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Ideological shift: Jamaat ready to contest Assembly polls 7/28/2024 10:18:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 28: Over two months after reposing faith in the democratic institutions of the country, the radical Jamaat-e-Islami is planning to join electoral politics in the coming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. It was only during the infamous 1987 Assembly elections, that the Jamaat-e-Islami had participated in the electoral battle in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.. Reports said that Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir plans to re-enter electoral politics. Jamaat leaders are awaiting the lifting of the ban imposed under the UAPA since February 2019, with several rounds of talks reportedly held with the government. If they contest the upcoming Assembly elections, expected by September's end, it would mark their first major policy shift sinc...   READ MORE

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Climate Change: Srinagar records 6th highest maximum temperature since 1893 7/28/2024 10:17:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 28: Environment experts in Jammu and Kashmir are worried as Srinagar, the summer capital of the Union Territory, recorded the 6th highest maximum temperature ever in the month of July since 1893 when the weather observatory was established. Kashmir-Weather- a social media platform reported some shocking facts from today’s extreme heatwave. “Real feel temperature in Srinagar may have reached 39.5°C today - which means that on the ground people experienced near 40°C temperatures”, reports said. Qazigund surpassed its previous highest-ever maximum temperature record by a huge margin of 1.1°C. (35.6°C today, previous record 34.5°C) Kokernag surpassed i...   READ MORE   Wangchuk threatens to go on 28-day fast from Aug 15 Urges Centre to initiate talks on demands of Leh people 7/28/2024 10:17:11 PM NEW DELHI, July 28: Climate activist Soman Wangchuk announced on Sunday that he will launch another 28-day fast on Independence Day if the government does not invite Ladakh authorities for talks on demands for statehood and constitutional protection for the union territory. In an interview with PTI, Wangchuk said that the Apex Body, Leh (ABL), and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) from Ladakh submitted a memorandum of demands to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Dras on ...   READ MORE   Prez Murmu appoints new Governors 7/28/2024 10:16:55 PM New Delhi, July 28: Veteran BJP leader and former Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar and Raman Deka are among nine Governors appointed by President Droupadi Murmu, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar was appointed as Governor of Jharkhand, Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde as Governor of Rajasthan, and Jishnu Dev Varma was appointed as Telangana Governor, a statement issued late Saturday night said. The President also appointe...   READ MORE   Over 1,600 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp 7/28/2024 10:16:33 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 28: Amid heavy rains, a fresh batch of 1,677 pilgrims left a Jammu base camp for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas in the early hours of Sunday amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The 31th batch of pilgrims, which also included over 1,300 men, 200 women. It also included two children and 104 sadhus and sadhvis who left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp at 3.35 am in a convoy of 67 vehicles escorted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), they said. While 1,269 pilgrims will reach Pahalgam to undertake the annual pilgrimage through the traditional 48-km route in Anantnag district, 408 have opted for the shorter but steeper 14...   READ MORE   Joint search op launched in Poonch, Reasi 7/28/2024 10:15:56 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 28: Security forces have launched joint search operations in the border and mountainous areas of Poonch and Reasi districts after receiving information about suspicious movements, officials said on Sunday. The forces are on high alert and have urged residents to report any suspicious activities in their localities. The officials said a massive joint search operation was initiated early Sunday in several areas along the Line of Control (LoC) near the Salotri-Mangnar forward area of Poonch district. They added that there was intelligence about the suspected movements along the LoC, following which thorough searches involving a substantial number of Ar...   READ MORE

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