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| PAGD dismantled; NC, PDP part ways officially | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 8: Finally Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) stands dismantled as National Conference has announced that it would contest all the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir while Peoples Democratic Party has blamed NC for turning PAGD into a “joke.”
Omar, while talking to reporters in Srinagar, said, “The situation has kept the PDP out & not the National Conference. How can we leave South Kashmir for the PDP which came third in the 2019 LS polls. They (PDP) talk about alliance but target only NC in rallies and tweets.”
Soon after the NC announced that the party would contest all the three seats in the Kashmir and asked the Congress to contest on two seats in the Jammu region, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said the NC’s decision was “disappointing” and a “setback to the hopes of the people of J&K”.
“Omar has himself said that the PDP is out of the alliance. You can see who has broken the alliance. We did not. It is disappointing to see it shattered. They have reduced PAGD to a joke,” she said, adding, “What the BJP couldn’t do (breaking P... | |
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| NC advancing BJP’s agenda: Mehbooba Mufti | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 8: Within minutes after former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah discredited the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as so week to contest Lok Sabha elections, Mehbooba Mufti hit back at the National Conference and blamed the party for sabotaging opposition’s unity in J&K.
“I am pained that all our efforts failed to jointly face the BJP. For the last five years, we have been working to jointly counter BJP’s agenda in J&K but the decision of the National Conference has spoiled all our efforts”, Mehbooba Mufti said while addressing a press conference after Omar Abdullah announced dumping PDP from the INDIA bloc in J&K.
“Had we been taken into confidence before announc... | |
| | | | NC ready to leave Anantnag for Sonia, but not for Mehbooba | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 8: Dumping the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) from the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc in J&K, the National Conference on Friday ruled out leaving any seat for the party in both the UTs of J&K and Ladakh.
“We are not forcefully staking claims on the Anantnag seat. If Congress is so much interested we are ready to leave this seat provided Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, or Rahul Gandhi should contest on this parliamentary seat”, for... | |
| | | | Centre approves Rs 2,093 cr outlay for highway, ropeway projects in J&K | | |  New Delhi, Mar 8: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari announced on Friday that an allocation of Rs 2,093.92 crore has been approved for widening two highways and a ropeway project in Jammu and Kashmir.
The minister said an outlay of Rs 1404.94 crore has been approved for the widening and strengthening of the Rafiabad – Kupwara – Chowkibal – Tangdhar – Chamkot section of National Highway-701 in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said this initiative, executed under Project Beacon in ... | |
| | | | Iss chunav mein bhi safai hone wali hai: PM Modi | | |  New Delhi, Mar 8: Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi couldn’t resist taking a jibe at the Opposition during an event on Friday that honoured digital content creators across domains.
Malhar Kalambe, who after receiving the first ever National Creators Award in the ‘Swachhta Ambassador’ category expressed his expressed his willingness to work with the PM in ‘safai abhiyan’.
“…Har prakaar ki safai mein kaam aa sakta hai, iss chunaav mein bhi safai hone wali h... | |
| | | | Personal remarks on PM backfire: Omar Abdullah | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 8: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah here on Friday said personal attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi backfire for the opposition and slogans about his family only secure a self-goal.
Omar Abdullah’s remarks came in response to a question about RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s jibe on the Prime Minister for having no family.
Omar Abdullah, whose party is a member of the opposition’s INDIA bloc, said such things backfire like the “Chowkidar chor hai” slogan did in the last election.
“I was never in favour of such slogans and nor they benefit us. In fact, there is an opposite effect when we use such slogans, it causes loss to us. A v... | |
| | | | EC to meet top MHA officials | | | | New Delhi, Mar 8: Days before it announces schedule for the Lok Sabha polls, the top brass of the Election Commission has called senior Home ministry officials to review security preparedness for the democratic exercise.
Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will meet Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and fellow Election Commissioner Arun Goel on Friday to discuss deployment of central forces in states, sources said.
The meeting also comes days before the Commission’s Jammu and Kashmir visit to review poll preparedness.
The EC has sought 3.4 lakh Central Armed Police Force personnel for Lok Sabha and four assembly polls.
With nearly 97 crore voters, the EC would set up approximately 12.5 lak... | |
| | | | IAF making paramount contribution to space programme: Prez Murmu | | |  GHAZIABAD, Mar 8: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said the Indian Air Force’s contribution to the nation’s service is etched in “golden letters” and it is not only guarding the skies but also making a paramount contribution to the country’s space programme.
In her address at a ceremony held at the Hindan Air Force Station to award President’s Standard and Colours to four units of the IAF, Murmu said she believed that more and more women will sign up for the force and serve the nation and em... | |
| | | | ACB arrests forester, official | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 8: Anti Corruption Bureau on Friday arrested a Forester and an official of the Forest Range office, in north Kashmir for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 12,500 for processing and issuance of transit permit.
Forester Mansoor Ahmad and an official of the forest Range office, Watergam , Mushtaq Ahmad, were arrested by a team of ACB.
The ACB said they received a complaint from a resident of Rafiabad Baramulla saying therein that he has timber busine... | |
| | | | Cabinet approves continuation of subsidy | | |  New Delhi, Mar 8: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the continuation of Rs 300 targeted subsidy to PM Ujjwala Yojana Consumers for 2024-25.
Talking to reporters after a meeting of the union cabinet, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters that the beneficiaries will get the subsidy directly in their accounts.
The total expenditure for 2024-25 is expected to be Rs.12,000 crore.
Goyal said the decision has come a day before the International Women’s Day.
The Union Cabi... | |
| | | | 1 dead, 4 injured in Poonch accident | | |  Early Times Report
POONCH, Mar 8: One person was killed and four others injured in a road accident in Poonch district, officials said.
The incident occurred in the Shindhara village of Poonch late Thursday evening when a pickup van plying on Shindhara road, skidded off the road and fell into a gorge.
The injured were evacuated to the district hospital Poonch for further treatment.
Dr Nusrat Bhatti, Superintendent, District Hospital Poonch said, “Four injured people were brought to the hos... | |
| | | | Kedarnath Dham to reopen | | |  Dehradun, Mar 8: The gates of Kedarnath will open for the devotees at 7 am on May 10, the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) announced on the occasion of Mahashivratri on Friday.
The announcement was made by BKTC chairman Ajendra Ajay at the Omkareshwar temple in Ukhimath.
The portals of the Himalayan temple, visited by lakhs of people every year were closed during the winters when it remains snow-bound.
Greeting people on the occasion of Mahashivratri, Ajay said a record number of ... | |
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