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| Special Judge Bala Jyoti sends Patwari, 2 others to 14 day judicial remand | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: Special Judge, Anti-Corruption and CBI cases, Bala Jyoti on Wednesday sent three accused, including a revenue department official, on a 14-day judicial remand on the charges of demanding and accepting a bribe in Udhampur district.
The three accused Mohammad Yousaf Shah, Patwari, halqa Soal, Mohammad Arif Quadir and Parvaiz Akhter were produced before the Special Judge by Investigating Officer Sunil Kumar Meena, Dy. Superintendent of Police CBI ACB, Ja... | |
| | | | Farooq rules out alliance with any party in Assembly polls | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 7: National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that his party wouldn't enter into alliance with any party in the upcoming Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters Dr Farooq said that his party wouldn't have any sort of alliance with any party. "No, there wouldn't be any alliance, "he said.
His statement has made it clear that NC has decided to stay away from INDIA bloc constituents, especially Congress with which i... | |
| | | | Heavy rains lash Jammu, woman dies in house collapse | | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 7: A 60-year-old woman died in a house collapse and several structures were washed away as heavy rain lashed large parts of the
Jammu region, throwing life out of gear on Wednesday, officials said.
Kako Devi was buried alive along with her two cows when her mud-house collapsed due to heavy rain in the Gundha village of Khawas in Rajouri district in the early hours, they said.
Devi’s body was recovered from under the debris by rescuers, they added.
At... | |
| | | | Charri-Mubarak kept in Amareshwar temple | | Amarnath Yatra | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: “Charri Mubarak” the Silver Mace, has been kept in the Amareshwar temple in Srinagar for Darshan of devotees and tourists till August 14.
‘Chhari-Mubarak’ (Holy Mace), one depicting Lord Shiva and another Goddess Parvati shall be kept in the Amareshwar Temple at Akhara Building Srinagar for ‘Darshan’ till it leaves for main course of pilgrimage on August 14, custodian of the Charri Mubarak, Mahant Deependra Giri said on Wednesday.
Chanting vedic hymns,... | |
| | | | ECI announces elections on 12 vacant Rajya Sabha seats | | | 
New Delhi, Aug 7:
The Election Commission announced on Wednesday, as the date for Elections for 12 vacant seats in Rajya Sabha.
As per the ECI, the last date for making notification is August 21, and the scrutiny of nominations will be held on August 22. The last date of withdrawal of candidatures for Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tripura is August 26 and for Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan Telangana and Odisha–August 27.
The polling will be held on September 3 from 9 am to 4 pm a... | |
| | | | Centre approves appointments | | | |
NEW DELHI, Aug 7:
The central government has approved the appointment of Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as new Chairman and Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh as Managing Director of the State Bank of India (SBI) as the current Chairman, Dinesh Kumar Khara, is set to retire on August 28.
According to a notification by the Department of Personnel & Training, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on August 6 approved the proposal of the Department of Financial Services for the appointment of Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as chairman of SBI. The ACC has approved the appointment of Mr. Setty, 59, the current Managing Director (MD) of SBI as the new Chairman of the country’s biggest lender, for ... | |
| | | | 4,264 applications rejected: Govt | | PM cares for children portal | | | New Delhi, Aug 7:
About 4,264 applications received on the PM Cares for Children portal have been rejected, the government said on Wednesday, listing non-eligibility as the reason for rejection under the scheme for children orphaned during the Covid pandemic.
The scheme was launched by the prime minister to support children who have lost both parents or legal guardian or adoptive parents or surviving parent after March 11, 2020.
Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Annpurna Devi told the Rajya Sabha that 9,331 applications have been registered on the PM Cares for Children portal from 613 districts in 33 states/UTs.
Out of these, 524 applications were duplicate, she said in a... | |
| | | | FM tables Appropriation Bill in Rajya Sabha | | | 
NEW DELHI, Aug 7:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday introduced the Appropriation (No 2) Bill 2024 in the Rajya Sabha which authorises certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund of India for services in 2024-25 Sitharamam also introduced the J&K Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2024 in the Upper House. The Lok Sabha passed the two legislations last week. Initiating the discussion on the bills, Digvijaya Singh of Congress stated that the focus of the government should be on reducing... | |
| | | | Old UBGL shell recovered | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 7: An old under-barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) shell was recovered by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said.
The shell was found near the Chandimarh river in the Surankote area after some people spotted it and informed authorities, they said.
The shell was defused, they added. ... | |
| | | | Search continues | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 7: A search operation for terrorists hiding in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district entered its second day on Wednesday, with additional reinforcements rushed to the area, officials said. A massive joint search operation by police, Army and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is underway in the Pathi Nalla Khaned area of Basantgarh, where brief contact was established with a group of terrorists late on Tuesday, they said.
They said the terrorists were believed to be still hiding in the forest area and more reinforcements was rushed in the morning to expand the cordon to neutralise them, the officials said.
Meanwhile, securit... | |
| | | | PSA Advisory Board | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 7: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has officially directed that the Advisory Board established under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, will also function as the Advisory Board for the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974. ... | |
| | | | Security wing takes charge | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 7: The security wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has taken charge of the M A M Stadium, the venue of the Independence Day function in Jammu, in view of the high degree of threat perception following a chain of terror attacks in the region, officials said.
Security has been beefed up in and around the venue, and as part of enhanced measures, they have assumed control of the area, and the general public is prohibited from entering the premises of the stadium, they said.
Vehicles are being checked, and people carrying security cards are only allowed into the stadium after thorough frisking and checks, they said. ... | |
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