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200 terrorists ready to enter J&K, warns Army 5/6/2022 11:32:29 PM Early Times Report Udhampur, May 6: Northern army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday said that infiltration is drastically down, yet currently there are 200 terrorists staged across border ready to be launched into Jammu and Kashmir. The ceasefire along Indo-Pak border is working 'well' since February 2021 agreement, he asserted. He said that the number of trained terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir is dwindling with each passing as 21 foreign terrorists have been eliminated this year so far in absence of local shelter and support. "The number of terrorists staged across the Indo-Pak border are approximately 200. They are waiting across (LoC) to be launched to this side," Dwivedi said in reply to a question about the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and across the J-K border. He said that counter infiltration grid is very fool-proof. "We have made sure that all reserve troops were put in the second tier of defence so that no infiltration takes place," he said. "In the last twelve months, to say so, the number of ceasefire violations has b...   READ MORE

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Oldest surviving Hizbul militant among 3 killed in Anantnag 5/6/2022 11:32:24 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 6: Security forces on Friday shot dead a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander along with two others on the Amarnath Yatra route in a major success just a day after the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir submitted its final report. Kashmir Inspector General of Police, Vijay Kumar said Ashraf Moulvi was one of oldest surviving militants of Hizbul, who was brought down along with two of his associates by the security forces in the upper reaches of the Anantnag district. Mohammad Ashraf Khan alias Moulvi was killed at Sirchand Top in Pahalgam during the anti-militancy operation along with his associates. "Ashraf Moulvi (one of oldest surviving #ter...   READ MORE   Terrorist, aide arrested in Baramulla 5/6/2022 11:32:19 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 6: Security forces arrested a militant and his associate in Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Friday. The two were arrested by joint teams of the police, Army, CRPF and SSB in Cheradari when they were checking vehicles. They were identified as Ashiq Hossain Lone and Uzair Amin Ganie, both of Baramulla. “On seeing the security forces, the two tried to escape. However, both were caught," a police officer said, A pistol, eight live rounds of 9 mm pistol and two grenades were recovered from Lone while two grenades were recovered from Ganie. “These terrorists obtained these illegal arms and ammunition from links with Lashkar e Toiba (LeT) thro...   READ MORE   ‘Vocal for local’: PM Modi for reducing “slavery to foreign goods” 5/6/2022 11:32:12 PM Agencies Pune, May 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for reducing "slavery to foreign goods" as India celebrate 75 years of Independence. Inaugurating the Jain International Trade Organisation's 'JITO Connect 2022' business meet here via video link, he said the stress should be on the 'vocal for local' mantra and reducing the use of foreign goods. He asked Jain International Trade Organisation to focus on the 'vocal for local' mantra during the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations. "We have to reduce dependence on foreign products. Find new destinations for export; create awareness about the same in local markets. There should be products with zero defects and zero effe...   READ MORE   Speedy economic reforms infused new energy into J&K’s economy: LG Sinha 5/6/2022 11:32:04 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 6: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today enlisted various breakthrough initiatives of the UT Government for furthering the economic growth and holistic development of Jammu & Kashmir. Terming the lack of adequate infrastructure in the past as a major hurdle in the growth of J&K economy, the Lt Governor said that significant steps were taken by the government in the last three years to eliminate the impediments, expedite decisions on approvals for timely i...   READ MORE   Akshay Labroo assumes charge as Director Information 5/6/2022 11:31:42 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 6: Akshay Labroo today assumed the charge of Director Information and Public Relations here. Subsequently, after assuming the charge, the Director took a detailed round of the office complex and also interacted with the officials of different sections of the department. While interacting with the officials, the Director asked them to work with utmost sincerity and dedication....   READ MORE   Parties start preparations for assembly polls in J&K 5/6/2022 11:31:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 6: Although opposition political parties have rejected the final draft report of the Delimitation Commission, activities started within hours after the submission of the report. AICC general secretary in-charge J&K Rajni Patil, who is already in the Union Territory, held discussions with the party leaders to devise a strategy for the coming assembly elections. “Apart from holding discussions on organizational elections of the party, Rajni Patil discussed possibilities about assembly elections in J&K”, sources said and added that Congress has already started preparations for the elections. Sources said that party leaders have intensified activities in th...   READ MORE   1971 war finest example of whole Govt approach: Rajnath 5/6/2022 11:31:16 PM Agencies New Delhi, May 6: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the 1971 war was the finest example of the whole-of-government approach not only for the armed forces but also for national security. While speaking during his address at the PC Lal Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, Rajnath Singh said, "The 1971 war is the finest example of the whole-of-government approach, not only for the armed forces but also for national security." He went on to say that the ongoing process of integration of the Armed Forces is aimed at advancing not only our combined capability but also our efficiency. "It's not always necessary to have more expensive weapon systems. It is the employmen...   READ MORE   ACB books KAS officer in disproportionate assets case 5/6/2022 11:31:11 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 6: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against a KAS officer in disproportionate assets case. According to the FIR registered by ACB against Gul Hussain Kraipak then ACD Ramban presently posted as Deputy Director Information Jammu verification was conducted to look into the allegations that the suspect officer then ACD Ramban has acquired huge assets which are disproportionate to his known source of income. Consequently it surfaced during the probe of verifications that the suspect officer has accumulated huge assets in the shape of immovable/moveable properties in his own name, in the name of his wife and other family members. The properti...   READ MORE   Court acquits then Additional CS, others in jute mat scam 5/6/2022 11:31:04 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 6: After 23 years of investigation and trial, Special Judge anti-corruption Ritesh Kumar Dubey acquitted Ajit Kumar, then Additional Chief Secretary, Janak Singh Financial Advisor/Chief Accounts Officer, Ghulam Rasool Vakil alias Lassa Vakil in much publicized jute mat scam. The case was registered on the basis of a preliminary enquiry wherein it was established prima facie that the SLPC members of Education Department headed by Kumar then Additional Chief Secretary (hereinafter referred as A-1) had placed a supply order for three lac meters of Jute Mats with M/s Commercial Corporation Limited Srinagar on exorbitant rates in the year 1997-98, and caused h...   READ MORE   People rue over poor condition of drain not completed even after 6 years 5/6/2022 10:41:50 PM ASIF IQBAL NAIK Early Times Report KISHTWAR, May 6: The people passing through ever busy Wasser road, a part of Kishtwar-Padder state Highway road rued the poor drainage system in the area as a result of which the road got waterlogged since the drain water spills on road causing not only inconvenience to the daily commuters, but also the people living in both side of the road. Speaking to Early Times, the locals said that much hyped Swachh Bharat Abhiyan failed in the area added that constru...   READ MORE   Contractors, hand in gloves with department and leaders embezzled crores, probe demanded Bad conditions of roads in Poonch irks masses 5/6/2022 10:41:33 PM RAJESH TANDON Early Times Report POONCH, May 6: Under the so-called good governance of UT administration of Jammu and Kashmir, Poonch people deprived of shambles conditions of roads in Poonch district. According to the sources from Mendhar, Surankote, Poonch and Mandi Sub Divisions of Poonch district, most of the road are in dilapidated conditions and department has allegedly withdraw whole amount during March. Locals from different areas have informed our correspondent that the conditions of all the roads in different areas are in worst conditions and how engineers are issuing NOCs and release payments?. "Most of the contractors have either joined the ruling political party of have some ...   READ MORE

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