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| Submit report of party’s vote share in your localities: BJP high command to senior leaders | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 24: After the vote share of the BJP has drastically declined in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, the party leadership has asked all senior leaders to submit details of polling booths of their localities.
As reported earlier despite retaining both the Lok Sabha seats of Jammu province, the biggest worry for BJP is the sharp decline in the party’s vote share from 46.2 percent to 24.36 percent which is a warning signal for the party.
Sources said that party leadership has asked all senior leaders from Mandal president of state office bearers to submit details of polling booths of their localities.
“From Mandal presidents to state office bearers all leaders have to submit details of total votes in their polling booths and number of votes the party candidates have secured from their booths”, sources said.
Sources further said that the majority of the senior leaders of the party including state office bearers, district presidents, and Mandal presidents have failed to ensure lead for party candidates in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections... | |
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| Tough watching my party colleagues taking oath: Omar | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 24: National Conference vice-president and former J&K chief minister, Omar Abdullah on Monday said that he was gutted to realize that he won’t be representing the people of North Kashmir in the Parliament.
“It’s tough watching my party colleagues taking oath in the Lok Sabha today. Such mixed emotions, I’m proud of their victory & the opportunity they’ve got to serve the people of J&K. At the same time I’m gutted I won’t be representing the people of No... | |
| | | | Explanation sought from lecturers for below 50% marks in class 12th exams | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 24: The School Education Department has taken serious note of poor results in the class 12th examinations and sought explanations from the lecturers of various subjects for their poor results.
All Chief Education Officers (CEOs) of Jammu and Kashmir have been directed to seek explanations from the erring lecturers who failed to deliver desirable results.
According to an order issued by the CEO of Jammu, “the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education has declared the results of Class 12th and 10th recently. With a view to assess the performance of various lecturers, the concerned lecturers where the results of their subjects for Class 12th for the ... | |
| | | | Cong to stake claim on 15 Assembly segments in Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 24: Despite surrendering all three Lok Sabha seats to the National Conference in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has started preparations for at least 15 Assembly seats in Kashmir Valley.
Highly placed sources said that Congress has prepared a list of potential candidates in 15 Assembly segments of Kashmir Valley where the party would field its candidates in the coming polls.
“Out of the total 47 seats of Kashmir Valley, Congress will stake a claim on a minimum 15 seats where the party has a stronghold”, sources said and added that a clear picture would emerge only after discussions with the alliance partner National Conference.
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| | | | Shocking ! Mother kills newborn daughter to ‘settle scores’ with husband | | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI/JAMMU, June 24: A woman allegedly killed her eight-day-old newborn daughter by leaving her in a nearly dry pond under direct sunlight, causing the baby to die from heat, hunger and thirst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. Police received a report on Sunday about an infant’s body lying in a nearly dry pond in Kadma Prat village in Sunderbani tehsil and promptly sent a team to recover it, the officials said.
During investigation, the victim’s mother, Sharifa Begum, accused the father, Mohammad Iqbal, of the crime, they said.
However, it was found that he had left for Kashmir when the incident took place, the officials added.
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| | | | Amid NEET, NET exam mess, UPSC moots AI-based CCTV surveillance to prevent cheating | | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, June 24: Amid the raging controversies involving alleged irregularities in NEET, NET exams, the country’s premier recruitment body UPSC has decided to use facial recognition and Artificial Intelligence-based CCTV surveillance system to prevent cheating and impersonation in its various tests.
It has recently floated a tender to invite bids from experienced public sector undertakings to devise two tech solutions — “Aadhaar based fingerprint authentication (else digital fingerprint capturing) & facial recognition of candidates and QR code scanning of e-admit cards” and “Live AI-based CCTV surveillance service”– to be used during the examination process.
The Union Publi... | |
| | | | Over 2 dozen students detained | | | | New Delhi, June 24: More than two dozen students, some of them NSUI members, were detained while protesting against irregularities in NEET-UG and the cancellation of UGC-NET exams here at Jantar Mantar on Monday.
The Congress-affiliated National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) had planned a march to the Parliament on the day of the commencement of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha.
The students, holding placards and NSUI flags, gathered in large numbers at Jantar Mantar for their ‘Chhatra Sansad Gherav’.
Ahead of the protest, police barricaded the area to prevent students from taking out their march. Heavy deployment of Delhi Police, including paramilitary forces was made at the si... | |
| | | | Centre amends rules to allow 6 months maternity leave | | | | NEW DELHI, June 24: Women government employees can take 180 days of maternity leave in case they have children through surrogacy after amendments were announced to a 50-year-old rule by the Centre. It has also allowed the “commissioning mother” (the intending mother of the child born through surrogacy) with child care leave besides paternity leave of 15 days to the “commissioning father”, according to the changes made in the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.
“In case of surrogacy, the surrogate, as well as the commissioning mother with less than two surviving children, may be granted maternity leave of 180 days, in case
either or both of them are government servants,” read the ... | |
| | | | Surrender AB-PMJAY SEHAT benefits | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has directed pensioners opting for the CGHS Scheme to surrender the benefits of the AB-PMJAY SEHAT Scheme or any other government health scheme. Pensioners should disable the Ayushman Card issued to them and obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the State Health Agency or the relevant authority before applying for a CGHS Card.... | |
| | | | Meta rolls out AI assistant in India | | | | New Delhi, June 24: Meta on Monday announced the availability of its AI assistant ‘Meta AI’ in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and meta.ai portal.
With this, people can use Meta AI in feeds and chats across its apps to get things done, create content, and deep dive into topics, without having to leave the app they are using, according to a statement by the social media giant.
Meta AI, one of the world’s leading AI assistants, now arrives in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and meta.ai. And it’s built with Meta Llama 3, our most advanced LLM to date,” Meta said announcing the rollout in India in English.
Meta first announced Meta AI at last year’s Conne... | |
| | | | DHSK seeks daily status reports | | Amarnath Yatra | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 24: With the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra—2024 set to begin by the end of this month, the Director of Health Services, Kashmir, today directed the officers to report the status of target achievements daily as part of the preparations. Director Dr. Mushtaq A. Rather issued these directives during an extensive tour from Chandanwari Base Camp Hospital to Sheshnag Base Camp Hospital.
DHSK’s Yatra Media Cell stated that the inspection tour started early in the morning, during which the Director inspected healthcare facilities established along the Pahalgam Axis in view of the upcoming Yatra.
The facilities inspected included Base Hospital Chandanwari, Mid Pissu, ... | |
| | | | Searches launched in Udhampur, Rajouri | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jun 24: Security forces launched search operations in Udhampur and Rajouri districts here following reports of suspicious movement, officials said.
There were reports of suspicious movement in the Karlah area of Patnitop prompting police and security forces to launch a search operation in the vast forest belts, they said.
Security has been tightened at the famous Patnitop tourist resort. The operation was still underway when reports last came from the area, they said.
Security forces and police launched search operations in the Jata area of Kalakote, and Devak and Triyath in Sunderbani area following suspicious movements, they said
A police officer said the ... | |
| | | | Kavinder calls for strict action against supporters of terrorism under Enemy Agents Act | | Reiterates BJP Govt's unwavering commitment to national security, eradication of terrorism | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: Kavinder Gupta, senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, has called for stringent action against individuals supporting terrorists and anti-national elements in the region.
In a strong statement issued here today, the senior BJP leader emphasized the necessity of booking such individuals under the Enemy Agents Act (EAA), a law known for its severity compared to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Welcoming the DGP's statement on Enemy Agents Act (EAA), the senior BJP leader highlighted the Union Government's stance of zero tolerance towards terrorism and its supporters. He noted that the adoption of the Enemy Agents Act demons... | |
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