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BJP high command to take final decision of candidate on winnable seat Rajya Sabha Elections 10/4/2025 9:12:16 PM Sanjay Pandita/Sandeep Bhat Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stepped up preparations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir, holding a crucial meeting of its core committee in Jammu on Friday to deliberate on potential candidates. While the meeting saw detailed discussions on possible names, the final decision has been left to the party’s central leadership in New Delhi. According to sources, the local unit of the BJP has been asked to prepare and forward a panel of suitable candidates to the high command for consideration. The final selection will be made after consultations with senior central leaders, including members of the party’s parliamentary board. “The high command will take the final call on the selection of ca...   READ MORE

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TRF Cmdr’s property attached under UAPA 10/4/2025 9:11:26 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 4: Police on Saturday attached the property of Sajad Ahmad Sheikh, head of The Resistance Front (TRF) terror outfit and the alleged mastermind of the Pahalgam attack, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act here, an official said. The TRF is a proxy of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit. The NIA had designated Sajad Ahmad Sheikh alias Sajad Gul a terrorist in April 2022 and announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head. “In a significant step towards dismantling terror networks and their support structures, Srinagar Police has attached a three-storey residential house constructed over 15 marlas of land located at Rose Avenue, in HMT locality of th...   READ MORE   Head constable arrested in bribery case 10/4/2025 9:11:20 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 4: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday trapped and arrested Head Constable for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000. A spokesman in a statement, said that the complainant alleged that after being detained in a case, he was granted interim bail by the Court on July-25-2025 with the condition to report daily at PS Mahore between 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. “However, during this period, HC Mahroof Ahmed harassed the complainant, kept him at the police station beyond the prescribed time, and demanded a bribe of Rs 8,000 for permitting timely release. The bribe was paid on 01.10.2025 inside the police station premises,” it reads. ACB i...   READ MORE   100-fold spike in cash donations at Amarnath Shrine: RTI 10/4/2025 9:11:12 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4: The donations made by pilgrims at the 3,880 metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas have witnessed a 100-fold rise since the resumption of the annual pilgrimage, post pandemic-induced restrictions, official data has revealed. The data released by Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB), in response to a Right to Information (RTI) query raised by Jammu-based activist Raman Kumar Sharma, showed that cash donation and offerings jumped from j...   READ MORE   Dr Farooq hospitalised 10/4/2025 9:10:48 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 4: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah (87) was hospitalised on Saturday as he was not keeping well for the past few days, party leaders said. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister developed infection in the abdomen earlier this week and was taken to a private hospital for treatment, the leaders said. "He (Abdullah) was not keeping well for the past few days but his condition is getting better now. He is likely to be discharged later today or tomorrow," a party leader said. ...   READ MORE   ACB books head draftsman 10/4/2025 9:10:40 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 4: J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau Saturday registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against head draftsman in the office of Executive Engineer PWD(R&B) Division Poonch. According to the statement ACB spokesman in a statement said that a case FIR No. 18/2025 u/s 13(1)(b) r/w 13(2) PC Act 1988 (as amended in 2018) in P/S ACB Jammu was registered on the outcome of a verification conducted into the allegations that the accused public servant has acquired huge assets, both moveable and immovable, disproportionate to his known source of income, on his own name as well as in the names of his family members. “The verification so conducted has revealed that the...   READ MORE   Pak drone sighted along IB in Samba 10/4/2025 9:10:30 PM Early Times Report SAMBA/JAMMU, Oct 4: Security forces have launched a search operation after a Pakistani drone was sighted hovering over a forward village along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Saturday. The drone-like object was seen coming from the Pakistani side and hovered over Nanga village in the Ramgarh sector late Friday, triggering alarm in the border belt, they said. According to officials, security forces and police teams were immediately deployed to scour the area and ensure that there is no airdropping of any payload like narcotics and weapons from across the border. The search operation was underway when last reports w...   READ MORE   Vigilance awareness week from Oct 27 10/4/2025 9:10:17 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4: The Government of J&K has announced that Vigilance Awareness Week-2025 will be observed across the Union Territory from October 27 to November 2 on the theme “Vigilance: Our Shared Responsibility.” The week will begin with the Integrity Pledge on October 27 at 11 am by all public servants in Government Departments, PSUs, Autonomous Bodies, and other organizations, as per the guidelines of the Central Vigilance Commission. Various activities including awareness camps, gram sabhas, workshops, sensitization programmes, and grievance redressal camps will be held to promote transparency, accountability, and preventive vigilance. ...   READ MORE   UPSC clarifies 10/4/2025 9:10:12 PM Early Times Report New Delhi, Oct 4: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has told the Supreme Court that it has decided to publish the provisional answer key after the preliminary examination is conducted. The UPSC conducts examinations, including the prestigious Civil Services Examination. In an affidavit filed in the apex court last month, the Commission said the final answer key shall be published after declaration of the final results. The affidavit was filed in a pending petition concerning the Civil Services Examination. The UPSC said during the pendency of the matter, it has deliberated upon various factors including the suggestion of the court-appointed amicus curi...   READ MORE   5 booked in fake selection list scam 10/4/2025 9:10:04 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 4: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch, Kashmir, has registered a case against five people for their alleged involvement in circulating a forged selection list under the National Health Mission (NHM), the agency said on Saturday. A spokesperson of the Crime Branch said it registered a case after receiving a communication from the state modal officer of the NHM, alleging circulation of a fake order purported to be issued by the mission director of NHM, Jammu and Kashmir. The fraudulent order, titled “Provisional Selection List of Candidates for Different Posts (Kashmir Division) against Notification No. SHS/NHM/J&K/HR/10259 dated 10.05...   READ MORE

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