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Suspense ends: BJP officially campaigns for Apni Party candidate on Anantnag-Rajouri seat 5/18/2024 10:41:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 18: The BJP has officially announced its support for Zafar Iqbal Manhas from the Apni Party in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. BJP leaders have started an aggressive campaign for Manhas, aiming to challenge PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, who is also contesting for the seat. The announcement ended all speculation when the BJP and the Apni Party held a joint rally in the Baflaiz area of Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. For the past ten days, BJP leaders have been holding small rallies in Poonch and Rajouri. This joint rally marked the first time BJP leaders publicly shared the stage with the Apni Party, formally backing Manhas. Top BJP leaders, including National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina, and former Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh, have launched an intense campaign in the Poonch and Rajouri districts to gather support for Manhas. Tarun Chugh urged people to vote against the Abdullahs and Muftis, accusing them of promoting divisive, pro-Pakistan politics. He claimed these leaders had exploited...   READ MORE

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Sixth schedule, employment key issues in Ladakh Lok Sabha Polls 5/18/2024 10:40:49 PM Early Times Report LEH/KARGIL, May 18: As Ladakh votes to elect its MP for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, safeguards under the sixth schedule, statehood and employment are the key issues in the two distant districts of the constituency that is the largest in the country in terms of area. Spread over more than 59,000 square kilometres — around 40 times the size of Delhi — the two districts of Leh and Kargil are divided by geography and religion. Bud...   READ MORE   DGP Swain reviews security arrangements in Kupwara 5/18/2024 10:40:18 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 18: Director General of Police (DGP) J&K, R.R. Swain on Saturday reviewed the security arrangements in place for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the border district of Kupwara. DGP Swain visited the border area of Karnah for a comprehensive general and operational overview of the security arrangements in place for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The Baramulla Parliamentary constituency, of which Karnah is a part going to polls on May 20. During...   READ MORE   Poonch: Contingency plan in place ahead of polling day 5/18/2024 10:40:08 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 18: Authorities in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, which lies close to the Line of Control (LoC), have prepared a contingency plan to shift polling officials and voters in the event cross-border firing on the polling day. The Poonch district, which comes within the ambit of the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency, is scheduled to vote in the penultimate phase of the ongoing general elections, on May 25. “There are a total of 474 polling stations in the district. Poonch comprises three assembly segments–Mendhar, Haveli and Surankote. Of the total polling stations, 54 are in long-arm shelling range, that is, 0-5 kilometres from the actual ...   READ MORE   ‘Establish new NCC battalions’ 5/18/2024 10:40:03 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 18: Director General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Lieutenant General Gurbirpal Singh on Saturday emphasized the significance of smooth establishment of new NCC Battalions in Jammu and Kashmir, recognizing the challenges posed by security, terrain, and weather Lt Gen Singh who was on a three-day visit to Srinagar from May 16, reaffirmed NCC’s commitment to the youth of the nation and the future of the organization. The highlight of his visit was the interacti...   READ MORE   2 drown in River Tawi 5/18/2024 10:39:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 18: Two youths drowned in river Tawi last evening in Manwal area of Jammu district even as the search operation is underway to trace the bodies, officials said on Saturday. An official said that two youth identified as Avikash Thakur (23), son of Ranjeet Singh and Rajinder Singh (19), son of Jugal Singh—both residents of Kishenpur Manwal drowned in the river Tawi last evening around 7 pm. He said that they were taking bath in the river, which was evident as their cloths were found on banks of it. “Immediately after the incident, locals rushed to the spot and informed the police and a search operation was launched, which is still underway.” The offic...   READ MORE   Deadwood under scanner 5/18/2024 10:39:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 18: The ARI and Training Department has constituted an internal committee that will consider the cases of the ‘non-performing’ and ‘deadwood employees’ in order to remove them from service. ...   READ MORE   Massive fire rages in Darhal forest 5/18/2024 10:38:58 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, May 18: A massive fire broke out at the Darhal forest in Rajouri district. According to officials the fire broke out at Chota Naar forest closure near Saabzi Parori Gujjaran Road. No casualties or injuries to anyone have been reported in the forest fire. Fire and Emergency services and Forest department were making efforts to douse the fire. “Two fire tenders on the spot to extinguish the fire, and efforts to bring the fire under control are on,” Fire and Emergency services incharge Rajouri Maqbool Hussain said. ...   READ MORE   MeT predicts dry weather 5/18/2024 10:38:54 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 18: The Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Saturday predicted that the weather in Jammu and Kashmir will generally remain dry with "no significant activity till May 27". "Overall there is no significant weather activity till May 27," the MeT office said. However, the hot and dry spell was more likely to prevail over plains of Jammu division during the period, it said. There is a possibility of thundershower activity at isolated places on Saturday while light rain and thunder at scattered places can occur towards early Sunday morning. The weather will generally remain dry from May 20 to 27, the MeT office said. It has also advised the farmers to r...   READ MORE

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