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| Cong ready to watch NC-PDP friendly contest on Kashmir seats | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: Although Mehbooba Mufti is looking towards Congress to save the INDIA bloc in J&K, the leadership of the grand old party is reluctant to take the side of either the National Conference or the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
Highly placed sources in the Congress said that after the adamant stand taken by the National Conference leadership against leaving any Lok Sabha seat of Kashmir Valley, the party has decided not to intervene in this matter.
“We do not want to indulge in the ongoing fight between the National Conference and the PDP. We will not field any candidate on three Parliamentary seats of Kashmir Valley to keep the both the coalition partners in good humours”, a senior Congress leader told The Early Times.
Wishing anonymity, the leader said that the friendly contest between the NC and PDP was imminent on three seats of Kashmir Valley.
“We will only watch these contests among constituents of the INDIA bloc”, the leader said and admitted that all efforts of the Congress to avoid division of opposition votes failed.
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| Farooq, Omar oppose personal attacks on Prime Minister by INDIA bloc leaders | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: A day after National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah debunked Lalu Prasad Yadav’s personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president, and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah disowned the statement of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav against Modi.
On Saturday SP chief Akhilesh Yadav made a highly controversial remark by equating the ten-year tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with “Hitler”.
“I strongly opposed such re... | |
| | | | Govt empowers States, UTs to act against 3 banned J&K groups | | | |
New Delhi, Mar 9:
The Centre authorised all states and Union Territories to take action against three banned Jammu and Kashmir-based groups under the UAPA.
The three groups are the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Sumji faction), Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Bhat faction) and Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir.
In three identical notifications, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said the Centre directs that all powers exercisable by it under Section 7 and Section 8 of the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, shall be exercised by state governments and Union Territory administrations in relation to the three unlawful associations.
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| | | | Sonia’s only goal is to make Rahul PM: Amit Shah | | | 
Patna, Mar 9:
Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday alleged that the top brass of the Congress and RJD always worked for the interest of their families but did not do anything for the poor.
Addressing a rally of the BJP OBC Morcha in Patna’s Paliganj area, he said that it is only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP who can do good for the poor.
“The top brass of the Congress have always taken care of their families. In the name of backward people, Lalu-ji also lived his entire life... | |
| | | | Traffic on Jmu-Sgr highway suspended for 14 hours | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 9: Traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was allowed one-way on Saturday due to bad road condition and narrowing of the highway at a number of places due to landslide debris, an official said.
Traffic department officials said that traffic will move one-way from Srinagar to Jammu on Saturday and no vehicle will be allowed to move in the opposite direction.
“Till 1 p.m. only light motor vehicles will be allowed to move followed by heavy motor vehicles traffic will be allowed on the highway,” officials added.
On Friday, traffic moved one-way from Jammu to Srinagar on the highway.
Meanwhile, authorities have decided to suspend traff... | |
| | | | In March, Srinagar records sub-zero temperature | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 9: While the weather department has forecast rains and snow from Monday till March 14, night temperature recorded a drop in Srinagar and other places on Saturday.
A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 0.2°C against 1.8°C on the previous night.
It was below normal by 3.5°C for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year, the MeT official said.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of 0.4°C, same as on the previous night and it was 1.8°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 3.5°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous night and it was 2.1°C below normal for ... | |
| | | | 2 rusted grenades, pistol rounds recovered | | | |
Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Mar 9: Two rusted grenades and over half a dozen pistol rounds were recovered in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.
The ammunition was found from the bushes on the banks of a stream in Chowkian village in the Darhal area and was subsequently removed by the bomb disposal squad, they said.
Preliminary investigation suggests the grenades and the live bullets were lying in the stream for a long time, they said.
In another incident, police seized a Pakistani flag with balloons near the International border on the outskirts of Jammu on Saturday morning, officials said.
The flag was found by a villager in his field at the Koo... | |
| | | | IAF airlifts over 700 stranded passengers | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 9: The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted over 700 stranded passengers between the twin union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh on Saturday, an official said. While 514 passengers were airlifted from Jammu to Leh in two sorties of IL-76, 223 persons were flown from Srinagar to Leh in another sortie, the official said.
With this, a total of 1,251 persons were airlifted between Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh this week. Earlier on Monday, 331 passengers were airlifted in separate sorties of AN-32, also known as Kargil courier, by the IAF between Jammu and Kashmir to Kargil.
The Kargil courier was launched by the IAF on January 22 following closure... | |
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