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After losing hope of early assembly polls, opposition parties in J&K focus on ULB elections 7/23/2023 11:05:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 23: After losing hope of early assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, opposition parties have started preparations for the coming other elections. Instead of devising a strategy for the maiden assembly polls in the Union Territory, political parties have initiated the process of fighting Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Panchayat, and Lok Sabha elections. Three main opposition parties of the UT namely Congress, National Conference, and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have asked their workers to start preparations for the local bodies elections instead of wasting energy on Assembly polls. In Kashmir Valley, PDP and National Conference have already given directions to the workers at the grassroots to forward lists of potential candidates for the local bodies elections including Panchayat polls. As far as the Congress is concerned, the party has already started the process to prepare panels for potential candidates for the ULB elections. Both National Conference and PDP had boycotted the last ULB elections which were held...   READ MORE

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ULB Polls: PDP finds 1,000 new faces through online survey 7/23/2023 11:05:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 23: Even as the Urban Local Body polls are round the corner, the Peoples Democratic Party is looking for fresh faces to contest the elections for the PDP through an online survey, which has fetched the party around 1,000 applications in the recent past. The PDP, which had formally not contested the ULB elections in 2018 looks ahead to contest the polls this time mainly through selection of the new faces. The sources said the party has started online survey for the youth faces through a form, which asks them a number of questions. As per the sources till now, the party has received over around 1,000 online applications. The sources said the party looks...   READ MORE   Despite joining united opposition; NC, PDP refrain from annoying Centre 7/23/2023 11:04:56 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 23: Leaders of the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been noticeably silent lately, refraining from taking direct jabs at the Centre. An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “ It appears that both parties have come to the realization that continuously antagonizing the Central Government will not serve their cause and won’t bring about any substantial change.” “After August 5, 2019 (when the Centre announced its decision to revoke J&K’s special status and divided it into two Union Territories) the NC and the PDP missed no opportunity to criticize the Centre. However, recent developments indicate a deliberate shif...   READ MORE   PM Modi to inaugurate Semicon India 2023 7/23/2023 11:04:49 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Semicon India 2023’, a premier showcase of India’s semiconductor capabilities and chip design innovation, on July 28 at Gandhinagar. With the participation of companies like Foxconn, Micron, AMD, IBM, Marvell, Vedanta, LAM Research, NXP Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics, the mega event will shine a light on India’s rapid strides towards fostering global semiconductor manufacturing and design ecosystem. The event will offer deep insight into cutting-edge technologies and innovations in chip-making and will bring together the biggest names in the semiconductor and technology industry. “The Ministry of Electr...   READ MORE   Amarnath Yatra 2023: LG Sinha visits Baltal base camp Interacts with pilgrims, service providers, officials; reviews arrangements 7/23/2023 11:04:41 PM Early Times Report GANDERBAL, July 23: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra Base Camp at Baltal, today. At Base Camp, the Lt Governor interacted with the Pilgrims, Service Providers and Officials and reviewed the arrangements related to ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. “Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra is making significant contribution to tourism, employment generation and revenue. Human spirit soaring to great heights, cultural diversity, communal harmony is being stre...   READ MORE   Discussion on good things happening in country 40 times more than talks on bad things: Bhagwat 7/23/2023 11:04:21 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 23: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the discussion on good things happening in the country now is at least 40 times more than the talk on the bad things happening. He was speaking after inaugurating Shrimati Dhankuvrben Babubhai Dhakan Hospital (Suvarna Hospital) in Kandivali suburb of north Mumbai in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. “Many times negative discussions are heard. But when we go around the country and see, then we come to know that there is 40 times more discussion about the good things that are happening, than there is talk of the bad things happening in India,” Bhagwat said. “The reason for the utkarsh...   READ MORE   Rains lash J&K, more in offing: MeT 7/23/2023 11:04:13 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 23: Rains lashed Jammu and Kashmir causing flash floods at various places while the weatherman predicted more rains during the next 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. The MeT office forecast fairly widespread light to moderate rains during the next 24 hours, from 8-30 AM on Sunday, over J&K. The weather is likely to remain partly to generally cloudy with a chance of a brief spell of rain at some places on July 24-25. An independent weather forecaster Faizan Arif said there are possibility of showers in some areas of the union territory on Sunday, especially in parts of north Kashmir. He said intense showers, flash floods and cloudbursts can occur ...   READ MORE   2 injured as landslide hits Gypsum mine 7/23/2023 11:04:06 PM Early Times Report Ramban, July 23: Two people were seriously injured on Sunday when they came under a landslide while working at a gypsum mine in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said. The landslide struck the mine at Haroog area of Dharamkund, 26 km from Ramban district headquarters, trapping a JCB machine operator and a dumper driver, the officials said. They said police along with State Disaster Response Force and local volunteers immediately launched a rescue operation and pulled out driver of earthmover Ajaz Ahmed of Bhathan-Ghandri Ramban and driver Anil Singh of Dhar Road Udhampur. The two had suffered multiple injuries and were hospitalised, the off...   READ MORE   Ayushman Bhav programme to achieve 100% coverage of health schemes 7/23/2023 11:04:01 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 23: The Union health ministry is planning to launch ‘Ayushman Bhav’ programme to ensure optimum delivery of all state-run health schemes to every intended beneficiary, including those in the last mile. Ayushman Apke Dwar 3.0, Ayushman Sabha, Ayushman Mela and Ayushman Gram are some of the activities planned under the programme, official sources said. “The aim of the campaign is to ensure comprehensive and saturation coverage of all health schemes so that every eligible beneficiary is able to avail their benefits,” an official source said. Ayushman Apke Dwar 1 and 2 drives have been conducted successfully. Under the Ayushman Apke Dwar 3.0, an intensive drive ...   READ MORE   E-auction of 808 FM radio stations soon: Anurag Thakur 7/23/2023 11:03:53 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 23: The government will soon conduct an e-auction of 808 FM radio stations across 284 cities to further increase the footprint of radio communication, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Sunday. Addressing the Regional Community Radio Sammelan (North) here, Thakur said the government has also eased the processes for getting a license to operate radio stations, particularly community radio, by reducing the number of compliances. He said India currently has 388 FM radio stations in 113 cities across 26 states and five Union Territories. “Government is now planning a third batch of e-auction of 808 channels across 284 cities soon to furt...   READ MORE

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