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| Conduct ops in most professional manner: Army Chief in Poonch | | |  Early Times Report
RAJOURI/Jammu, Dec 25: Amid an ongoing operation to track down terrorists behind the ambush that left four soldiers dead in Poonch last week, Army Chief General Manoj Pande visited the ground zero on Monday and exhorted the commanders to conduct the operations in the “most professional manner”. The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) also asked them to remain resolute and steadfast against all challenges.
Three civilians picked up by the Army for questioning after the terrorist am... | |
| | | | Searches intensified | | | | Early Times Report
Poonch, Dec 25: Additional security personnel were deployed in the Poonch district on Monday even as a search operation was ongoing in the forested terrain of Dera ki Gali, where two Army vehicles were ambushed by heavily armed terrorists from across the border last week.
Additional forces were also deployed in the Bafliaz area of Poonch district, officials informed.
Four Army personnel lost their lives while three others were injured in the ambush attack on Thursday, last week.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, the four fallen soldiers, Naik Birender Singh, Rifleman Gautam Kumar, Naik Karan Kumar, and Rifleman Chandan Kumar, were accorded a tearful senf-off at a wreath-laying ... | |
| | | | Bodies of martyrs reach hometowns | | | | Kanpur, Dec 25: The remains of two army personnel, Naik Karan Kumar and Naik Virendra Singh, who lost their lives in a terrorist ambush on Thursday in the Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, were brought to Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur and Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, respectively, on Monday.
Naik Virendra Singh is a resident of Chamoli district, while Naik Karan Kumar is from Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district.
Earlier in the day, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami paid tribute to two army personnel, Naik Virendra Singh and
Rifleman Gautam Kumar, who lost their lives in a terrorist ambush on Thursday in the Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
CM Dhami also met the family members of... | |
| | | | 2 dead, 12 injured in Reasi accident | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 25: Two people were killed and 12 injured on Monday when a minibus carrying a wedding party skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said.
The bus was travelling from Balmatkote to Badar village when the accident took place near Dhamini around 6 am, Chassana SHO Suman Singh said. A rescue operation was launched immediately and one man identified as Mohd Ashraf (25) was found dead. Thirteen others, including nine girls aged between three and 19 years, were taken to
hospital. One of the critically injured people 17-year-old Tahir Ahmad succumbed while being shifted to Rajouri for specialised treatment, the... | |
| | | | Youth shot dead in Gadwal | | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 25: A shocking incident unfolded in Gadwal village, under the jurisdiction of Ramgarh police station on Monday, as a young man, identified as Akshay, son of Banarasi Das, fell victim to a brutal and audacious attack by unknown miscreants.
According to the details available with Early Times armed men descended upon the main chowk of Gadwal village around 6:00 pm and assaulted the victim Akshay.
“He was shot dead on the spot,” witnesses said.
Police have registered a case under FIR no. 93/2023 and a hunt has been launched to trace the assailants. ... | |
| | | | Man uses social media for extortion, arrested | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 25: Police on Monday arrested a man for cheating and extracting money from people illegally in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Police said that taking cognizance of social media reports and on the basis of complaint received that an individual named Saqib Bashir Ganai of Rakh Moman Bijbehara, District Anantnag has been cheating and intimidating people in order to illegally extort money from them, legal action has been initiated against the said person and case FIR No. 294/2023 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Bijbehera.
A Police official said that citizens should exercise appropriate caution while using internet ... | |
| | | | Farooq gives in, says holding talks with Pak Centre’s decision | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 25: National Conference president and former J&K chief minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah has given up his demand that India should hold talks with Pakistan to settle disputes.
While condemning the killing of a retired police officer in a mosque, Dr Farooq said, “I regret the killing (of the officer). The commoners should understand that we are losing our soldiers, officers and commoners.”
When a reporter asked him whether he wants India and Pakistan to talk to address the problem, he said “The Central Government has to decide on the subject.”
It may be recalled that after every terror attack, Dr Farooq used to raise the pitch for dialogue between India and Pak... | |
| | | | Telecom Bill gets Prez’s assent | | | | New Delhi, Dec 25: The landmark Telecommunications Bill, which was passed by Parliament recently, has received the President's assent.
'The Telecommunications Act, 2023' is set to overhaul the country's century-old telecom law to make the sector investor-friendly; it prioritises user protection but also extends powers to the government to intercept communications.
While it excludes from its ambit broadcasting, and over-the-top services such as WhatsApp and Telegram, it cements rules for spectrum allocation and provides for a non-
auction route for assigning airwaves for satellite-based communication services.
The legislation - which allows the government to temporarily take control o... | |
| | | | Thick fog blanket covers Srinagar | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 25: A dense layer of fog engulfed Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday affecting normal life, officials said.
There was less than usual traffic on roads in the morning while vehicles were seen moving at low speeds due to the reduced visibility.
“The visibility in Srinagar at 8.30 am was 91 metres due to the fog cover. The motorists should drive carefully due to the low visibility,” an official of the local meteorological office said.
A Srinagar Airport official said some of the flights from Delhi have been delayed due to poor visibility in the national capital.
“We do not have any issues on this side but some Srinagar... | |
| | | | Investments of thousands of crores made in Indore’s vicinity: PM Modi | | | | New Delhi, Dec 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said investments of thousands of crores have been made in Indore’s vicinity during the BJP’s “double-engine” government.
This will give rise to thousands of employment opportunities, Modi said addressing via video link a programme organised to distribute dues worth Rs 224 crore pertaining to workers of the Hukumchand Mill in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city.
The decision will benefit more than 4,800 labourers, he said at the programme ‘Mazdooron ka Hit, Mazdooron ko Samarpit’.
The PM also praised the state government for resolving this issue, which was pending for a long time, and said he was fortunate to be a part of this event.
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