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Terror ecosystem dismantled, time to present true narrative of J&K: LG Sinha | | |
Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: In a hard-hitting statement, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday revealed that writers and media figures in Kashmir were forced to promote narratives "pushed from across the border" due to fear of terrorists and their ecosystem, distorting the region's true story for decades.
"Writers and media figures grudgingly admit that, out of fear of terrorists and their ecosystem, they were forced to promote the narrative being pushed from across the border in the Valley," Sinha said while inaugurating the second edition of the Kashmir Literature Festival, organized by Srikula Foundation at Srinagar.
The LG declared that with the dismantling of the terror ecosystem, the time has come to present the true narrative of Jammu and Kashmir... | |
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Correct misleading historical accounts: LG to writers | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 11: "Writers must do research and use critical proof to challenge and correct the misleading historical accounts," the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday. He said during colonial era and after independence a certain group of writers distorted our history to shape their ideological agenda. The Lieutenant Governor was speaking at the inaugural function of Kashmir Literature Festival organised by Srikula Foundation.
"Today the young historians must provide accurate and factually correct accounts challenging those lies.
In the last few years, new writers have tried to do justice to the injustice done to the history of India, which is an exce... | |
| | RS elections: Cong makes last-ditch effort to secure safe seat from NC | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: With just two days left for filing nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress is making an eleventh-hour attempt to persuade its coalition partner, the National Conference (NC), to spare a safe seat for the party.
According to highly placed sources within the Congress, the party’s central leadership has now entrusted senior leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh with the task of initi... | |
| | Cong calls emergency meeting in Srinagar today | | | Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 11: As the Congress leadership makes a last-ditch effort to secure a safe Rajya Sabha seat from its coalition partner, the National Conference (NC), the party has called an emergency meeting in Srinagar on Sunday to decide its next course of action amid escalating tensions within the alliance. According to party insiders, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hamid Karra has directed all senior leaders to reach Srinag... | |
| | Pak drones spotted in Samba | | | Early Times Report
Samba/Jammu, Oct 11: Security forces have launched a search operation after two Pakistani drones were seen hovering over the forward villages along the International Border in Samba district, officials said on Saturday.
The drones were sighted over Challiyari village in the Ghagwal area, and Chamliyal village in Ramgarh late Friday night, the officials said.
The Border Security Force (BSF) has cordoned off both the areas and launched a search operation along with police early Saturday to ensure that there is no airdropping of weapons or narcotics on this side of the border.
The search operations were continuing when last reports were received, the officials said. ... | |
| | J&K people continue to face unemployment: Senior Advocate M K Bhardwaj tells Supreme Court | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Oct 10: Senior Advocate M K Bhardwaj on Saturday told the Supreme Court that the people of Jammu and Kashmir continue to face hardships owing to severe financial constraints, unemployment, and stagnation in developmental works
Appearing before a bench hearing a clutch of petitions related to the grant of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Senior Advocate M K Bhardwaj submitted that the region, particularly the Jammu division, has been witnessing a complete halt i... | |
| | PM Modi launches 2 Agri schemes, attacks Cong for ‘neglecting’ farm sector | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Oct 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched two major agricultural schemes with an outlay of Rs 35,440 crore to boost pulses production and improve the farm sector growth in 100 low-performing districts, as he exhorted farmers to reduce the country’s import dependence and increase exports.
Modi, in a special event at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Pusa campus here, launched a Rs 24,000-crore ‘Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi ... | |
| | ACB launches probe into ‘major’ evacuee land scam in Srinagar | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has launched a criminal investigation into an alleged large-scale evacuee property land scam involving government officials and private beneficiaries, an official said on Saturday.
Evacuee property refers to the assets and lands left behind by individuals who migrated from India to Pakistan during the 1947 Partition.
Addressing a press conference here, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), ACB, Jav... | |
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