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Protest outside AICC office: Senior Cong leader under scanner 4/5/2025 10:43:40 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 5: A senior Congress leader and former minister may face disciplinary action for allegedly backing party workers who protested outside the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi on Friday. According to reliable party sources, the Congress high command has taken a dim view of the demonstration, during which workers demanded the ouster of J&K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra and AICC general secretary Ghulam Hassan Mir. Sources told The Early Times that the protesters were known supporters of the senior leader, who had previously protected and promoted them during his tenure in a key position. “The workers involved in Friday’s protest have been actively posting anti-party content on a dedicated social media group created to attac...   READ MORE

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J&K Govt seeks dismissal of petition challenging reservation 4/5/2025 10:43:05 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 5: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has prayed for an outright dismissal of a petition challenging the existing reservation framework, stating that it is mischievous, frivolous in nature and has been filed with an intent to abuse judicial process. In an affidavit filed by Jammu & Kashmir’s Social Welfare department in the High Court, the government has submitted that the writ petition deserves dismissal at the outset. “That this petition is an abuse of judicial process having been filed without any cause of action. The petitioners have filed the present petition on completely false grounds in an attempt to deceive the Hon’ble Court,” reads the objection...   READ MORE   Pak intruder shot dead along IB in Jammu BSF holds flag meeting with Rangers 4/5/2025 10:42:58 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 5: A Pakistani intruder was shot dead along the International Border here, a BSF spokesperson said on Saturday, claiming that the force foiled an infiltration attempt from across the border. The Border Security Force (BSF) lodged a strong protest with the Pakistan Rangers following the incident in the border outpost Abdullian area in the R S Pura sector, official sources said. “On the intervening night of April 4 and 5, the alert BSF troops saw suspicious ...   READ MORE   Financial assistance schemes for refugees extended 4/5/2025 10:42:44 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Apr 5: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has extended the Financial Assistance Schemes for West Pakistani Refugees (WPRs), and PoJK and Chhamb Refugees settled in the UT till March 2026. A decision in this regard was taken after approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. As per an order, the financial assistance scheme for 5,764 West Pakistani Refugee (WPR) families, initially notified in 2018, will now continue from April 1, 2025 to March 3...   READ MORE   Lay down arms: Shah to Naxals 4/5/2025 10:42:09 PM Dantewada, Apr 5: Agencies Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Naxals would not be able to stop the development of tribals in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region and urged them to lay down arms while asserting that nobody is happy when they are killed. Addressing the closing ceremony of the state government’s ‘Bastar Pandum’ festival, Shah reiterated that the government is committed to eliminating the Naxal menace by March 2026, adding that those who surrender will become part of the mainstream while the rest will be taken on by security forces. “The days when bullets were fired and bombs exploded in Bastar are over. I urge Naxalite brothers to lay down arms and join the mainst...   READ MORE   ‘PM Modi to flag-off first train to Kashmir from Katra on April 19’ 4/5/2025 10:41:57 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 5: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Ranbir Singh Pathania, on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag-off the first Vande Bharat Express to Kashmir from Katra on April 19. Pathania, who is also MLA from Udhampur East said, "History will be written in the political, social, and economic landscape of Kashmir. Kashmir is ours, and it was a dream to connect Kashmir with rail lines. We will warmly welcome PM Modi on April 19.” “The train servi...   READ MORE   Railway projects to improve connectivity: PM 4/5/2025 10:41:41 PM New Delhi, Apr 5: Agencies Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that his government’s nod to four multi-tracking railway projects will improve connectivity infrastructure, boost convenience, reduce logistics costs and strengthen supply chains. He was reacting to the Union Cabinet’s approval for four projects of the Ministry of Railways involving a total cost of about Rs 18,658 crore, a government press note said. The four projects covering 15 districts in three states of Maharashtra, Odisha and Chhattisgarh will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by about 1,247 km. PM Modi said the Cabinet’s nod to Vibrant Villages Programme-II is an “exceptional news” for ...   READ MORE   Rajnath Singh inaugurates infra projects at Karwar naval base 4/5/2025 10:41:33 PM KARWAR (Karnataka), Apr 5: Agencies Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday inaugurated various infra projects at Karwar naval base in Karnataka. The Union minister arrived at the naval base around 1 pm where he was given a Guard of Honour at the Parade Ground. The defence minister landed at the key base in a military chopper, and is scheduled to spend a few hours here, with a number of engagements lined up. The Navy is expanding the crucial naval base as part of Project ‘Seabird’...   READ MORE

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