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| Disillusioned separatists join mainstream political parties | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 1: The joining of Syed Salim Gilani, a former member of the Hurriyat Conference, in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a clear indication that separatist leaders are fed up with the politics of separatism.
After the announcement of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, separatist leaders are lined up to join the mainstream parties to fight the electoral battle Separatist leaders and their family members are joining mainstream political parties to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. This shift comes after the government's crackdown on separatism and militancy in 2019.
Syed Salim Gilani, a former member of the Hurriyat Conference, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and may contest from Srinagar's Khanyar consti... | |
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| Sulking senior leaders maintain silence, BJP top brass worried | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 1: Although senior party leaders, who have denied party mandates, have not uttered even a single word against party leadership, the guarded silence maintained by these stalwarts has added worry for the BJP. Feeling humiliated and disgraced after the party leadership denied tickets to them without any reason, senior BJP leaders have maintained silence as “disciplined” soldiers of the party but internally they are waiting for an appropriate opportunity to teach a... | |
| | | | EC changed counting date at BJP’s behest: Mehbooba | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 1: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday alleged the Election Commission has changed the date of counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls at the behest of the BJP.
“They (ECI) do what suits the BJP. When I contested the (Lok Sabha) elections, they unnecessarily changed the date (of polling). Everything is done as per the wishes of the BJP and its proxy parties,” she told reporters here.
Mufti was talking to mediapersons after several second rung politicians joined the PDP at the party office here.
The Election Commission on Saturday announced a change in the day of counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir from October 4 to October ... | |
| | | | PM Modi, Amit Shah, other ministers to campaign from Sep 10 | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 1: To boost the BJP’s election campaigning in J&K, Prime Minister Narendera Modi, Amit Shah and other senior ministers of the party are all set to arrive in the UT from September 8 onwards, party sources said. They said talks about the final date about PM Modi’s arrival are on and it is expected that PM Modi will arrive in J&K after September 10.
“There may be a little change in PM Modi’s arrival in J&K but the visit of top BJP ministers including Amit Shah, R... | |
| | | | Battle lines drawn in Chenab Valley | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 1: On the eight seats of Chenab valley going to polls in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections, the NC-Congress alliance is hoping to tip the scales in its favour after DPAP leaders withdrew from contest in four seats, while the BJP and PDP are going all out to checkmate their rivals.
The eight assembly segments of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban along with 16 seats spread across four districts of south Kashmir – Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam – are going to polls in the first of the three-phased elections on September 18.
A total of 219 candidates, including 64 in Chenab valley, are in the fray. Among the 64 candidates, seven are former mini... | |
| | | | Wangchuk led ‘Delhi chalo padyatra’ starts from Leh | | |  Early Times Report
LEH, Sept 1: More than 100 volunteers led by renowned innovator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk started a foot march from here to the national capital on Sunday to urge the Centre to resume the stalled dialogue with the leadership of Ladakh on their four-point agenda.
The ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra’ was organized by the Leh Apex Body (LAB), which along with Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), are jointly spearheading an agitation over the past four years in support of state... | |
| | | | Centre, States to discuss ways to promote industry | | |  NEW DELHI, Sept 1:
Agencies
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal would chair a meeting of state industry ministers on September 5 to discuss ways to promote industrial growth of the country, an official said.
As industry is a state subject, they are key stakeholders in promoting the sector, the official said.
“Issues like ways to promote manufacturing, promotion of industries and state issues may come up for deliberations on September 5 here,” the official added.
The Centre is ... | |
| | | | GST collections rise by 10% | | |  New Delhi, Sept 1:
Agencies
Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in August, in gross terms, were at Rs 1.74 lakh crore, with a yearly jump of 10 per cent, data showed on Sunday.
In August 2023, the total collection was to the tune of Rs 1.59 lakh crore.
CGST, SGST, IGST, and cess all increased year-on-year in August, official data made available showed today.
So far in 2024, the total GST collection has been 10.1 per cent higher at Rs 9.13 lakh crore, as against Rs 8.29 lakh cror... | |
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