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ULB elections: BJP likely to replace over 45% sitting corporators, councilors 7/29/2023 11:08:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 29: After conducting grassroots surveys to get feedback about the performance of sitting members of different Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) the BJP is likely to replace over 45 percent of sitting corporators and councilors to improve its performance of 2018. Highly placed sources said before the beginning of the process to conduct ULB elections, BJP through various offshoots has conducted the first round of the survey to review the performance of sitting corporators and councilors of different ULBs. “Party leadership has taken discouraging feedback about the performance of over 45 percent of its elected members”, a source said, adding, “Those who failed to perform upto the mark are likely to be replaced with fresh and energetic faces in different ULBs” Sources said the coming ULB elections will be the first electoral test for the party in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 so BJP is not going to take any chance this time. The BJP had swept the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) elections and made some advances in Kashmir, by ...   READ MORE

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Forthcoming polls likely to determine NC, PDP’s future in J&K 7/29/2023 11:08:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 29: State Election Commissioner, B R Sharma and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir, P K Pole have sounded the poll bugle for the upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in the Union Territory. These highly anticipated elections, according to the analysts, are expected to determine the future of the Kashmir-based parties, particularly the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “Both the major parties, having dominated the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir for the past several years, face a critical test in these elections. These parties had boycotted the ULB polls in 2018 claiming that these elections ...   READ MORE   Farooq finds it difficult to ‘digest’ Govt’s initiative 7/29/2023 11:07:58 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 29: Although he visited Zadibal Srinagar to attend Ashoora, National Conference president and former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah is finding it difficult to “digest” historic initiatives being taken by the UT administration for Muharram processions. “I welcomed the decision of the government to allow the Muharram procession from the traditional route after a gap of over three decades”, Dr Abdullah said but he questioned the timing to give such relaxations. After a gap of over three decades, the Shia community in Srinagar on Thursday took out 8th Muharram procession on the traditional Gurubazaar to Dalgate route, with hundreds participating in it ...   READ MORE   Robust, enlightened civil society essential for democracy: Rajnath Singh 7/29/2023 11:07:47 PM Agencies Jaipur, July 29: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said a robust and enlightened civil society is essential for a functioning democracy. Addressing a C20 meeting here, he said civil society organisations (CSOs) can act as force multipliers for governments. Referring to various C20 groups working in various domains like health, education and digital transformation, gender equality, technology and security, the defence minister emphasised that these groups have the potential to impact official policies and programmes. “A robust and enlightened civil society is essential for a functioning democracy as it enables the citizens to engage in deliberative dialogues and coop...   READ MORE   World looking at India as nursery of new possibilities: PM Modi 7/29/2023 11:07:40 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 29: The world is looking at India as a nursery of new possibilities and several countries are approaching the government for setting up IIT campuses there, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Delivering the inaugural address at the “Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam” on the third anniversary of the launch of the National Education Policy (NEP), the prime minister said various global universities are also interested in setting up their campuses in India. “The world is looking at India as a nursery of new possibilities. Many countries are approaching us to open IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) campuses there. Two IIT campuses — one in Tanzania and...   READ MORE   Al Badr terrorist arrested in Srinagar 7/29/2023 11:07:33 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 29: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday have arrested a hybrid terrorist of Al Badr terror outfit from Batamaloo area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. In a tweet Srinagar Police wrote, “A hybrid terrorist of Al Badr namely Arfat Yusuf S/o Md Yusuf of Rajpora Pulwama arrested from Batmaloo with a Glock Pistol, 20 live rounds & 2 magazines.” “He had done terror acts in Pulwama & was in Srinagar for same. FIR 94/2023 U/s 13,23 of UAPA & 7/25 of IA Act at Batmaloo PS”, he said....   READ MORE   Narco-terrorism case: SIA conducts raids in Poonch 7/29/2023 11:07:26 PM Early Times Report Poonch/Jammu, July 29: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday conducted raids at several places in connection with a narco-terrorism case in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. They said the case relates to notorious drug peddler Rafiq Lala, a resident of Danna Doyiyan area of Sathra who was arrested under the Public Safety Act (PSA) early this year. The SIA had taken his remand on July 1 for questioning over his alleged links across the border. On March 3, seven kilograms of heroin, more than Rs 2 crore in cash and a pistol along with some ammunition were recovered from the house of Lala. ...   READ MORE   Focus on Infra, investment, innovation, inclusiveness to make India developed nation by 2047: FM 7/29/2023 11:07:20 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 29: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the focus of the government is on four Is -- infrastructure, investment, innovation and inclusiveness -- to make India a developed nation by 2047. She said India has the necessary wherewithal to meet the goal set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Besides several investor-friendly reforms undertaken by the government, she said, India has a very vibrant young population and the emphasis on skilling them to suit the requirement of the economy would yield dividend. With the aim to build India a developed country by 2047, she said "the emphasis has been on four different issues (Is). We are looking at infrastr...   READ MORE

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