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Many BJP corporators start campaign for their female family members 9/24/2023 11:02:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 24: After the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) announced reservation for different categories for the coming Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) elections, many BJP corporators are mounting pressure on the party leadership to give mandates to their female family members for the seats reserved for women. Highly placed sources said that without obtaining consent from the party leadership many sitting corporators of the BJP have started campaigns for their family members on their seats. “Party leadership has yet not taken any decision to give mendate to the female family members of sitting corporators on the seats to be reserved for women”, sources said but added that many influential corporators have already started campaigning for the coming elections. Sources said that by starting campaign for their female family members, many influential BJP corporators have given a clear message to the party leadership that they would not accept any “outsider” in their wards. As reported earlier, wards are to be reserved for women, SCs and STs in the municipal bodies o...   READ MORE

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1.1 crore passengers, 25 trains, 9 more now: PM Modi's Vande Bharat Report Card 9/24/2023 11:01:06 PM Agencies New Delhi, Sept 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it was unfortunate that earlier not much attention was given to modernising Indian railways and asserted that his government was working for its transformation. PM Modi made the remarks in his address before flagging off nine Vande Bharat trains connecting religious and tourist destinations across 11 states. The nine trains will provide faster connectivity across 11 states -- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat. In his address via video conferencing ahead of the flag off, PM Modi said the speed and scale of infrastructure develo...   READ MORE   Amit Shah to chair 31st meeting of Northern Zonal Council tomorrow 9/24/2023 11:00:59 PM Agencies New Delhi, Sept 24: Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over the 31st meeting of the Northern Zonal Council in Punjab’s Amritsar on September 26, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Sunday. Northern Zonal Council comprises the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territories of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh. A wide range of issues including Bhakra-Beas Management Board, affiliation to Punjab University, road construction work under PMGSY, canal projects and water sharing, issues related to the reorganization of states, development of infrastructure, land acquisition, environmental and forest-related clearance, regional conn...   READ MORE   Gulmarg upper reaches experience season's first snowfall 9/24/2023 11:00:28 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 24: Higher reaches of the famous ski resort of Jammu Kashmir's Gulmarg received the season's first light snowfall on Sunday, officials said. Affarwat mountains in the vicinity of Gulmarg received season's first light snowfall today much to the delight of the tourists staying in the valley of the meadow in north Kashmir. Gulmarg witnessed a low of 3?C while the maximum temperature was recorded at 15?C on Sunday, MeT office said. The MeT office predicted scattered to fairly widespread light rain or traces over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. It said the weather will remain dry during the next two days in Jammu and Kashmir....   READ MORE   Security forces bust 2 terror modules, 5 terrorists arrested 9/24/2023 11:00:23 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 24: Security forces busted two terror modules and arrested five hybrid terrorists along with arms and ammunition in Jammu Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said. Police said "in a major success in curbing terrorist activities, Kulgam police alongwith 1RR, 9RR, 18 Bn CRPF, 46 BN CRPF busted two terror modules and arrested five hybrid terrorists along with arms and ammunition". Two Pistols, 3 Hand Grenades 1 UBGL, Pistol magazine 2, pistol rounds 12, AK 47 Rounds 21, have been recovered from their possession, police said. Police identified them as Aadil Hussain of Poniwah, Suhail Ahmad Dar of Bugam, Aitmad Ahmad Laway, a resident of Brazilian Jageer, Me...   READ MORE   “Pace of work quite fast now”: Border Roads Organisation chief 9/24/2023 10:59:38 PM Agencies Chandigarh, Sept 24: India has been carrying out a lot of construction activities at the China border in the last three years, BRO Director General Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry said on Sunday. The DG was here to inspect the ongoing construction work of an air dispatch unit of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), touted to be the world's largest 3D concrete printed campus. Chaudhry said the government of India is fully supporting the BRO for carrying out infrastructure development projects by way of increasing the budget and new technology. The government of India has "increased our budget by 100 per cent in the last two years", he added. When asked if China is carrying out bi...   READ MORE

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