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LG likely to nominate 5 MLAs before elections for 4 Rajya Sabha seats 11/10/2024 9:56:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 10: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is likely to nominate five members in the J&K Legislative Assembly before the announcement of elections for the four Lok Sabha seats of Union Territory. Highly placed sources said that the nomination of five members before the announcement of elections for the four Rajya Sabha seats would help the BJP to give a tough fight to the ruling coalition on two seats of the Upper House of the Parliament. As per numbers in the present Assembly, the NC-Congress coalition comprising some Independents and two MLAs of CPM and Aam Aadmi Party has the strength to easily win two Rajya Sabha seats. Similarly, the BJP can easily win one Rajya Sabha seat but the party has surplus votes after winning one seat so the central leadership ...   READ MORE

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After BJP’s aggressive campaign, Cong comes in support of NC’s resolution 11/10/2024 9:56:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 10: As BJP leadership is aggressively raking up the issue of the passing of the special status resolution in the assembly in Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections, the Congress on Sunday awaked from deep slumber and came out in support of the move of the coalition partner National Conference. Amid intense debate on this issue, chief spokesperson of the J&K Congress Ravinder Sharma slammed the BJP for misleading people about the recent resolution seeking special status for Jammu and Kashmir. Sharma emphasized that protecting land, jobs, natural resources, and cultural identity is crucial for the Jammu region. He accused the BJP of exploiting emotional issue...   READ MORE   Upper age limit relaxed for J&K competitive exams 11/10/2024 9:56:26 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 10: The Jammu and Kashmir government has relaxed the upper age limit to 35 years for open merit candidates appearing for combined competitive exams of the Union Territory. The upper age limit for reserved category candidates has been set at 37 years while for persons with physical disability, it is 38 years, according to the order issued on Saturday. With this measure, the ruling National Conference said it has fulfilled another election promise. “As pr...   READ MORE   JKAS preliminary exams postponed 11/10/2024 9:56:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 10: Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has postponed the preliminary examination for the Combined Competitive Exam (CCE) 2024, originally scheduled for November 17, 2024. As per the notice, a new date will be Announced separately “In continuation to this office Notice dated 21.10.2024, it is for the information of all the concerned candidates appearing in the J&K Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination-2024, notified vide Notification No.04- PSC(DR-P) of 2024 dated 26.07.2024, scheduled to be held on 17.11.2024 (Sunday) is hereby postponed. The fresh date for the said examination shall be notified separately.”...   READ MORE   Army JCO martyred, 3 soldiers injured in Kishtwar gunfight 11/10/2024 9:56:10 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 10: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army’s special forces laid down his life on Sunday, while three more soldiers were injured in a gunfight with terrorists in a remote forest area in Kishtwar district, officials said. The operation comes amid an intensified hunt underway since the killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) recently. The Army identified the fallen hero as Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar of 2 Para and saluted his supreme sacrifice. The e...   READ MORE   Cleanliness campaigns earn Govt Rs 2364 cr, PM hails 11/10/2024 9:55:58 PM New Delhi, Nov 10: Agencies Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed as commendable special government campaigns that earned the Centre Rs 2,364 crore between 2021-24 through scrap disposal, and said it shows collective effort can lead to sustainable results. The Centre has earned over Rs 650 crore from disposal of scrap during the recently-concluded cleanliness campaign, an official statement issued on Saturday said. Overall, the special campaigns conducted by the government betwee...   READ MORE   Justice Khanna to be sworn in as 51st CJI today 11/10/2024 9:55:47 PM New Delhi, Nov 10: Agencies Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who has been part of several landmark Supreme Court judgements such as scrapping the electoral bonds scheme and upholding abrogation of Article 370, will be sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office at Rashtrapati Bhavan in a ceremony scheduled at 10 am. Justice Khanna will succeed Justice DY Chandrachud, who retired on Sunday, and his term will last until May 13,...   READ MORE   Number plate masking emerging as new challenge 11/10/2024 9:55:38 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 10: ‘Number Plate Masking’ is emerging as a new challenge on the streets for the “overburdened” Jammu and Kashmir cops serving the nation under the motto-‘A Saga of Sacrifice and Courage’. Number Plate Masking’ is notably a practice where a vehicle’s number plate is concealed or altered to evade enforcement cameras and fines by covering the plate either with plastic, adhesive tapes, blocking with a helmet or leg, blackening numbers, or deliberately splashing di...   READ MORE   3 terrorists believed to be trapped 11/10/2024 9:55:27 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 10: Two to three terrorists are believed to be trapped in an encounter with security forces in Zabarwan forest area on the outskirts of Srinagar city on Sunday, officials said here. The gunbattle broke out around 9 am in the forest area connecting Dachigam and upper reaches of Nishat area here, they said. The security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in the area following information about presence of terrorists there. A senior official...   READ MORE   Kashmir higher reaches to receive snow 11/10/2024 9:55:16 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 10: The higher reaches of Kashmir Valley are likely to experience rain and snowfall during the next 24 hours, officials said. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Sunday predicted light rain and snowfall over the higher reaches of Kashmir valley during the next 24 hours, officials said. The MeT office said the weather will generally remain cloudy on Sunday, and there is a possibility of light rain and snow over the higher reaches and over the north and a few places in central Kashmir during the next 24 hours. It said the weather will generally remain dry from November 12 to 14. The possibility of another fresh spell of light rain and now over the...   READ MORE   Drone seizures doubles at Punjab border 11/10/2024 9:55:08 PM NEW DELHI, Nov 10: Agencies Drone seizures along the International Border in Punjab have doubled to 200 as Pakistani syndicates continue to push narcotics and weapons to “destabilise” India by inducing drug addiction in the youth and “disintegrating” social harmony, the BSF said. With the recovery of four more drones in the last 24 hours, over 200 Pakistan-based rouge drones have been seized along this border, it said in a statement issued on Saturday. The BSF guards the 2,290 km of th...   READ MORE

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