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Former DySP, 5 others suffocate to death in Kathua 12/18/2024 10:33:10 PM Early Times Report  Dec 18: A former deputy superintendent of police and his three-year-old grandson were among six people who suffocated to death when their rented accommodation caught fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district early on Wednesday, an official said. Four other people injured in the incident were undergoing treatment in a hospital. According to police, locals noticed the house on fire around 2:30 am and rushed to rescue its occupants. The house was filled with thick smoke, suffocating its occupants in their sleep, they said. The victims were shifted to the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in Kathua where six of them, including two minors, were declared ‘brought dead’, officials said. The deceased have been identified as 81-year-old former deputy SP Avtar ...   READ MORE

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LG Sinha, CM Omar express grief 12/18/2024 10:32:50 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 18: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah have expressed sadness over the loss of lives in a tragic fire incident that occurred in Kathua district. In a condolence message, the Lt Governor said: “Extremely saddened by the loss of lives due to a tragic fire in Kathua. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I wish the injured a speedy recovery”. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister in his condolence message described the...   READ MORE   Employers can file wage details till Jan 31 for higher pension 12/18/2024 10:32:40 PM New Delhi, Dec 18: Retirement fund body EPFO has extended time till January 31, 2025 for employers to upload wage details etc regarding 3.1 lakh pending applications for pension on higher wages. An online facility was made available by EPFO for submitting applications for validation of options/joint options for pension on higher wages, a labour ministry statement said. The facility was for eligible pensioners or members in compliance with the Supreme Court order on November 4, 2022. It was la...   READ MORE   LG chairs 73rd meeting of SMVDSB; inaugurates pilgrims-centric facilities 12/18/2024 10:32:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 18: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the 73rd Meeting of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), today at Raj Bhawan. Dr Mandeep K. Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor and Sh Anshul Garg, CEO, SMVDSB also attended the meeting. On the sidelines of the meeting, the Lieutenant Governor inaugurated and dedicated various pilgrims-centric facilities including Yatri Facilitation Centre at Railway Station Katra and Yatri Facilitation cum ...   READ MORE   Pitiable: SC on pension of retired High Court Judges 12/18/2024 10:32:07 PM NEW DELHI, Dec 18: The Supreme Court on Wednesday lamented the meagre pension, ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000, being given to some retired high court judges and termed it “pitiable”. The Apex Court asked the authorities to have a “humane approach” instead of adopting a “legal approach”. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan was dealing with a batch of pleas raising the issue of different pension being payable to retired high court judges. One of the key reasons was that the ...   READ MORE   Katra observes shutdown 12/18/2024 10:31:52 PM Early Times Report Katra/Jammu, Dec 18: Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra, the base camp for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage, observed a shutdown on Wednesday in protest against the proposed Rs 250-crore ropeway project connecting Tarakote Marg to Sanji Chhat, which leads to the cave shrine in Reasi district. Alleging that the ropeway would destroy the livelihoods of local business owners, the Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, which claims to represent shopkeepers, pony operators and palanquin owner...   READ MORE   INTERVIEW :BJP committed to restore J&K statehood: Arvind Gupta ‘Kashmir based parties still stuck in past, Article 370 is a history’ 12/18/2024 10:31:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 18: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Jammu West, Arvind Gupta, on Wednesday said that his party is committed to restoring Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. Speaking exclusively to Early Times, Gupta emphasized that the Ministry of Home Affairs is closely monitoring the situation and that the decision to restore statehood lies with the Centre. “BJP also wants J&K to become a state again,” Gupta stated. “I...   READ MORE   Kashmir continues to freeze 12/18/2024 10:30:51 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 18: Freezing cold continues to hold its grip in Kashmir valley even as there was slight improvement in night temperature at many places on Wednesday, officials said. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said the cold wave will continue with overall no significant change in the weather till December 26. The minimum temperature at Srinagar recorded during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday slightly improved and recorded at minus 4.5?C against the 5.3?C the previous night. This was 2.5?C below normal for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir during this period of the season. Tourist spot of Pahalgam remained the coldest place despite a margin...   READ MORE   Fire guts 3 shops in Katra 12/18/2024 10:30:46 PM Early Times Report KATRA/JAMMU, Dec 18: Three shops were gutted in a fire incident on the route to cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Wednesday, officials said. The fire broke out in a shop at Churan Padika on the track and spread to other shops, they said. Police, personnel of fire service department and the shrine board doused the fire by carrying out an operation, the officials said, adding reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained....   READ MORE   Arms, ammunition recovered 12/18/2024 10:30:40 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 18: Security forces have recovered a cache of arms, ammunition and narcotics from a forest area near the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, the army said on Wednesday. Acting on a specific intelligence input, the army and police launched a joint search operation in Amrohi area of Tangdhar near the LoC on Tuesday. “During search, four Pistols, six Pistol Magazines, approx four Kgs of narcotics and other war-like stores have been recovered,” the army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps posted on its X handle. “#ChinarCorps remains steadfast in its commitment to keep Kashmir terror-free,” it added...   READ MORE

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