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| Mission 2024: Amit Shah sets target to win 4 LS seats from J&K, Ladakh | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 25: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reportedly asked BJP leaders to start preparations for the forthcoming Parliamentary elections to win at least three Lok Sabha seats from J&K and one from Ladakh.
Highly placed sources said that Union Home Minister has set a target of winning three out of five Lok Sabha seats from J&K to improve its tally of the 2019 Parliamentary elections.
Sources said that party leadership is mulling over the idea of fielding a strong Poonch-Rajouri-based leader on Anantnag seat to win this Parliamentary constituency to create a history.
Although BJP had won three Lok Sabha during the 2019 Parliamentary elections from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, this time Ladakh is a separate Union Territory.
BJP had won Jammu-Poonch, Udhampur-Doda, and Ladakh Lok Sabha seats in the 2019 elections repeating the performance of the 2014 Parliamentary polls.
“This time Union Home Minister has set a target of improving the tally of the previous two elections”, sources said and added that after the delimitation of Lok Sabha se... | |
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| No backdoor entry for any Kashmir based leader | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 25: Union Home Minister Amit Shah not interacting with any Kashmir based politician during his 2-day J&K visit is a clear message to them that there are no favorites.
An observer while talking to Early Times said, “The Union Home Minister during his recent J&K visit drove home a point that Kashmir based leaders will have to prove their worth and establish their representative character first. No one will be given an entry through a backdoor.”
He said, “Till the scrapping of Article 370, Kashmir based politicians used to believe that New Delhi had to take them on board and they considered it as their right.”
“After the abrogation of J&K’s special status a... | |
| | | | PM Modi, BJP recall emergency ‘dark days’ | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, June 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet colleagues on Sunday recalled the “dark days” of Emergency, describing those days as an “unforgettable period” in the country’s history that was “totally opposite” to the Constitutional values.
On the 48th anniversary of the Emergency declared by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, several Union ministers, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Anurag Thakur, Kiren Rijiju, Smriti Irani, Pralhad Joshi, Nitin Gadkari, and Arjun Ram Meghwal lashed out at the Congress, saying its leadership had jailed millions overnight, keeping the “ego of a family above national interest”.
“I pay homage to all those courage... | |
| | | | Kashmir primary schools to observe summer break from today | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 25: The authorities here on Sunday preponed summer vacation for pre primary and primary classes of all government and private educational institutions of Kashmir and ordered that the holidays shall now begin from June 26.
The decision by Directorate of School Education Kashmir comes a day after the government announced 10 days summer vacation for all government and private educational institutions in Kashmir upto class 12th from July 01 to July 10 of 2023.
“In continuation to this Office Order no. 159-DSEK of 2023, dated 24.06.2023, and considering the consistent rise in temperature, the summer vacations for pre-primary and primary classes of all gover... | |
| | | | Rains bring slight respite, MeT predicts more showers | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 25: Overnight light rains at a few places brought a slight respite from the scorching heat in Kashmir valley on Sunday as the temperature came down a bit.
The Meteorological department predicted generally cloudy with intermittent light to moderate thundershower at many places particularly during late afternoon or evening and early morning hours till June 25 to 28.
It said few places over Jammu Division may receive heavy rainfall with intense showers for a brief period.
There is a possibility of moderate to severe thunder or lightning with strong surface winds at few places during the above period, while light rain or thundershower at few places will o... | |
| | | | J&K youth transforming UT into land of enterprise, innovation and invention: LG Sinha | | Attends ‘Pedal for Peace’ award ceremony in Srinagar | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 25: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinah today attended the Award Ceremony of ‘Pedal for Peace’ Cycle Race -2023 organized by Jammu Kashmir Police.
The Lt Governor felicitated the winners and congratulated them for showcasing great enthusiasm, commitment and passion. This year, 2557 Cyclists in 8 categories participated in ‘Pedal for Peace’.
“Enthusiasm and commitment of young generation to move forward with one goal and one resolve is the biggest asset of J&K ... | |
| | | | Rajnath Singh to attend ‘Defence Conference’ in Jammu today | | Will meet BJP leaders, expected to visit forward posts | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 25: Days after Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a public rally here, the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be visiting here on Monday to attend the ‘Defence Conference’ scheduled at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium at Jammu University.
Official sources added that Singh will also meet the party leaders at the Trikuta Nagar based BJP headquarters.
“During the meeting, internal and external security issues and the prevailing political scenario will also be discussed while the Defence Minister is also expected to visit the forward posts,” sources added.
They added that Singh will attend the security conference at General Zorawar Singh auditorium at ... | |
| | | | China helping Pak to build infrastructure along LoC | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, June 25: China has been helping the Pakistan Army build its defence infrastructure besides providing Unmanned Aerial and Combat Aerial Vehicles, setting up communication towers and laying underground cables along the Line of Control, officials said.
This, according to the officials, is part of efforts to further shore up China’s position as an all-weather friend of Pakistan while ensuring the safety of the growing Chinese enclaves on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) set up on the pretext of securing the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) road and hydel projects built in the occupied territory.
The officials said that the recently developed SH-15, a 155 mm truck-... | |
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