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| All eyes on Cong’s role as NC, PDP engage in battle on three LS seats | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: The political landscape in Jammu and Kashmir is heating up as two prominent players- the National Conference (NC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP), vie for the prestigious Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat.
Amidst this showdown, the role of the Congress party has come under intense scrutiny, particularly as both the NC and the PDP, supposedly alliance partners within the INDIA bloc, have decided to support Congress candidates in two other seats—Jammu and Udhampur—in the region.
Following a recent meeting with top Congress leadership in New Delhi, NC Vice President Omar Abdullah declared his party's decision not to contest from the Jammu and Udhampur seats. Instead, they pledged support to Congress, aiming to prevent a division of “secular vote... | |
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| Workers worried as senior Congress leaders taking elections casually | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: Congress workers on the Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha seat are worried about the attitude of the senior party leaders who are hesitating to actively join the campaign.
Although the party candidate for the Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha seat Raman Bhalla has intensified his campaign with the support of his supporters in different localities, senior leaders have yet not joined the campaign trail to actively support the party candidate.
While an aggressive campaign is going on in the Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary segment where Choudhary Lal Singh is the party candidate on the Jammu-Reasi seat same spirit is missing due to the casual approach of the senior leaders.
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| | | | PM Modi to address rally in Udhampur today | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 11: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to address a public rally in support of BJP candidate from Udhampur-Kathua Parliamentary Constituency Dr Jitendra Singh at Udhampur town, the district administration has declared the area as ‘No Fly Zone’.
Moreover, tight security arrangements are made in the district especially along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. “Amidst the preparations for the Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP will blow the ... | |
| | | | INDIA bloc promoting family members, Modi working for poor, backward: Amit Shah | | | 
MANDLA (MP), Apr 11:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday slammed the INDIA bloc for practising dynastic politics, and said that in the upcoming elections, people have to choose between the one leader who worked for taking every section of society forward and those who promote their own family members.
He was addressing a public meeting in Mandla (ST) seat for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and Union minister Faggan Singh Kulaste. “There is a team led by Prime Minister Nare... | |
| | | | LeT terror module busted in Baramulla, 3 arrested | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 11: Security forces busted a terror module when they arrested three associates of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) and recovered incriminating material and ammunitions from their possession in Jammu Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday.
The three individuals were identified as Owais Ahmad Waza and Basit Fayaz Kaloo, both residents of Ganie Hamam Baramulla, and Faheem Ahmad Mir of Mir Sahab Old Town Baramulla, police said.
“The three are assisting and providing information about security force movements and their intentions was to disturb the peace process in the Baramulla given forthcoming Parliamentary elections, orchestrated by their handlers across the bo... | |
| | | | PM Modi Govt’s track record remarkable: Rajnath Singh | | | | Rewa (MP), Apr 11:
On the campaign trail in Madhya Pradesh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday batted for the ‘one nation, one election’ idea and called the track record of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government “remarkable” for the country.
Referring to the recent assembly elections in MP, in which the BJP registered a huge victory, Singh said the people of the state will cast their ballot again in the upcoming Lok Sabha pollsThe 29 Lok Sabha seats in MP will go to polls in four phases between April 19 and May 13 and votes will be counted on June 4.
“Four months back only the people of Madhya Pradesh overwhelmingly voted in the assembly polls in favour of the BJP. While ... | |
| | | | Rajnath offers assistance to combat terrorism in Pak | | |  New Delhi, Apr 11:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asserted that Pakistan should end terrorism emanating from its soil and if the country feels it is not capable of doing so, it can take India’s help. In an interview with news agency, Rajnath Singh stressed that if Pakistan tries to destabilise India using terrorism, it will have to bear the consequences. India has repeatedly emphasised that it will not tolerate cross-border terrorism and it cannot keep aside terrorism to improve ties wi... | |
| | | | Terrorist killed in Pulwama encounter | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 11: A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Fressipora village in Rajpora area of the south Kashmir district following inputs about the presence of terrorists there, they said.
They said the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon the forces, who retaliated.
In the ensuing encounter, the terrorist was killed, the police said.
The identity and group affiliation of the slain ultra was being ascertained, the police added.
“Body of one #terrorist retrieved. Identification be... | |
| | | | Building gutted in Bandipora | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 11: A massive fire broke out in a house in the Zalpora area of Sumbal in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday morning.
According to officials, the fire broke out in a double-storey residential building that belonged to Fehmeeda Begum.
Meanwhile, locals and the fire tenders were trying to control the fire.
The upper floor of the building can be seen completely engulfed in fire, while locals were making efforts to take out valuables from the ground floor.
No injuries or casualties were reported in the fire, and the reason behind it was not confirmed.... | |
| | | | MeT predicts rain for next 48 hours | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 11: Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Thursday predicted widespread light to moderate rain during the next 48 hours over Jammu and Kashmir.
The MeT office said there is a possibility of scattered light rain on April 12 and widespread light to moderate rain on April 13.
On April 13–14, the weather generally remains cloudy, with light to moderate rain or snow (over higher reaches) in many places and thunder, lightning, hailstorms, and gusty winds in a few places.
Few plains and higher reaches may receive heavy rain or snow during April 13 and 14, while from April 15–17 there are chances of light rain or snow (over higher reaches) at a few places, the ... | |
| | | | Misuse of Social Media platforms matter of concern | | | | New Delhi, Apr 11:
The Supreme Court has voiced concern over misuse of social media platforms with posting of messages, comments and articles on subjudice matters.
A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose (now retired) and Bela Trivedi made the observation while initiating a contempt action against Assam MLA Karim Uddin Barbhuiya for his misleading Facebook post regarding a case reserved for judgment.
“It is a matter of serious concern that nowadays there has been a profuse misuse of social media platforms on which messages, comments, articles etc. are being posted in respect of matters pending in Court.... | |
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