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Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 13: The Election Commission has received details from the State Bank of India (SBI) related to the electoral bonds and will share all relevant information in time, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said here on Wednesday.
The assertion comes in the wake of the Supreme Court directing the SBI to submit the details of the electoral bonds purchased since April 12, 2019 to the EC.
SBI is the authorised financial institution to issue the electoral bonds.
“The SBI was supposed to submit the data by March 12. They have given to us the details in time. I will go back and look at the data (and) would definitely disclose it in time,” Kumar told reporters... | |
| | | | Mehbooba, Azad, Raina eyeing Anantnag-Rajouri seat? | | Lok Sabha Polls | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 13: Amid National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah bragging about his party being the strongest contender to win Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, PDP, DPAP and BJP are eyeing this prestigious constituency.
Speculations are rife that PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, chairman of Democratic Progressive Azad Party, Ghulam Nabi Azad and BJP’s J&K UT chief Ravinder Raina are mulling to try their luck from this prestigious seat, which after delimitation comprises... | |
| | | | BJP issues second list | | Maintains silence over candidates for Ladakh, Anantnag seats | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 13: Even as BJP released the second list of candidates for the coming Lok Sabha elections, no decision yet has been made on the Anantnag-Rajouri and Ladakh parliamentary seats. During the first list which was released during the first week of this month, the names of Dr. Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore Sharma were cleared for the Udhampur-Doda and Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha seats. Both the incumbent Lok Sabha members have been asked to again contest elections on the seats which they have won in two successive elections.
Highly placed sources said that the BJP is exploring all options before declaring candidates for the Anantnag-Rajouri and Ladakh Lok Sabha sea... | |
| | | | Special Judge CBI Bala Jyoti sentences Rly official to 5-yr imprisonment, Rs 25000 fine | | Bribery Case | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 13: Special Judge Anti Corruption and CBI cases Bala Jyoti on Wednesday sentenced a Railway official for 5-years imprisonment and Rs 25000 fine for taking a bribe 10 years ago.
Tilak Raj, then Head Goods Clerk who was arrested red handed while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 for reducing the penalty charges, levied due to delay in lifting the consignment from the Jammu Railway Station.
The CBI had booked Raj and his colleague Kameshwar Singh, both then Head Good... | |
| | | | Under PM Modi’s leadership we have built modern sports infrastructure: LG Sinha | | Felicitates medal winners of competitions, congratulates para teams, women athletes | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, MARCH 13: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today felicitated the medal winners of National and International Competitions for the years 2021-22 and 2022-23.
The Lt Governor congratulated all the athletes and coaches on their outstanding performances.
A total 368 sportspersons, from 17 disciplines, received special cash awards amounting to Rs 1.35 crore directly in their Bank accounts through DBT mode. Rs 12 lakh awarded to Aqsa Gulzar and Sohan Kamotra was awarde... | |
| | | | Rajnath clears proposal to expand NCC | | | 
New Delhi, Mar 13:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for the expansion of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) with the increase of three lakh cadet vacancies.
This expansion is expected to cater to the increasing demand for the NCC from educational institutions throughout the country.
From just 20,000 cadets in 1948, the NCC will now have a sanctioned strength of 20 lakh cadets in its roles making it the largest uniformed youth organisation of the world. With NCC being... | |
| | | | ‘Poll duty vehicles to have GPS tracking systems’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 13: In keeping with the directions of the Election Commission, Jammu and Kashmir’s election department will procure GPS-enabled tracking systems for 12,500 poll duty vehicles for the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the Union Territory.
J-K Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pandurang K Pole has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for companies to procure GPS-enabled vehicle tracking systems for election duty vehicles.
GPS control rooms will be established at the offices of district electoral officers (DEOs) and the CEO for real-time tracking and monitoring of the movement of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VV... | |
| | | | ‘Procure new FasTags from another bank’ | | | |
NEW DELHI, Mar 13:
NHAI has advised Paytm FASTag users to obtain a new FASTag from another bank before March 15 to ensure a smooth travel experience and avoid inconvenience at toll plazas, an official statement said on Wednesday.
This will help avoid penalties or double fee charges while commuting on National Highways, as per the statement.
Following the Reserve Bank of India’s guidelines on restrictions concerning Paytm Payments Bank, the statement said Paytm FASTag users will no longer have the option to recharge or top-up their balance after March 15, 2024.
However, they can continue to use the existing balance to pay tolls beyond the stipulated date, it added.
NHAI also ad... | |
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