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| Union Home Secy finalizes security plan for Amarnath Yatra | | Chairs high level meet in Srinagar, asks security top brass to ensure foolproof arrangements | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 17: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Tuesday directed the security top brass to ensure safe and incident free forthcoming Amarnath Yatra, slated to commence on July 3.
Chairing a high-level review meeting here to finalize the security plan for the upcoming 38-day annual pilgrimage, the Union Home Secretary called on the officers to put foolproof security measures in place for the safety of the pilgrims.
Sources said that senior officials from J&K Police, Army, paramilitary forces, including CRPF, SSB, ITBP BSF, and intelligence agencies attended the meeting.
The participants included J&K Chief Secretary, Atal Duloo, Director General of J&K Police, Nalin Prabhat, Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA), Director Generals of Bo... | |
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| Amarnath Yatra routes declared ‘No Flying Zone’ | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 17: Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday declared the Amarnath yatra routes as ‘No Flying Zone’ as part of beefed up security measures for the annual pilgrimage The Amarnath yatra has two routes – the traditional Pahalgam route and the shorter Baltal route. The declaration issued by Jammu and Kashmir Home Department on the orders of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said flying of any kind of aviation platforms and devices, including UAVs, drones, balloons, is prohibited from July 1 to August 10.
However, the restrictions will not be applicable in the cases of medical evacuation, disaster management and for surveillance by security forces. A detailed ... | |
| | | | LG Sinha appoints nodal officers | | Amarnath Yatra 2025 | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday nominated two senior IAS officers as Nodal Officers for the smooth conduct of Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2025, assigning them specific responsibilities over the Baltal and Pahalgam axes respectively.
A Government order issued by the Lieutenant Governor states: “It is hereby ordered that the following officers shall be the Nodal Officers for smooth conduct of Shri Amarnathji Yatra-2025 for the... | |
| | | | Retirement benefits cannot be withheld for Crime Branch clearance: High Court | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 17: Justice Rajesh Sekhri of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that retirement benefits could not be withheld merely on the grounds of pending clearance from Crime Branch, especially when the FIR has been closed as 'not proved'. The court ruled that even when if the FIR investigations were pending, it does not amount to 'judicial proceedings', and thus, cannot be used to deny retirement benefits. Thus, the court directed the employer to provide all ret... | |
| | | | Parks reopen at tourist destinations | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 17: Several parks in Jammu and Kashmir’s tourist places, including some in Pahalgam, that were closed in the aftermath of the April 22 terror attack were reopened on Tuesday, officials said. The reopening of the parks has been welcomed by the tourists and local visitors alike who thronged the parks at several places.
Security personnel were deployed in strength around the parks to secure the areas and create a sense of security, they said.
Twenty-six peo... | |
| | | | Forget mutual differences to keep society, country united: Bhagwat | | |  HAMIRPUR (HP), June 17:
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has stressed that the Hindu society and the country can remain united if people forget mutual differences.
Speaking at a function at Tipper village in the district Monday night, Bhagwat, who is on a four-day visit here to take part in the north zone development camp of the RSS workers, said it is our duty to protect Hindu religion, Hindu society and Hindu culture.
Addressing the volunteers, he said, “The Sangh is about to complete 100 year... | |
| | | | Shekhawat likely to visit J&K on June 18-19 | | |  New Delhi, June 17:
Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will pay a two-day official visit to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Wednesday, during which he is scheduled to meet Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, official sources said.
Shekhawat is also scheduled to visit many ancient temples located in the Union Territory such as Kheer Bhawani Temple, Martand Surya Temple, as well as Pahalgam and Betaab Valley in Anantnag district, they said.
His official visit comes nearly two months af... | |
| | | | Gold rates fall by Rs 1200 per 10 g | | | 
New Delhi, June 17:
Gold prices declined by Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,00,170 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday due to continuous selling by jewellers and stockists in line with weak global trends, according to the All India Sarafa Association.
The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,01,370 per 10 grams in the previous market session. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity dipped below the Rs 1 lakh mark, by falling Rs 1,100 to Rs 99,450 per 10 grams (inclusive of all ta... | |
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