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| Cong shifts focus from opposition unity to internal reconstruction | | | | Esarly Times Report
Jammu, Dec 24: The focus of the Congress party from the alliances seems to be turning inwards towards internal reconstruction rather than solely relying on the fragile unity of the I.N.D.I.A bloc, a constellation of opposition parties bound by a common desire to unseat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “This newfound introspection stems from a stark realization: opposition unity, a potent weapon in theory, might be a chimera in practice.
Recent fissures within the I.N.D.I.A bloc, most notably the ideological clashes and seat-sharing squabbles between the Congress and its allies, have ... | |
| | | | Terrorists kill retired Police Officer while giving call for prayers | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 24: A 72-year-old retired police officer, who was the local “muezzin”, was shot dead by terrorists while he was giving the call for “azaan” from a mosque in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday, police said.
Recalling the moments before Mohammad Shafi Mir was killed, his cousin Mohammad Mustafa, who was at home, said the call for the pre-dawn prayers was being given by a loudspeaker and suddenly it stopped. His last words were “reham (mercy)”, he... | |
| | | | Cowards won’t be spared: LG Sinha | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 24: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed condolences on the demise of former senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Mohd Shafi, who was shot dead by terrorists while offering prayers at a mosque in Baramulla on Sunday, saying that “cowards responsible for this barbaric act will not be spared.”
LG Sinha said that he is pained beyond words by the dastardly terrorist attack on retired police officer while he was giving a call for prayer in ... | |
| | | | PM Modi aims to make people self-reliant: Shah | | |  New Delhi, Dec 24: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to make 140 crore people, including the poor, in the country "atmanirbhar" (self-reliant) and has worked with dedication for it.
PM Modi wants to make India self-reliant in space technology and defence, and also aims to make the poor people self-reliant, Shah said addressing a gathering here of beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi scheme, which helps street vendors get easy loans.
The Union minist... | |
| | | | 2 drone-dropped packets seized | | | | Early Times Report
Akhnoor, Dec 24: Two drone-dropped packets containing arms and cash were seized in a joint operation by the Army and the police from a village near the Line of Control in Akhnoor sector here on Sunday, officials said.
The packets, believed to have been dropped by Pakistani drones for subversive activities, were noticed lying in an open field in Channi Dewano village in the Khour area at around 7.50 am, they said.
The Army and the police launched a joint operation immediately and the packets were opened with the help of a bomb disposal squad, leading to the recovery of the arms and cash, officials said. ... | |
| | | | Army Chief likely to visit Jammu today | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 24: Amid the recent terrorist attacks in the Poonch-Rajouri sector, India Army chief General Manoj Pande is likely to visit Jammu to review the situation there and discuss further strengthening the counter-terrorism grid there on Monday, defence sources said.
The visit comes a few days after four troops were killed in action in a terrorist attack on a convoy near Thanandi in the Rajouri sector of the state.
The Army chief is likely to visit Jammu and discuss t... | |
| | | | Special DG BSF visits Jammu frontier | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 24: Special Director General of Border Security Force Y B Khurania visited the troops along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu frontier, officials said on Sunday.
Khurania, who heads the Chandigarh-based Western command of the BSF, arrived here on Saturday on a two-day visit to review the security situation, a spokesperson of the border guarding force said.
D K Boora, Inspector General, BSF, Jammu frontier, briefed the Special DG about the prevailing security situation here.
Khurania visited the border outposts along the IB and also reviewed the operational preparedness of field formations along the LoC in Sunderbani and Ra... | |
| | | | Army pays tributes to fallen soldiers | | Poonch Terror Attack | |  Early Times Report
Rajouri/Jammu, Dec 24: A wreath laying ceremony was on Sunday held in Rajouri for the five soldiers who lost their lives after being ambushed by terrorists in nearby Poonch district, officials said.
A search operation to track down the fleeing terrorists continues near the scene of the ambush, while mobile internet services remained suspended in the twin districts for the second day on Sunday, they said.
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Upend... | |
| | | | Rusted mortar shell defused | | | | Early Times Report
SAMBA, Dec 24: A bomb disposal squad of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday defused a rusted mortar shell in a controlled explosion in Samba district, officials said. The mortar shell was found lying in a field in Regal, a border village in the Rajpura area, by locals, they said.
Acting on information, the bomb disposal squad reached the spot and recovered the mortar shell, the officials said.
The explosive weapon was taken to an isolated place and later safely destroyed in a controlled explosion, they added.... | |
| | | | Srinagar freezes at minus 2.1°C | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 24: Cold wave continued across Kashmir on Sunday as Srinagar city recorded minus 2.1 as the minimum temperature.
A Meteorological (MeT) department statement mentioned that the minimum temperature was minus 2.1 degrees Celsius in Srinagar while it was minus 3.5 and minus 3.9 in Gulmarg and Pahalgam respectively.
“Leh town in Ladakh region recorded minus 10.2 and Kargil minus 6.8 as the night’s lowest temperature.
“Jammu city recorded 9.6, Katra 8.8, Batote 6.5, Bhaderwah 2.6 and Banihal 7.2 as the minimum temperature”.
The 40-day long period of harsh winter cold started on December 21 and will end on January 30 ... | |
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