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| ‘Maharaja Hari Singh ki Jai vs Sher-i-Kashmir Zindabad’: Assembly descends into chaos over holiday row | | |  Muskan Thakur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: For nearly twenty-five minutes on Tuesday, the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly stopped functioning as a legislature and became something closer to a battlefield of memory — one where the past itself was on trial, and both sides refused to yield.
The spark was a demand. National Conference legislator Abdul Majeed Larmi rose and asked for December 5 — the birth anniversary of NC founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah — to be restored as an official holiday, and for September 8, the Sheikh's death anniversary, to be added as a new one. Then came the line that lit the fuse: if both dates for Sheikh Abdullah wouldn't be honoured, Larmi argue... | |
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| Govt committed to develop tourism in Jammu: CM | | Says Jammu Division’s tourism allocation rises from Rs 56.50 crore in 2023-24 to Rs 62.85 crore in 2025-26; 29 works underway across five pilgrimage circuits | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today stated that the Government has adopted a comprehensive and multi-pronged strategy for the development, promotion and diversification of tourism in Jammu Division, with a focus on developing new and emerging destinations and positioning Jammu as a year-round tourist destination at the national and international levels.
Replying to a question raised by MLA Jammu East Yudhvir Sethi during the ongoing Autumn Session of the... | |
| | | | ‘Power tariff hike puts Rs 251 crore burden on consumers’ | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 22: Consumers in Jammu and Kashmir will have to pay an additional Rs 251 crore due to recent tariff hike, the government admitted in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.
In a written reply to a question by MLA Sajad Gani Lone, the Power Development Department said the 6.83% tariff hike, recently notified by the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), is expected to generate Rs 251 crore in additional revenue for DISCOMs during 2026-27.
The government said the tariff revision was long overdue and was required to bridge the gap between the cost of electricity supply and revenue realised and to meet the Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) of the DISC... | |
| | | | Govt examining extension of power amnesty scheme: CM | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the Jammu and Kashmir Government is examining on merits the matter of reintroducing or extending the Amnesty Scheme for power consumers, while stressing that repeated waivers of electricity dues would be unfair to consumers who pay their bills on time.
Replying to a question by MLA Vikram Randhawa during Question Hour of the ongoing Autumn Session of the J&K Legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister, who also holds the Power portfolio, said that the matter regarding reintroduction/extension of the Amnesty Scheme for power consumers is being examined by the department on merits.
The question sought details... | |
| | | | LA passes Cooperative Societies Amendment Bill, 2026 | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (L.A. Bill No. 9 of 2026) after detailed discussion and deliberations by the members of the House.
The Bill was moved by Minister for Cooperative Department, Javid Ahmad Dar, seeking amendment of the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Societies Act, 1989, repeal of the Jammu and Kashmir Self-Reliant Cooperative Act, 1999, and provision of a transitional framework for self-reliant cooperatives under the principal Act.
The Bill was discussed at length in the House, with several legislators putting forth their views, suggestions and ob... | |
| | | | Amit Shah sets 2029 deadline to end drug menace, vows to uproot trade | | WAR AGAINST NARCOTICS | | 
Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: Union Home Minister Amit Shah threw down a hard deadline on Tuesday: by December 31, 2029, India's drug trade will be uprooted collectively, decisively, and for good. Inaugurating the 3rd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Heads at a two-day summit in New Delhi, Shah didn't mince words. Narcotics, he said, are now the most serious threat facing the country and the world, and the time for half-measures is over. He launched... | |
| | | | 21.81 lakh books screened; 4,249 removed from J&K college libraries | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has removed 4,249 books from libraries of colleges and other higher educational institutions after reviewing more than 21.81 lakh books and other publications, the government informed the Legislative Assembly.
According to official figures, 3,996 of the books removed were from educational institutions in the Kashmir division, while 253 belonged to institutions in the Jammu division. The figures, however, do not include books formally banned under a separate process.
The department said it had so far reviewed a total of 21,81,582 books and other publications, including 12,48,641 in the K... | |
| | | | NC, Cong likely to form coordination committee to strengthen alliance | | | | Mahim Gupta
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 22: The ruling alliance partners, National Conference (NC) and Congress, have agreed to set up a joint coordination committee to strengthen coordination and ensure the smooth functioning of their coalition arrangement in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said the eight-member committee will comprise four representatives from each party. While the NC has finalised its nominees, the Congress is expected to announce its members shortly, following which the panel will be formally constituted.
The committee will serve as an institutional mechanism to address policy differences, resolve inter-party issues, coordinate on governance matters, and discuss pub... | |
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