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Neta pays price for ‘Bada Gunda’ remark on Pandit property, loses party post 4/11/2023 11:52:16 PM Sanjay Pandita Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 11: Even as a Kashmiri politician has resigned from the post of youth president from his political party, his “Gunda” remark over Pandit property in Srinagar has stoked a controversy. Recently, in a high drama including protests over Pandit land on the outskirts of Srinagar, some officials and the politician, who is also elected representative at a civic body had locked horns. In a purported video, which went viral on the social media, the said politician appeared on the spot to make allegedly objectionable remarks. Referring to one land official, the elected representative told the people: “If he is Gunda, I am bigger Gunda be assured of that.” The video went viral in administrative and political circles. Many have objected to a government official being called “Gunda”. “How can you call a government official a Gunda only to add that you are yourself an even bigger gunda? This gives a sense of Gunda Raaj and government must take note of this,” said a source on the condition of anonymity. The sources said the controver...   READ MORE

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Jammu-Srinagar highway will have 5 tunnels: Nitin Gadkari 4/11/2023 11:52:08 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 11: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that four more tunnels will come up on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway which will reduce the travel time. Speaking to media persons after inspecting Nayvug Banihal-Qazigund tunnel, Gadkari said that on the 245 km stretch of Srinagar-Jammu national highway a three lane marg would come up and work on the 200 km have been completed. "Today we have achieved a breakthrough on ...   READ MORE   Gadkari, LG Sinha inspect 924-metre-long Banihal-Qazigund tunnel ‘Delhi-Srinagar highway will increase tourist arrivals in J&K’ 4/11/2023 11:51:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 11: There will be a four-fold rise in the footfall of tourists in Kashmir after the completion of the Delhi-Jammu-Srinagar highway, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said. The minister for road, highways and transport on Tuesday inspected a 924-metre-long Banihal-Qazigund tunnel, which will bypass a nearly three-km landslide and accident-prone area in Ramban district, and various road projects in the Union territory. The completion of the tunnel will bring much relief to travellers by bypassing a nearly three-km landslide and accident-prone area in the Ramban district. Flanked by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union ministers Jitendra Singh and Gen VK S...   READ MORE   PoJK’s puppet PM disqualified from his position in contempt case 4/11/2023 11:51:40 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 11: Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan, the so-called Prime Minister of the puppet government of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), was disqualified by the Court of PoJK from his position. The High Court of PoJK on Tuesday disqualified Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan from his position as a member of the legislative assembly and as Prime Minister on contempt of court charges. According to reports on Monday, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan was served notice to explain his position before the court for his alleged derogatory remarks against the judiciary in public meetings. The so-called Prime Minister of PoJK was asked to appear before the High Court and Supreme Cour...   READ MORE   After Papalpreet's arrest, fresh alert sounded for Amritpal in Jammu 4/11/2023 11:51:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 11: A day after the arrest of Amritpal Singh’s close aide Papalpreet Singh, a fresh alert has been sounded in Jammu about the movement of the fugitive pro-Khalistani radical preacher. Highly placed sources said cops in Kathua, Samba, Jammu, and Udhampur districts have been asked to intensify checking at the sensitive areas to foil any attempt of Amritpal Singh to sneak to J&K. Important to mention here that Amritpal Singh’s close aide Papalpreet Singh was nabbed in the Amritsar district of Punjab on Monday and detained under the National Security Act (NSA). Papalpreet is the main associate of Amritpal Singh. He has been arrested from the Kathunangal are...   READ MORE   Around 3.20 lakh devotees visit Vaishno Devi shrine in first 10 days of April: Board 4/11/2023 11:51:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 11: As the rush of devotees is swelling with each passing day, around 3.20 lakh devotees from all over the country visited the cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi situated in Trikuta Hills of Katra town in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in the ten days of the current month. A Shrine Board official on Tuesday said, "with examination season over, the rush of devotees has started increasing at the cave shrine." "It is a festivity-like atmosphere in Katra town due to unprecedented rush and pilgrims from all across the country are reaching to pay obeisance at the cave shrine," he stated. The official said so far in the first ten days of the current mo...   READ MORE   BJP will win over 300 LS seats in next year's polls: Amit Shah 4/11/2023 11:51:23 PM Agencies New Delhi, Apr 11: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that the BJP will win more than 300 Lok Sabha seats across the country in next year's general elections and return to power for the third consecutive term with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm. Addressing a rally in Dibrugarh, where he laid the foundation stone for a BJP office, Shah exuded confidence that the saffron party will win 12 out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the northeastern state. "Narendra Modi will become the prime minister for the third consecutive term with the party winning over 300 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections," he said. Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, the se...   READ MORE   Woman among two LeT aides arrested: Police 4/11/2023 11:51:18 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 11: A woman was among two militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba who were arrested by security forces in Barmaulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. They said arms and ammunition was also recovered on their disclosure. Police said a militant module was busted in Pattan area by joint forces of Baramulla Police, Army 29 RR and 2 Bn SSB on the basis of reliable information. The two arrested militant associates of LeT were identified by police as Farooq Ahmad Parra of Par Mohalla Pattan and Saima Bashir of Chinkipora, Sopore. On their disclosure arms and ammunition was recovered. The recovery included a pistol, two pistol magazines...   READ MORE   SIA frame charges against four accused including Pak terrorist 4/11/2023 11:50:59 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 11: The Court of Special Judge Designate under NIA Act, Srinagar today framed charges under sections 13,18,38,39 UA(P) act, 121 and 120-B IPC against all the four accused persons in case FIR No.16/2022 of P/S CI-SIA Kashmir, including the Pakistan based terrorist Ali Kashif Jan against whom proceedings under section 299 Cr.PC have been initiated by the Court, SIA said. “The accused persons involved in the case include Umar Mushtaq Khan S/o Mushtaq Ahmad Khan R/o Begum Bagh Kakapora Pulwama, Murtaza Rashid Dar S/o Ab. Rashid Dar R/o Samboora District Pulwama, Sajjad Ahmad Dar S/o Gh. Nabi Dar R/o Dethoo Herpora Shangus District Anantnag and Ali Kash...   READ MORE   War in space a possibility, need to develop: CDS 4/11/2023 11:50:53 PM Agencies New Delhi, Apr 11: Highlighting the intense race towards militarisation of space, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan today made a strong pitch for developing dual-use platforms with a special focus on incorporating cutting-edge technology in the space domain. Inaugurating a three-day Indian DefSpace Symposium organised by Indian Space Association (ISpA), Gen Chauhan said the steady traffic towards weaponisation of space has led to a possibility of a "war in space". "Space is a domain which is enhancing capabilities of other domains of land, sea, air and even cyber. The military application of space is the dominant discourse from which we cannot remain divorced,"...   READ MORE

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