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‘Fear-stricken’ Hurriyat distances itself from Srinagar meeting 7/10/2023 10:56:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 10: Within hours after Srinagar Police detained over 40 persons for attempting to revive defunct separatist groups and banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), the fear-stricken Hurriyat Conference distanced itself from the Srinagar meeting to revive separatism and terrorism. The Hurriyat, in a statement on Monday, said: “It wants to make it clear that those who attended this lunch, went in their individual capacity, and not as members of Hurriyat.” “It was not any Hurriyat event nor was Hurriyat leadership aware of it. In fact, it is through the media that Hurriyat came to know about it. So to attribute motives to Hurriyat in this regard is mere speculation and totally baseless,” a statement by the Hurriyat, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, reads. As reported earlier police arrested 43 separatist leaders including some ex-terrorists who were attempting to revive agitational terrorism in Kashmir Valley. Separatist leaders and some former terrorists were gathered in a hotel in Srinagar-the capital city of the Union Territory to revive the se...   READ MORE

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Assess ground situation ahead of LS polls: Nadda’s clear message to J&K BJP leaders 7/10/2023 10:56:04 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 10: Although BJP leaders have maintained a guarded silence over meeting with party national president J P Nadda, the party high command has asked J&K leadership to conduct a grassroots-level survey to assess the ground situation ahead of Lok Sabha elections. On July 7, BJP president J P Nadda chaired a meeting of party leaders from various states, including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh, as the party ramps up its campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Senior leaders deliberated on a host of organizational programmes, people’s feedback, and the strategy ahead, sources said. Functionaries from Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh,...   READ MORE   Kashmir netas take credit for 10 Kilogram additional ration for 57 lakh J&K households 7/10/2023 10:55:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 10: Even as the Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on July 8 announced 10 Kilogram additional ration at subsidized rates for priority households of UT under Prime Minister’s Food Supplementation Scheme for Priority households, the politicians of Kashmir are busy to take credit for the same. Former Chief Minister and Democratic Progressive Azad Party DPAP President Ghulam Nabi Azad hailed the union government and JK government saying “together we can make positive impact.” “Big thanks to the Home Minister @AmitShah Ji, LG @manojsinha_ Ji for heeding our protests & announcing 10Kilogram additional ration for 57 lakh households in J&K. ...   READ MORE   After SMC, JMC to levy tax on power consumption 7/10/2023 10:55:47 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 10: Even as the Srinagar Municipal Corporation or SMC has decided to levy 2 paisa per unit tax on consumption of electricity in the summer capital, the Jammu Municipal Corporation or JMC is all set to follow the footprints. Sources close to the administration told the Early Times that the JMC will soon take up the issue of levying 2 paisa unit from the domestic and commercial consumers of Jammu City. Sources said a formal letter in this regard will be sent to the Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited or JPDCL. Sources said the tax would be mandatory for all the consumers and that the same would be diverted into the JMC accounts for use for publ...   READ MORE   Massive ops launched after infiltration bid in Nowshera sector 7/10/2023 10:55:36 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, July 10: A massive operation has been launched by Indian Army after an infiltration attempt took place along the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district. Official sources said that an infiltration attempt took place along the Line of Control in Nowshera sector late last night. “Incident of firing also took place in the area,” they said, adding that following the incident a massive operation was launched in the area. The sources added that the operation is going on when last reports were received....   READ MORE   Amarnath Yatra resumes from Baltal, 1 lakh pay obeisance at cave shrine 7/10/2023 10:55:29 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 10: A total of 20000 Pilgrims were allowed to proceed from Baltal base camp towards Amarnath cave shrine on Monday after three days of a halt due to inclement weather while it was going on normally from Pahalgam, an official said. Meanwhile, with 6265 pilgrims paying obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath this morning, the total number of pilgrims s having darshan has reached over 1 lakh so far since the commencement of the 62-day-long yatra on July 1, he said. He said 19276 pilgrims, including women and Sadhus, were allowed to proceed from Baltal base camp towards the cave shrine of Amarnath via Dumail until 10 am on Monday amid good weather co...   READ MORE   Day 3: Pilgrimage remains suspended from Jammu 7/10/2023 10:55:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 10: The Amarnath Yatra remained suspended from Jammu for the third consecutive day on Monday due to extensive damage caused to a section of the Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban, officials said. More than 6,000 pilgrims are stranded in Jammu, particularly at the Bhagwatinagar base camp while over 5,000 are stranded at the Chanderkot base camp in Ramban district. “The yatra remains suspended from Jammu due to bad condition of the highway. No fresh batch has been allowed to move towards Kashmir from Jammu base camp today,” a senior officer said. “More pilgrims are arriving in Jammu on their onward journey to Amarnath. But most of them are being accommodated...   READ MORE   Court rejects pre-arrest bail plea of Principal GMC 7/10/2023 10:55:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 10: Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu Tahir Khurshid Raina today rejected the pre-arrest bail application of Dr Shashi Sudhan Sharma Principal Govt Medical College Jammu in case of forging her date of birth. The Special Judge Anticorruption after hearing Sr. Advocate Pranav Kohli for the applicant whereas APP Irshad Ahmed for the Crime Branch, observed that the order granting or refusing bail must reflect a fine balance between the two conflicting interests i.e. sanctity of individual liberty and the demand of effective, perfect and fair investigation by the Police. “When seen in context of facts, as put in the preceding paras, I don’t find any justificat...   READ MORE   After days of rain, MeT predicts mainly dry weather in J&K 7/10/2023 10:55:01 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 10: After a few days of rains which brought Kashmir Valley on the brink of floods and caused inaudation in parts of Jammu region, weather department here on Monday forecast mainly dry in J&K. “Mainly dry weather is expected but a brief spell of rain may occur at isolated places in Kashmir region towards late afternoon/evening,” a meteorological department official said regarding forecast for next 24 hours. As regards forecast from July 11-14, he said, mainly dry weather is expected. However, he said, brief spell of rain and thunderstorm at isolated places “can’t be ruled out (>70% chance)”. Intermittent light to moderate rain has been predicted at m...   READ MORE

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