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| J&K Lok Sabha seats likely to rise to 7–8 as Women’s Quota Bill advances | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 12: With the Union Cabinet approving a draft bill to amend the Women’s Reservation Act, the number of Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to increase from the existing five to seven or eight.
As per the proposal, 33 per cent of the total seats will be reserved for women. This would translate into two seats if the total rises to seven, and three seats if it goes up to eight.
At present, there are five Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, two seats each in the Jammu and Kashmir divisions and one is divided between two regions.
The draft amendment was cleared during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The propo | |
| | | | 415 building permits issued by TDAs in 2025–26 | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 12: In a sign of a boom in the tourism sector in J&K, up to 415 building permissions were issued by tourism development authorities (TDAs) in 2025–26, exceeding the combined total of the preceding two financial years.
Overall, 807 building permissions were granted between 2023 and 2026 in the Union territory, according to official data.
The TDAs also identified over 500 unauthorised constructions across key tourist destinations in the past three financial years, with authorities issuing notices, lodging FIRs, imposing penalties and carrying out demolitions.
Quoting available data, the tourism department officials said 245 building permissions were granted | |
| | | | Iran took ‘principled stand’: Mehbooba on peace talks | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 12: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the talks between Iran and the United States have not failed as it would take time to resolve their problems, and asserted that Tehran had taken a principled stand.
“I do not think the dialogue has failed. It is a complicated matter for which such a huge war was fought. If you think that this issue will be resolved overnight, it does not work like that,” Mufti told reporters after a party rally in Pulwama.
The US and Iranian delegations left Pakistan on Sunday after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement during their 21-hour talks in Islamabad to end the West Asia conflict, with US Vice President | |
| | | | Time has come to implement women’s reservation act: PM Modi’s letter to LS, RS floor leaders | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Apr 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the time has come for the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Act in its true spirit and the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and Assembly elections are conducted with the quota for women in place.
In a letter to the floor leaders of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, ahead of the three-day special sittings of Parliament, Modi also asked all members to come together in one voice to pass the amendments to the women’s reservation law, officially known as Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.
“After extensive deliberations, we have reached the conclusion that the time has now come to implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam | |
| | | | Ahead of special parliament session, BJP issues whip for MPs | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Apr 12: The BJP has issued a three-line whip to all of its MPs, urging them to remain present in their respective House during the extended Budget session of Parliament starting Thursday.
The Modi Government has convened a special three-day sitting from April 16 to 18, during which proposed amendments to the Women’s Reservation Act are likely to be brought for consideration and passage.
The Union Cabinet is learnt to have cleared on Wednesday (April 8) draft bills which seek to implement the women’s quota before the 2029 parliamentary polls and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, with 273 reserved for women.
In a message to all of its MPs, the | |
| | | | Legendary singer Asha Bhosle passes away | | | | Early Times Report
MUMBAI, Apr 12: Asha Bhosle, who not only survived in the shadow of her sister’s greatness but stepped out of it with a genre-defying voice to create her own universe in Hindi playback singing, died on Sunday. She was 92.
Asha, one half of the Mangeshkar sisters whose versatility was unmatched even by her sister, was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on Saturday evening due to chest infection and exhaustion, her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle said.
Asha, who got married to Ganpatrao Bhosle in 1949 when she was 16 and later in life married collaborator and composer R D Burman, is survived by her son Anand and her grandchildren.
“She passed way due to multi organ failure | |
| | | | Search operation launched in Samba | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 12: A massive search operation was launched after suspicious movement of two individuals was reported in a village near the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.
The joint search operation by police, Army and Border Security Force (BSF) is underway in Pangdour, SIDCO forest and adjoining areas, including Basantar Nallah, the officials said.
They said a caretaker at an animal farm reported movement of two unidentified individuals at Pangdour around 8.30 pm on Saturday, prompting a swift response by the police and army.
However, the suspected persons could not be traced, the officials said, adding a party of | |
| | | | 4.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Doda | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 12: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale occured in Doda in Jammu and Kashmir at 04.32 hours, the National Centre for Seismology informed on Sunday early morning.
The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, with the epicentre located at latitude 33.090 N and longitude 75.928 E.
Taking it to X, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said, EQ of M: 3.0, On: 12/04/2026 04:37:19 IST, Lat: 33.090 N, Long: 75.928 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Doda, Jammu and Kashmir.
Earthquakes can occur anywhere between the Earth’s surface and about 700 kilometres below the surface. For scientific purposes, this earthquake depth range of 0 – 700 km is divide | |
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