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| Mehbooba booked for violating MCC | | Says PDP being penalized for speaking truth | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: Five days after staging a protest against the alleged detention of her party workers and polling agents on the eve of elections for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, an FIR has been registered against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
The FIR, filed in response to the May 25 protest, accuses Mufti of blocking the main road in Bijbehara, Anantnag, a move deemed a “gross violation” of the MCC and Section 144. According to the FIR, the protest, led by Mufti and involving a significant number of PDP workers, disrupted the area for over an hour.
“The Assistant Returning Officer, 45, Srigufwara Bijbehra, complained against Madam Mehbooba Mufti for violating the Model Code of Conduct,... | |
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| Special Tribunal imposes Rs 5 lakh penalty on Patnitop hotel owner | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: Member Special Tribunal Jammu Asif Hamid Khan imposed Rs 5 lacs penalty on Trinetar Hotel Patnitop for reaped rich harvests for more than a decade on the basis of a building permission obtained by fraudulent means. Appellant has also wasted judicial time of the court in a totally frivolous and dishonest litigation for more than three years in the present appeal.
Controversy in appeal on hand preferred under Section 13 of J&K Control of Building Operation Act, 1988 (For short: COBO Act) revolves around construction of-Hotel Trinetar at Patnitop on a plot of land measuring 02 Kanals comprising Khasfa No. 112 situated at Village Karlah, Tehsil Chenani, Di... | |
| | | | Is there any conspiracy behind deterioration of Naveen Patnaik's health, asks PM Modi | | |  New Delhi, May 29:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday promised that if the BJP formed the government in Odisha, it would constitute a committee to ascertain the reason behind the "sudden" deterioration of the health condition of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, hinting at a "conspiracy" behind it.
Modi asserted that after a gap of five decades, a full majority government would be formed at the Centre for the third consecutive term.
Addressing election rallies in Mayurbhanj and Bala... | |
| | | | Rahul, Akhilesh will blame EVMs for poll defeat: Shah | | | 
New Delhi, May 29:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday took a jibe at the Samajwadi Party and Congress, saying they have decided to blame electronic voting machines for their defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.
At a public meeting in support of party candidate Pankaj Chaudhary here, he also claimed that the BJP has crossed the majority mark in the first five rounds of polls.
"The counting is on June 4. In the afternoon the two 'shehzade' (Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav) will hold a... | |
| | | | Free ration leaving people with more food than they can consume: Rajnath | | | 
KARAKAT, (Bihar), May 29:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday claimed that under the free ration scheme, people were getting more foodgrains than they could consume and they ended up selling the surplus in the market.
The former BJP president, who was addressing an election rally in Karakat Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar, also, cited figures to assert that the food inflation rate in the country was “the lowest in the world” and expressed dismay over allegations of price rise. ... | |
| | | | JKSTD initiates special drive against fake claims of ITC | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 29: Jammu and Kashmir State Taxes Department (JKSTD) today initiated a special drive against the practice of claiming fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) to plug the leakage in Government revenue.
As per officials, the drive was carried at various business units across Jammu simultaneously by jurisdictional officers under supervision of Additional Commissioner (Administration and Enforcement) Namrita Dogra and overall directions of Commissioner State Taxes, J&K P. K. Bhat.
The official spokesperson said that suspected dealers have been identified after a thorough scrutiny of transactional history with the help of advanced technical tools for data analytics besid... | |
| | | | Helicopter booking to start next week | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 29: The online helicopter booking facility for Shri Amarnath Yatra pilgrims is likely to commence in the first week of June. The 52-day yatra will start on June 29 and conclude on August 19. “Online booking of helicopter services for the pilgrims is likely to start in the first week of June,” official sources said.
They added that the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) will soon issue the final date, fare, and other related information for online booking of helicopters on its official website (Helicopter Service at Amarnath Yatra).
The advance registration for pilgrims has already started as of April 15.
Official sources also said that the langar org... | |
| | | | 2 die, 3 rescued | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 29: Two persons died while three were rescued after a portion of a well collapsed during a routine cleaning in Kupwara district on Wednesday, officials said.
In a separate incident three persons fell into a tubewell in central Kashmir’s Budgam district and a massive rescue operation is underway to locate them.
Fire and Emergency Service officials said that five persons who were cleaning a well slipped into it and fell unconscious due to suffocation at village Satboin Dardpora in Kupwara district.
All the five were shifted to nearby Kralpora hospital for treatment, after a massive rescue operation was launched, where doctors declared two dead on ar... | |
| | | | Police attach illegal properties | | | | Early Times Report
Shopian, May 29: In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Police attached illegal properties worth crores belonging to two notorious drug peddlers in Shopian.
The two drug peddlers have been identified as Mohammad Yaqoob Shah and Aadil Hussain Shah, both residents of Rawalpora, Shopian. The duo was involved in case FIR No. 69/2024 under section 8/21-29 NDPS Act of Police Station Shopian, according to police.
“Continuing its unwavering efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police attached properties worth crores of two notorious drug peddlers acquired from illicit trafficking of Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic substances in Shopian,” Sho... | |
| | | | Police attach GPS anklet | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 29: Police on Wednesday attached Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking device on a bailed out Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist association in Baramulla district. The GPS anklet will be used to monitor the movement of the terror associate and ensure that he doesn't violate the bail conditions, police said. They said, in compliance with an order received from the court, police in Baramulla on Wednesday affixed a GPS tracking device on an under trial terror associate who was enlarged on bail in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) UA(P) Act case of Police Station Uri.
The accused was arrested in case FIR No 104/2023 under sections 13, 18, 18B, 20, 23, 40 ... | |
| | | | Police cracks theft case | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 29: Police on Wednesday solved a theft case by arresting one accused person and recovering stolen property from him in Baramulla.
Police said they received a written application from Shakeel Ahmad Parray, a resident of Garkote Uri, stating that during the intervening night of April 22, some unknown thieves entered his house and took away cash and gold items.
On receipt of this complaint, a case FIR under relevant sections of the law was registered at Police Station Uri, and the investigation was taken up.
During the course of the investigation, many suspects were picked up, and during questioning, one suspected person, identified as Imran Ahmad Parray,... | |
| | | | Pak drone spotted | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: Alert troops of Border Security Force fired a few rounds as they spotted a suspected drone close to the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Official sources said that the BSF troops late Tuesday spotted suspected drone activity from across the LoC in Khanetar garrison area.
The BSF troops fired a few rounds towards the drone, they said and added that the area was cordoned and a search operation was launched on Wednesday morning to sanitise the area.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police recently announced a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh to any person sharing information on drone entering the Indian Territory for any kind of air dropping.... | |
| | | | Fire engulfs forest area | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: As the heatwave continued in parts of the Jammu region, devastating fire engulfed the forest area along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Fire broke out in Sawni Sassalkote forest area in Rajouri district on Tuesday and spread to nearby areas due to strong winds," said official sources.
They said firefighting operations launched by the forest department and Forest Protection Force are in progress and are still ongoing to control the blaze.
Meanwhile, the locals also joined the forest department officials in the operation to extinguish the flames, they added.
"Due to the rising temperature, around 12 to 15 fire i... | |
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