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| 3 berths, 1 big secret: CM Omar says ‘names finalised’, but who makes the cut? | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 24: The countdown has begun in J&K’s corridors of power. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has declared that the names are locked in, but he has not said whose they are.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday after meeting Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan, Omar said the long-awaited reshuffle and expansion of his Council of Ministers is likely next week. He has asked the LG to keep the first two to three days free for the swearing-in.
His message to restless party legislators was blunt. “Those who want to become ministers need not send me their biodata anymore. The names have already been finalised,” he said. The remark was aimed at Nati | |
| | | | 8th-pass ‘dentist’s aide’ fooled system for 20 years | | Crime Branch EOW files chargesheet against Sohan Lal Singh and his late father | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 24: For over two decades, patients at a Primary Health Centre in the border town of Arnia were treated by a man who, according to investigators, never even cleared Class 10.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Jammu has now exposed a shocking case of forgery. Sohan Lal Singh, an eighth-pass, allegedly secured a government job as a Dental Assistant on a fake matriculation certificate and kept it for nearly 20 years. Only after this long stretch did the authorities wake up and begin verifying his credentials.
The agency has filed a chargesheet before the court of the 4th Additional Munsiff, Jammu, against Sohan Lal Singh and his fat | |
| | | | Women as pawns: Pak-linked terror-funding module busted, 4 females among 6 held | | | | Muskan Thakur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 24: Jammu and Kashmir Police have busted what they describe as a terror-financing and separatist-propaganda network in north Kashmir. Six people, four of them women, have been arrested in Bandipora district. Police allege the network was run on the orders of a Pakistan-based handler, and it is the presence of four women in a single module that has set alarm bells ringing in security circles.
According to police, the module’s leader is Waheed Ahmed Butt, a resident of Handwara in Kupwara district. He was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in 2022 in connection with an anti-national rally in Kupwara, and was released | |
| | | | CM Omar calls on LG Sinha | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here, officials said.
Abdullah reached the Lok Bhawan around 11 am to meet Sinha, they said.
The officials said the chief minister is likely to discuss issues related to governance in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sinha was out of the Union territory owing to his health, and returned to J-K on Thursday. Further details of the meeting were awaited, they added. | |
| | | | Turn every opportunity into a new possibility: LG Sinha to youth | | Pays tribute to Dr Rahi Masoom Raza on his centenary celebration event | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha paid rich tributes to eminent litterateur Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza on the occasion of his birth centenary celebration event and highlighted his immense contribution to Indian literature and cinema.
In a message delivered for the commemorative programme organised in Ghazipur, the Lieutenant Governor noted that Rahi Sahab’s writings reflected the spirit of Ghazipur, Purvanchal, and India, while carrying a universal vision rooted in humanity and cultural harmony.
The Lieutenant Governor said that Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, through works such as Aadha Gaon, Topi Shukla, and Katra Bi Arzoo, as well as his contribution to the scree | |
| | | | Sajjan Singh Yadav to succeed Atal Dulloo as J&K Chief Secy | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 24: Senior IAS officer Sajjan Singh Yadav, a 1995-batch AGMUT cadre officer, is set to replace Atal Dulloo as the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, according to an order issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Dulloo, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was appointed to the post with effect from December 1, 2023. He is scheduled to superannuate on October 31, paving the way for the change in the top administrative position in the Union Territory.
“With the approval of the competent authority, Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav is hereby transferred from Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir as chief secretary, Jammu and Kashmir, w.e.f. from | |
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