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| Groom goes to vote in wedding attire | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 13: A groom dressed in wedding attire arrived at Boys Hr Sec School Kangan in Srinagar parliamentary constituency to cast his vote on Monday in the fourth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He said that he chose to vote today because it’s a fundamental right granted by the Constitution.
Speaking to news agency, the groom said, “Today I have given my vote, because the constitution has given us the right to vote.
I cast my vote to choose the candidates ... | |
| | | | Kashmir’s first major polls after Art 370 abrogation | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar/Pulwama, May 13: Amid tight security arrangements, voting began in Srinagar parliamentary constituency in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, with more than 17.4 lakh electorate eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 24 candidates.
This is the first major poll in Kashmir since J&K special status was abrogated by the BJP government on August 5, 2019 and the erstwhile state was also downgraded into two union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir... | |
| | | | INDIA Bloc leaders scared of Pak’s nuclear power: PM Modi | | |  MUZAFFARPUR/HAJIPUR (BIHAR), May 13:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lashed out at the opposition INDIA bloc, calling its leaders “cowards” who were “scared of Pakistan’s nuclear power”.
Addressing an election rally in Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar, Modi made an apparent reference to a recent statement of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, without mentioning him by name.
“The INDIA bloc seems to have leaders who are scared of Pakistan and have nightmares of... | |
| | | | Rahul Gandhi didn’t visit Ram Temple for fear of losing vote bank: Amit Shah | | |  MUMBAI, May 13:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi did not visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya as he feared losing his vote bank. Addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Dhule district, Shah also said Gandhi opposed the abrogation of Article 370, which provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and sought to know the views of Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray on the Congress leader’s stand.
The Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (S... | |
| | | | CBSE declares results: Over 93% clear class 10, 87.98% class 12 | | | | NEW DELHI, May 13:
Girls continued to outshine boys in CBSE board exams for classes 10 and 12 while pass percentage and the number of students scoring above 90 and 95 per cent witnessed marginal increases from last year. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exam results for classes 10 and 12 were announced on Monday. The pass percentage in Class 10 stood at 93.60, a rise of 0.48 percentage points from last year. The pass percentage in the Class 12 exam saw a marginal increase of 0.65 percentage points from last year to 87.98.
CBSE officials attributed the rise in pass percentage to an increase in the number of competency-based questions in the exams this year.
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| | | | Court grants 15 days judicial remand of ex-SSP, 6 ors | | Greater Kailash Murder Case | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 13: City Judge Jammu Pooja Raina today granted 15 days Judicial remand of Ex-SSP Sheikh Mehmood IPS, Parshtom Singh @Nikka, Suraj Singh s/o Parshtom Singh, Sandeep Charak, Vikas Singh, Ravinder Kumar Gupta @ Gola Shah and Rajat Jandyal son of Ravinder Gupta in much publicized Greater Kailash Murder case.
Court also granted four days police remand of Sachin Singh @ Sanju who was also allegedly involved in this case.
Court while granting judicial remand, directed of Ex-SSP Sheikh Mehmood IPS be lodged in Kot Bhalwal Jail whereas Parshtom Singh @Nikka, Suraj Singh s/o Parshtom Singh, Sandeep Charak, Vikas Singh, Ravinder Kumar Gupta @ Gola Shah and Rajat ... | |
| | | | DG BRO calls on LG Sinha | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 13: Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, Director General, Border Roads Organisation today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan.
The DG discussed with the Lt Governor various ongoing projects in J&K under Border Roads Organisation. ... | |
| | | | CAT upholds state’s authority on job qualifications | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 13: In a recent ruling, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Jammu and Kashmir reaffirmed the State’s prerogative in setting qualifications for government job positions. The decision came following a petition challenging the eligibility criteria for the post of Junior Librarian advertised by the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board.
The petitioners contended that their Bachelor’s degrees in Library Science should be deemed equivalent to the prescribed Certificate Course in Library Science. However, the CAT emphasized that the State has the right to determine qualifications for specific posts, as outlined in Recruitment Rules.
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