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Kashmir netas get active as assembly election rumours fly thick and fast 6/30/2022 11:01:04 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 30: Even as the Election Commission of India is yet to announce date for the much-awaited Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the rumor mills are rife that polls will be held in the coming months with Kashmiri netas getting active in the field. In the last few days, the National Conference, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party and the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference have been “holding back to back events to show their influence in the field.” For the National Conference apart from the main party, even the women’s wings of the party in both the provinces have gone active. On June 27, the women’s wings of both Jammu and Kashmir held daylong conventions in both the capitals to show the new cadres joining the party folds. Former Chief Minister and Member Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah personally addressed a mega convention in the summer capital while more such events are in the offing. Likewise, on June 23 former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a daylong convention in Amira Kadal constituency. On June 29,...   READ MORE

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ECI directs J&K to review electoral rolls by October 6/30/2022 11:00:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 30: Amid reports that the BJP-led government is going to conduct the maiden assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has written a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of J&K to conduct a special summary revision of electoral rolls. The ECI has asked the J&K government to complete the process by October 31, 2022, with the final publication of electoral rolls. In a letter to the CEO of J&K, written by Pawan Diwan, Under Secretary, a copy of which has with the Early Times, the ECI asked the J&K government to due to various administrative reasons, this annual revision of electoral roll could ...   READ MORE   Amarnath Yatra begins, 10,000 pilgrims leave from base camps for cave shrine 6/30/2022 11:00:41 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 30: At least 10,000 pilgrims left from base camps of Nunwan and Baltal towards the cave shrine of Amarnath in the Kashmir Himalayas for the darshan amid unprecedented security arrangements. The annual 43 day long Amarnath yatra began this morning from Nunwan and Baltal after being suspended for two years due to the Covid pandemic. In 2019, the Yatra was cancelled midway ahead of the abrogating of Article 370 provisions of the Constitution. As many as 6,823 pilgrims including 12,93 women, 48 children and 98 Sadhus left from the shortest Baltal route onwards to the shrine till 11 A.M for darshan, an official from Ganderbal said. About 2,750 pilgrim...   READ MORE   Second batch of 5771 pilgrims leaves Jammu 6/30/2022 11:00:33 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 30: The second batch of 5771 Shri Amarnath pilgrims on Thursday left the holy base camp for the holy cave from Bhagwati Nagar based Yatri Niwas here. An official said out of total 5771 pilgrims, 4382 males, 1156 females, 38 children, 189 sadhus and six transgenders left the base camp in a fleet of 231 vehicles. The vehicles comprised 127 buses and 104 light motor vehicles. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of Shri Amarnath Yatra from the base camp....   READ MORE   HC imposes special penalty on R&B for violation of right to property of petitioner 6/30/2022 10:59:22 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 30: A division bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani imposed special penalty of Rs 10 lacs on R&B department on account of violation of the right to property of the petitioner which is guaranteed by the Constitution. The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is regarding nine marlas of land falling under survey 550 of Moza Sultanpora Sumbal, Bandipora. The petitioner Shabir Ahmed Yatoo alleged that he is the owner of the said land and that sometime in 2017, the R&B department took possession of the said land for construction of the long steel girder bridge at ...   READ MORE   ACB arrests Range Officer, Forest Guard, Kokernag-Anantnag for accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000 6/30/2022 10:59:13 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 30: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped and arrested Sohail Unis Shikari, Range officer and Ghulam Mohammad Naikoo, forest guard, Kokernag, Anantnag for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000 allotment of timber. The ACB received a complaint alleging therein that the Range officer, Kokernag is demanding bribe of Rs. 22,000 through the forest guard for processing the file of the complainant for allotment of timber Kairoo (Kair) for house construction. The complainant managed Rs. 10,000 and approached ACB for legal action against the corrupt officials. The contents of complaint prima facie disclose the commission of offence punishable U/S 7 of th...   READ MORE   Executive Engineer use powers of Chief Engineer, deputes employee to other division 6/30/2022 10:58:55 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, June 30: An Executive Engineer in Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation (JKPDC) is misusing his powers and does some works out of his competency. According to the record provided to Early Times, an Executive Engineer deputed an employee from one division to another which is the competency of Chief Engineer. Reportedly, the said executive engineer who was having charge of two divisions i,e Generation Division PDC, Udhampur and Electrical Power Division JKPDC Jammu. According to a record provided to us Chief Engineer vide his official order number CE/Gen/J/76 of 2022 dated 07-03-2022 transferred some employees from Jammu division to Gen...   READ MORE   Doda police unearths fake SIM Card racket 6/30/2022 10:58:45 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, June 30: In a major success, Doda police is Jammu and Kashmir has unearthed a racket of selling SIM Cards by vendors on fake verification-thus prevented a major tragedy as the same SIMS cards may have fallen into the hands of Anti National and criminals elements. Doda Police told the Early Times that a SIM card vendor namely Zaffer Hussain @ Jaffer Hussain S/o Noor Mohammad Matoo R/o Dudwar Tehsil Gandoh used to hoodwink both the administration as well as the common masses by issuing the SIM cards on fake identities thereby putting the innocents, whose name were used, into trouble, if the SIM is used otherwise to carry forward anti natio...   READ MORE   2 TRF hybrid terrorists arrested in Srinagar 6/30/2022 10:58:38 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 30: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two Hybrid terrorists arrested in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Srinagar police tweeted, “Two Hybrid terrorists arrested by a team of Srinagar Police & 50RR. Names: Naveed Shafi wani of Khrew Pampore & Faizan Rashid Teli of kadlabal Pampore. Arms/ammunition, explosives & incriminating material like 4 pistols, live rounds, 16 gelatine sticks, grenade etc. recovered,”. Meanwhile, Police in a statement said, “On the basis of a specific input about the movement of terrorists in the district, Srinagar Police laid special nakas. On one such special Naka, laid with 50 RR on the Sanat N...   READ MORE

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