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| Cong leadership eyes fresh faces for upcoming Assembly elections | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: As the countdown for the maiden Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has started with the visit of the high-level team of the Election Commission of India, Congress leadership is seriously thinking about fielding young candidates on the majority of the constituencies to counter BJP.
Highly placed sources said that during the meeting in Delhi on Thursday, AICC general secretary (organization) K C Venugopal discussed the issue with some senior leaders and it was suggested that young candidates should be fielded as many as possible seats.
“Youth leaders who served in important positions will be given the opportunity to contest the elections in place of “old guards” as there is feeling among high command that new faces must be tried in the Assembly elections”, sources said.
“Shahnawaz Choudhary, Udhay Bhanu Chib, Neeraj Kundan, Pranav Shagotra, Satish Sharma are some of the prominent youth faces on which Congress leadership is seriously thinking of playing gamble”, sources said and added that Shahnawaz’s name is unde... | |
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| Gujjars, Bakerwals oppose Paharis’ claim on ST seats | | Say Pahari ethnic tribe, can’t contest polls from reserved seats | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 10: Although the Pahari ethnic tribe and other groups have been granted Scheduled Tribe status, some groups of Gujjars and Bakerwals on Saturday asserted that these new groups are not eligible to contest elections on the Assembly seats reserved for STs.
Gujjars and Bakerwals claimed that tribes, who were granted Scheduled Tribe status in 1991 were eligible for contesting elections on the seats reserved for the ST.
While addressing a press conference, leaders of the All J&K Gujjar-Bakerwal Organisations Coordination Committee only the ST groups classified as ST-I are eligible to contest the reserved ST seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
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| | | | LG hands over appointment letter to martyr’s wife | | Reasi Terror Attack | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 10: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today handed over the appointment letter, on compassionate ground, to Renu Sharma, wife of Vijay Kumar, who was killed in Reasi Terror attack.
Vijay Kumar, a resident of Reasi, was driving the bus carrying pilgrims which was attacked by the terrorists on June 9 this year..
The Lt Governor assured all possible assistance and support from the J&K Administration to the family of the martyred civilian.
Vishesh Paul Mahajan,... | |
| | | | Gadkari warns Punjab Govt | | | 
NEW DELHI, Aug 10:
State-owned NHAI will have no other option but to cancel/terminate eight more severely-affected highway projects in Punjab with total length of 293 km costing Rs 14,288 crore, if the law and order situation does not improve, Union minister Nitin Gadkari wrote to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann.
Gadkari said that he had been informed about two incidents which occurred recently on the Delhi-Katra Expressway projects.
“In one incident in Jalandhar district, the eng... | |
| | | | Kokernag encounter: 2 soldiers martyred, 3 others injured | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 10: Two Army personnel were martyred and three others injured in a fierce gunfight with terrorists at a forest in a remote area in Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said.
The incident occurred at Ahlan Gagarmandu forest in the Kokernag area of the south Kashmir district during a cordon and search operation that was launched following information about the presence of terrorists there, they said.
The terrorists hiding in the forest opened indiscriminate fire upon noticing the search parties, leading to an intense gun battle, officials said.
Five army personnel were injured in the firing by the terrorists, they said, adding the injured were i... | |
| | | | Police release sketches of 4 terrorists | | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 10: A massive search operation was launched in a forest area of Kathua district where police on Saturday released sketches of four terrorists spotted in ‘dhoks’ (mud-houses) and announced a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh for credible information on them, officials said.
Kathua in Jammu region witnessed a deadly ambush by terrorists on an army patrol in a remote forest belt of Machedi on July 8, resulting in the killing of five soldiers, including a Junior Commis... | |
| | | | Admin gears up to ready Assembly complexes | | | 
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 10: A meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo was held to draw a plan for making Legislative Assembly complexes at both Srinagar and Jammu ready for holding its sessions after holding of elections here in the UT.
Those present includes Principal Secretary, Estates; Principal Secretary, Finance; Commissioner Secretary, IT; JK Resident Commissioner, Delhi; Secretary, R&B; Secretary, Transport; Secretary, Law; Secretary, Legislative Assembly; Dir... | |
| | | | Centre extends deadline for Ravi and Beas waters tribunal report | | | |
NEW DELHI, Aug 10:
The Centre has extended the deadline for the Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal to submit its report by another year, moving the deadline to August 5, 2025.
The extension comes as part of a series of delays in the submission of the tribunal’s report, which has been pending since its constitution in April 1986 under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.
The Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal was established to address disputes and verify claims related to the Punjab Settlement, according to an official gazette notification.
Initially, the tribunal submitted its report on January 30, 1987. However, the central government sought further clarification and guidanc... | |
| | | | PM Modi to release high yielding crops | | | 
NEW DELHI, Aug 10:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release 109 high yielding, climate resilient and biofortified varieties of crops at Indian Agricultural Research Institute here on Sunday, according to an official statement.
The prime minister will also interact with farmers and scientists during the event, the statement said.
The 109 varieties of 61 crops to be released include 34 field crops and 27 horticultural crops, it added.
Among the field crops, seeds of various cereal... | |
| | | | Bring innovative products: FM to banks | | | 
NEW DELHI, Aug 10:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked banks to come up with innovative and attractive schemes to mobilise deposits.
Addressing the media after the board meeting of the Reserve Bank of India, she said that deposits and lending are the two wheels of a cart and “deposit is moving slowly.” The banks, she stressed, need to focus on core banking business which is mobilising deposits and lending to those who need funds. In order to overcome the mismatch betwe... | |
| | | | Prez holds discussions with her Timor counterpart | | | 
DILI (Timor-Leste), Aug 10:
India and Timor-Leste share warm and friendly relations based on a shared commitment to the values of democracy and pluralism, President Droupadi Murmu said on Saturday, as she held extensive discussions with her counterpart Jose Ramos-Horta on enhancing bilateral cooperation in diverse fields.
Murmu arrived here on Saturday on the first-ever presidential visit from India to Timor-Leste. She received the Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste, the country’... | |
| | | | DSEK announces new school timings | | | 
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 10: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has revised school timings for the Kashmir division, effective August 12. As per an order issued in this regard, schools within the Srinagar Municipal limits will operate from 9 AM to 3 PM, while those outside the municipal limits, as well as in other parts of the Kashmir Province, will run from 10 AM to 4 PM. ... | |
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