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| Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat again witnessing fierce battle between Rajputs | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 5: As only two weeks are left for polling on the prestigious Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat, this parliamentary constituency is again witnessing fierce battle between two Rajputs.
Although Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) candidate G M Saroori is also in the fray, the real fight is between sitting Lok Sabha member and Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh and Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh.
The prestigious Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat is witnessing a fierce electoral battle among candidates belonging to the ‘warrior clan’.
Main political players have chosen candidates from the Rajput community to turn this constituency as ‘battlefield’ for their nominees. BJP has repeated Union Minister, Dr. Singh on this constituency while as Congress, this time fielded two-time Lok Sabha member of this seat, Choudhary Lal Singh.
Jatindra Singh in 2014 Lok Sabha election had defeated the then Congress stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad and in 2019, Singh defeated the scion of the erstwhile Dogra dynasty Vikramaditya Singh.
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| Section 144 imposed in Leh ahead of Wangchuk’s ‘Pashmina March’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 5: Two days before the proposed “Pashmina March” of climate activist and education reformist Sonam Wangchuk, authorities in the Union Territory of Ladakh imposed section 144 of CrPC 1973 in the Leh district to restrict the movement of the people.
These restrictions have been imposed after getting input about a breach of peace in Ladakh.
“Senior Superintendent of Police, Leh, vide letter No.PA/Spl/2024-5870-72, dated 05- 04-2024, has reported that there are reliable inputs of apprehension of a breach of peace and public tranquility in the district; and it is desirable that any breach of peace, disturbance to public tranquility and danger to human life s... | |
| | | | In ‘Nyay Patra’ Congress promises full statehood to J&K | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 5: Encouraged by peoples’ response to the ongoing campaign in the Union Territory, the Congress in its election manifesto “Nyay Patra” released on Friday, promised to restore statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Fighting on two out of the total five Lok Sabha seats, Congress candidates Choudhary Lal Singh and Raman Bhalla have started aggressive campaigns in both Jammu-Reasi and Udhampur-Doda parliamentary seats.
The fighting on the Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat, which was looking one sided just 15 days ago, has turned into interesting one after campaign of Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh has picked up in the hilly areas and Udh... | |
| | | | Congress leaders launch door to door campaign | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 5: Claiming that a wave of change has started in Jammu region against BJP, which has panicked the BJP top brass to rush to Jammu in a vain bid to check the ongoing undercurrent, the AICC leaders said here while launching a door-to-door campaign. AICC Secretary Co-incharge J&K Affairs Manoj Yadav flanked by Working President Raman Bhalla, Senior Vice President and Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, Vice Presidents Yogesh Sawhney, Ved Mahajan, DCC Jammu President Thakur Manmohan Sigh and General Secretary (Org) Narinder Gupta, released 'Naya Pattar' (Guarantee Card) of Congress.
Yadav said that AICC Incharge J&K Bharat Singh Solanki launched the door-to-... | |
| | | | Farooq wants Parliament to supervise national probe agencies | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 5: National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Friday suggested that national probe agencies should be brought under the supervision of Parliament.
“It would be a good thing if national probe agencies are brought under the supervision of the Parliament,” Farooq told reporters here.
Pertinently, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been investigating the alleged role of the NC President in a money laundering case. The 86-year-old politician ha... | |
| | | | EC identifies 266 LS seats with low voter turnout | | ‘One size fits all approach won’t work’ | | 
New Delhi, Apr 5:
The Election Commission on Friday said it has identified 266 parliamentary constituencies, including 215 in rural areas, with low voter turnout and is planning targeted intervention to enhance voting percentage in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Municipal commissioners from major cities and select district election officers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh discussed enhancing voter engagement and participation in identified urban and rural Lok Sabha seats.
At its conference... | |
| | | | DGP Swain, GOC 16 Corps visit Poonch, co-chair joint security review meeting | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 5: The Director General of Police, J&K, R.R. Swain and General Officer Commanding (GOC) 16 Crops Lt. Gen. Navin Sachdeva visited Poonch to review security scenario of the border district today.
The top officers co-chaired a joint security review meeting which was attended by ADGP Jammu Zone, Anand Jain, Div Com Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, GOC Romeo Force Major General Manish Gupta and GOC 25 Div Major General Gourav Rishi, DIG RP Range, Tejinder Singh, DC Poonch, Y... | |
| | | | Revenue official arrested | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 5: The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday trapped and arrested a revenue official in a bribery case in Kathua district here.
An official handout said that the ACB team received an online complaint from a resident of Machhedi alleging that Patwari Gulshan Singh has been demanding a Rs 5,000 bribe for issuing a Virsati Inteqal mutation and legal heir certificate.
The ACB got into action when the Patwari allegedly demanded a balance of Rs 3,000 from the complainant for issuing the documents after an initial Rs 2,000 payment. A case was registered at Police Station ACB Central.
"During the course of investigation, a trap was laid and the accused Patwari wa... | |
| | | | India removes export curbs for Maldives | | | |
NEW DELHI, Apr 5:
India on Friday removed export curbs on specified quantity of certain commodities such as eggs, potatoes, onions, rice, wheat flour, sugar, and dal for Maldives during the current fiscal year.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in a notification said these exports have been permitted to Maldives under bilateral trade agreement between the countries during 2024-25. “Export of eggs, potatoes, onions, rice, wheat flour, sugar, dal, stone aggregate and river sand have been permitted to Maldives… The export of these items to Maldives will be exempted from any existing or future restriction/prohibition on export,” the DGFT said.
In general, there is either... | |
| | | | Infiltration bid foiled in Uri, 2 intruders killed | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 5: Security Forces on Friday morning thwarted an infiltration attempt by terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Uri sector. Two intruders were killed and a cache of arms and ammunition was seized during the encounter, officials said. They said that the terrorists attempted to infiltrate into the Indian side of the border, which led to an exchange of fire with the JAK RIF forces. The forces effectively retaliated, resulting in the elimination of two infiltrators.
Following the encounter, a thorough search operation was conducted in the area, which led to the recovery of warlike stores. Among the seized items were 2 AK series rifle... | |
| | | | Woman arrested for ‘looting’ sister’s house | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 5: Police have arrested a woman for allegedly stealing jewellery from the house of her sister in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district.
Police said they received a complaint from Kaiser Ahmad Waza of Tawheed Chowk Ganderbal on Tuesday, stating therein that his sister-in-law came to his house as a guest and stole gold ornaments that were kept in the locker of his room.
A case under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Ganderbal, and further investigation was set into motion.
A special police team was constituted to trace the lady.
"After strenuous efforts and with the help of technical inputs, the police party apprehended th... | |
| | | | ‘Do not upload reels flaunting weapons’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 5: Taking cognizance of videos going viral on various social media platforms by the police personnel in uniform, Jammu Police on Friday issued instructions asking them to refrain themselves from such activities especially from uploading reels and flaunting photos and videos with weapons while performing the duties.
A circular issued by the office of the Superintendent of Police, Jammu, stated that in view of prevailing social media awareness and to avert defaming sanctity of police organisations, it is ordered that all ranks of district police Jammu shall adhere to the instructions in letter and spirit.
It further read that every police personnel shall... | |
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