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| NC, Cong restart dialogue for pre-poll alliance | | Cong ready to leave 12 seats of Jammu province for NC in lieu of same number of seats from Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 19: Notwithstanding repeated statements of Dr. Farooq Abdullah to contest Assembly elections, the National Conference leadership has opened a channel of communication with Congress’s central leadership for a pre-poll alliance.
Highly placed sources said that top leadership of the National Conference approached the Congress high command to jointly fight the Assembly elections.
“Initial rounds of talks were held in cordial manners as leaderships of both the parties have shown interest in entering into a pre-poll alliance”, sources said, adding, “Congress and National Conference leadership have decided to leave over a dozen seats for each other in Jammu and K... | |
| | | | Top Sangh Parivar leaders to finalize BJP candidates | | Will reach Jammu on Aug 22 | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 19: Top leaders of Sangh Parivar are visiting Jammu on August 22 to give final shape to the panels of candidates to be placed before the Parliamentary Board of the BJP.
Highly placed sources said that the national general secretary (organization) along with the senior leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Arun Kumar will reach Jammu on August 22.
“During their stay at Jammu, both the leaders would discuss names of potential candidates incorporated in the lists of probable for the coming Assembly polls”, sources said and added that names of potential candidates would be shortlisted and the same would be forwarded to the Parliamentary Board of the ... | |
| | | | PDP releases list of constituency in-charges | | Iltija to oversee Bijbehara | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 19: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said that it had finalised the list of constituency in-charges ahead of the Assembly elections that are set to commence from September 18 this year.
As per the official handout by the party, Abdul Rehman Veeri has been given the task to oversee things for Anantnag East constituency.
For Devsar, it said that the constituency should be taken care by Sartaj Ahmad Madani.
While the charge for Anantnag was given... | |
| | | | Amarnath Yatra concludes, devotees laud MRTs for making pilgrimage memorable | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 19: More than a dozen Mountain Rescue Teams assisted thousands of pilgrims during this year’s Amarnath pilgrimage in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Monday, as the annual yatra concluded with more than 5.10 lakh pilgrims offering prayers at the cave shrine.
The Mountain Rescue Teams (MRTs) -- comprising personnel from the Jammu and Kashmir Police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and the Central Re... | |
| | | | India to celebrate first National Space Day on Aug 23 | | | 
New Delhi, Aug 19: India is set to celebrate its first National Space Day on August 23, 2024.
In 2023, on this very day, Chandrayaan 3 accomplished the safe and soft landing of Vikram Lander on the lunar surface. India became the fourth country to land on the moon and the first to land near the southern polar region of the moon.
The Union Government has declared August 23rd as “National Space Day” to celebrate the remarkable success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission, which accomplished a safe an... | |
| | | | Women tie Rakhi to soldiers serving on LoC | | |  Early Times Report
Baramulla, Aug 19: Celebrating the festival of Raksha Bandhan, women tied Rakhi to Indian army personnel in Soni Village along Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Women called the soldiers their brothers and showed gratitude towards them for protecting the borders. In return, the soldiers pledge to protect and safeguard the residents from any harm.
Seerat Bano, a local woman, said, “We sisters have tied Rakhi to our brother for protec... | |
| | | | Centre defends 2019 law on triple talaq in SC | | |  New Delhi, Aug 19: Defending its 2019 law criminalising triple talaq, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that the practice is “fatal” for the social institution of marriage.
In an affidavit filed in response to petitions challenging the law, the Union of India said despite the top court setting aside the practice in 2017, it has “not worked as a sufficient deterrent in bringing down the number of divorces by this practice” among the members of the community.
“It is submitted that Parliamen... | |
| | | | CRPF officer martyred in Udhampur terror attack | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 19: A CRPF inspector was martyred when terrorists opened fire on a patrol party in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.
The CRPF along with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police was fired upon by terrorists around 3:30 pm in the remote Dudu area of Basantgarh, the officials said.
They said an inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) belonging to the 187th battalion was hit by a bullet and later succumb... | |
| | | | Man held for harassing female doctor | | |  Early Times Report
Rajouri/Jammu, Aug 19: A man was arrested for allegedly creating a ruckus and harassing an on-duty female doctor inside a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district early Monday, officials said. The accused Gurpreet Singh’s unruly behaviour at the sub-district hospital in Nowshera sparked a protest by doctors and the paramedical staff, they said.
The ruckus erupted around 12.45 am when Singh accompanied a patient to the hospital and allegedly indulged in hooliganism... | |
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