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| Maha Shivratri celebrated with religious fervour across Akhnoor | | | | Early Times Report
AKHNOOR, Feb 18: Mahashivratri was today celebrated with religious fervour across Akhnoor with thousands of devotees visiting various temples to offer special prayers. Devotees in thousands from different parts of Jammu visited historic Kameshwar temple Akhnoor, Shiv Temple Gosan, Shiv Temple Jia Potta and Shiv Temple Balle Da Bagh to pay obeisance and offering special prayers.
Elaborate arrangements were made by the temple management committees for the smooth darshan of Shiva lingam by the devotees. Drinking water, free food, medicare facilities for the devotees were also put in place by the management.
SSP Mohan Lal Bhagat also visited the temple and paid obeisance to Lord Shiva and offered prayers for the peace and prosperity of the nation. While interacting with the devotees, SSP Mohan Lal extended Shivratri greetings to all and said that festivals were a harbinger of peace, prosperity and promote communal harmony and people should celebrate them with enthusiasm and traditional fervour. He asked the people to maintain peace and promote communal harmony wh... | |
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| Now Lithium deposits in Jammu frustrate Pak terror groups, Intel agencies alert JK Govt | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: The discovery of the big deposits of Lithium in Jammu province has further frustrated the terror groups based in Jammu prompting the intelligence agencies to alert the government about the “evil intentions of the enemy country.”
Sources said the intelligence agencies have accessed terror intercepts whereby, The Resistance Front, a dreaded terror group based in Pakistan, has been spreading a misinformation campaign to create chaos and to unleash terror.
While the TRF has been notorious for the threat letters against the Kashmir Pandit community in particular, in the latest, the Lashkar offshoot has spewed venom against the lithium deposits.
In one... | |
| | | | Agitating Ladakhi groups give some time to Centre for opening backdoor channel | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: Appointment of new Lieutenant Governor Brig B.D. Mishra appeared to be yielding positive results because the agitating groups of Ladakh have decided to give some breathing time to the Union Government.
The agitating groups are hoping that the newly appointed Lieutenant Governor will engage them in the dialogue process.
Reports said that after holding a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday to highlight their demands, the agitating groups of Ladkah are now waiting for the response of the Union Government.
Instead of announcing a calendar for their ongoing agitation, these groups have decided to give some time to the BJP-led governmen... | |
| | | | Ghaznavi Force banned under anti-terror law | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Feb 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF), which has been formed with cadres from terrorist organisations such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, was on Friday banned under the stringent anti-terror law, officials said here.
In a separate notification, a resident of Punjab, Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, was declared a terrorist by the Ministry of Home Affairs, they said.
According to a notification issued by the ministry, the JKGF has been involved in infiltration bids, narcotics and weapon smuggling, terror attacks in the Union territory, and threats to security forces.
The JKGF draws its cadres from various proscribed terrorist orga... | |
| | | | Superintendent jail, ex-ARTO terminated | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 17: The Jammu & Kashmir government has terminated a Superintendent Jail and a former Assistant Regional Transport officer.
In two separate orders,the government has ordered termination of Saleem Ahmad Beig, Superintendent Jail, presently posted at district jail Jammu, and Abdul Majid Bhat, the then I/C ARTO Shopian, presently under suspension.
According to the orders, the review committee constituted by the Government observed that these officers have not performed their duties efficiently and their conduct remained doubtful/ unsatisfactory and their cases falls under broad criteria as laid down in Article 226(2) of The Jammu and Kashmir Civil Servi... | |
| | | | No public access to 10 sensitive installations across India: Home Ministry | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Feb 17: Ten sensitive installations in six states and one Union territory have been declared out of bounds for the general public, with the Centre saying any information with respect to certain activities carried out at these premises may be useful to India's enemies.
Invoking the Official Secrets Act, the Union Home Ministry said in a notification that the sensitive installations are situated in Telangana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
"...the central government is satisfied that the information with respect to certain activities carried on in the places specified...shall be useful to an enemy. And, wher... | |
| | | | Govt to procure 200 e-buses for Srinagar, Jammu | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: The Jammu and Kashmir government is procuring a fleet of 200 electric buses to establish environment-friendly and socially sustainable network of public transport in the Union Territory's twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar, officials said today.
For this, Tata Motors has been given land to build the depot whose construction has started, they said.
The Jammu and Kashmir government is procuring 100 e-buses each for both the capital cities, the officials said.
The electric buses will establish an environmentally, socially and financially sustainable network of public transport in the city, said Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jammu Smart City L... | |
| | | | Non-functional commissions in J&K under consideration: Centre | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Feb 17: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the issue of allegedly non-functional statutory panels in Jammu and Kashmir, including the human rights commission, is under consideration and sought three weeks to apprise it of developments.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala took note of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's submissions that the issue raised in the PIL is being considered at an "appropriate level".
The top court also directed petitioner, Pune-based lawyer Asim Suhas Sarode, to also make the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh parties to the PIL.
"List after three weeks,... | |
| | | | Low intensity earthquake in Katra, no damage reported | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: A low intensity earthquake was reported on Friday in Katra belt of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.
A MeT official said that an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter Scale hit Katra this morning at 05:01 am.
The depth of quake was 10 Km.
"No major damage or injury was reported so far," said an official. ... | |
| | | | Somvati Amavasya: Jammu-Haridwar special train to run tomorrow | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: To clear extra rush, a special Jammu-Haridwar special train will run on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya from here on February 19, an official said on Friday.
Sharing details, Station Director Uchit Singhal the special train would run from Jammu to Haridwar on public demand to clear the extra rush on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya falling on Monday.
He said the train (04666) will run from Jammu and will depart at 1945 hours on Feb 19 and will reach Haridwar at 0550 hours on Monday.
It will start its return journey back (04665) from Haridwar at 2145 hours on Feb 20, said Singhal.
He added that it will be a reserved festival special with 16 coache... | |
| | | | Man caught under snowslide, wife has close shave | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 17: A 26-year-old civilian came underneath a snowslide in Machil area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. Quoting officials, that one Aijaz Ahmad Tantray, son of Ghulam Hassan Tantray, a resident of Ringbala, who was alongside his wife, came under a snowslide near Kul Bugh this afternoon.
While his wife had a narrow escape, Tantray is believed have got trapped under the snow, they said. A rescue operation was soon after launched by locals and army at the site, which was going on, at the time of filing of this report. ... | |
| | | | SC to consider listing of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Feb 17: The Supreme Court Friday said it will take a decision on early listing of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took note of the submissions of senior advocate Raju Ramchandran, appearing for one of the parties, that the pleas needed an urgent hearing.
“All right. I will take a call on it,” the CJI said.
On December 14, last year also, the pleas for urgent listing were mentioned before the bench by Radha Kumar, an academic and author, who had intervened in pending pe... | |
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