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| PDP’s mysterious role leaves Omar worried | | Baramulla Lok Sabha seat | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 22: The inactiveness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the last two days of the polling on the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat has added worries for former Chief Minister and the National Conference candidate on this seat Omar Abdullah.
The role of the PDP on this seat was also very mysterious and strange especially on the last few days before the polling. Initially, PDP ran an aggressive campaign on this seat, but later the party leaders were seen clarifying that they were not supporting Engineer Rashid.
PDP's hold on the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat is strong because in 2014, the party won this parliamentary seat, when party veteran Muzaffar Hussain Baig defeated the then Lok Sabha MP Sharif-ud-Din Shariq of National Conference.
In 2014, there were a t... | |
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| Mehbooba went out of way to appease BJP: Omar | | | 
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Jammu, May 22: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has accused Mehbooba Mufti, the leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), of avoiding confrontation with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah’s remarks come after Mufti reaffirmed her commitment to the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc.
In an interview with a news agency, Abdullah criticized Mufti for not campaigning in favor of Congress candidates in Jammu. H... | |
| | | | PM Modi takes dig at Opposition | | Says people will wake up Akhilesh, Rahul on June 4 | | 
Basti (UP), May 22:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a swipe at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over their claim of winning 79 seats in Uttar Pradesh and said that on June 4, the people of UP will wake them from their sleep. Both the ‘Shehzadas’ of Congress and SP are spreading rumours that they will win 79 seats of UP. Earlier I used to hear that people used to daydream, but now I understand what it means to daydream. On June 4, the peo... | |
| | | | Women make up less than 10% of LS poll candidates: ADR | | |  New Delhi, May 22:
Less than 10 per cent of the candidates contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are women, according to an analysis of data shared by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Of the 8,337 candidates analysed, only 797 are women, representing a mere 9.5 per cent of the total candidates contesting across the seven phases of the elections.
This is the first election since the passage of the women’s reservation bill to reserve one-third of seats ... | |
| | | | High Court upholds PSA of OGW | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 22: Justice Puneet Gupta of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court today upheld the detention under PSA of Murtaza Munawar who is an alleged Over Ground Worker of banned Terrorist Organizations.
The petitioner has challenged the detention order No.62/DMP/PSA/22 dated 29.06.2022, passed under Public Safety Act,1978 by the respondent No.2 on the ground that the petitioner is acting in a manner prejudicial to the security of the State.
The perusal of the detenti... | |
| | | | RBI approves highest-ever dividend of Rs 2.11 lakh crore to Govt | | | 
MUMBAI, May 22:
The Reserve Bank on Wednesday approved the highest-ever dividend payout of Rs 2.11 lakh crore to the central government for 2023-24, a decision which will help better manage the fiscal deficit.
The dividend or surplus transfer by the RBI to the Centre was Rs 87,416 crore for the fiscal 2022-23. The previous high was Rs 1.76 lakh crore in 2018-19.
The decision on the dividend payout was taken at the 608th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of... | |
| | | | ‘Remain focused on being combat ready’ | | |  New Delhi, May 22:
The Indian Navy must remain combat ready at all times to safeguard national maritime interests, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi has said amid China’s increasing forays into the Indian Ocean and volatile situation in the Red Sea. In an address to officers posted at the naval headquarters here, he delved into the current security environment in the strategic waters and consequent actions required by the Navy.
He emphasised that as the primary manifestation of India’s... | |
| | | | Deadline extended | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 22: Jammu and Kashmir Government has extended the deadline for submission of self-assessment reports by the employees on the Employees Performance Monitoring (EPM) System to May 31, 2024. ... | |
| | | | Mercury soars | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 22: The weatherman on Wednesday forecast mainly dry and hot weather over Jammu and Kashmir during next few days.
A meteorological department official said that while there is no significant weather activity expected till May 28, “heat wave” is expected over plains of Jammu Division. Meanwhile, night temperature continued to witness the increasing trend with Srinagar recording a low of 14.2°C against 13.2°C on the previous night and it was 2.5°C above normal for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of 11.6°C against 10.6°C on the previous night and it was 1.3°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, h... | |
| | | | Traffic resumes | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 22: The vehicular traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway resumed early Wednesday after being suspended for a day, officials said.
Light motor vehicles and private cars are allowed to travel in both directions on the highway, a traffic police official said. However, heavy motor vehicles are restricted to one-way traffic from Jakhani (Udhampur) towards Srinagar, he added Traffic was resumed on the highway following a day-long suspension,” the official said.
He said there is slow movement between Ramban and Banihal due to poor road conditions and the movement of nomadic flocks.
Commuters are advised to follow lane discipline to avoid congestion.
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