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Nearly 14 ex-MLAs, former ministers likely to be replaced by BJP 8/13/2024 10:26:20 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 13: Even as the BJP has yet not finalized panels of potential candidates for coming Assembly polls, the party is likely to replace as many as 14 former MLAs and ex-ministers who won elections in 2014. Highly placed sources said that the central leadership of the BJP has already received initial reports of the survey conducted by the two private agencies. “Feedback and reports of some former ministers and ex-legislators are not encouraging so the party is seriously thinking of replacing those who got negative remarks during these surveys”, sources said. Notably two private survey agencies have reported less than favorable feedback about these leaders. Sources indicate that the majority of people interviewed by these agencies did not provide positive feedback about the former BJP legislators and ex-ministers who were in power with the PDP from 2015 to 2018. During interactions, people recalled the roles and attitudes of BJP ministers during their tenure. Residents of Jammu City recounted incidents where senior BJP leaders prioritized protoc...   READ MORE

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Ahead of I-Day, security tightened in Kashmir 8/13/2024 10:08:42 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 13: Adequate security arrangements have been made in Kashmir to ensure incident-free Independence Day celebrations, with a multi-tier security set put in place at the venue of the main function here. A full dress rehearsal was held on Tuesday at the Bakshi Stadium where Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, V K Birdi took the salute at the march past. Contingents of police, security forces and school children took part in the parade, “We have made foolproof security arrangements for Independence Day celebrations. We keep all possibilities in mind while drafting a security plan to ensure that everything remains peaceful,” Birdi told reporters he...   READ MORE   Sgr Admin extends open invitation to all 8/13/2024 10:08:36 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 13: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday extended an open invitation to the people for the Independence Day event here on August 15. “There will be no restrictions and I on behalf of the government extend an open invitation to the general public for attending the main event at Bakshi Stadium on Thursday”, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri told media persons today. Bidhuri hoisted the National Flag on the mast at the podium amid the reverberating National Anthem and took salute of the march past during the full dress rehearsal of 78th Independence Day which was held at the Bakshi Stadium amid adequate arrangements in place. ...   READ MORE   Amarnath Yatra suspended 8/13/2024 10:08:04 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 13: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Tuesday on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes in Jammu and Kashmir due to inclement weather following heavy rains earlier in the week. Ashish, a pilgrim from Bihar who had arrived in Srinagar on Monday evening, expressed hope about the Yatra resuming very soon. “We got to know that the Yatra has been shut down for some reasons. We received the input that Yatra would be resuming today. We will pay the obeisance for sure,” he said. He also hailed the security personnel for their cooperation with the pilgrims. “The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and all the local police authorities here are cooperating wi...   READ MORE   EC to meet Home Secy today 8/13/2024 10:07:47 PM New Delhi, Aug 13: The Election Commission will hold a meeting with Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir where it plans to hold assembly polls, sources said. The EC had reviewed the poll preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir last week. Addressing a press conference in Jammu, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had emphasised that the poll authority is committed to holding assembly elections in the Union Territory at the earliest. No outside or internal forces can derail the electoral process, Kumar had asserted. After record turnout in the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Kumar had said, “This active participa...   READ MORE   GST Council to meet on Sept 9 8/13/2024 10:07:42 PM NEW DELHI, Aug 13: The GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on September 9. “The 54th Meeting of GST Council will be held on 9th September, 2024 at New Delhi,” the Council said in a post on X. The GST Council, comprising finance ministers of Centre and states, is the apex decision making body with regard to Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was rolled out on July 1, 2017. The meeting is expected to start discussion on rate rationalisation, reducing tax slabs, besides removing duty inversion under GST. After the previous Council meeting on June 23, Sitharaman had said the next meeting of the GST Council the Group of Ministers (GoM) on r...   READ MORE   ADGP Jammu mandates uniform compliance 8/13/2024 10:07:37 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 13: The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu has instructed all the police officers and officials to strictly adhere to wearing the proper uniform at all times. ...   READ MORE   Pak intruder shot dead 8/13/2024 10:07:31 PM Jalandhar, Aug 13: A suspected Pakistani intruder trying to infiltrate into India from the Punjab border was shot dead by the BSF amid an ongoing “high alert” ahead of Independence Day. A Border Security Force (BSF) spokesperson said the man was spotted “surreptitiously” crossing the international boundary in the Dal village of Tarn Taran district around 8:30 pm on Monday and approaching the border fence. The BSF personnel on duty challenged the intruder but he did not stop and continued to advance towards the border security fence, the spokesperson said. “Sensing imminent danger and keeping in view the high alert situation on the border in the wake of the forthcoming Independen...   READ MORE

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