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| 150 terrorists ready at launch pads across LoC to infiltrate into J&K, says Army officer | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 25: There are about 150 terrorists present at the launchpads across the Line of Control (LoC) ready to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir while 500 to 700 more are undergoing training at eleven terror camps there, a senior Army officer said on Saturday.
He said security forces have successfully thwarted infiltration attempts by the terrorists along the LoC in the Valley.
“There are about 500 to 700 people at the 11 training camps at Manshera, Kotli and Muzaffarabad across the LoC,” the Army officer, who did not wish to be named, said.
As per the intelligence inputs, he said, there are about 150 terrorists at the launchpads in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir ready to infiltrate into J and K.
The officer said there has been no successful infiltration along the LoC in the valley so far this year.
“Till May end, everything has been taken care of. There was a particular group which had come and you are aware that it got eliminated at Bandipora and Sopore,” he said, referring to the killing of foreign terrorists in encounters with the security forces.
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| Security situation in Kashmir under control: Senior Army officer | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 25: The overall security situation in the Kashmir valley is better and "very much under control", and attacks on soft targets are taking place as terrorists are under pressure and have been pushed to the wall, a senior Army officer said on Saturday.
"The situation is better. There is nothing to worry," the officer, who did not wish to be identified, said.
Describing the current phase in the valley as "sensitive", he said many things have been brought under control by the security apparatus in the Union territory. The officer said peace cannot be achieved by only killing terrorists as "there are other things which have to go along with kinetic opera... | |
| | | | Sadhus upbeat over Amarnath Yatra, say terror threat non-issue' for them | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 25: Scheduled to start next week after a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Amarnath Yatra is expected to witness large participation of devotees including sadhus and sadhvis who have started arriving here from different parts of the country.
Hundreds of the holy men and women are camping at the base camp Ram Mandir in the old city's Purani Mandi area and are upbeat over the resumption of the pilgrimage to finally have darshan' of Barfani Baba', pointing to the naturally formed ice-shivlingam at the 3,880-metre holy cave of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas.
The 43-day-long yatra is scheduled to start on June 30 from the twi... | |
| | | | Threat perception to Yatra is more: Army | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 25: Days ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, the Army said on Saturday that the threats to the annual pilgrimage is more this year compared to earlier times.
A senior Army officer said more security personnel have been deployed to ensure a smooth pilgrimage this time.
There is an increased threat perception this year. We generally receive inputs about terrorists targeting the Yatra every year, but this year there are more such inputs, the officer said.
The Amarnath Yatra will be conducted physically after a gap of two years owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The authorities are hopeful that this year's pilgrimage will be much bigger and that six to eight lakh... | |
| | | | Massive searches carried out along International Border | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 25: Security forces on Saturday carried out a massive search operation along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir to detect cross-border tunnels and prevent any infiltration attempts by terrorists during the Amarnath Yatra, officials said. The search operation was jointly carried out by Police, CRPF, and BSF in the forward villages in Samba, Kathua, and Jammu districts, the officials said.
The 43-day-long Amarnath Yatra is scheduled to start on June 30 from two routes — the traditional 48-km Nunwan in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam and a 14-km shorter route from Baltal in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal — after a two-year break forced by the COVID pa... | |
| | | | Narco terrorism dangerous form of terrorism: Mukesh Singh | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 25: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Mukesh Singh on Saturday warned of losing a generation to narcotics in Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a function organized by “Team Jammu” on eve of the “World Anti-Drug Day”, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu and Kashmir Police Mukesh Singh warned that the narcotics menace is scaling new heights in Jammu and Kashmir and warned that a majority of the young people may fall prey to drug abuse.
He said that after importing bloodshed in J&K through proxy war, Pakistan is now spoiling the younger generation of the UT through narcoterrorism. He cautioned that narco-terrorism is more dangerous ... | |
| | | | After 4 days, traffic resumes on highway | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 25: Two-way traffic resumed on the 270-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Saturday after being suspended for four days due to landslides, officials said.
There was, however, a fresh landslide which blocked Mughal Road, an alternate surface link connecting Kashmir with Jammu.
Hundreds of vehicles stranded on the national highway since Tuesday evening were cleared after landslide debris was removed in Samroli area of Udhampur district late Friday evening, the officials said.
"Fresh traffic was allowed from both sides (Jammu and Srinagar) this morning and is moving smoothly," a traffic department official said.
The highway was blocked at near... | |
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