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| Rahul's J&K visit focuses on forging pre-poll alliance with NC | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 20: Even as leaders of both the parties have maintained a guarded silence over ongoing talks on seat-sharing, the visit of Rahul Gandhi along with senior Congress leaders are aimed at forging pre-poll alliance with the National Conference.
Sources said that for the last two days, senior leaders of both the parties have been engaged into discussions to finalize seat-sharing agreement. “There is still stalemate over number of seats the NC is going to vacate for the Congress in Kashmir Valley”, sources said and added that every thing would be cleared within a day or two.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress President, Mallikarjun Kharge, will be
visiting Jammu and Kashmir for two days starting Wednesday.
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| PDP faces defection; 3 leaders, including chief spokesman quit party | | Mandate Announcement | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 20: Within hours after the party leadership announced mandates for candidates for the Assembly elections, the Peoples’ Democratic Party faced defection as three senior leaders resigned from the party.
Parliamentary Board of the PDP has cleared names of 13 candidates for the first phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
The PDP has announced its initial list of candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. Among the prominent names is Iltija Mufti, daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who will be contesting from the Bijbehara Assembly segment.
Other candidates fielded by the PDP include Ab Rehman Veeri for Anantn... | |
| | | | ECI issues notification for 1st phase of Assembly elections | | Last date of filing Aug 27, polling on Sep. 18 | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 20: Election Commission of India (ECI), today issued election notification for the 1st phase of the General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.
24 Assembly constituencies (ACs) in the districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar shall go to polls in the first phase while polling for the rest shall be held in the second and third phases.
In Kashmir Division 16 Assembly Constituencies comprising 32- Pampore; 33- Tral; 34- Pulwama; 35- Rajpora; 36- Zainapora; 37- Shopian; 38- D.H. Pora; 39- Kulgam; 40- Devsar; 41- Dooru; 42- Kokernag (ST); 43-Anantnag West; 44-Anantnag; 45- Srigufwara – Bijbehara; 46-... | |
| | | | ACB catches VLW red handed | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 20: Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a Village Level Worker (VLW) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. ACB on Tuesday said it received a complaint on the helpline number from a resident of village Kukrossa, Kupwara in which the complainant alleged that he is a very poor person and a house under PMAY was sanctioned in his favour by the Block Development Officer, Vilgam.
The complainant received two instalments of monetary assistance of Rs 50,000 and Rs 75000 from the concerned department through a bank account. The construction of the house of the complainant was incomplete due to t... | |
| | | | Please trust us, resume work: Supreme Court to doctors | | Kolkata Rape-Murder | | | New Delhi, Aug 20: "Please trust us," the Supreme Court said today while requesting the doctors protesting across the country over a Kolkata doctor's rape and killing to call off the strike and resume work.
The court said abstention from the work of doctors affects those segments of the society that are in need of medical care.
"We earnestly appeal to all the doctors that we are here to ensure that their safety and protection is the matter of highest national concern. Please trust us, that is why we have not left the matter to the high court.
"We felt this is not just a matter of a serious offence but which affects the institution of healthcare pan India. Therefore the need for the Supre... | |
| | | | Around 300 paramilitary companies deployed in Kashmir | | Assembly Polls | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 20: The Centre has so far deployed nearly 300 companies of paramilitary forces for election duties in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Tuesday.
The companies have been deputed in Srinagar, Handwara, Ganderbal, Budgam, Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora, Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Awantipora, and Kulgam, they said.
As many as 298 companies of paramilitary forces, including Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, Sahastra Seema Bal, and Indo-Tibetan Border Police, have been deployed for the providing security for the smooth conduct of the assembly polls in the Kashmir valley, they added.
According to officials, Srinagar has got the maximum ... | |
| | | | CIK produces chargesheet | | Terror Funding Case | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 20: Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) today presents chargesheet against (1) Pakistani Handler/ terrorist Commander @ Sumama @ llyas (2) Shabir Ahmad Bhat S/O Ghulam Mohammad Bhat R/O Khadermoh, Kakapora, Pulwama and (3) Javed Ahmad Yatoo S/O Late Abdul Majeed Yatoo R/O Astan Mohalla Patal Bagh Pampore, before the Hon'ble Court of Special Judge, Designated under NIA Act, at Srinagar, in case FIR No. 02/2024 U/S 13,38,39,40 ULA(P) Act r/ w 120-B IPC of P/S CIK Srinagar.
This case owes its origin to an information received through reliable sources by Police Station CIK wherein it was reported that a Pakistani based terrorist Commander/Handler @ Sumama ... | |
| | | | CRPF pays tributes to martyr Inspector | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Tuesday paid tributes to inspector Kuldeep Kumar, who was martyred in an ambush by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said.
A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the headquarters of the 187th battalion of CRPF in Battal Ballian of the district in which Additional Director General CRPF Amrit Mohan Prasad and other senior officers of various forces paid tributes to Kumar.
Several officers of civil administration, army and police also paid tributes to the officer. His mortal remains have been sent to his native place in Haryana.
Kumar was killed when terrorists opened fire on a patrol... | |
| | | | PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi | | | | New Delhi, Aug 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 80th birth anniversary on Tuesday.
India’s youngest prime minister, Gandhi held office from 1984 to 1989.
He was assassinated by a suicide bomber of the LTTE in 1991.
“Tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary,” Modi said in a post on X.... | |
| | | | 12 injured in stray dog attack | | | | Early Times Report
MENDHAR/JAMMU, Aug 20: Twelve people, including two each of school children and women, were injured when a rabid dog attacked them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said here.
According to the officials, the incident took place in Mendhar town of the border district between 8 am and 8.30 am.
Among the injured were also a few migrant labourers, they said.
A total of 12 dog bite cases were reported, with three people sustaining serious injuries, a doctor at the sub-district hospital said.
All the injured have received anti-rabies vaccines and the three with severe bites have been admitted to the hospital for observation, the doctor said.
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| | | | UPSC cancels advertisement | | | | New Delhi, Aug 20: Amid a political row, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday cancelled its advertisement for lateral entry recruitment to bureaucracy following a request from the Centre.
The UPSC had on August 17 issued a notification for recruiting 45 joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries through lateral entry — referred to as appointment of specialists (including those from the private sector) in the government departments.
This move had ignited criticism from the opposition parties, which claimed it undermined the reservation rights of SCs, STs and OBCs.
“It is for information of all concerned that the advertisement pertaining to lateral recruitment for... | |
| | | | Day 2: Anti-terror operation on | | | | Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Aug 20: In a relentless effort to crack down on terrorists who have taken refuge in the Dudu area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur, an anti-terror operation against the “highly trained terrorists ” entered its second day on Tuesday Security forces, along with Jammu and Kashmir Police, engaged in a search operation to trace and eliminate the terrorists.
Notably, on Monday, militants opened fire on a joint patrol party in the Cheel area of Dudu, in which one CRPF Inspector, Kuldeep Kumar, attained martyrdom.
“During area domination patrol at Chill, Dudu, an exchange of fire took place between terrorists and joint parties of the JKP and CRPF. In the encounter... | |
| | | | Earthquakes strike Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 20: Two back-to-back earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning causing panic across the Valley, but there were no reports of loss of life or damage to property, officials said.
The first earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter Scale struck at 6:45 am at a latitude of 34.17 north and a longitude of 74.16 east at a depth of 5 km with the epicentre in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, the officials said.
They said another quake of magnitude 4.8 occurred at 6:52 am at a latitude of 34.20 north and a longitude of 74.31 east at a depth of 10 km with the epicentre in Baramulla as well.
The officials said there are no reports of any loss o... | |
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