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| Under PM Modi’s leadership dreams of Sardar Patel, Dr Mookerjee being fulfilled: LG Sinha | | Addresses UT Diwas celebration, says Jammu & Kashmir witnessing all-round development | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 31: “An aspirational J&K UT was born on 31st October 2019 and People's dream of peace and progress was fulfilled within a short span of time,” the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said on Friday. He said the historic milestones were achieved in infrastructure and other sectors. All forms of discrimination were eliminated and social justice and equality were established.
The Lieutenant Governor was speaking at the Foundation Day of UT of J&K. Earlier, the Lieutenant Governor administered the Unity pledge and flagged off 'Run for Unity' to commemorate the birth anniversary of unifier of India, former Deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The Lieutenant Governor said that under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister... | |
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| Sardar Patel wanted to unite entire Kashmir with India, Nehru did not allow it: PM Modi | | |  EKTA NAGAR, Oct 31:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Sardar Patel wanted to unite the entire Kashmir, just as he did with other princely states, into India, but then PM Nehru did not allow it to happen.
“Sardar Patel believed that one should not waste time writing history but we should work hard to create history,” Modi said, addressing the gathering after the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas parade near the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Ekta Nagar.
“Sardar Patel wanted to unite the entir... | |
| | | | Cross-voting bombshell: Congress MLA under scanner | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 31: Even as the Assembly session concluded today, the mystery surrounding the seven “silent rebels” within the ruling coalition — who directly or indirectly supported BJP candidate Sat Pal Sharma in the recent Rajya Sabha elections — remains unresolved.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has categorically stated that all National Conference (NC) legislators voted in favour of the party’s official candidates, asserting that “not a single MLA cross-voted in favour of the BJP.” With the NC leadership standing firm on this claim, attention has now shifted toward other non-BJP allies within the coalition.
According to highly placed Congress sources,... | |
| | | | Article 370 gone, J&K now integrated with India: Amit Shah | | |  Early Times Report
Ekta Nagar (Gujarat), Oct 31: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi fulfilled Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s vision of a unified India by abrogating Article 370 from J&K, completing the mission that Patel had begun after Independence.
Speaking at the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations in Gujarat’s Ekta Nagar, Shah said Sardar Patel had shown unparalleled determination in integrating more than 560 princely states into the Indian Union after ... | |
| | | | LA adjourned sine die; 5 Govt bills passed, over 700 questions addressed | | From the Assembly | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 31: Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Friday adjourned the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly sine die, marking the conclusion of a nine-day session that witnessed elections to four Rajya Sabha seats from the Union Territory and the passage of several key bills.
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The session, which largely proceeded smoothly except for a few noisy exchanges, saw the passage of five government bills and discussions on two private members’ resolutions.
During the sitting, the Assembly Secretariat received 732 questions, of which 682 were admitted, while 29 were taken up for discussion with 73 supplementaries raised by the members. A total of 97 ... | |
| | | | Retiree employees await dues | | Govt faces Rs 4,468 crore liability burden | |  Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 31: The Jammu and Kashmir government has admitted that liabilities amounting to Rs 4,468 crore are pending towards retirement benefits for former employees of the Union Territory, including unpaid gratuity, General Provident Fund (GPF), commutation, and leave salary.
This information was shared by the Finance Department in a written reply to a question of Congress legislator Tariq Hameed Karra in the Assembly.
The Finance Department, in its rep... | |
| | | | Secretary tables defection rules | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 31: Secretary, Legislative Assembly, Manoj Kumar Pandita today laid on the Table of the House a copy of “The Members of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (Disqualification on Grounds of Defection) Rules, 2025.” ... | |
| | | | NIA gets 45-day extension for probe | | Pahalgam Terror Attack Case | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 31: The Designated Special NIA Court, Jammu, granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) a 45-day extension to complete its investigation into the Pahalgam terror killings, citing that the probe is at a “crucial and sensitive stage” with key forensic and electronic reports still awaited.
The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge (Special Judge under NIA Act) Sandeep Gandotra in an application moved by Public Prosecutor Chandan Kumar Singh on beh... | |
| | | | MHA picks up IGP Birdi, 20 cops for award for avenging attack | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 31: Twenty officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Police have received the “Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak” from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for their role in Operation Mahadev.
The officers were part of the counter-terror operation in which three Pakistani militants were killed, three months after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. One of the slain militants, Suleiman alias Asif, was identified as the key planner of the Pahalgam attack along with... | |
| | | | Lack of statehood no excuse for underperformance by UT Govt: LG Sinha | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 31: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said the absence of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood cannot be used as an excuse for underperformance, as the elected Government has all the powers.
Addressing the J&K UT Foundation Day celebrations at the SKICC here, Sinha said Union home minister Amit Shah has stated in the Parliament that delimitation first, Assembly election second and then the restoration of the statehood at an appropriate time.
“But some people have some problems. When the assembly elections were held, it was clear that the elections were taking place for the UT assembly. They (elected Government) cannot make the excuse that work cannot... | |
| | | | CM Omar refrains from responding to LG’s | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 31: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday refused to be drawn into a war of words with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha over his remarks on statehood, saying he would respond only after going through the statement of the LG.
Earlier, while speaking at an event at SKICC here, the LG said the lack of statehood to J-K cannot be used as an excuse for “under performance” as the elected government has all the powers.
When asked by reporters about the LG’s statement, Abdullah said he had not read Sinha’s statement.
“First, I would like to see the words he has used, because if there is a difference in what he has stated and what you are sa... | |
| | | | J&K Govt retains 7.1% interest rate on GPF | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 31: Jammu, Oct 30: The Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department has announced that the General Provident Fund (GPF) will continue to carry an interest rate of 7.1 percent for the first quarter of the financial year 2025–26, from April 1 to June 30, 2025.
As per the Government order issued by the Principal Secretary, Finance Department, this rate remains unchanged from the previous quarters of 2024–25, in line with the notifications of the Department of Economic Af... | |
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