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National Conference- Apni Party lock horns over ‘political begging’ | Kone Banega Bikhari? | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 8: Even as the former Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said his party “wont beg” for the much-awaited Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Apni Party has taken at dig at the NC.
Former Minister and senior leader of the Apni Party, Choudhary Zulfikar Ali reacted on the social media addressing his post to Omar Abdullah saying “With due respect sir, @OmarAbdullah sb The primary responsibility of any political party is to fight for the rights of the people, I don’t understand how we can say we will not beg from them ....”
Earlier, Omar had told media that “Elections are the right of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. If robbing us of our rights will help them (central government) gain confidence, then so be it. We are not Nangay Bhookay that we’ll beg before them.”
In response the NC spokesperson, advised Zulfikar that his Apni Party should beg and who was stopping them from begging.
“You beg them, Sir. Who is stopping you?” the spokesperson said.
For the last few months the war of words between the Apn... | |
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Ahead of opposition’s meeting Farooq’s Bengaluru visit raises many eyebrows | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 8: Former Chief Minister and president of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Dr. Farooq Abdullah’s visit to Bengaluru, ahead of the opposition’s much-awaited meeting, raised many eyebrows.
Farooq Abdullah’s meeting with Janta Dal (Secular) leader former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda at his residence attached importance because Gowda’s party has been maintaining distance from opposition unity.
Instead of joining the opposition’s camp, Janta Dal (Secular) is exploring the possibility of entering into an alliance with the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka and son of H D Deve Gowda, H D Kumaraswamy has already ann... | |
| | Poonch, Rajouri terror attacks: Security forces groping in dark to identify sleeper cells | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 8: The anger shown by Saroj Bala, the ill-fated mother who lost both of her sons in the Dhangri terror, was a clear indication that the security forces have failed to identify the Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and sleeper cells active in twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri.
Saroj Bala repeatedly pointed out that security forces have failed to single out locals who had provided support to terrorists involved in the Dhangri terror attack.
To check the movement of terrorists active in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir, security forces with the collaboration of intelligence agencies had claimed to formulate a fresh ... | |
| | NTA makes mockery of CUET date sheet | Students asked to reach from Bathindi to Jalandhar in 1-hour | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 8: Date sheet issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) has put the students in a tight spot.
A student while talking to a local news channel said, “I have to appear for two papers in one day. I have to appear for the first paper at Bathindi in Jammu which will get over by 10:30 am. For another paper I have to rush to Jalandhar in Punjab as the paper would commence at 12:00 pm. How can I reach from Bathindi to Jalandhar in one hour.”
He said, “Even if I have a private chopper of my own, I won’t be able to appear for both the papers as it’s impossible to reach from Jammu to Jalandhar within one hour.”
Many... | |
| | MHA orders transfer of four IAS, IPS officers from J&K | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 8: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday transferred four officers—two IAS & two IPS officers from Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect and until further orders.
Two IAS officers, serving in J&K, Amit Sharma & Sagar D Dattatray and two IPS officers including Ashish Kumar Mishra and Mohita Sharma have been transferred from J&K.
According to the order, Anuj Kumar, IPS (2016) and Saurabh Mishra, IAS (2015) have been transferred to Jammu and Kashmir. ... | |
| | Jammu gets Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple | LG Sinha Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy, others attend Maha Samprokshanam ceremony | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 8: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, along with G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, and Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State attended the Maha Samprokshanam of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam at Jammu, today.
After paying their obeisance at the sanctity sanctum, the dignitaries attended the dedication ceremony of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, spread across over 62 acres of land, to the devotees.
G. Kis... | |
| | PM Modi led Govt overhauled India's health infrastructure: Amit Shah | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, June 8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said in the last nine years, the Modi government has overhauled the country's health infrastructure from primary to tertiary level while ensuring free treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh for the poor.
In tweets, Shah said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has embraced a future where healthcare is no longer a privilege.
"'In #9YearsOfHealthForAll' India overhauled its health infrastructure from primary to tertiary level while ensuring free treatment up to ?5 lakh for the poor," he said.
The home minister said the prime minister has harnessed the transformative power of technology making health... | |
| | New generation ballistic missile 'Agni Prime' successfully flight-tested | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, June 8: New generation ballistic missile 'Agni Prime' was successfully flight-tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The Ballistic missile 'Agni Prime' was tested from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. During the flight test, all objectives were successfully demonstrated, a defence ministry official said on Thursday.
According to the Ministry, this was the first pre-induction night launch conducted by the users after three successful developmental trials of the missile, validating the accuracy and reliability of the system.
The test was conducted in the night hours of June 7. Range Instrumentation like Radar, Telem... | |
| | India de-legitimised cross-border terrorism: Jaishankar | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, June 8: India will not tolerate cross-border terrorist activities and it cannot keep aside terrorism to improve ties with Islamabad under its neighbourhood first policy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.
He said if Pakistan wants to take the relations forward, it knows what to do, adding India has de-legitimised the cross-border terrorism.
The external affairs minister also described the revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 as a long-awaited step, saying it was very crucial for national security.
“I do think that what was done in 2019 was a very very crucial step in a long-awaited step for national se... | |
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