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| Greater Kailash’s robbery followed by murder sounds alarm bells | | Cost of drug addiction | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 12: Drug addiction emerged as the biggest challenge in Jammu and Kashmir, as the main cause of Jammu’s sensational gold heist case of Greater Kailash, followed by the gruesome murder of a youth, was this menace.
Highly placed sources said that all those arrested by the police in this high-profile case were habitual drug addicts and that these accused could commit any crime to fulfil their requirement of drugs.
Earlier, drug addicts used to be involved in petty crimes, but this sensational case has exposed how serious the threat of the menace of drug addiction.
While the drug lords are funding terror groups with the money earned through smuggling narcotics, drug addict youth are now involved in committing heinous crimes like the Greater Kailash robber... | |
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| Infighting in Cong: Leaders likely to face action for anti-party activities | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 12: Over a dozen Congress, including some self-proclaimed district president of the party are likely to face action for their anti-party activities as the party high command has decided to maintain discipline at any cost.
Highly placed sources said that after receiving a representation from senior leaders from J&K, the Congress high command has decided to take exemplary action against those who have launched a malicious campaign against J&K Congress chief Tari... | |
| | | | Hurriyat had 40 offices in Rajbagh, today not even 40 people associated with it: LoP Sharma | | NC didn’t allow Assembly to run; 10,000 NC workers killed under Omar, Farooq regime | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 12: Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Sunil Sharma, on Saturday said that separatist ideology has lost ground in Jammu and Kashmir, with the Hurriyat Conference becoming “irrelevant.”
Talking to reporters here, LoP Sharma said, “Hurriyat had 40 offices in Raj Bagh only. Today you will not even find 40 people of Hurriyat in entire Kashmir.”
He said this transformation is a result of the Centr... | |
| | | | 2 students killed, 21 injured in Kupwara accident | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 12: Two students died and 21 others were injured as a college bus turned turtle after the driver lost control of the vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, officials said.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident and also announced an ex gratia of Rs 1 lakh for each of the deceased.
The accident occurred near the Vodpora area of Handwara when the bus of Government Degree College Sogam was carrying 27 students to a picnic spot, officials said.
One girl was declared ‘brought dead’ by a hospital in Handwara. Two injured students were referred to a hospital here in a critical state and ... | |
| | | | JCO martyred leading counter-infiltration operation | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 12: An army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was martyred in an encounter with terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector, but thwarted their attempt to infiltrate into India from across the border, officials said on Saturday.
The terrorists are believed to have sneaked back into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following the intense gunfight in the Keri Bhattal area, the officials said.
The Army said the slain officer, Subedar Kuldeep Chand of 9-Punjab, was a resident of Himachal Pradesh.
“GOC (General Officer Commanding) White Knight Corps (Lt Gen P K Mishra) and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice of braveheart Sub Kuldeep C... | |
| | | | LG, Army Chief, Himachal CM pay tributes to martyr | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu/Hamirpur, Apr 12: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday paid tributes to a junior commissioned officer who died in an encounter with terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu.
A wreath-laying ceremony for Subedar Kuldeep Chand was held at military garrison Tanda in Jammu’s Akhnoor in the afternoon and his mortal remains were despatched to his family in Himachal Pradesh for last rites, officials... | |
| | | | Kishtwar encounter: 2 more terrorists killed, toll 3 | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 12: Two terrorists were killed in an ongoing operation in a snow-bound area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, senior security officials said on Saturday, reaffirming their resolve to completely root out terrorism from the region.
The killings raised the number of terrorists neutralised in the ongoing operations in the Chhatru belt of the hilly district in the past two days to three. One terrorist was eliminated by the security forces on Friday morning.... | |
| | | | GOC Mishra reviews security situation along LoC | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 12: A senior army officer on Saturday visited three sectors in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch and reviewed the security situation, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lt Gen P K Mishra, visited Krishna Ghati and Bhimber Gali sectors two days after India and Pakistan armies held a brigade commander-level flag meeting along the LoC to discuss border management.
GOC Strategic Ace of Spades Division, also... | |
| | | | ACB chargesheets 22 over withdrawal of fraudulent payments | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 12: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said to have produced a charge-sheet against 22 persons for withdrawal of fraudulent payments by way of making insertions and tampering with the revenue records in Budgam.
“Anti Corruption Bureau produced charge sheet before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Srinagar in Case FIR No. 18/2009 under Section 5(1)(d) r/w 5(2) of J&K PC Act Svt. 2006 and Section 120-B,467,468,471 RPC... | |
| | | | Then Tehsildar Vijaypur, others booked for illegal mutation | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 12: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case FIR No. 03/2025 u/s 5(1)(d) r/w Section 5(2) of J&K PC Act, Svt. 2006 & 120-B, RPC at Police Station ACB Jammu against revenue officer/official namely Tarsem Lal, then Tehsildar Vijaypur and Zassin Malik then Patwari, Patwar Halqa Gurha Slathia as well as beneficiary namely Rameshwar Singh and others.
The instant case was registered on the outcome of a verification conducted by Anti-Corruption Bureau into the allegations that the concerned revenue officer/official, attested illegal mutation no. 1102 (Sehat Kasht Indraj Girdawari) of Village Rajinder Singh Pura, Tehsil Vijaypur, in favour of Ram... | |
| | | | Govt accepts Safeena Baig’s resignation | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 12: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has accepted the resignation of Safeena Baig as the Chairperson of the Haj Committee of the Union Territory. ... | |
| | | | Security beefed up ahead of Kashmir train inauguration | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 12: Security measures have been heightened in Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir in preparation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit for the inauguration of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project on April 19.
Dilip Kumar, Executive Director of Information and Publicity (ED/IP) at the Railway Board, said that the 272-km stretch, including a 119-km tunnel, is a key development for the region’s connectivity.
He said, “It has been the dream of every Indian to have a train running to Kashmir. For this, we have made long preparations, and now this USBRL section is ready.”
“There is a 119-km tunnel in this 272-km section. This entire area is very... | |
| | | | In 15 months, J&K Police arrest 2,897 accused in drug-related cases | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday said there has been a significant increase in enforcement actions in drug-related crimes, with 2,897 arrests and 350 detentions made in 1,978 drug-related cases over a 15-month period in the union territory.
In 2024 alone, 1,514 cases were registered, resulting in 2,260 arrests and 274 detentions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, they said.
“For the first quarter of 2025 (Janua... | |
| | | | Dharma can lead everyone to happiness: Bhagwat | | |  Valsad, Apr 12:
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One may encounter greed, temptation and enticement in everyday life, and they may take people away from their religion, but dharma alone can lead everyone to happiness, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Saturday.
People should not change (religion) under the influence of greed or fear, said Bhagwat at Sadgurudham in Barumal of Gujarat’s Valsad district, where he participated in the silver jubilee celebrations of the Shree Bhav Bhaveshwar Mahadev Temple.
“We know ... | |
| | | | Earthquake jolts Kashmir | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 12: A moderate intensity earthquake with epicentre in Pakistan struck Jammu and Kashmir at around 1 pm on Saturday, an official said.
Tremors were felt in many parts of the Valley, but there were no reports of loss of life or damage to property, he said.
The 5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at a latitude of 33.63 degrees North and longitude of 72.46 degrees East in Pakistan at a depth of 10 kilometres, the official said.... | |
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