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Assembly polls in J&K ‘no one’s baby’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: War of words because former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina over the delay in elections is a clear indication that everybody is skirting responsibility for establishing a popular government in the Union Territory.
While Omar Abdullah blamed BJP for not conducting maiden assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Ravinder Raina put the onus on the Election Commission of India for inordinate delay.
“Conducting elections is the job of the ECI. Neither government nor BJP can decide on it”, Raina told reporters in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
“It’s the job of the ECI to hold elections in J&K. The decision to hold polls is been decided by ECI, not by any party, President, or Prime Minister”, he said.
Omar Abdullah, on the other hand, alleged that the ruling BJP is afraid of assembly elections and challenged the Saffron Party to conduct assembly polls along with Lok Sabha elections.
Interestingly, after meeting the Election Commission of India in March this year, the all-party delegation cl... | |
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Amid criticism of his ‘security, accommodation’, Kashmiri actor joins BJP | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: : Amid criticism of the “luxury accommodation and security”, he enjoined, a Kashmiri actor has joined the Bharatiya Janta Party.
The actor from Srinagar who is trying his luck in Bollywood had often been in news for enjoying “special police protection and government accommodation.” He would also face public criticism for the same.
As per the sources, he enjoys government accommodation on the banks of Dal Lake in the locality where mostly the VIPs live on the heels of Zabarwan hills.
The sources said he lives in a hut owned by the government of Jammu and Kashmir.
The sources said he was given police protection and accommodation after he got a break ... | |
| | 544 meritorious class 12th students face mental trauma, courtesy JK BOSE | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: After detecting large-scale discrepancies in the recently declared result of Class 12th, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) decided to allow students to get photostat copies of their answer sheets by paying some amounts but who will compensate meritorious students who faced mental torture for the non-serious and casual approach of the officers and officials.
After the declaration of the Class 12th result, the JKBOSE has issued two notifications to rectify blunders committed during compiling results.
In the first notification, the names of 165 students with their parentage and roll numbers have been figured out. When the result w... | |
| | Udhampur village faces acute water crisis | | | Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, June 18 - The residents of Thanote village, located near Udhampur town, are grappling with a severe water crisis as the water supply to the village occurs only once every 10-15 days. The continuous shortage of water has greatly disrupted the lives of the villagers, leading to growing resentment towards the authorities responsible. Prabhu Dyal Sharma, an 88-year-old resident, stated that in his recollection, the village has never had a regular water supply.
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| | Sajad Lone expels Basharat Bukhari from PC | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: Former minister and senior politician Syed Basharat Bukhari was expelled from Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference allegedly for his anti-party activities on Sunday.
Syed Bukhari along with two senior leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Peer Mansoor, and Khursheed Aalam had joined the Peoples’ Conference in March 2021.
Today Peoples’ Conference expelled Basharat Bukhari from the primary membership of the party.
In a Tweet, Peoples’ Conference on its official Twitter handle, said that all units of JKPC Kreeri, a native constituency of Syed Basharat Bukhari, have been dissolved.
It said that all these units will be reconstituted after the n... | |
| | After spending Rs 8 cr authorities abandon Govt Nursing College building at Gangyal | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 18: The Government Nursing College at Gangyal here built at a whopping cost of Rs 8 crore has been lying abandoned since 2019-20.
The approach road leading to the building is not visible as it’s covered by the Bhang plantation and anyone who wants to reach there has to walk through Bhang and cross the nallah.
One can see a few window panes broken and doors shattered. Fans have been damaged and a few have been stolen.
Chances of the abandoned building be... | |
| | Emergency dark era in country’s history: PM Modi | | | Agencies
New Delhi, June 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Emergency was a dark era in the country’s history when atrocities were committed on those supporting democracy. He asserted that India is the mother of democracy which holds democratic values and the Constitution supreme and, therefore, “we cannot forget June 25 when Emergency was imposed on us”. Emergency was imposed in 1975 by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
In his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi also lauded India’s increasing capability to deal with natural disasters as he expressed confidence that the people of Kutch will quickly recover from the devastation caused by cyclone Biparjoy. The prime mini... | |
| | ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ transforming creative ideas of people into realities: LG Sinha | Says on this Yoga day, let us celebrate sense of oneness with society, world | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 18: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, in this month’s “Awaam Ki Awaaz” programme, highlighted the efforts of the UT Government to encourage citizen’s participation in governance and working with commitment towards nation building.
“Awaam Ki Awaaz is transforming creative ideas of people into realities. If there is a change in our thinking and deep sense of purpose for prosperity of all and preservation of cultural heritage, then nothing can stop the progress of a modern society,” said the Lt Governor.
It is important that social upliftment, human welfare, nation building becomes top priority for every individual. This is the golden period for J&K. The e... | |
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