I send my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. I have issued instructions to the District Administration and Divisional Commissioner to render all assistance, as provided in rule, to the kin of victims”.... | |
| | | | PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to kin of deceased | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed his condolences and expressed sorrow regarding the accident in Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir.
He extended sympathies to the bereaved families and offered prayers for the swift recovery of the injured.
In a post on X, PMO India said, “PM Modi has expressed grief on the accident in Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. He extends condolences to the bereaved families and prays for a quick recovery of the injured.”
“An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000”, the post reads.... | |
| | | | Snow avalanche strikes at Sonamarg, no casualties | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 29: A massive snow avalanche struck along the Srinagar Leh highway at the Hung area of Sonamarg in Jammu Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday, officials said. However, there was no report of any casualty in the incident. Two vehicles which were stuck in the snow were rescued, they said. A police team was rushed to the spot to ascertain the situation. Amid inclement weather, Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) today issued an avalanche warning in the Ganderbal and other districts of the valley.... | |
| | | | Avalanche warning issued for 4 districts | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 29: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) issued an avalanche warning in the higher reaches of four districts of the Kashmir
valley during the next 24 hours, officials said on Friday.
An avalanche with a “medium danger” level is likely to occur above 2400 metres over Kupwara, Bandipora, Ganderbal, and Baramulla districts of the Kashmir valley in the next 24 hours.
People living in these areas have been advised to take precautions and avoid venturing into the avalanche-prone areas until further orders.
Kashmir Valley was lashed by widespread rains during the past 24 hours, and some upper reaches also received fresh snowfall, promptin... | |
| | | | Infiltration chances along LoC may increase, security forces alert: IG BSF | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 29: Chances of infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir increase as the snow melts and when there is an important event like elections, but security forces are alert and capable enough to foil any such bid, a senior BSF official said here on Friday.
“The BSF is deputed with the Army on the LoC. The election is an important time and we are ready to thwart any infiltration attempts from across.
We are conducting area d... | |
| | | | More than 79,000 violations reported through C-Vigil App : Election Commission | | Lok Sabha Polls | | | New Delhi, Mar 29: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday said its C-Vigil mobile application has become an effective tool in the hands of people for flagging poll code violations and since the announcement of the Lok Sabha election, more than 79,000 complaints have been received.
More than 99 per cent of the complaints have been resolved and close to 89 per cent of those were resolved within 100 minutes, the poll panel said.
More than 58,500 complaints (73 per cent of the total number of complaints) received were against illegal hoardings and banners, the EC said, adding that over 1,400 complaints received pertained to money, gifts and liquor distribution.
Close to 3 per cent of the com... | |
| | | | Cash, liquor worth Rs 29 lakh seized in Kathua | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: Cash and liquor worth Rs 29 lakh have been seized in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district since the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct, officials said.
Multiple enforcement teams operating across Kathua district have intercepted and seized the cash and liquor, they said.“Vigilant enforcement teams have demonstrated infallible commitment to uphold the sanctity of the electoral process,” District Election Officer, Kathua, Rakesh Minhas, said.Minhas, who is also the Returning Officer for the four Udhampur Lok Sabha constituencies, said they are determined to prevent any violation of the model code.Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls beginning April 19, the a... | |
| | | | 44% sitting MPs face criminal charges, 5% are billionaires: ADR | | | | NEW DELHI, Mar 29: Out of the 514 sitting Lok Sabha MPs analysed, 225 (44 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to the self-sworn affidavits analysed by poll rights body Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Out of those analysed, 5 per cent are billionaires, with assets exceeding Rs 100 crore. The report by the ADR, which scrutinised affidavits of the sitting MPs, revealed that among the sitting MPs with criminal charges, 29 per cent face serious criminal cases, including allegations of murder, attempt to murder, promoting communal disharmony, kidnapping, and crimes against women.
Out of the sitting MPs with serious criminal cases against them, nine face... | |
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