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| ABVP's DUSU sweep leaves Rahul Gandhi cornered | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: A big win for the RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections has handed the BJP fresh ammunition against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, with party leaders framing the result as a direct rejection of his politics.
ABVP swept the president, secretary and joint secretary posts, while Congress's student wing, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), failed to win a single seat. The vice-president's post went instead to an independent candidate.
BJP spokesperson Siddharth Yadav told a press conference that Delhi University's mood reflected a rejection of Rahul Gandhi's brand of politics | |
| | | | Youth stand firmly with ‘Nation First’ ideology: Amit Shah | | |  Early Times Report
New Delhi, Sept 19: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday hailed the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad’s (ABVP) victory in the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, describing the outcome as a reflection of the sentiments of young people across the country.
In a post on X, Shah said Delhi University was not merely an educational institution as students from every corner of the country come there to pursue their studies. He said the university’s mandate t | |
| | | | Notice served, clock ticking: Bhalwal becomes next Rohingya crackdown zone | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: The demolition drive against illegal Rohingya settlements in Jammu is widening. After clearing out Narwal, the district administration has now set its sights on Bhalwal, issuing formal notices to plot owners accused of housing infiltrators on their land.
Officials have warned that if the makeshift settlements aren't vacated, those responsible will face criminal cases — and possible arrests. According to security agencies, roughly 50 Rohingya families are currently living in Bhalwal, with landowners reportedly charging them Rs 2,000 to 3,000 a month for electricity, water and land use. None of these occupants have undergone police verification — a detai | |
| | | | 2 years on, 5 nominated seats still empty: Assembly heads into Autumn session | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: Five seats reserved for nominated members in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly remain vacant as the House approaches its two-year mark — a gap that will still be unresolved when the autumn session opens in Srinagar next week.
The 10-day session, beginning September 21, will be the sixth since the assembly was elected in October 2024, yet the question of who fills these crucial seats continues to hang fire. Nominated members wield powers identical | |
| | | | Asian Games officially open in Nagoya, India eye repeat of Hangzhou success | | |  Early Times Report
New Delhi, Sept 19: The 20th Asian Games officially opened in Nagoya on Saturday, with Japan's Emperor Naruhito declaring the continental sporting extravaganza open at a colourful ceremony at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
The two-hour opening ceremony combined traditional Japanese elements with high-tech visuals, although the event was held before a stadium with several vacant sections after a turbulent build-up to the Games.
Emperor Naruhito attended the ceremony al | |
| | | | India's GDP will rise to USD 38 trillion in 20 years: NSA Doval | | |  Early Times Report
Roorkee, Sept 19: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Saturday that India's GDP would increase from the current USD 4.015 trillion to USD 38 trillion in the next 20 years.
Addressing the convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee as the chief guest, Doval said that the students are fortunate to be living in a transformative era where their future holds great promise.
Citing the example of Lord Ram, the NSA urged students to be | |
| | | | Ladakh's rock check dams withstand 200-cusec water flow | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU/LEH, Sept 19: Five innovative rock check dams constructed across the Sindhu River and its tributaries in Ladakh have successfully withstood water flows exceeding 200 cusecs during peak summer, with only a minor breach reported in one structure at Upshi near Leh, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena said on Saturday.
In a post on X, the LG said that the innovative rock check dams, conceived as lasting solution for water and agricultural sustainability in Ladakh, have borne encouraging results. The check dams were constructed over four months beginning May 27, when the river's water flow was around 20 cusecs. The structures were built using locally sourced bould | |
| | | | Police raid jewellery shop in Poonch, recover 5 AK-47 rounds, Pakistani currency | | | | Early Times Report
Poonch, Sept 19: A police party from Police Station Poonch, accompanied by a Forensic Science Laboratory team and a Naib Tehsildar, conducted a search of a jewellery shop at Main Market Poonch and recovered five AK-47 rounds, Pakistani currency and other material, police said. The search was conducted at the jewellery shop of Davinder Singh, son of Narinder Singh, a resident of Mohalla Khorinar, Poonch.
Police said the search resulted in the recovery of five AK-47 rounds, Pakistani currency amounting to Rs 105, 30 Pakistani posters and two Pakistani flags.
A case in this regard has been registered under the relevant sections of law. | |
| | | | Man killed, 5 injured in Doda accident | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 19: A man was killed and five others were injured after a Bolero vehicle they were travelling in lost control and overturned in the Marmat area of Doda district on Saturday, officials said. An official said that the accident occurred near Marmat when the Bolero vehicle bearing registration number JK06-6479 lost control and overturned, leaving one person dead and five others injured.
He said the injured were shifted to GMC Doda for medical aid, while the deceased was identified as Gulzar Ahmed, a resident of Kalhota.
The injured were later identified as Ashvin Singh, Pawan Kumar, Pinku Kumar, Kalyan Singh and Balbir Singh.
Police have taken cognisance of | |
| | | | Amit Kumar Gupta gets addl charge | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 18: J&K Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal Chairman Amit Kumar Gupta has been given the additional charge of Registrar (Headquarters) at the Resident Office of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in New Delhi. The High Court established the Resident Office through an order issued today.
Gupta will hold the additional charge until further orders, according to another order issued by the High Court. | |
| | | | Fire breaks out in Poonch District Hospital | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: Panic gripped the district hospital in Poonch after a fire broke out in a section on Saturday, but a swift response from hospital staff and the fire and emergency services brought the blaze under control before it could spread to the wards, officials said There were no reports of any casualties in the incident, they said.
The fire started at around 8 am in garbage dumped outside the hospital's labour room and quickly spread, engulfing the windows of a nearby room where unused hospital equipment was stored, the officials said.
Noticing the fire, the officials said, hospital staff immediately began efforts to douse the flames.
"The fire was accidental | |
| | | | BSF vehicle overturns; 5 jawans injured | | | | Early Times Report
RAMBAN/JAMMU, Sept 19: At least five Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured after a vehicle carrying them turned turtle in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police officials said The BSF vehicle was part of a Jammu-bound convoy, and the accident occurred near Chamba-Seri along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, officials added.
A rescue operation was launched immediately and the injured personnel -- Sub-Inspector Ghar Singh, driver Shamim Ahmed, Constables Sunil Kumar, Parshtum Kumar and Chandan Yadhav -- were evacuated to a hospital.
The condition of the driver, a resident of north Kashmir's Kupwara district, was stated to be serious, | |
| | | | 7 drug peddlers arrested in separate operations | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 19: Police have arrested seven alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Anantnag district, officials said on Saturday.
"Continuing its war against the drug menace, police in Anantnag arrested seven drug peddlers in separate actions and recovered a substantial quantity of contraband substances from their possession," a police spokesperson said.
Police apprehended three drug peddlers at Hatigam crossing in the Sringufwara area of the district, the spokesperson said. During the search, police recovered 1.378 kilograms of ganja and 12 grams of charas from their possession.
In another operation, police apprehended two drug peddlers at Nowshara Cross | |
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