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| Amid silence on seat-sharing pact with NC, Cong leaders gear up for Nagrota bypoll | | |  Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: Even as the ruling coalition partners — the National Conference (NC) and the Congress — have yet to announce a formal seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming by-elections in Budgam and Nagrota Assembly constituencies, several Congress leaders have begun groundwork for the Nagrota seat, signaling internal eagerness to contest independently if needed.
According to party insiders, local Congress leaders have intensified their outreach in Nagrota, holding meetings with workers and mobilizing support at the grassroots level.
The move comes despite the absence of any clarity from the high command regarding whether the seat will be contested by Congress or left to the National Conference under a coalition understanding.
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| Rajya Sabha elections: BJP’s central leadership weighing options | | |  Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: Even as senior leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir BJP have submitted their panel of candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections to the party high command, the central leadership has decided to take a final call only after weighing all pros and cons.
Highly placed party sources say the BJP high command has not given assurances to the visiting state leaders that the final candidates will necessarily be selected only from the panel presented by the loc... | |
| | | | Infiltration down along LoC due to increased surveillance: BSF | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 8: Infiltration attempts by terrorists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir have not succeeded due to alertness of security forces and use of modern surveillance gadgets along the Line of Control in Kashmir, a senior BSF officer asserted on Wednesday.
IG, Border Security Force (BSF), Kashmir Frontier, Ashok Yadav also said that there are intelligence inputs that terrorists are waiting at the launch pads on the other side of the LoC.
To a question about the situation along the LoC in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, Yadav told reporters, “The way BSF and Army have dominated the LoC through alertness and use of modern surveillance gadgets, it has ensured tha... | |
| | | | 2 soldiers go missing during anti-terror operation | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 8: Two Army soldiers have gone out of contact in the upper reaches of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district amid an ongoing anti-terror operation, official sources said today.
A massive search has been launched in the dense forest area to trace the soldiers, who officials believe may have lost contact due to the inclement weather that prevailed over the last two days.
“The duo might have strayed from their team because of poor visibility and difficult terrain caused by recent snowfall,” official sources said.
The soldiers were part of a small team that had launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the area yesterday.
Since then, communi... | |
| | | | Searches underway to track down terrorists | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 8: Security forces launched a massive search operation in the forests of Kokernag area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir to track down terrorists, officials said here on Wednesday.
The search operation was launched two days ago in the Ahlan Gadole area of Kokernag as following inputs that a group to terrorists was hiding there, the officials said.
Ahlan Gadole has become the new hotspot of terrorism in Kashmir as the area witnessed two major encounters in August last year and September 2023.
While two soldiers and a civilian were killed in a fierce gun battle with terrorists last year, four security forces personnel, including two army officers... | |
| | | | Search operations intensified in Rajouri, Udhampur | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: Security forces on Wednesday stepped up their search for terrorists believed to be hiding in remote forest areas in Rajouri and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
While a brief encounter took place between police and some terrorists in Beeranthub area of Kandi in Rajouri on Tuesday evening, three suspected terrorists were also noticed moving in Dharni top area of Basantgarh in Udhampur.
Police assisted by army and CRPF strengthened the cordon around the areas and a massive search operation was launched this morning to track down and neutralise the terrorists, the officials said.
They said the cordon and search operation was extend... | |
| | | | ACB registers disproportionate assets case | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 8: Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a case under FIR No.05/2025 u/s 5(1)(e) r/w 5(2) J&K PC Act.Svt.2006 P/S ACB Doda against accused person Surjit Singh Naib Tehsildar Election posted at DC Office Rajouri.
The case was initiated following a verification conducted by the ACB into the allegations of raising assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
The verification revealed that the suspect officer to be in possession of huge ass... | |
| | | | Govt amends recruitment rules | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 6: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued a notification substituting Appendix I and Appendix II of the Jammu and Kashmir Competitive Examination (Prosecution) Rules, 2021.
The amendment, made under the Jammu and Kashmir Prosecution Service Recruitment Rules, 2020, aims to streamline the recruitment process for the prosecution service.... | |
| | | | 3 District Judges placed in STS | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 8: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has placed three District and Sessions Judges in the Super Time Scale of the J&K Higher Judicial Service.
As per an order issued by the Registrar General, Rajinder Sapru has been placed in the Super Time Scale with effect from April 1, 2025, while Naseer Ahmad Dar and Kalpana Revo have been placed in the same scale from May 1, 2025.... | |
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