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Strategic Move: BJP deputes Rana to expose Omar amid electioneering Assembly Polls 9/3/2024 10:57:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 3: In a strategic political move, the BJP deputed former National Conference leader Devender Singh Rana to counter his ex-political boss Omar Abdullah. A day after Omar Abdullah alleged that BJP appointed Ram Madhav as election incharge of J&K to tie up with PDP after the elections, Rana disclosed that the NC leadership was desperate to develop relations with the Saffron Party. In a shocking revelation, Rana, a former close aide of Omar Abdullah and current BJP candidate, disclosed that the National Conference (NC) leadership was desperate to form an alliance with the BJP after the 2014 elections. Rana claimed that the NC was willing to accept a BJP chief minister and even met with top BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, to request a...   READ MORE

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No scope for tie-up with BJP: Mehbooba 9/3/2024 10:55:31 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 3: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday ruled out any tie-up with the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, while asserting that government formation after the assembly polls would not be possible without the inclusion of her party. Hitting out at the National Conference (NC), she claimed the party wants to contest elections just for the sake of government formation. “They have been doing so since 1947. They do not have any aim other than that. They form allian...   READ MORE   SC moved by prolonged fight of woman against divorce ‘Judicial system grossly injudicious to her’ 9/3/2024 10:55:17 PM NEW DELHI, Sept 3: Agencies The trials and tribulations of a woman fighting a protracted legal battle against a family court granting the decree of divorce to her estranged husband multiple times has moved the Supreme Court to the extent that it said the judicial system was “grossly injudicious” to her. The woman, who got married in 1991, gave birth to a son a year later and was deserted by her husband. He filed for divorce in a family court in Karnataka which not once but thrice gran...   READ MORE   GOC Bhalla visits forward areas in Ladakh 9/3/2024 10:54:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 3: General-officer-Commanding of Fire and Fury Corps Lieutenant General Hitesh Bhalla visited forward areas in Ladakh on Tuesday and reviewed operational preparedness of troops, officials said. During the visit, he was briefed on operational readiness and employment of new generation equipment. “Lt Gen Hitesh Bhalla GOC, Fire and Fury Corps visited the Parashu Brigade to review operational preparedness”, the Army’s Fire and Fury Corps said on X. The offi...   READ MORE   Prez Murmu calls for encouraging research 9/3/2024 10:54:38 PM Pune, Sept 3: Agencies President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday stressed the need to encourage research in the education system, and said research scholars in India are capable of finding solutions to the problems not only faced by the country but by the world. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 gives impetus to research, she noted while addressing the 21st convocation ceremony at Symbiosis International (Deemed University) in Pune. Murmu also urged students to pursue excellence and...   READ MORE   Landed in Brunei, looking forward to build strong ties: PM Modi 9/3/2024 10:54:24 PM Bandar Seri Begawan, Sept 3: Agencies Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said he was looking forward to strong ties with Brunei, especially in boosting commercial and cultural linkages, as he arrived here on the first leg of his two-nation trip during which he will hold talks with the country’s top leadership. PM Modi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister to travel to Brunei on a bilateral visit, said he was looking forward to his meetings with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and other membe...   READ MORE   Mock drill held at Jammu Rly Station to assess emergency preparedness 9/3/2024 10:54:12 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Sept 3: A mock drill lasting over half an hour was conducted on Tuesday at Jammu Tawi Railway Station to assess staff alertness and coordination among various agencies in handling emergency situations, officials said. The joint exercise was conducted by the Railways in close collaboration with teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Government Railway Police from 11.08 am to 11.40 am, Divisional Transportatio...   READ MORE   Terrorists, SFs exchange fire in Rajouri 9/3/2024 10:53:57 PM Early Times Report Rajouri/Jammu, Sept 3: There was a brief gunfight between security forces and terrorists Tuesday evening at a village in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, security officials said. They said the exchange of fire occurred around 7.30 pm when police and Rashtriya Rifles personnel moved to the lower Karyote village of Thanamandi following information about suspicious movements. They said the terrorists fired a few bullets on noticing the search parties and then took advantage of the darkness to flee in the face of retaliation. No one was injured in the brief firing, the officials said, adding reinforcements were rushed to the area, and a massive search opera...   READ MORE   Hailstorm damages apple crop 9/3/2024 10:53:21 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sep 3: A severe hailstorm and “cyclone-like” winds swept through Kulgam district in south Kashmir on Monday, causing widespread damage to apple crops in several villages. The storm, which lasted from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM, brought gusty winds of up to 88 km/h, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Chief Horticulture Officer, Kulgam Mohammad Ramzan War said that the damage caused by the hailstorm is being assessed. “Several teams have been tasked to gathe...   READ MORE   Rusted mortar shell destroyed 9/3/2024 10:51:20 PM Early Times Report SAMBA/JAMMU, Sept 3: The Border Security Force on Tuesday destroyed a rusted mortar shell found in a border village in Samba district of J&K, officials said. BSF troops noticed the mortar shell in an open field during patrolling at Chachwal village in the Ghagwal sector around 8 am, they said. The mortar shell was safely destroyed in a controlled explosion around 8.45 am, the officials added....   READ MORE

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