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| Spike in terror attacks no justification to delay Assembly polls: Omar | | | | eARLY times Report
SAMBA/JAMMU, July 21: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the spike in terrorist attacks in the recent past would be no justification to delay assembly elections, which were held even in 1996 when militancy was at its peak in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Some people are saying the situation has deteriorated and hence, there should be no elections. What happened to you? Are we so weak or the situation worsened so much that there are no chances of holding elections? We held elections in 1996 and you have to agree that there is a difference of heaven and earth between the situation at that time and today,” he said.
“Those who do not want to hold elec... | |
| | | | Ensure zero-infiltration on Int’l Border: DG BSF directs officers | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: Amid reports the recent terrorist attacks in Jammu are attributed to a new batch of infiltrators from Pakistan's Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions, the Border Security Force (BSF) is going to redevise its strategy to counter nefarious designs of the enemy.
The Director General of BSF during his visit to the Jammu sector assessed the situation on the International Border and issued directions to the officers on the ground to ensure zero infiltration fro... | |
| | | | Over 3.86 lakh perform Amarnath Yatra in 22 days | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: Over 3.86 lakh devotees have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra so far as another batch of 3,113 pilgrims left Jammu for Kashmir on Sunday.
Officials said that over 3.86 lakh devotees had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine during the last 22 days since this year’s Yatra started on June 29. Over 11,000 pilgrims had darshan on Saturday.
“Another batch of 3,113 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu in two escorted convoys for the Valley today.... | |
| | | | Kargil Vijay Diwas saga of magnificent heroism: LG Sinha | | Awaam Ki Awaaz” | |  Pays homage to bravehearts, thanks valiant soldiers for keeping nation safe
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 21: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid tributes and dedicated this month’s edition of ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ programme to Kargil War Heroes.
“Kargil Vijay Diwas is the saga of magnificent heroism, indomitable courage and the spirit of supreme sacrifice of our brave soldiers. I pay homage to the martyrs and express my gratitude towards valiant soldiers for keeping the nation safe on the... | |
| | | | Nirmala Sitharman set to make history with 7th consecutive Budget | | |  New Delhi, Jul 21: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to create history when she presents her seventh straight Budget on Tuesday for the fiscal 2024-25, surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji Desai.
Sitharaman, who will turn 65 next month, was in 2019 appointed as India’s first full-time woman finance minister when Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a decisive second term. Since then, she has presented six straight budgets, including an interim one in February this year.
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| | | | PM Modi applauds India’s record performance in Maths Olympiad | | ‘Matter Of Joy And Pride’ | | | New Delhi, July 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed happiness over India’s exceptional performance in the International Maths Olympiad (IMO), where the country secured its best-ever 4th place finish.
Taking to the microblogging site on X on Sunday, the Prime Minister posted, “It’s a matter of immense joy and pride that India has come in 4th in its best-ever performance in the International Maths Olympiad.”
“Our contingent has brought home 4 golds and one silver medal. This feat will inspire several other youngsters and help make mathematics even more popular,” read the post by the Prime Minister.
A six-member student team from India secured its best performance in the Internationa... | |
| | | | 5 killed, 7 injured in accidents | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 21: Five people, including a father-son duo and a mother-daughter duo, were killed and seven injured in two separate road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri and Reasi districts on Sunday, officials said.
A taxi carrying eight people and proceeding towards Lam from Thandikassi fell off a hilly road near Chalan village in Rajouri in the morning, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Arun Kumar (32), a resident of Lam, was found dead by the rescuers at the spot, while Mohammad Din (65) and his son Mohammad Aslam (40) succumbed to their injuries at the Nowshera Sub-District Hospital and Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH) in Rajouri respectively.... | |
| | | | ‘No shortage of coal for power sector’ | | | | KOLKATA, July 21: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said there is “no shortage” of coal for the power sector and the Centre will ensure adequate supply of the dry fuel to meet demand.
The long-term demand will be met by increased productivity of Coal India and commercial mines, he said.
“We are supplying coal to all thermal power plants. We have requested plants based on imported coal to switch their technology to utilise domestic fuel. There is no shortage of coal in the country,” Reddy, the minister for coal and mines, told PTI.
Coal production usually faces hindrances during the monsoon season.
Some technical issues related to commercial mines were being addressed, he said without divul... | |
| | | | SC to hear pleas today | | NEET-UG 2024 Row | | | NEW DELHI, July 21: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of petitions related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam, NEET-UG 2024, which was held on May 5.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) had on Saturday released city- and centre-wise results of the medical entrance exam, which is riddled with accusations of paper leak and inordinate inflation of marks. According to the cause list of July 22 uploaded on the apex court’s website, a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra would hear more than 40 pleas, including those filed by the NTA seeking transfer of cases pending against it in various high courts on the NE... | |
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