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| CM Omar withdraws MLA salary hike bill after BJP uproar in Assembly | | ‘I have majority, but I will not pass it’ | |  Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: In a dramatic turn in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah withdrew a Bill proposing a hike in the salaries and allowances of legislators, a day after his government introduced it. The retreat came in the face of strong opposition from BJP members.
L.A. Bill No. 14 of 2026, which sought to amend the Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature Act, 1960, had been listed for consideration and passage. As it came up, BJP MLAs stood against it and demanded that the government first regularise daily wagers.
Omar made it clear that numbers were not the issue. "I had the maj... | |
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| Clerical errors being rectified in J&K land records: CM | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that more than 1.3 million clerical errors in land records have been identified and rectified as part of the ongoing digitization and verification of Jamabandis across Jammu and Kashmir.
Replying to a question tabled by MLA Devyani Rana during the Question Hour of the ongoing Autumn Session of the J&K Legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister, who also holds the Revenue portfolio, said that verification of digitized Jamabandis is currently under progress in all districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said a robust digitization process, followed by an extensive error-rectification mechanism, has been put in place to... | |
| | | | Speaker tells BJP MLA “you didn't read rule properly” amid removal move | | Pathania vs Rather | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly saw fresh turmoil on Tuesday, a day after BJP MLA R.S. Pathania moved a no-confidence motion against Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, signed by 26 party legislators, in an already charged political atmosphere.
The motion came moments after the Speaker admitted a fresh resolution seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir — the second such resolution to come before the current Assembly, this one carrying a pointed reference to the 2000 autonomy resolution.
As Pathania introduced the motion, BJP legislators broke into loud protests, and the House descended into noisy, tense scenes.
Pathania said 26 party... | |
| | | | Assembly passes 5 bills moved by CM | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 29: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed five Bills moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, covering key areas including municipal governance, Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living, taxation, legislative members’ pension, and rationalisation and decriminalisation of offences.
The Bills were introduced by the Chief Minister on September 24 and September 28, 2026, after being circulated among the members on the respective dates, and were taken up for consideration and passage during the ongoing Autumn Session of the Assembly.
The Bills moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah include the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal (Amendment) Bill, 20... | |
| | | | Jammu: Police bust counterfeit currency racket, raid factory printing fake notes | | |  Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: Jammu Police have busted a counterfeit currency racket operating from a rented house in the Chowadi area of the city. Three men from other states were arrested in the operation.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by SDPO City East Sanchit Sharma raided the house in Upper Chowadi on Monday late evening. The team recovered fake notes worth Rs 13,500, along with a scanning machine, a printer, a computer and other material used to make counter... | |
| | | | Young generation torchbearer of India’s tradition of knowledge, culture: LG Sinha | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 29: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today congratulated meritorious students at a felicitation ceremony organised by Wadies Hindi Shiksha Samiti in collaboration with Jammu Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. Extending his greetings to students, teachers, parents, and organisers, the Lieutenant Governor said that the honoured students are not merely winners of a competition but torchbearers of India’s rich tradition of knowledge, literature, and c... | |
| | | | Kathua: Officer among 4 CISF personnel killed in fratricide incident | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: Four CISF personnel, including an assistant commandant, were killed in an incident of fratricide in Kathua district on Tuesday, officials said.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were guarding the Sewa-III power project at Mashka village of Basohli bordering Himachal Pradesh, the officials said. “An argument took place between two jawans over some issue and later one of them opened indiscriminate firing causing the fatalities,” they said, adding that senior officers have rushed to the scene and further details are awaited.... | |
| | | | Court acquits man in kidnapping-rape case, flags faulty investigation | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: The Fast Track Court, Jammu, has acquitted Amit Sharma in a case involving allegations of kidnapping, wrongful confinement and rape, holding that the prosecution failed to establish the charges through cogent, trustworthy and reliable evidence.
Presiding Officer Amarjeet Singh Langeh delivered the judgment in Challan Case No. 114/2024 arising out of FIR No. 09/2011 of Police Station Bus Stand, Jammu, registered for offences under Sections 366, 376 and 343 RPC.
According to the prosecution, the woman had come to Jammu from Rajouri and was allegedly abducted from the Bus Stand before being taken to Punjab. The prosecution alleged that she was kept there... | |
| | | | Naseer Ahmad Dar posted as PDJ Srinagar | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered the transfer and posting of Naseer Ahmad Dar, Director, J&K Judicial Academy, as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, against the available post.
The order has been issued by the Office of the Registrar General of the High Court in the interest of administration.
The High Court has further ordered that the additional charge of Director, J&K Judicial Academy shall be assigned to the Registr... | |
| | | | DGP Prabhat reviews anti-terror operations in Rajouri | | |  Early Times Report
Rajouri, Sept 29: Director General of Police (DGP), Jammu and Kashmir, Nalin Prabhat, along with Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Tejinder Singh, on Monday chaired a high-level security review meeting with senior officers of Rajouri Police to assess the ongoing anti-terror operations and the overall security situation in the border district.
During the meeting, the senior police officers took a detailed review of the prevailing security scenario, operational... | |
| | | | Search ops underway in Rajouri, Poonch, Kathua | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 29: Security forces have launched search operations at nearly a dozen locations across the border districts of Rajouri, Poonch and Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir following reports of suspicious movements, officials said on Tuesday The searches are being jointly conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF) in the remote and densely forested areas of the hilly districts, the officials said.
They said the operations are going on at Peer Khana, Potha Narota and Andh villages of Kalakote and Thanda Pani and Kansar in Sunderbani areas of Rajouri, Panjwari, Kathera and adjoining areas in Kathua,... | |
| | | | Development should aim for welfare of every person, minimise disparity: Bhagwat | | | 
Early Times Report
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), Sept 29: Development should seek to achieve the welfare of every person with the "last person" in society at its centre, and the gap between the highest and lowest levels of development should be as small as possible, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Tuesday.
Speaking at an event organised to mark the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Jayanti here, Bhagwat also said the concept of 'Antyodaya' meant ensuring that the last person in society was as happy as... | |
| | | | 3 arrested with 2 AK-47, 10 Kg Heroin | | | | Early Times Report
Chandigarh, Sept 29: Punjab Police dismantled an illegal arms and narcotics supply network in Amritsar, arresting three individuals with 10 kg of heroin, two AK-47 assault rifles, four magazines and 10 live cartridges, a top police officer said on Tuesday.
The accused were allegedly linked to foreign-based smugglers and were procuring illegal weapons and narcotics for further supply in the state, police investigation revealed, said Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav.
An FIR has been registered at Police Station Gharinda in Amritsar.
Further investigation is underway to uncover the complete backwards and forward linkages and identify other persons involved in th... | |
| | | | 10 military-grade drones seized at Delhi Airport | | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Sept 29: Three Indian passengers were intercepted at Delhi airport with 10 professional-grade drones equipped with thermal imaging and laser range finders, described as military-grade unmanned aerial vehicles, officials said on Tuesday.
The drones, valued at over Rs 1.03 crore, were recovered from the passengers who had arrived at Terminal-3 from Hong Kong through Vietnam on September 25, an official statement said.
They were intercepted while crossing the gre... | |
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