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NC irked as Mehbooba Mufti named ‘more powerful’ than Dr Farooq Abdullah 4/1/2023 12:00:36 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31: Even as former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party, President, Mehbooba Mufti has been named as the “most powerful” politician from Jammu and Kashmir by a leading national media house, the development has seemingly annoyed the National Conference. A Delhi based media house has named Mehbooba Mufti and her counterpart from National Conference, Dr Farooq Abdullah among 100 most powerful Indians. While Mehbooba has been named at 88, Dr Farooq Abdullah follows her in the list at 89. The development was cheered on the social media by PDP leaders like Firdous Tak. “According to a recent survey by IE, @MehboobaMufti has been named the most powerful leader of Jammu and Kashmir. Her leadership, influence & zeal to stand for people are widely recognized and respected. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. #JammuAndKashmir,” Tak tweeted. But NC leader Danish Iqbal reacted to contest the claims. “Anyone who watches J&K today would tell you it’s Dr Farooq Abdullah who continues to be the most influential leader on the post 370 p...   READ MORE

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Court lists case of Pandit family seeking retrial against Bitta Karate on May 4 3/31/2023 11:59:52 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31: A Srinagar court on Friday listed the matter of reopening of criminal trial against Farooq Ahmed Dar alias Bitta Karate on May 4, in the murder of Kashmiri Pandit Satish Tickoo in 1990, the lawyer of Pandit family said. Karate, a former Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) commander is lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail on charges of funneling funds from Pakistan into terror activities in the Kashmir. Last year in September, the family of Tickoo approached the Srinagar court to reopen the trial against Bitta Karate. Tickoo family lawyer Advocate Utsav Bains, said the other side argued that Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL by the Roots in Kashmir...   READ MORE   2 ‘hybrid’ terrorists involved in attack on YouTuber arrested 3/31/2023 11:59:45 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31: J&K Police have arrested two ‘hybrid ‘ militants of “The Resistance Front” who were allegedly involved in attack on a YouTuber in Shopian district of south Kashmir, officials said. In December last year, a YouTuber from Shopian escaped a murder attempt by the militants. The YouTuber claimed that he was fired upon by a militant and escaped miraculously. Police later constituted a Special Investigation Team headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police headquarters Shopian to probe the case. “During the course of investigation, on the basis of oral, circumstantial and technical evidences, number of suspects were rounded up. During questioning, two sus...   READ MORE   4 JKAS officers transferred 3/31/2023 11:59:40 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday ordered transfer of four JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to a government order, Anshumali Sharma, JKAS, General Manager, JK Medical Supplies Corporation, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Reasi, against an available vacancy. Irfan Bahadur, JKAS, Secretary, Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA), Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Kupwara, against an available vacancy. Afroza Bano, JKAS, Sub-Registrar, Ganderbal, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner ...   READ MORE   Tribunal upholds disqualification of Kathua Municipal Council Prez, others 3/31/2023 11:59:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: Judicial Member Rajeev Gupta of Special Tribunal Jammu today upheld the order of Chief Electoral Officer disqualifying four BJP councillors who had won elections on the Congress mandate including president of the Municipal council (MC), Kathua, Naresh Kumar. The Judicial Member Special Tribunal, observed that the finding of Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, on the second aspect of defiance of ‘Whip’, are also based on factual and legal aspects properly appreciated by the authority below. While returning finding on this aspect, the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, has relied upon the case law handed down by the High Court of J&K in “Asif Jehan Gattu and Anr. v...   READ MORE   Dog bites in Ladakh: High Court issues notice to Admin, others 3/31/2023 11:59:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court (Srinagar Wing) comprising Chief Justice N Kotishwar Singh and Justice Sanjay Dhar has issued a two week notice to administration of Ladakh Union Territory to elaborate the steps it has taken to curb the increasing cases of dog bites in the region. The High Court had taken a suo-moto cognizance of a Public Interest Litigation wherein it has been highlighted that the registered dog bite cases in Ladakh have exponentially increased from 854 in 2017 to 2229 in 2022 and about 220 people were reportedly bitten by dogs in January, 2023 alone. This has created fear psychos not only amongst the local p...   READ MORE   Restoration of Mubarak Mandi Complex: DB propose to visit site next week 3/31/2023 11:59:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 31: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court comprising Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice Rajesh Sekri has proposed a visit to Mubarak Mandi complex on April 3, 2023, to have on spot assessment about the state of affairs and the progress in restoration of the heritage site. The Division Bench while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Thakur Chatter Singh in respect of Mubarak Mandi Royal Dogra Palace Jammu, which is a historical and a heritage monument, observed that the PIL pertains to historical/protected monument under the Jammu and Kashmir Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1977, and petitioner is seeking mandamus t...   READ MORE   MeT predicts scattered to fairly widespread rain across J&K 3/31/2023 11:59:03 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 31: Amid overcast sky Meteorological department on Friday predicts scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. It said that scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain can occur during the next 2 days in Jammu and Kashmir. Generally cloudy weather is expected across Jammu and Kashmir, with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall at some places and overall nothing significant is expected today, an independent weather observer Faizan Arif told UNI. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of 7.9 degree Celsius against 6.6 degree Celsius on Thursday and it...   READ MORE

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