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| Terrorists snatch only bread-earner of a poor family | | Grenade Attack On Wine Shop | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 18: Killing a poor salesman of a wine shop in Baramulla district on Tuesday has orphaned four daughters and a minor son of a family living in abject poverty.
Ranjit Singh, a native of Bakra village of Sunderbani was a father of four daughters and one minor son.
A pall of gloom descended on Bakra village of Sunderbani sub-division of Rajouri district where the last rites of terror victim Ranji Singh were performed amid chanting of slogans against terrorism.
Ranjit Singh, the only bread-earner of a poor family, was killed when terrorists threw a grenade at a wine shop in Baramulla district on Tuesday evening. Singh was a salesman in the wine shop that opened recently.
Two terrorists on Tuesday evening lobbed a grenade on a newly-opened wine shop in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.
According to police, terrorists hurled a grenade inside a newly-opened wine shop in Baramulla. Four employees of the said shop got injured and one among them succumbed to his injuries.
Locals said that deceased Ranjit Singh was very much aware that terrorists have wa... | |
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| Police analyzing CCTV footage to trace attackers | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 18: J&K police is analyzing the CCTV footage to trace the bike and its owner that was used by the two suspected militants to carry out a grenade attack inside the newly opened wine shop in Jammu Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday evening.
Police said the CCTV footage is crucial to crack the case.
An employee at a wine shop was killed and three of his colleagues were injured in a grenade blast at a wine shop in the high-security street of Baramulla town.
A purported CCTV footage showed two suspected militants escaping on a motorbike after carrying out the attack. The one sitting on the rear seat wore a burqa and the two escaped on a motorbike ... | |
| | | | High Command may give big role to Azad in coming J&K assembly polls | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 18: As threats failed to yield any result to bring discipline among warring factions of the party, the Congress high command is likely to give important responsibility to the loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Highly placed sources said that the Congress high command has realized that without taking Ghulam Nabi Azad into confidence it is difficult rather impossible to bring peace among warring factions in the J&K unit.
Secondly, Congress high command has also observed that despite encouraging factionalism in the party, Ghulam Nabi Azad can rejuvenate the party in coming assembly elections so the central leadership is ready to accommodate his loyalists in imp... | |
| | | | Woman among 2 arrested with Brown Sugar near LoC | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 18: Security forces arrested two alleged smugglers including a lady in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district and recovered 1.75 kilos of brown sugar, Police said on Wednesday.
They said the brown sugar was recovered from Gullu Begum of Dader Kandiyan and Tanveer Khan, resident of Kandiyan Kupwara, when a joint team of Kupwara Police and Army on late Tuesday was conducting a routine checking at the border fence near the Line of Control (LoC).
Senior Superintendent of Police, Kupwara Yougal Manhas said joint teams recovered two packets of narcotics containing brown sugar like substance from the possession of the lady and her accomplice.
"The duo had ea... | |
| | | | Criminal proceedings cannot be quashed on ground of contrary opinion: HC | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 18: Justice Sanjay Dhar of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Srinagar Wing dismissed the petition challenging quashment of FIR with the observations that the Court cannot quash the proceedings simply because some superior officer has, at some point in time during the investigation of the case, expressed a contrary opinion.
The petitioners have challenged FIR No.353/2016 for offences under Section 147, 341, 354-B, 323, 506 RPC registered with Police Station, Pulwama, Kashmir. The impugned FIR has been registered on the basis of a report lodged by respondent No.5/complainant. In the complaint lodged by the said respondent, it has been alleged that on 18... | |
| | | | HC quashes FIR against police officers in corruption case | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 18: Justice Sanjay Dhar of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Srinagar Wing While quashing the FIR registered by Anticorruption Bureau against the Shahnawaz Ahmad Khan, then SHO P/S Soura, Srinagar and ASI Mohd Ashraf, holds that if allegations made in the FIR are not substantiated by the material assembled by the investigating agency during investigation of the case, the continuance of investigation/ prosecution in such matters amounts to abuse of process of law.
‘As per the impugned FIR, one Bisma Nawaz lodged a report alleging therein that the then SHO, Police Station, Soura demanded illegal gratification through ASI Mohammad Ashraf from her and her... | |
| | | | Vigilance Officers Conference held in Srinagar | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 18: Departmental Vigilance Officers (DVOs) of Kashmir Division Conference was held at ACB Headquarters Srinagar. DVOs of fifteen different departments participated in it.
Anand Jain, Director, J&K Anti Corruption Bureau interacted and held deliberations with the DVOs in order to streamline the functioning of DVOs.
The issues regarding pendency of matters with DVOs, issues relating to disposal of DVO matters and timely submission of information was discussed during the conference. A threadbare discussion was held on the various aspects of working of DVO portal. DVOs suggested certain modifications in the Satark Nagrik Portal and DVO Portal. It was ass... | |
| | | | Fire guts Traffic Police Srinagar headquarter | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 18: Traffic Police headquarters Srinagar on the Moulana Azad road was damaged in a fire incident early Wednesday.
The fire broke out around 0410 hours in the morning in the office of Senior Superintendent of Police traffic headquarters which damaged all records, files and wireless set communication equipment. Fire and Emergency officials said 12 fire fighting engines including a fire fighting ladder and two rescue teams were rushed to the spot to douse the leaping flames.
They said the fire broke out in the attic of the building and engulfed the building within no time. It took fire fighting engines about three hours to douse the fire, they added. ... | |
| | | | ATS Nagpur arrests JeM terrorist in Kashmir | | | |
Agencies
Nagpur, May 18: The Nagpur Anti Terrorist Squad(ATS) has arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist from Jammu & Kashmir who had allegedly conducted a recce of Dr Hedgewar Smriti Bhavan of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) here last year, a senior police official said on Wednesday.
According to the official, ATS Nagpur got custody of JeM terrorist Raees Ahmed Sheikh Asadulla Sheikh from Awantipora, Jammu & Kashmir.
ATS Nagpur was probing him for the last two days. Sheikh had allegedly conducted a partial recce of Dr Hedgewar Smriti Bhavan in Reshimbagh area and shared a video of the Bhavan to his handler in Pakistan, he said.
The 26-year-old Sheikh told the investig... | |
| | | | All you need to know about PM Modi's 6G announcement | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, May 18: On Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi announced that India is aiming to roll out 6G telecom network that will provide ultra-high-speed internet connectivity by the end of the decade. He added, “Connectivity, will decide the progress of the country in the 21st century and so modern-day infrastructure needs to be rolled out.”
Noting, India is preparing to launch 5G, the PM said, the upcoming 5G technology will add $450 billion to the Indian economy. According to him, it is not just about increasing internet speed but also the pace of development and creating jobs.
5G/ 6G technology- gear up for positive changes
In an announcement prime ministe... | |
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