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| Delay in announcement of BJP candidate for Ladakh seat raises many eyebrows | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 3: Many eyebrows were raised as the Central Election Committee (CEC) of BJP has not announced the candidate for the Ladakh Parliamentary constituency while announcing to repeat two sitting Lok Sabha members of Jammu and Udhampur segments.
Although BJP’s Ladakh unit is separate from the J&K unit, the general secretary organization and incharge and co-incharge were the same in both the Union Territories.
Ashok Koul, general secretary (organization) J&K is also holding the same position in the UT of Ladakh. The same are the positions of national general secretary Tarun Chugh and Ashish Sood, both are incharge and co-incharge of both the Union Territories.... | |
| | | | PM Modi chairs final Union Council of Ministers meeting | | | 
NEW DELHI, Mar 3:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers in what is likely to be the last such exercise during the second term of his government.
Many ministries are scheduled to make presentations on their future agenda in the meeting in which Modi is expected to speak at length about his 10-year government’s successes and future priorities, especially the goal for making “Viksit Bharat” by 2047.
The prime minister has been holding ... | |
| | | | Ahead of LS polls, NC trying to sell ‘old wine in new bottle’ | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 3: Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, National Conference is trying to sell “old wine in a new bottle” as its leaders are making an attempt to lure the voters by claiming that the party is working with an ultimate goal to secure Jammu & Kashmir’s identity.
NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah while addressing the party workers recently in Srinagar said: “NC’s policy is centered around bridging the gap between different sections of people irrespective of their region,... | |
| | | | LG Sinha launches 'New Jammu & Kashmir Start-up Policy- 2024-27' | | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 3: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today launched the much-awaited 'New Jammu & Kashmir Start-up Policy- 2024-27', at the Avinya Startup Summit.
The Lt Governor congratulated the young entrepreneurs and innovators on the historic occasion.
“New Start-up Policy aims to establish J&K as one of the leading start-up ecosystems by 2027. It is a giant leap for startups and innovators of Jammu Kashmir,” the Lt Governor said.
He said the Policy has been meticulo... | |
| | | | 10 lakh pilgrims visit Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 3: More than ten lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance in the first two months (January-February) of this year at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Shrine nestled in Trikuta Hills of Katra town in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Official sources said that In January and February, total 10,49,534 pilgrims visited the cave shrine.
Last year, during the same time period, 9,38,621 devotees offered prayers at Bhawan, which showed an increase of 110913 pilgrims in th... | |
| | | | House collapses, woman, 3 daughters killed | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 3: A woman and her three daughters, aged between two and five, were killed after their ‘kutcha’ house collapsed in Reasi district, officials said on Sunday. Moderate to heavy rains lashed several parts of Jammu and Kashmir on March 1 and 2. Dozens of structures including residential houses were also damaged by strong winds and hailstorm in different parts of Jammu region.
In the Reasi incident, Phalla Akhter (30), her daughters Nasima (5), Safeena Kousar (3) and Samreen Kousar (2) lost their lives when their house in Kunderdhan Mohra village in Chassana tehsil collapsed following heavy rains, the officials said.
Two elderly members of the family — Kalu... | |
| | | | Jmu-Sgr highway remains blocked | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 3: NHAI authorities on Sunday morning stepped up efforts to resume traffic movement on Jammu-Srinagar national highway following improvement in weather, officials said.
As the 270-km highway, the only all weather link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, remained shut for a second day, police shifted a large number of stranded passengers, including over 200 tourists to safer places in Ramban district, they said.
The highway was closed early Saturday following landslides, mudslides and shooting stones, triggered by heavy rainfall at over a dozen places between Nashri and Banihal including Dalwas, Mehad-Cafetia and Hingni in Ramban, the offic... | |
| | | | Security beefed up ahead of PM’s Sgr visit | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 3: Security forces have been put on alert ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to address a public rally at the Bakshi Stadium here on Thursday, officials said on Sunday.
The deployment of security personnel has been increased around the renovated Bakshi Stadium with barricades set up for checking the vehicles passing through the venue of PM Modi’s rally, the officials said.
Police and paramilitary forces are conducting random checking of vehicles at dozens of places in the city and elsewhere, the officials said.
Special check points have been set up at various places in the city, including the entry and exit points... | |
| | | | CBI arrests NHAI GM | | | |
New Delhi, Mar 3:
The CBI has arrested a general manager of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in an alleged bribery case of Rs 20 lakh in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, officials said on Sunday.
Arvind Kale, who is also a project director, allegedly received the bribe from a private company, they said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recovered Rs 45 lakh cash, including the bribe of Rs 20 lakh, during a search operation following Kale’s arrest, the officials said.
A case has been registered against Kale and 11 others, including the private company, they said. ... | |
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