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| New Delhi to hold high level meeting on Jammu developments | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: Taking note of the “situation emerging” in Jammu, New Delhi is set to call a high level meeting on the issue. While the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is abroad, sources said Union Home Minister, Amit Shah has been apprised about the developments taking place in the City of Temples and elsewhere and that meeting would be held as per his instructions.
The sources said the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership at the national and the regional level was also being taken into confidence for the conduct of the meeting and to find solutions. Top sources told the Early Times that a decision in this regard was taken at around 4:00 PM in the national capital and that within an hour the same was conveyed to the Jammu and Kashmir administration. The sources said some of the top functionaries of the Jammu and Kashmir administration are likely to attend the meeting where some crucial decisions are expected. The sources said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has learnt it that some of its senior leaders in Jammu and Kashmir were not happy the way things were being... | |
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| Another scam in Health Deptt, devices worth crores purchased without approval | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: While a two-member panel has been constituted to fix the responsibility of those responsible for swindling Hospital Development Funds, another scam involving crores of rupees was unearthed in the Health and Medical Education Department.
Although a panel has been constituted to inquire into this scam, sources said that medical devices worth crores of rupees were purchased by three hospitals without approval and non-availability of funds.
Authorities of the Government Medical College Doda, Government Medical College Rajouri, and G B Pant Hospital Srinagar Government Medical College Srinagar directly purchased devices and other equipment from a firm with... | |
| | | | Shareholders appreciate Bank’s performance, express gratitude for the dividend | | J&K Bank hosts 85th Annual General Meeting | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24: J&K Bank today hosted 85th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of its shareholders for the financial year 2022-23 here at Kashmir International Convention Centre (KICC). The meeting themed as ‘Unleashing the power of shared prosperity : facilitating Atma-Nirbharta’ was the first shareholders meet organised in-person by the Bank after holding three consecutive AGMs virtually due to Covid19 guidelines.
MD & CEO Baldev Prakash chaired the meeting in presence of A... | |
| | | | Big boost for Cong as Rahul kick starts party’s campaign in Kargil | | | | Early Times Report
Kargil, Aug 24: Ahead of the forthcoming elections of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi reached Kargil today and addressed a meeting.
Even as the process for filing nomination papers for the 26 members of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil elections is going on, Congress Rahul Gandhi started the campaign for his party candidates.
Rahul Gandhi, who is on a tour to the Union Territory of Ladakh reached Kargil today and address back-to-back meetings of party leaders and workers to get feedback.
Sources in Congress revealed that the decision to organize a rally was taken to bo... | |
| | | | Work collectively to ensure equitable competition between large, small sellers: PM to G20 ministers | | | | Agencies
Jaipur, Aug 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday suggested the G20 trade ministers to work collectively to ensure equitable competition between large and small sellers as there are challenges in the fast growing cross-border e-commerce.
In a video message at the G20 Trade and Investment Minister’s meeting here, he also emphasised on the need to address the problems faced by consumers in fair price discovery and grievance handling mechanisms.
“Digitizing processes and use of e-commerce have the potential to enhance market access. I am glad that your group is working on the ‘High Level Principles for the Digitalization of Trade Documents’. These principles can help cou... | |
| | | | SI recruitment scam: Charges framed against CMO BSF, 23 others | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: Chief Judicial Magistrate Jammu, Anjum Ara, has framed charges against 24 individuals, including the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Border Security Force (BSF), Karnail Singh, in the Sub-Inspector (SI) Recruitment Scam case.
Among the accused against whom charges were framed are Ashok Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Jaisunya Sharma, Kewal Krishan, Raman Sharma, Amit Kumar Sharma, Rakesh Kumar, Sunil Sharma, Suresh Kumar Sharma, Jagdish Lal, Kashmir Singh, Atul Kumar, Tarsem Lal, Yatin Yadav alias Nittu alias Guruji alias Ramu Sir, Vikas Sharma, Anil Kumar, Ashok alias Ashok Pandit alias Gaurav Pandit, Pawan Kumar, Asheesh Yadav alias Monu, Bajinder Singh, Surind... | |
| | | | IG BSF Kashmir visits LoC, reviews operational preparedness | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24: Inspector General (IG) of the Border Security Force (BSF) Kashmir frontier, Ashok Yadav, reviewed the operational preparedness along the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said.
Yadav paid a visit to the forward areas of Kupwara, where he reviewed the operational preparedness of the BSF unit deployed on the LoC, a BSF Kashmir official wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
The IG also interacted with the troops and commended their dedication and professionalism in safeguarding the LoC with unwavering commitment.
“ Ashok Yadav, IPS, IG BSF Kashmir, paid a visit to the forward areas to review the operational prepar... | |
| | | | Udhampur: Brick-loaded dumper falls into gorge; 3 killed | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 24: Three people were killed and one sustained injuries when a brick-loaded truck skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police said on Thursday that a dumper loaded with bricks on its way to Basantgarh from Udhampur plunged into a gorge at Miani in Dudu when the driver lost control of the vehicle.
They said that three people died on the spot and one injured person was shifted to the Primary Health Centre, Latti, in Udhampur.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Udhampur, Vinod Kumar, confirmed the incident. The police, however, have taken cognizance and started the investigation. ... | |
| | | | Man dies, 5 injured of electrocution in Poonch | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 24 : A 47-year-old man died and five others were hospitalised with injuries in an electrocution incident in Aala Peer area of Poonch district, official sources said.
They said that a group of persons received jolt while digging grave of a deceased man.
“As the group started to dig the grave of the deceased person, they came in touch with an iron structure which presumably had already been exposed to a live wire”, they said.
“The group of persons received a strong jolt, leaving one of them dead on the spot and injuries to five others”, they said.
Identifying the deceased as one Mohammad Aslam son of Abdul Kareem, of Mandi Arai the sources at the sa... | |
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