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Meanwhile, Sachin Pilot will address rallies in Kathua in support of Congress candidates, including Choudhary Lal Singh for the Udhampur constituency and Raman Bhalla for the Jammu Lok Sabha seat.
With the first phase of campaigning nearing its conclusion, these rallies hold strategic significance, particularly in hotly contested constituencies like Udhampur and Jammu.
In Udhampur, the battle is primarily between Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Congress’ Choudhary Lal Singh, with other candidates also vying for attention. The constituency heads to the polls on April 19.
Similarly, in Jammu, the main contest is between BJP’s Jugal Kishore and Congress’ Raman Bhalla, with other parties also in the fray. This constituency is spread over four districts and is scheduled for elections in the second phase on April 26, 2024.
Furthermore, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Security, Shamsheer Hussain, also issued an advisory for people to arrive on time for smooth entry before the start of the programme. (KNO)
Israel, damaging the Nevatim airbase in southern Israel.
Some projectiles penetrated the defensive shield. IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari confirmed a direct hit on an airbase in southern Israel that caused “minor damage to infrastructure” though the base remained fully operational.
Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian asserted that the Security Council’s inaction emboldened Netanyahu to disregard laws, clarifying that Iran’s military operation against Israeli Occupation was targeted and limited in scope, avoiding economic or civilian targets. He emphasized the precision of Iran’s response, targeting the launch sites of F-35 aircraft as a legitimate act of self-defense.
The New York Times cited Israeli intelligence sources as saying the main targets appeared to be military installations in the occupied Golan Heights, in the far north, and the Negev desert, in the far south.
Tehran’s ally in Lebanon, Hezbollah, fired volleys of rockets at the Golan Heights at the same time as the Iranian bombardment, and the Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen claimed they had also joined the attack.
The authorities have also asked the people living in these districts to dial 112 for help in case of any emergency. not hail from here.
The NC candidate said his focus will be on undoing the decisions taken by the Centre in August 2019 by abrogating Article 370 and downgrading a fullfledged state into two Union territories.
“I will try to reach out to each and every block and tehsil in the constituency. I will listen to the people about their issues but the main focus will be to right the wrongs that were committed after August 2019, the uncertainty that is prevailing, the downgrading of a full-fledged state into two Union territories. The people have not accepted this decision.
“In terms of development, I will replicate in the Parliament constituency what I have done in my assembly constituency (Kangan). I have listened to the poor, the youth and unemployed which resulted in people voting for me time after time.
“But all this is possible only when the political uncertainty ends. You can see this uncertainty in Ladakh and Jammu while it is there in Kashmir also,” he added. 45 per cent of the seizures are of drugs and narcotics, which are under the special focus of the Commission, it added.