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Congress steps in to involve ‘sidelined’ PDP Grand Alliance in J&K 5/30/2024 10:56:24 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 30: Amid two back-to-back statements of the Chief Election Commissioner to conduct Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir very soon, Congress leadership has stepped in to placate annoyed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to form a grand alliance for assembly polls. Highly placed sources in Congress said that the high command of the party has directed local leadership to start a dialogue with the PDP to form a grand alliance to give a tough fight to the BJP in the coming assembly elections in J&K. Sources said that before starting a formal dialogue with the PDP, the Congress leadership will also take the National Conference leadership on the board to evolve a consensus. “One thing has become clear without PDP the formation of a grand alliance is not possible so party leadership will take every step to involve all non-BJP forces in this process”, a Congress leader told The Early Times. Sources said that the National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah is also ready to accommodate PDP in the assembly polls. Wishing anonymity, the Congress l...   READ MORE

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22 killed as bus falls into gorge in Jammu LG Sinha expresses anguish, announces Rs 5 lakh exgratia for NoKs of deceased 5/30/2024 10:55:57 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 30: At least 22 people were killed and 57 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. The accident took place at the Tungi-Morh in the Chowki Choura belt of the district, the officials said, adding that the bus rolled around 150 feet down into the gorge. A magisterial probe has been ordered into the incident, the Jammu district magistrate informed on X. He also said 22 p...   READ MORE   HC upholds PSA of lady running sex racket 5/30/2024 10:54:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 30: Justice Sanjeev Kumar of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court uphold the detention under PSA of Swarna Devi who was allegedly involved in running sex racket. The impugned order of detention has been passed by the Detaining Authority in the exercise of power vested in it under Section 8 (1) (a) of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978. The detention of the petitioner is ordered primarily on the ground that she a notorious criminal habitual of pushin...   READ MORE   Special Judge CBI Bala Jyoti sends accused to 10-day police remand Bribery Case 5/30/2024 10:54:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 30: Special Judge CBI Cases Jammu Bala Jyoti granted 10 days police remand of Mohammad Ishaq Bhatt who was caught red-handed by the CBI while accepting bribe of Rs 18000/. The Special Judge CBI after perusal of the application and CD file transpires that accused was arrested on 27.05.2024 in case FIR No. RC0042024A0003 dated 26.05.2024 for offence under section 7 of P.C. Act 1988 (as amended in 2018). As per the Medical certificate, the accused is medically...   READ MORE   Cong ‘strangled’ constitution during emergency: PM Modi 5/30/2024 10:54:12 PM HOSHIARPUR (PUN), May 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the Congress for “ranting” about the Constitution when it was the one that “strangled” it during the Emergency and not care about it when Sikhs were killed in the 1984 riots. “Sikhs were killed after putting burning tyres around them. At that time, they did not care about the Constitution,” Modi said in his last poll rally in the seven-phase election. At the rally in favour of his party’s Hoshiarpur candidate Ani...   READ MORE   Rajouri forest fire disrupts normal life 5/30/2024 10:54:00 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, May 30: A severe dry spell and soaring temperatures have sparked a series of forest fires in the Chingus Block and various other forest areas in the Nowshera Sub-Division of Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir. These fires, which began yesterday, disrupted normal life, covering the region in thick smoke and causing widespread distress among the local population. The resultant smoke has severely polluted the air, reducing visibility and posing health risks to r...   READ MORE   Govt declares Human Rabies notifiable disease 5/30/2024 10:53:47 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 30: In a significant development, the government of J&K has declared human rabies a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897. As per a notification issued by the Health and Medical Education Department, all government and private health facilities, including medical colleges have been directed to report any suspected, probable, and confirmed cases of human rabies to the respective Chief Medical Officer and the State Nodal Officer of the National Rabies Control Program. Rabies is an acute viral that affects all the warm- blooded animals including humans and is caused by animal bite having extremely high fatality rate. India accounts fo...   READ MORE   45 day summer break for colleges 5/30/2024 10:53:40 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 30: The Government has announced 45 days’ summer vacations, beginning June 14, in the colleges falling in the summer zone of Jammu Division....   READ MORE   ED attaches properties 5/30/2024 10:53:35 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 30: The Enforcement Directorate has attached seven properties worth Rs 1.56 crore under Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Srinagar. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), ED, Srinagar has provisionally attached seven immovable properties worth Rs. 1.56 Crore approx. of Imran Baba and Sageena Yaseen, Partners of M/s Baba Enterprises under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002. The immovable properties include 17 Marlas land at Khasra No.1329, 1330, 1331,1332, 1334 and 1335, Khewat No.92 and Khata No.182 in Mouja Barinambal, Srinagar; 26 Marlas land at Hyderpora and a Residential House at Hyderpora, Srinagar. ...   READ MORE   Committee reconstituted 5/30/2024 10:53:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 31: The J&K Government has reconstituted a committee to formulate its Electric Vehicle Policy. The committee will be headed by the Administrative Secretary of the Power Development Department....   READ MORE   ‘Explain unauthorized deputation of MOs’ 5/30/2024 10:53:25 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 30: The Health and Medical Education Department has sought explanation from Director Ayush for deputing 5 Medical Officers to New Delhi sans approval of the Administrative Department. He has asked to clear his position within 5 days....   READ MORE   Train engine derails 5/30/2024 10:53:20 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 30: The engine of the Sampark Kranti Express derailed at Jammu railway station here on Thursday, officials said. No one got injured in the incident, they said. As the train arrived at the railway station from New Delhi today, one wheel of the engine went off the track, causing the train to come to a halt, the officials said. After a two-hour delay, the engine was brought back on track and the train continued its journey, they said. Railway authorities are investigating the cause of the derailment. ...   READ MORE   4 arrested for circulating obscene content 5/30/2024 10:53:15 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 30: Cyber police Kashmir Thursday said it arrested four accused in two separate cases involving the circulation of obscene content and harassment on social media. In a post on X, the police, said that one Sheikh Muqadas Rafiq of Srinagar’s Gulab Bagh was arrested in one case. The police added that in the second case, Junaid Hussain of Sonwar, Iflah Mir of Bagh-e-Mehtab, and Naveed Mir of Pampore were arrested. “We are committed to ensuring the safety and dignity of all individuals and will continue to combat cybercrimes rigorously,” it said....   READ MORE   New file submission rules notified 5/30/2024 10:53:09 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 31: The J&K Government has ordered that files from all departments, except those under the Advisor, must now be submitted to the Lieutenant Governor through the Chief Secretary. However, Home Department files related to UAPA, PSA, and similar matters will continue to follow the existing submission process. ...   READ MORE

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