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Following BJP’s footsteps Congress deputes survey teams in Jammu 7/25/2024 10:39:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 25: Following the footsteps of the arch-rival BJP, the central leadership of the Congress has also deputed teams of private agencies to survey before finalizing candidates for the coming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Highly placed sources said that two private agencies, hired by the Congress’s central leadership, are conducting surveys in different parts of Jammu City to get feedback about the party’s potential and winnable candidates for the coming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “Keeping in view the factionalism in the party, Congress’s central leadership will not decide candidates only on the recommendation of local units”, sources said, adding, “Apart from recommendations of the local unit, the high command would also look into the survey reports before finalizing candidates for the Assembly polls”. Sources said that some Congress leaders, who got information about the arrival of survey teams, are trying to approach these teams to mobilize for party mandates in the coming polls. Sources in the Congress said that after...   READ MORE

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Army Chief visits forward areas along LOC in Kashmir 7/25/2024 10:39:16 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 25: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Kashmir valley to review the security situation and preparedness of the forces involved in counter-infiltration and counter-terror operations, officials said. “#GeneralUpendraDwivedi #COAS, visited the forward locations of #ChinarCorps & reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control #LOC,” Army’s ADGPI said in a post on X. The army said the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) also interacted with the commanders and troops on the ground. “#COAS lauded All Ranks for maintaining high standards of professionalism & exhorted them to remain steadfast ...   READ MORE   Pays homage to Naik Dilwar Khan 7/25/2024 10:39:09 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 25: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday laid a wreath and paid homage to Naik Dilwar Khan, who was martyred in a gun battle in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir The wreath laying ceremony was held at the Army’s Srinagar based Chinar Corps headquarters in Badami Bagh. Senior Army, civil, and police officers joined the wreath-laying ceremony. “GeneralUpendraDwivedi #COAS laid wreath & paid homage to Naik Dilwar Khan, who laid down his life in the ...   READ MORE   Security Forces launch anti-tunnelling ops in Samba 7/25/2024 10:38:06 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 25: Amid concerns about infiltration attempts by terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have launched an operation along the International Border (IB) in the Samba sector to detect underground and cross-border tunnels, police said on Thursday. Scores of police and security personnel equipped with specialised gear are meticulously scanning border areas, focusing on dense bushes and forested regions as part of this operation, the police said. “A...   READ MORE   CUET-UG: Final answer keys released, result to be declared soon 7/25/2024 10:37:56 PM New Delhi, July 25: The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the final answer keys of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG on Thursday, paving way for the declaration of the delayed results for the undergraduate admission exam. The NTA had on July 7 released the provisional answer keys of the CUET-UG 2024. A retest for over 1,000 candidates whose grievances were found genuine by the agency was conducted on July 19. “The final answer key has been released and the result will be declared soon,” a senior official of the agency said. The delay in the CUET-UG results comes amid a row over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, including in NEET-UG and UGC-NET. Origin...   READ MORE   PM to visit Kargil today 7/25/2024 10:37:41 PM NEW DELHI, July 25: On the occasion of the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas on Friday, July 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Kargil War Memorial at around 9:20 AM and pay homage to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. The Prime Minister will also launch the Shinkun La Tunnel project by virtually carrying out its first blast, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a release on Thursday. Shinkun La Tunnel Project consists of a 4.1km long twin-tube tunnel wh...   READ MORE   Kathua ambush: 2 OGWs held 7/25/2024 10:37:29 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 25: Two alleged overground workers (OGWs) were arrested for their involvement in a terror attack on an army patrol party in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, police said. In a significant breakthrough in our ongoing efforts to counter terrorist activities, two OGWs were apprehended for their involvement in supporting terror-related actions, a police spokesperson said. On July 8, five army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, were martyred and five others injured in the attack by heavily armed terrorists in the remote Machedi area of the district. “These individuals were found to have deliberately withheld crucial information from ...   READ MORE   Police recover 435 forged gun licences 7/25/2024 10:37:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 25: Jammu and Kashmir Police have uncovered forged gun licenses in Gadigarh area. A police official said, “ Acting on a tip-off from a reliable source, a raid was conducted on the intervening night, leading to the discovery of 435 forged gun licenses and other incriminating documents at a newly under-construction building near Harward College.” “The raid targeted the premises owned by the proprietor of multiple gun houses,” he added. The accused was alleged...   READ MORE   ‘No UPSC paper leaks in 2 years’ 7/25/2024 10:37:05 PM New Delhi, July 25: There has been no incidence of paper leakage reported in the recruitment examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) and Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), during the last two years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. "Recently, National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted NEET(UG) examination on May 5, 2024 in OMR (Pen and paper) mode. Certain cases of alleged irregularities/cheating/impersonation/malpractices were reported," Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply. After review, the matter was entrusted to the Central ...   READ MORE

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