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| Reasi: Terrorists attack bus carrying pilgrims, 9 killed | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 9: Nine people were killed and 33 injured as terrorists struck a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday evening, opening fire on the vehicle which fell into a gorge, a senior police officer said.
The attack occurred on the bus en route from Shiv Khori temple to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra near Teryath village in the Poni area. The bus, a 53-seater, veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge following the gunfire at aound 6:15 pm.
“An unfortunate incident occurred and as per the initial reports, the terrorists had laid an ambush and opened fire on the bus which had left Shiv Khori for Katra. The driver lost balance and the vehicle fell into the gorge,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Rea... | |
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| Modi sworn in as PM for third consecutive term | | 5 allies get one cabinet berth each | |  New Delhi, June 9:
Narendra Modi was sworn-in as Prime Minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a Cabinet that emphasised continuity and experience while also rewarding partners in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government.
Along with Modi, senior BJP leaders including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar, all ministers in Modi 2.0 Cabinet, took oath as cabinet ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President Droupadi ... | |
| | | | Historic moment for Bharat: LG Sinha | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 9: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday congratulated Narendra Modi for taking oath as the prime minister for a third consecutive term and called it a "historic moment for Bharat".
Modi, 73, first became prime minister in 2014 and then returned to office in 2019. He was re-elected to Lok Sabha from Varanasi.
"Historic moment for Bharat! Congratulations to Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji on taking the oath for 3rd term as Prime M... | |
| | | | Situation along LoC, borders stable: GoC Ghai | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 9: The situation along the Line of Control is stable and security agencies will take all necessary steps to maintain it, a senior Army officer said on Sunday.
General Officer Commanding (GoC) of Army 15 Corps Lt General Rajiv Ghai was talking to reporters at the Bipin Rawat Stadium in Baramulla district after a function to felicitate Kargil War veterans on the 25th anniversary of Vijay Diwas. “The situation on the borders is stable. Whatever is needed to ... | |
| | | | Sadhus reach Jammu ahead of Amarnath Yatra | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 9: The famous Ram Mandir in the old city reverberates with chants in praise of Lord Shiva as Sadhus from across the country have started reaching here to take part in the annual yatra to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas.
The 52-day pilgrimage will commence from the twin tracks –the traditional 48 km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag and the 14 km shorter but steep Baltal route in Ganderbal — on June 29. A day ahead, the first batch of pilgrims will leave Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar base camp and Ram Mandir for the valley.
The shrine houses the naturally formed ice-shivlingam and over 4.5 lakh pilgrims paid their obeisance at ... | |
| | | | 1 dead, 14 injured in Udhampur accident | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 9: One person was killed and 14 others injured when a mini-bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said The passenger vehicle was on its way to Nagrota from Manwal when its driver lost control near Battal around 3.45 pm, a police officer said.
An unidentified person was found dead at the scene by the rescuers, while 14 others were rushed to a hospital for treatment. ... | |
| | | | Holidays rescheduled | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has revised the holiday schedule, declaring a restricted holiday on June 10, 2024, for the Martyrs Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji, previously observed on June 16. Additionally, the public holiday for the Birthday of Guru Hargobind Ji has been moved to June 22, 2024, instead of the initially scheduled July 5.... | |
| | | | SFs recover IEDs in Pulwama | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 9: The security forces recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from a field in Pulwama district on Sunday, officials said. The IEDs — buried underground in two plastic containers — were recovered by the security forces from Nehama area of Pulwama district, they said.
The officials said that a bomb disposal squad was summoned and the IEDs were destroyed without causing any damage. ... | |
| | | | Will keep working as BJP worker: Thakur | | | |
New Delhi, June 9:
His name not on the new BJP-led NDA government’s list of ministers, outgoing Union Minister Anurag Thakur said Sunday he would keep working as a BJP worker and contribute to fulfilling PM-designate Narendra Modi’s resolve to make India a developed country.
Thakur congratulated Modi and his “team of ministers” and said all those who have been picked for ministerial positions in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government are “very competent”.
They will make “every possible effort” to take the country on the path of progress, the outgoing information and broadcasting minister said.
In the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, Thakur was reelected to ... | |
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