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Polls in J&K can be held by year-end: Rajnath Singh 6/17/2022 11:23:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 17: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday hinted at holding assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir "by this year-end". Addressing a function in Jammu, Mr Singh, who is on a two-day visit to the Union Territory, said the delimitation exercise was completed recently following which the number of seats has increased to 90 with Kashmir having 47 seats and Jammu 43. "By this year-end, there is a possibility that assembly elections can be held in Jammu and Kashmir," he said....   READ MORE

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LG thanks PM Modi, Rajnath Singh for revolutionary ‘Agnipath’ scheme 6/17/2022 11:23:37 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 17: English Rendering of Hon’ble Lt Governor Shri Manoj Sinha speech at the 9th Executive Council and 4th General Body meeting of Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, Pahalgam On behalf of the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, I welcome Hon’ble Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh ji, who is also the President of JIM&WS, in the 9th Executive Council and 4th General Body meeting of this prestigious institute. I express my gratitude to the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji and Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh ji for the revolutionary ‘AGNIPATH’ scheme which will give a new identity to the...   READ MORE   Decision to raise age limit under Agnipath will provide opportunity to many: Army Chief 6/17/2022 11:23:26 PM Agencies New Delhi, June 17: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Friday said the government's decision to raise the upper age limit to 23 years from 21 under the 'Agnipath' scheme for 2022 will provide an opportunity to the youths who were preparing to join the force but couldn't be recruited due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two years. Gen Pande said the decision of the government has been received by the Army to grant the one-time waiver and that the recruitment process will be announced shortly. The Chief of Army Staff also called upon the youth to avail the opportunity to join the Army as 'Agniveers'. "The decision of the government has been received to grant a one-time waive...   READ MORE   ACB arrests Corporator Ward 53 of JMC, her husband for accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000 6/17/2022 11:23:16 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 17: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has trapped and arrested Jyoti Devi, Corporator, Ward 53 of Jammu Municipal Corporation and her husband Sham Lal while accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000 for issuance of debris clearance certificate. The ACB received a complaint in writing wherein the complainant stated that he is a contractor by profession and has been allotted contract work for up-gradation of the open area along the main road near Master Mind Classes by pre-cast of paver tiles and up-gradation of open area along main road near easy day at Ward 53Trikuta Nagar, Jammu. The complainant further stated that he has completed construction of allotted work and fi...   READ MORE   3 killed as cab falls into gorge 6/17/2022 11:23:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 17: Three persons were killed when their cab plunged into a gorge on Friday in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police sources said the accident took place on the Baggan-Katli road. "Three passengers died and six were injured," an official said....   READ MORE   Tremors felt in J&K 6/17/2022 11:23:02 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 17: An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. The magnitude of the quake was measured on the Richter scale 5 with the epicenter at 71.20 in the East and 36.52 in North Wurduj near the Afghanistan border. The tremors were felt for a few seconds. The tremors were felt at 2.52 pm at 216 km in depth and 427 km in northwest of Srinagar. There was no report of loss of life or damage to property....   READ MORE   Be vigilant at LoC: Northern Army Commander to soldiers 6/17/2022 11:22:55 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 17: Northern Army Commander, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Friday cautioned all commanders and troops along the Line of Control to not let their guard down and to remain prepared to meet any emerging security challenges effectively. Lt Gen Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the LoC on the last day of his three day visit, Srinagar based defence spokesman said. The Army Commander accompanied by Lt Gen ADS Aujla, Chinar Corps Commander visited the formations and units, wherein the local Commanders briefed the Army Commander on the existing security situation and the measures instituted to foil infiltration by terrorists from Pakistan -Occupied-J...   READ MORE   PM Modi to inaugurate Delhi's Pragati Maidan Tunnel, 5 underpasses on Sunday 6/17/2022 11:22:48 PM Agencies New Delhi, June 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the main tunnel and five other underpasses part of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor project here on June 19, officials said on Friday. The inauguration of the 1.6-km-long tunnel, which will be Delhi's first, will allow commuters travelling to India Gate and other central Delhi areas from east Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad to ditch traffic snarls at ITO, Mathura Road and Bhairon Marg. The Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor project has been built at a cost of more than Rs 920 crore and funded entirely by the central government, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement. It is ai...   READ MORE   Thousands of vehicles stuck after landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar Highway 6/17/2022 11:22:40 PM Early Times Report Banihal, June 17: A massive landslide on Friday blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Banihal, leaving thousands of vehicles stranded, officials said. The landslide struck the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, at Romepadi around 11 am during the ongoing work on a four-laning project, they said. A road clearance operation has been launched by the concerned agencies. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Traffic (National Highway), Asgar Malik said, "Big boulders rolled down from a hillock and completely blocked the highway. At least four hours are required to clear the debris for the restoration of traffi...   READ MORE

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