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Group within NC opposes leaving any Lok Sabha seat for PDP 7/15/2023 10:34:52 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 15: Despite attending the first meeting of the opposition parties at Patna, leaderships of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference are yet to finalize seat-sharing arrangement for the coming Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Highly placed sources said that the National Conference president and former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah, who is the convenor of the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is ready to ally with arch-rival PDP in the coming Lok Sabha elections to take on BJP but a faction within the NC is not ready to leave any Lok Sabha seat for the PDP. Highly placed sources said that the faction which is opposing leaving any Lok Sabha seat for the PDP, and suggested that instead of contesting Parliamentary elections the PDP leadership should support the opposition candidates on all the five Lok Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir. This group suggested that PDP should support the National Conference on three seats in Kashmir Valley and the Congress on two seats in Jammu province. This group arg...   READ MORE

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BJP readies for ULB polls, holds high level meet 7/15/2023 10:34:46 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 15: The Bharatiya Janta Party has intensified its preparedness for the upcoming Urban Local Body polls expected in the coming months, with the top leadership holding a high level meeting. Sources said the BJP’s National General Secretary Incharge Jammu and Kashmir, Tarun Chugh and General Secretary, Ashok Koul held a meeting in Srinagar to review the preparedness even as the leadership was told that they are ready. Sources said in the meeting that lasted around two hours, the party cadres were told that they don’t need to be prepared for the ULB polls alone but also for the “bigger polls.” Sources said Chugh told the meeting that it was crucial...   READ MORE   Stringent actions of anti-graft agencies hit corrupt hard 7/15/2023 10:34:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 15: The anti-graft agencies in Jammu and Kashmir have stepped up their efforts to crack down on corrupt within the system. The stringent actions of these agencies have resulted in curbing the corruption to a great extent. Their efforts have earned praise and instilled a renewed sense of hope among the public. An observer while talking to Early Times said, “Over the years, corruption has plagued Jammu and Kashmir, hindering the progress and development of the state. However, recent efforts by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and other key institutions have marked a turning point, as they work tirelessly to uproot t...   READ MORE   5 Amarnath pilgrims die in 2 days, toll rises to 24 7/15/2023 10:34:17 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 15: Five Amarnath pilgrims died in the past 36 hours, taking the death toll during this year’s yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas to 24, officials said on Friday. The five victims who died in since Thursday morning included a sadhu, they said. Most of the pilgrims died of cardiac arrest, the officials added. While four people died on the Pahalgam axis of the yatra, one death occurred on the Baltal route, they said. The pilgrims belonged to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat. One victim is yet to be identified. These five deaths have taken the toll during the yatra so far this year to 24. Among the victims are an Indo-Tibetan...   READ MORE   No land being provided to any non-local under PMAY scheme: LG 7/15/2023 10:33:20 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July: Jammu and Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday asserted that no land was being provided to any non-local under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme. Sinha said that some people were misleading the people by claiming that land is being given to outsiders. Addressing a function in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, the LG said some people unfortunately were misleading people by claiming that land is being given to outsiders. "No outsider is being given land in J&K," he said. The Jammu Kashmir government recently approved a proposal for allotment of 5 marla land each to landless families for construction of houses under...   READ MORE   EWS files chargesheet against Kupwara man for securing job on fake certificate 7/15/2023 10:33:12 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 15: The Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar, of Crime Branch Kashmir on Saturday produced a chargesheet against a Kupwara resident who had "secured" a government job on the basis of a fake education qualification certificate. The charge report of the case was filed before Sub Judge Trehgam Kupwara against Qaisar-ud-Din Bajard, a resident of Zirhama, Marhama, and Kupwara, for his involvement in the commission of offences punishable under sections 420 (cheating), 468 (fraud), and 471 (forgery) of the Ranbir Penal Code of the Police Station Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar. A spokesman of the Crime Branch said Crime Branch Kashmir's EWS, Srinagar, received...   READ MORE

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