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| Security agencies on alert to identify terror sympathizers amid repeated attacks | | Kathua Terror Attack | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: The repeated terror attacks in “peaceful” areas of Jammu province have authenticated the reports that Pakistan-based terror mentors have revived Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in different districts.
The areas, that were projected as terrorism free, have been witnessing repeated terror attacks. Earlier incidents of terrorism were confined only to the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri but now terrorists have re-started their activities in peaceful districts like Reasi, Udhampur, and more importantly Kathua.
There is an urgent need to take decisive action against terror sympathizers.
It is an undeniable fact that some locals, driven by fear, financial incentives, or ideological alignment, are aiding terrorists by providing them with food, shelter, and transportation.
These individuals must be identified by local law enforcement and held accountable. Stringent measures should be applied to deal with them effectively. Additionally, we must ensure that no infiltration occurs across the international border (IB) and the Line of Control (L... | |
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| Joint search operations launched to track down terrorists | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: A massive joint search operation was launched on Tuesday to track down terrorists responsible for the deadly attack on an army patrol party in Kathua district that left five personnel dead, officials said. They said the ground search teams are being supported by helicopter and UAV surveillance. Sniffer dogs and metal detectors are also being employed in the operation with a focus on some dense forest areas in the belt. Officials said the joint cordon and s... | |
| | | | Deeply anguished: Rajnath Singh | | | 
NEW DELHI, July 9:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he was “deeply anguished” over the death of five Army personnel in a terrorist attack in Kathua district. Singh said counter-terror operations are underway and the soldiers are determined to “usher in peace and order” in the region. Five Army personnel were killed and as many were injured on Monday when a group of heavily armed terrorists ambushed a patrolling party in the Badnota area in Kathua.
“I am deeply anguished at... | |
| | | | Attack on Army convoy deserves firm counter-measures: Murmu | | | 
NEW DELHI, July 9:
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday termed the terrorist attack on an Army convoy in Jammu and Kashmir a “cowardly act” and said it deserved condemnation and firm counter-measures. Five Army personnel were martyred and as many injured on Monday when a group of heavily-armed terrorists ambushed a patrolling party in the Badnota area in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. This terror attack was the fifth in the Jammu region in a month.
In a post on X, Murmu said, “M... | |
| | | | DGP Swain reviews ongoing operation | | | 
Early Times Report
KATHUA/JAMMU, July 9: A massive search operation was underway on Tuesday to track down the terrorists behind the deadly attack on an Army patrol party in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, as Director General of Police R R Swain flew to the area to oversee the operation on the ground. The bodies of the five soldiers martyred in the attack have been handed over to the Army after postmortem and were airlifted to their homes for last rites, officials said. Accompanied by... | |
| | | | Sacrifices of brave hearts won’t go unavenged: Defence Secretary | | | 
New Delhi, July 9:
The killing of five Army personnel in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district will not go unavenged and India will defeat the evil forces behind it, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane said on Tuesday.
Five Army personnel were martyred and as many injured on Monday when a group of heavily-armed terrorists ambushed a patrolling party in Badnota area in Kathua.
A massive search operation has already been launched to hunt down terrorists responsible for t... | |
| | | | 5 martyred soldiers hailed from Uttarakhand | | | 
Dehradun, July 9:
The five Army personnel martyred in a terrorist attack on a patrolling party in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir hailed from Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday, asserting that their sacrifice will not go in vain.
“Five brave soldiers of Uttarakhand attained martyrdom during the cowardly terrorist attack in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir.
This is a moment of great pain for all of us,” Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said in a statement. Our bra... | |
| | | | Cong high-command mulls fielding young candidates | | Hires private agency to conduct survey, get feedback | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Congress high command is seriously thinking about fielding young faces in the coming Assembly elections to take on BJP in Jammu province. Highly placed sources in the party said that like the BJP, the Congress high command has also hired a private agency to survey before fielding candidates for the Assembly elections in J&K.
Sources said that the high command has decided to conduct this survey to get feedback about the credentials and credibility of some elderly leaders who became a stumbling block in the growth of young and honest leaders in Jammu province.
Sources further said that Congress’s high command will also go through the record of just c... | |
| | | | LG Sinha visits Nunwan, Chandanwari base camps | | Amarnath Yatra-2024 | |  Early Times Report
PAHALGAM, July 9: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today visited the Nunwan and Chandanwari base camps and reviewed the arrangements for the ongoing holy yatra of Shri Amarnath Ji.
The Lt Governor interacted with the pilgrims, and enquired about their pilgrimage experience.
At the Base Camps, the Lt Governor also interacted with the service providers, doctors, sanitation workers, administrative and security officials and took appraisal of various services like lodg... | |
| | | | Charge sheet filed against 3 accused | | Police officer’s murder case | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a charge sheet against three hardcore criminals for their alleged involvement in the killing of a police officer in Kathua district three months ago, an official said on Tuesday. Sub-Inspector Deepak Sharma lost his life in an encounter with criminals at the Government Medical College complex in Kathua district on April 2. While the main accused Vasudev alias Shannu was also killed in the brief gunfight, several of his associates, including some residents of Punjab, managed their escape by taking advantage of darkness.
After strenuous and hectic efforts, a special investigation team succeeded in arresting three ... | |
| | | | Encounter breaks out in Doda | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in a remote forest area in Doda district on Tuesday, officials said.
The gunfight started when security forces launched a search and cordon operation in Ghadi Bhagwah forest following information about the presence of terrorists in the area, they said.
Heavy firing was going on between the two sides when last reports were received, the officials said.
Further details are awaited. ... | |
| | | | 4 family members killed in accident | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 9: In a tragic incident, four members of a family were killed in a road accident in the Handwara sub-district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
The accident took place late last night when a vehicle in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge.
Police on Tuesday said that the four, including two teenage girls, had gone to collect drinking water from a stream at Rajwara late Monday night in a vehicle, the Tata Magic, which skidded off the road and fell deep into a gorge, resulting in critical injuries to the occupants.
All the injured were shifted to the nearby Community Health Centre Zachaldara, where doctors dec... | |
| | | | 2 mortar shells found | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: Two mortar shells were found near the Ban toll plaza along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway here on Tuesday, officials said.
The mortar shells were noticed abandoned in a ditch by police and security forces during joint patrolling this morning.
They said the experts of the bomb disposal squad were immediately rushed to the scene and both the explosive devices were safely defused around noon. ... | |
| | | | ACB arrests fair price shop dealer | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 9: J&K Anti Corruption Bureau has trapped and arrested a fair price shop dealer for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 4,000 in Pati Bongam village of Kulgam district. A spokesperson said that ACB received a complaint against Ajaz Ahmad Malik, fair price shop dealer for demanding of bribe for release of ration and KYC.
“The complainant alleged that the dealer was denying and depriving him of monthly ration on the pretext of submitting KYC. The complainant had many a times approached the dealer, but he used dilly dallying tactics and in lieu demanded Rs 7,500 as bribe,” reads the statement.
It reads that the complainant arranged Rs 4,000 and approa... | |
| | | | Army fires at Pak drone along LoC | | | |
Early Times Report
MENDHAR/JAMMU, July 9: Army troops fired a few rounds to shoot down a Pakistani drone along the Line of Control in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.
The drone, however, returned to Pakistan after briefly hovering over the Indian territory late Monday night, they said. Indian troops, guarding the LoC, picked up the movement of a Pakistani drone at a height of over 1,000 metres at around 9.15 pm and fired five rounds within the next 10 minutes to bring it down but it managed to return, they said.
After over half an hour, a Pakistani drone was again spotted entering Indian territory and two more rounds were ... | |
| | | | Rajnath reviews J&K security | | | |
Agencies
NEW DELHI, July 9: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high-level meeting here in the national capital to review security situations in Jammu and Kashmir. A meeting was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Indian Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi and Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane to review the ongoing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and along the Indo-Myanmar border. A holistic discussion was held to arrive at future security strategies, says sources.... | |
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