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| Morale booster: PM visits Team India dressing room, Shami shares emotive picture with a hug | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: To boost the morale of the members of the Indian cricket team after a heart-wrenching defeat against Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spared some time from his busy schedule and visited the dressing room of the team to interact with them.
Despite the disappointment, the indomitable spirit displayed by the Men in Blue did not go unnoticed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally visited the team's dressing room to offer words of support and a hug for pacer Mohammad Shami, the highest wicket-taker of the tournament.
After the Prime Minister’s visit, Indian pacer Mohammad Shami thanked all Indians for their unwavering support throughout the tournament in a tweet and shared a picture of the P... | |
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| Tragedy: Minor sisters lose father, mother in Doda accident | | 1-year old Vaishali, 2.5 year old Divashi undergoing treatment | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: In a heart-wrenching incident that unfolded last week, a tragic accident in the Doda district claimed the lives of 39 individuals, leaving behind a trail of grief and despair. Among the victims were the parents of two young girls, Vaishali, aged 1, and Divashi, 2.5 years old, who now find themselves orphaned in the aftermath of the devastating incident.
The family, originally hailing from Chhattisgarh, had come to Kishtwar six months ago in search of work. Ramesh, the father, worked as a mason, and along with his wife, had embarked on the journey back to their hometown in Chhattisgarh, after earning some money. The ill-fated journey took a tragic turn w... | |
| | | | CBI court frames charges against Grameen Bank Branch Manager, others | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: Special Judge CBI Srinagar SC Katal framed charges against Ishtiyaq Ahmad Parray Branch Head at Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank Mirgund, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani and Ghulam Mohammad Dar U/Sec. 5(1)(c)/5(2) J&K PC Act. Svt. 2006 r/w Sections 120-B, 409, 420 & 471 RPC.
Special Judge CBI Srinagar SC Katal after hearing both the sides observed that prosecution case is that one Ishtiyaq Ahmad Parray during his tenure (from 01.02.2014 to 04.06.2018) as Branch Head at JKGB Mirgund in pursuance to criminal conspiracy hatched with other unknown public servants and Private persons, have embezzled bank money to the tune of rupees three crores by way of sanctioning of... | |
| | | | KU V-C sacks director, contractual faculty of DDU Kaushal Kendra | | B.Voc courses overrun deadlines | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 20: The Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir has sacked Director and contractual faculty of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushal Kendra after two of its B.Voc courses overran deadlines by a huge margin. According to the details Director of DDU Kaushal Kendra along with three contractual staff members were relieved “with immediate effect” owing to closure of the project, which was launched by KU in 2019.
Notably, the B.Voc course in Automotive Technology and B.Voc course in Electronic Media overran completion deadlines, with students of one batch left with incomplete syllabus and without examinations for more than a year.
Surprisingly, while the Central pr... | |
| | | | Fix responsibility up to last man, give responsibility to juniors: DGP tells officers | | Inspects Crime Branch Hqrs, ZPHQ, Jammu, SSP Traffic Jammu City and RPHQ, Udhampur; chairs series of meetings | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: “Fix responsibility up to last man, but also give juniors required authority and resources, condone honest mistakes but take action against incorrigible personnel”. This was stated by Director General of Police, J&K, Sh R R Swain during his interaction with senior police officers in different meetings today. The DGP interacted & discussed various policing issues during his visit to Crime Branch Headquarters Zonal Police Headquarters Jammu, Range DIG Udhamp... | |
| | | | Lal Singh’s bail plea: Session Court reserves order | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: Principal Sessions Judge Jammu Sanjay Parihar today after Adv Rajesh Kotwal for the Choudhary Lal Singh whereas Special PP Ashwani Khajuria for the ED, reserved the order on bail plea of former Minister and Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party (DSSP) supremo Lal Singh.
It is worthwhile to mention here that Choudhary Lal Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on November 7, 2023 and ED tooks two time Police remand and then on November 14, Lal Singh se... | |
| | | | Kashmir: Cold conditions intensify as temperature dips amid haze and fog | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 20: Cold conditions intensified as night temperatures plummeted in most parts of the Kashmir valley amid fog and haze engulfed plains, disrupting normal activities on Monday.
Meteorological Centre Srinagar forecast the weather to remain dry over Jammu and Kashmir with morning fog at isolated places over the plains of Kashmir division during the next 24 hours.
Cold wintry conditions prevailed in Kashmir Valley, and the dry weather and cloudy sky in Srinagar, coupled with haze and fog engulfed at many places, including the famous Dal Lake and its adjoining localities, affected the visibility in the area on Monday. The commuters had to move their vehicle... | |
| | | | NIA registers case against SFJ founder after his threatening video | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: Taking serious note of his threatening video, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday registered a case against designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the founder of the banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).
The case was registered over his latest viral video threatening the passengers flying and Air India Airlines with a global blockade and closure of the operations of the airline from 19th November.
The NIA has booked Pannun under sections 120B, 153A & 506 of the IPC and sections 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 18B & 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Pannun, the self-proclaimed General Counsel’ of the outlawed ‘Unlawful Assoc... | |
| | | | Carry out drive to identify children for adoption: SC directs States, UTs | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Nov 20: Noting the “mismatch” between the number of children legally available for adoption and registered prospective adoptive parents, the Supreme Court on Monday directed all states and the Union territories to carry out a drive every two months to identify the children in abandoned and surrendered (OAS) category in child care institutions. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra said the first of such an exercise should be carried out by December 7.
“All states and UTs are directed to ensure that within every district Specialised Adoption Agency (SAA) shall be set up by January 31, 2024.
“The nodal depart... | |
| | | | 2 minor girls among 4 dead in separate accidents | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 20: Four people, including two minor girls, were killed in two separate accidents in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, police said on Monday.
Surjeet Kumar (40) and his daughter Sonali (11) of Shab-e-Check village of Rajbagh were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a truck at Lakhanpur on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway around 12.45 pm, a police official said.
They were returning to their village from Pathankot when their motorcycle was hit by the Jammu-bound truck, the official said.
In another accident, a woman and her granddaughter were killed when they were hit by an unknown motorcycle near Sadq-e-Check on the highway on Sunday evening, the offic... | |
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