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| Anantnag-Rajouri seat: All eyes on result of Nowshera assembly segment | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 27: Even as BJP made all efforts to transfer its one lakh hardcore voters to the Apni Party candidate Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, all eyes are on the Nowshera assembly segment which is a stronghold of the Saffron Party.
If the BJP succeeded in ensuring the lead of Apni Party candidate Zafar Iqbal Manhas on this segment, it would be a big moral boost for the party cadre as well as the like-minded party.
Highly placed sources said that in all the 18 assembly segments that fall under the Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary constituency, Nowshera is the assembly constituency where the Apni Party is hoping to get a big lead due to the presence of the BJP in this region.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections when this segment was part of the Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat a total of 76909 votes were polled in the Nowshera assembly segment. Out of these votes, BJP candidate Jugal Kishore Sharma got 59413 votes against 14786 votes of Raman Bhalla. Almost similar was the position in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections when BJP candidate Jugal Kishore Sharma got 42877 votes while h... | |
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| Second time in 2 days CEC announces assembly polls in J&K to bolster democratic process | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 27: Two days after hinting at conducting assembly elections in J&K very soon, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Monday announced imminent assembly polls in the Union Territory to bolster the democratic process.
In an official handout issued by the Election Commission of India on Monday, the CEC made it clear that the active participation of the people of J&K in Lok Sabha elections is a huge positive for upcoming assembly elections in the UT of J... | |
| | | | No family member of terrorists, stone pelters will get Govt job in J&K: Amit Shah | | |  New Delhi, May 27:
Sending a tough message, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that no family member of any terrorist nor close relatives of stone pelters will get Government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah also said that the Narendra Modi Government has not only targeted terrorists but also eliminated the terror ecosystem, resulting in a drastic fall in terror incidents in the country.
“In Kashmir, we have taken a decision that if someone joins a terrorist organisation, their fami... | |
| | | | ‘PM Modi led Govt reshaped Union Budget’ | | |  NEW DELHI, May 27:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Modi government has reshaped the Union budget in the last 10 years from a mere record of expenditures to a strategic blueprint for equitable distribution. The minister asserted that the government would continue to maximise the value of taxpayers’ money by putting it to the best possible use.
She said the Modi government has prioritised transparency in its budgeting practices and numbers. Countries with transparent ... | |
| | | | NIA Court frames charges against ex-minister, others | | Terror Funding Case | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 27: Special Judge NIA Jammu Jatinder Singh Jamwal today framed charges against Jatinder Singh @ Babu Singh Ex-Minister, Mohd Shareef Shah @ Shariefuddin @ Shareef Bukhari, Fayaz Ahmead Bhat; Mubashir Mushtaq; Mohd. Rafiq; Aijaz Ahmad Sayam; Farooq Ahmad Naikoo; Mohd Arshad; & Syed Ashiq Elahi @ Umar @ Moulvi Sahab in terror funding case. According to the challan that instant case was registered on 31.03.2022 in Police-Station: Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, vide Its FIR N... | |
| | | | Water crisis threat looms large over Katra | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 27: Amidst the soaring mercury and heatwave, the water crisis threat is looming large in Katra town—the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Shrine—nestled in Trikuta Hills in Reasi district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The administration however, said that it is ‘on job’ to address the matter on priority as pilgrims rush is expected to witness a surge from June in view of summer vacations. “Water crisis-like situation is prevailing in the Katra town due to heatwave and rising temperature,” official sources in the Jal Shakti Department said.
They said, “due to hot conditions, the water level at the natural water sources is decreasing an... | |
| | | | Drug smuggler booked | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 27: Police on Monday booked a most wanted drug smuggler under Narco Act in Kulgam district.
The most wanted and notorious drug smuggler identified as Abdul Rashid Rather alias Mathur a resident of Bonigam-Qazigund has been booked under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority.
The accused drug smuggler has been detained and subsequently ... | |
| | | | Hideout busted in Kupwara | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 27: Security forces busted a militant hideout in Kupwara district and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, officials said on Monday.
They said the hideout was busted at Awara forest during a joint search operation of Army and Police following a specific input. "The hideout was located in a dense forest area of Awra. During the search, a large cache of arms, ammunition, equipment and other war-like stores was recovered," officials said. ... | |
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