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Fearing revolt Cong delays list of candidates for second, third phases Assembly Polls 8/31/2024 10:08:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 31: As consensus eludes among names of potential nominees the Congress high command has yet not finalized candidates for the crucial second and third phase of the Assembly elections. After withdrawing the initial list the BJP released the names of candidates for the second and third phases of the elections with minor changes but the Congress leadership has not muster guts to release the list of candidates for these two phases. Highly placed sources said that fearing backlash like the BJP, the Congress leadership has decided to release the list of candidates at the eleventh hour of the date of filing of nominations to avoid revolt in the party. Sources said that almost all ticket aspirants in the Congress party are camping in New Delhi to utilize their resources to get the party mandate. “Earlier it was announced that the names of the party candidates for second and third phases would be released on August 30 but the same was delayed without giving any reason”, sources said and added that lists would be released within a day or two. Congress...   READ MORE

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2 more leaders quit BJP over selection of candidates 8/31/2024 10:08:22 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 31: Two more BJP leaders, including a district president, submitted their resignations from the primary membership of the party on Saturday, citing their resentment against the choice of candidates in their constituencies for the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. In a related development, hundreds of BJP workers took out a rally in the Khour block of the Chhamb Assembly constituency in the outskirts of Jammu against fielding former MLA Rajeev Sharma from there. The BJP is facing resentment over its ticket distribution in the Union Territory immediately after it started releasing the list of candidates for the Assembly elections on August 26, with party ...   READ MORE   Battle lines drawn for first phase of polls 8/31/2024 10:08:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 31: The battle lines have been drawn for the first phase of polls in Jammu and Kashmir, with most seats expected to witness multi-cornered contests. The Assembly elections in J&K, being held after a decade, will see polling for the first phase on September 18. As the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers for 24 Assembly Constituencies in the first phase ended on Friday evening, a total of 219 candidates remained in the fray. In Kashmir, 155 candidates are contesting across 16 Assembly constituencies spread over four districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama, and Shopian. The highest number of candidates—14—are contesting in the Pampore Assembly ...   READ MORE   After ECI’s approval; J&K Govt orders transfer, posting of 9 officers 8/31/2024 10:08:09 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 31: On the approval of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the transfer and posting of 9 officers, one of them IAS, two IPS, 5 JKPS and one JKAS. Earlier, on August 28, the Commission directed the transfer of Senior Superintendents of Police of Baramulla and Kupwara and the SP of Handwara and asked the administration to send a panel of IPS officers to be posted there. The Commission also directed relieving o...   READ MORE   PM Modi bats for speedy justice in cases of crime against women 8/31/2024 10:07:52 PM NEW DELHI, Aug 31: Agencies Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday underlined the need for swift justice in cases involving crime against women and said that it will give them greater assurance of their safety. His remarks come against the backdrop of the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor and sexual assault on two kindergarten girls in Maharashtra’s Thane. Modi also said the judiciary is considered a guardian of the Constitution, and that the Supreme Court and the judiciary have lived...   READ MORE   GOC Sachdeva reviews Doda, Kishtwar security 8/31/2024 10:07:37 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 31: A top Army officer on Saturday reviewed the security situation in the Doda and Kishtwar districts of Chenab valley, which is going to polls along with south Kashmir districts in the first phase on September 18, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps Lt General Navin Sachdeva also assessed the annual three-day Kailash Kund Yatra which commenced from Dudu-Basantgarh in the Udhampur district on Friday amid heightene...   READ MORE   Pak Isolated for sponsoring terrorism: Reddy 8/31/2024 10:07:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 31: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has isolated Pakistan globally and the “rogue nation no longer has support from the international community due to its role in sponsoring terrorism” While Pakistan struggles, India’s vision for Jammu and Kashmir is moving forward with peace and progress, he said, asserting that militancy is on its last legs in the union territory. He also criticised Congress, s...   READ MORE   Govts must protect every religion: Farooq 8/31/2024 10:07:17 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 31: India is known for unity in diversity and governments must protect every religion, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said here on Saturday, a day after the Assam Assembly scrapped a two-hour ‘namaz’ break provided to Muslim legislators on Fridays. Abdullah said nothing is permanent and things will change when the time comes. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said on Friday that the state assembly would discontinue the two-h...   READ MORE   2 killed, 9 injured in accidents 8/31/2024 10:07:07 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 31: Two persons were killed and nine injured in separate road accidents in Jammu and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. A student, Surbhi Kumari (18), was killed and eight other passengers, including six girls, were injured when a minibus turned turtle after colliding with a car at the Kunjwani bypass here. The students were headed to school, they said. Both the vehicles suffered extensive damage. The injured were taken to the h...   READ MORE   VPN services suspended in Rajouri 8/31/2024 10:06:58 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 31: The J&K administration has suspended Virtual Private Network (VPN) services in J&K’s Rajouri district to prevent the uploading of sensitive data during the upcoming Assembly elections. “To prevent uploading of sensitive data and leakage of election data during the upcoming Assembly elections, an immediate suspension of VPN usage in Rajouri district has been ordered. The suspension would continue till the conclusion of the election process in Rajouri,” rea...   READ MORE

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