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| Govt working to develop, promote spiritual tourism circuit: LG Sinha | | Attends Foundation Day celebration of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, rolls out RFID system for pilgrims to ensure better crowd management | |  Early Times Report
KATRA, Aug 31: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the celebration of 37th Foundation day of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) and 12th Annual day of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul, Charan Paduka, Katra today at the Matrika Auditorium of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University.
On the occasion, the Lt Governor laid the foundation stone of various projects of Shrine Board and Gurukul, including a new hostel for the expansion of Gurukul and accommodation facilities for Shrine Board’s employees at Ardhkuwari and Banganga.
Taking another significant welfare step for the employees of the Shrine Board, the Lt Governor announced hardship allowance for 1450 SMVDSB employees posted at Higher Altitude.
The Lt Governor also rolled out new RFID system for the con... | |
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| IAF rescues Israeli national from high-altitude area in Ladakh | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 31: The Indian Air Force on Wednesday rescued an Israeli national who was stuck at a height of more than 16,000 feet near Markha Valley in Ladakh.
“On 31 August 2022, 114 Helicopter Unit received a call for casualty evacuation from Nimaling Camp near Markha Valley. The Israeli national, Atar Kahana, was suffering from high-altitude sickness, including vomiting and low oxygen saturation,” a Srinagar-based defence spokesman said.
He said Wing Commander Ashish Kapoor and Flt Lt Rhythm Mehra as aircrew number 1 and Squadron Leader Neha Singh and Squadron leader Ajinkya Kher as aircrew number 2, got airborne within minutes, for this time-critical mission.
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| | | | Azad’s selection of ‘venue-date’ for his first political rally reveals his agenda | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 31: After announcing to float a political party, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad is going to hold his first public rally on September 4 at Sainik Colony in Jammu.
Instead of announcing his new political party from the Union capital, Azad has chosen Jammu, especially a particular venue for his second political innings.
“Sainik Farms” of Sainik Colony is a favourite venue of Ghulam Nabi Azad because from this particular place he had raised a banner of revolt against Congress high command and had organized a first-ever meeting of G-23 leaders in February 2021.
From this specific venue, Azad had shown his teeth to the Congress h... | |
| | | | After hiccups, “double-minded” Peerzada also joins Azad’s camp | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 31: Former PCC president Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed on Wednesday resigned from Congress and pledged support to veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Sources said that Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed was doubleminded because AICC J&K incharge Rajni Patil was in constant touch with him and asked him not to leave the party.
“There is a limit to tolerance. I was feeling suffocated in the Congress party. So, it is with a heavy heart that I am snapping my ties with the party after nearly 50 years,” Sayeed, who was a minister in several governments in Jammu and Kashmir, told reporters.
Sayeed said his decision to leave the Congress party was based on the feedback he recei... | |
| | | | Candidate can claim seniority from actual date of his appointment: HC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu,Aug 31: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the candidate appointed directly can claim the seniority and other benefits from the date he is actually appointed and not from the date when the post was advertised .
The court ruled that the candidate cannot claim his appointment from the date of issue of notification or from the date of culmination of selection process for other posts notified for selection by way of common advertisement notification, unless the case of mala fide or unfair treatment is made out by the candidate alleging delay in completing the selection process for the post he/she has applied for.
Justice Sanjeev Kumar said that no ... | |
| | | | Sopore encounter: Terrorist killed, operation on | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 31: One militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter at Bomai area of North Kashmir’s Sopore district on Wednesday.
Official sources said that one militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter, however identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained.
Earlier a joint team of Police and army’s 22RR launched a cordon and search operation in Bomai.
As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight.... | |
| | | | COVID-19: J&K reports 140 fresh cases | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 31: The Government today informed that 140fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19)have been reported today; 25 from Jammu division and 115 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 477784.
Moreover, 240more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 47fromJammu division and 193from Kashmir division.
According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of 477784 positive cases, 1091are Active Positive (238 in Jammu Division and 853in Kashmir Division), 471911 have recovered and 4782 have died; 2350 in Jammu division and 2432 in Kashmir divisio... | |
| | | | Amit Shah to launch ‘CAPF eAwas’ portal today | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 31 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the “CAPF eAwas” web-portal here on Thursday.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, increasing the Housing Satisfaction Ratio (HSR) for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel is one of the priority areas of the government. In order to increase the HSR, apart from the construction of new houses, the existing house allotment policy of CAPFs has been modified whereby vacant houses of one Force can be allotted to desirous personnel of other Forces.
In order to operationalize the revised policy of allotment and to also bring transparency in the allotment process, a common web portal by the name ‘CAPF eAwas’ ... | |
| | | | NEET-PG counseling likely to begin from Sept 19 | | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Aug 31: The NEET-PG counselling for admission to postgraduate medical courses, which was scheduled to begin from September 1, is likely to commence from September 19, official sources said on August 31.
The Union Health Ministry on Monday deferred the NEET-PG counselling to allow the National Medical Commission (NMC) to complete the process of adding new seats.
The ministry is likely to upload the counselling schedule in a couple of days, the sources said. “…the NEET-PG Counselling, 2022 was scheduled to commence from September 1. However, National Medical Commission (NMC) is in the process of issuing new letter of permissions [LoPs] for the current academic year an... | |
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