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Unwilling to contest, Omar wants colleagues to fight all elections Auron Ko Nasihath! 8/9/2023 10:35:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 9: Even as former Chief Minister and National Conference, Vice-President, Omar Abdullah has pledged not to contest elections till statehood is restored, he wants his party leaders to contest “all the upcoming polls” including that of Urban Local Bodies. Talking to reporters on August 9, Omar said: “We’ll be contesting all polls be it that of even the Panchayat.” Omar said this while responding the queries if his party was interested in contesting the elections including that of the Assembly in the coming times. While Omar said his party would contest “all the polls”, the party has changed its stand since the last ULB elections when the party had formally boycotted the elections but allegedly fielded proxy candidates. Observers said what is the logic that if Omar says he won’t contest elections himself, how can he ask his colleagues to jump into the fray. “If the Abdullah family scion believes that it wont be fair for him to contest the Assembly polls unless statehood is restored, how can he ask all others in his party to contest every poll...   READ MORE

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Ladakh Congress leaders unhappy over alliance with NC 8/9/2023 10:35:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 9: Discontent is brewing among a section of Congress leaders of Ladakh after the party announced a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference for the elections of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil. In most of Kargil, the real fight for the LAHDC Kargil elections was always between Congress and the National Conference. The presence of other political parties is confined only to a few pockets so many leaders are not happy with the decision to enter into an alliance with NC. “Many Congress leaders who have been working for long to contest the LAHDC Kargil elections are annoyed over seat sharing agreement with the NC”, sources ...   READ MORE   PM Modi led Govt worked for making Kashmir terror-free: Amit Shah 8/9/2023 10:35:30 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 9: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said in the Lok Sabha that the terror related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir have been reduced by 68 percent due to the effective steps taken by the Modi government. Participating in the debate of no-confidence motion, Shah said, “The situation in Kashmir has changed since 2014 due to our policies. We have worked towards making Kashmir terrorism-free,” he said. The Home Minister completely rejected the talks with separatist organisations in Kashmir valley, and added. “We won’t engage in discussions with Hurriyat, Jamiat, or Pakistan. If there are discussions, they will be held with the youth of the valley”. About A...   READ MORE   1002 terrorists killed in 761 terror attacks in J&K from 2018 to 2022: Centre 8/9/2023 10:35:21 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 9: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that 174 civilians, 308 security personnel, and 1002 militants were killed in 761 terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir between 2018 and 2022. Rai in a written reply to a question, he said that 174 civilians were killed in J&K in 761 terror attacks in the erstwhile state in the last 5 years between 2018 and 2022. “Furthermore, 35 civilians were killed in the Union Territory in 626 encounters occurred in the same period,” he said, adding that the number of security personnel killed during the same period remained at 308 and 1002 terrorists were also eliminated by secu...   READ MORE   LG Sinha reviews arrangements for ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Srinagar 8/9/2023 10:35:14 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 9: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting with the senior officers of Civil Administration, Police and Security forces to review preparedness of Tiranga Yatra celebration. The meeting was attended by Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; R K Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department; Lt General Rajiv Ghai, GOC 15 Corps; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; M.K Sinha, ADGP Hqrs; Vijay Kumar, ADGP Kashmir...   READ MORE   Intruder nabbed in Poonch is Afghan national: Officials 8/9/2023 10:34:59 PM Early Times Report Mendhar/Jammu, Aug 9: An intruder, who was arrested two days ago near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir by the Army, is an Afghan national with a disability in left leg, officials said on Wednesday. Abdul Wahid, in his early 20’s, was earlier believed to be a resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) who had inadvertently sneaked into this side before being caught by Army in Dabi-Basuni village ahead of the border fence in Balakote sector on Monday. “Wahid was handed over to police late Tuesday night and he is an Afghan national. His questioning is going on to ascertain the motive behind his intruding into this side,” a police offici...   READ MORE   BSF Chief visits border outposts in Akhnoor 8/9/2023 10:34:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 9: BSF Director-General Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday visited various border outposts in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector and exhorted the troops to maintain effective domination to successfully meet the challenges from across the frontier. Agrawal was accompanied by the Border Security Force’s (BSF) Special Director General (Western Command) PV Rama Sastry and Inspector General (Jammu Frontier) DK Boora. He reviewed the border domination and security situation along the International Border, a spokesperson for the paramilitary force said. Agrawal reached Jammu on a three-day tour on Monday. He visited the International Border in Samba district on Tuesday and was brief...   READ MORE   Chandrayaan-3 gets closer to moon’s surface: ISRO 8/9/2023 10:34:22 PM Agencies Bengaluru, Aug 9: Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft moved closer to the moon’s surface on Wednesday after it underwent another orbit reduction maneuver, ISRO said. India’s ambitious third Moon mission’s spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 after the launch on July 14, had entered into lunar orbit or the Moon’s orbit on August 5. “Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3’s orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a maneuver performed today,” ISRO said in a tweet. The next operation is scheduled for August 14, between 11.30 am and 12.30 pm, ISRO said. A similar orbit reduction maneuver was carried out by the ISRO on Sunday. As the mission progresses, a series of maneuvers is be...   READ MORE   Parliament passes digital personal data protection bill 2023 8/9/2023 10:34:10 PM Agencies New Delhi, Aug 9: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 with a voice vote following a walkout by the opposition members over the Manipur issue. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on Monday. The bill which comes after six years of the Supreme Court declaring “Right to Privacy” as a fundamental right has provisions to curb the misuse of individuals’ data by online platforms. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the bill lays down obligations on private and government entities around collection and processing of citizen’s data. The bill seeks to protect the privacy of Indian citizens while proposing a penalty of up to Rs 250 crore...   READ MORE

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