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| HM Shah credits CRPF for playing key role in restoring peace in J&K | | Says stone pelting incidents in Kashmir have come down to zero | |  Early Times Report
Guwahati, Feb 21: Crediting security forces, particularly the Central Reserve Police Force, for restoring peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that incidents of stone pelting in Kashmir have come down to “zero.”
Addressing the 87th Raising Day parade of the force in Guwahati, Shah said, “Stone pelting incidents in Kashmir have become zero. Industries are coming up, and development is taking place. CRPF, BSF and especially Jammu and Kashmir Police have a huge contribution in this,” he said.
He said that after the abrogation of the Article 370 not a single bullet was needed to be fired in Jammu and Kashmir, with the CRPF playing ... | |
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| Slams LoP over SIR protests | | Says ‘opposition shielding infiltrators for vote bank’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Election Commission of India has initiated the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to identify infiltrators, alleging that the Leader of the Opposition has launched protests against the exercise. Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of the headquarters of the 10th Battalion of the Assam Police in Kamrup, Assam, Shah asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the courage and resolve to free the country from infiltrators.
He said the cooperation of state governments is crucial in removing infiltrators and claimed that such action would not be possible if opposition... | |
| | | | SIR exercise likely to delay Panchayats, ULBs polls in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: Elections to Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to be further delayed as the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the Union Territory, along with several other states and UTs.
The ECI is planning to launch the SIR exercise in Jammu and Kashmir in April or May, once the harsh winter recedes. The revision process aims to comprehensively update voter lists and eliminate discrepancies to ensure error-free electoral rolls.
According to official sources, the Commission has written to the Chief Electoral Officers of 17 states and five Union ... | |
| | | | Shantmanu takes oath as J&K SEC | | Hints at holding local body elections | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: Former bureaucrat Shantmanu, who was on Saturday sworn in as the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir for a five-year term, underscored the importance of holding the long-pending panchayat and urban local body elections in the Union Territory.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to the retired IAS officer at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan here.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and ... | |
| | | | LoP Sharma hits out J&K Govt for ‘outsourcing’ 23,000 jobs | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 21: The Jammu and Kashmir government has “shattered” the dreams of unemployed youth in the Union territory by “outsourcing” around 23,000 jobs, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma said on Saturday.
The BJP leader asked the Omar Abdullah government to rollback the order or face the “wrath of the youth”.
“The Abdullah government has outsourced, sold around 23,000 jobs instead of filling them through a transparent recruitment process. It has shattered the ... | |
| | | | Jammu Police arrest accused for assaulting on duty officer | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: Jammu Police South Zone have taken cognizance of a viral video circulating on social media regarding an incident involving a police officer in uniform.
On 20.02.2026, a written complaint was lodged by SI Rajesh Kumar, posted at DPL Jammu, stating that while on official duty and present at Trikuta Nagar Park for meal/medical purposes, a youth approached him and started using abusive and unparliamentary language. The individual further issued threats and phy... | |
| | | | Jammu Admin modifies orders regarding salary drawal | | NOCs for payment of electricity, water usage charges | | 
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JAMMU, Feb 21: Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Dr. Rakesh Minhas has issued two partial modification orders concerning the requirement of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for payment of Electricity Charges and Water Usage Charges in respect of Government employees in District Jammu.
As per the orders issued by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, a relaxation has been granted in the earlier instructions mandating submission of NOCs for salary drawal.
Electricity ... | |
| | | | NMC approves 24 super-specialty PG seats for J&K | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 21: In a landmark development and significant boost to specialised medical education in Jammu and Kashmir, National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 24 new super-specialty postgraduate (PG) seats in Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) of Jammu and Srinagar, and SKIMS Soura.
The seats have been approved in streams like Cardiology, Urology, Pulmonary Medicine, Medical Gastroenterology, Paediatric Surgery, Neuro-Anaesthesia, Paediatric and Neonatal Anaesthesi... | |
| | | | 1990 IAF Attack Case: Another witness identifies Malik, Pahloo | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: Another eyewitness on Saturday identified Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik and Mohammad Rafiq Pahloo alias “Nanaji” as one of the shooters involved in the January 25, 1990, attack on a group of Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel in Srinagar, officials said. The key prosecution witness identified the two accused during a hearing at the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court in Jammu, they said.
Earlier on January 31, another eyewitness had identified Malik’s close confidant Showkat Bakshi as one of the shooters.
In January 2024, Malik was identified as the main shooter by former IAF corporal Rajwar Umeshwa... | |
| | | | Srinagar records 21.0°C, all-time temperature record for February shattered | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 21: Independent weatherman Faizan Keng has said that an all-time temperature record for February was shattered in Srinagar on Saturday, with the maximum temperature soaring to 21.0°C.
He said, “The reading is now officially the highest ever recorded in the month of February in Srinagar. The previous all-time February record stood at 20.6°C, which was observed on February 24, 2016.”
He said that what makes the development even more remarkable is the magnitude of the anomaly. “Today’s temperature was a massive +10.0°C above normal, which is an extraordinary deviation for late winter in the Valley,” he said.
Keng said, “This is not an isolated spike bu... | |
| | | | 5 injured | | | | Early Times Report
Banihal, Feb 21: Five persons sustained injuries after a private car met with an accident near Railway Chowk in Banihal area of Ramban district on Saturday.
Sources said the vehicle bearing registration number UP20CY5823 was travelling from Jammu towards Srinagar when the driver reportedly lost control near the busy highway junction, leading to the mishap.
Soon after the incident, locals and police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured occupants to a nearby hospital for treatment. The condition of all the injured is stated to be stable.
Police have taken cognizance of the incident and initiated necessary proceedings.... | |
| | | | IED detected | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 21: Security forces on Saturday destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) they detected in Ganderbal district, officials said.
The IED was kept inside a bag and placed on the roadside at Gulab Sheikh Mohalla near Kohestan Colony in the district’s Safapora area.
The officials said security forces cordoned off the area and traffic was halted.
A bomb disposal squad was called to the spot and the IED was destroyed without causing any harm, they added.... | |
| | | | 7 CRPF men injured | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 21: Seven personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in a road accident in the Dagpora area of Srinagar on Saturday, officials said.
Officials said that the the accident occurred at Umar Hair, Dagpora Road in Ahmad Nagar when the driver of a BP bunker vehicle lost control, causing the vehicle to skid off the road and plunge into a water canal.
They said injured personnel were shifted to Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura for treatment.
The injured have been identified as Naginder Singh (36), Ajit Kumar Ram (36), Raj Kishore Rai (40), Amit Kumar Yadav (38), Rajdhan Ram (55), Mankar Kumar (40) and Neeraj Ku... | |
| | | | Terrorist hideout | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: The army on Saturday busted a terrorist hideout in a remote village in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir and seized a pistol and other logistic stores, an official said.
The hideout was set up inside a natural cave and was unearthed during a search operation in the general area of Hari Budha bowl, the army’s White Knight Corps said in a post on X.
During the systematic search of suspicious locations, including cave-like structures, the troops came across the hideout and effected the recovery, which also included clothing and eatables.
“The operation reinforces sustained surveillance and proactive domination of the area,” the army said. ... | |
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