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| Jammu IAF base attack: Pressure fuse’ in bombs hints at Pak Army’s role | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: The ‘pressure fuse’ used in the bombs that were dropped on the Indian Air Force station in Jammu through drones in a first-of-its-kind attack indicates that some elements of the Pakistan army or the ISI helped terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba in fabricating the IEDs, according to security sources. The improvised explosive device (IED) that pierced the rooftop of one of the IAF buildings at the Jammu airport carried less than one kg of RDX and a cocktail of other chemicals whereas the one that was dropped on the ground contained a little over one kg of the deadly explosives along with some ball bearings, they said.
The sources said the IED used in the June 27 attack on the IAF station “definitely” used the technical expertise of the Pakistani military. The ‘pressure fuse’ used is similar to the ones used by the Pakistani army. A ‘pressure fuse’ is generally used in minefields, anti-tank mines and those dropped by the air force in the fuselage between the explosive and main detonator of a shell or an IED.
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| Educational institutions to remain closed till July 31 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 11: With coronavirus cases dipping across the Union Territory, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has started easing restrictions in a phased manner.
The UT administration on Sunday lifted the weekend Corona curfew from 16 out of 20 districts with three more districts getting the relaxation.
Relaxation for three more districts announced in the meeting of the high-powered committee to review the COVID situation in all the districts of J&K.
These sixteen districts are Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Poonch, Rajouri, Kishtwar, Ramban, Udhampur, Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam, Ganderbal, Pulwama, Kulgam, and Shopian.
Despite announcing relaxations in 16 dis... | |
| | | | PM Modi meets Nadda, BJP secretaries, reviews poll preparations | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, July 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met BJP president J P Nadda and party’s national secretaries at his official residence in the national capital on Sunday (July 11, 2021) and was briefed on party’s organisational activities and the preparations for the upcoming Assembly polls in five states.
Party chief Nadda along with general secretary, organisation, BL Santhosh chaired a meeting with the secretaries and party workers where he reviewed the preparations in the five-poll bound staes. They later called on the PM and apprised him of the developments, PTI reported.
In the hour-long meeting with the secretaries, Nadda reviewed the ongoing organisational activitie... | |
| | | | COVID-19: JK reports 224 new cases, one death | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 11: The Government on Sunday informed that 224 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 74 from Jammu division and 150 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 318693. Also 01 COVID-19 death has been reported01 from Kashmir Division.
Moreover, 349 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 122 from Jammu Division and 227from Kashmir Division.
Besides this, 97.95 percent of population above the age of 45 years has been vaccinated across the Jammu and Kashmir.
The Bulletin also informs that No confirmed case of Mucormycos... | |
| | | | NIA busts ISIS module in Kashmir, 5 arrested | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 11: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday bused a module of ISIS terror outfit by arresting five persons including head of an institution, a statement said.
It said that the NIA team assisted by RAW, IB and Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted raids at multiple locations in Kashmir. The NIA teams were headed by Dinesh Gupta along with ASP Anantnag. The raids were held at villages Pushroo, Sunsooma, and Achabal.
Five accused having links with terror outfit ISIS were arrested, the statement said, adding that the agency conducted simultaneous searches in Srinagar and Anantnag at seven locations in connection with RC 14/2021/NIA/DLI.
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| | | | Amit Shah likely to visit space applications centre on July 17 | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, July 11: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) in Shillong on July 17 to review the functioning of the space science and technology centre of the region. The NESAC, a joint initiative of the Department of Space (DOS) and the North Eastern Council (NEC), helps augment the process of development in the region by providing advanced space technology support.
Being the chairman of the NEC, the Union home minister is also the president of the NESAC Society.
Shah is likely to visit the NESAC on July 17 to review its functioning, officials said on Sunday, reported said.
The chief ministers of all the northeast... | |
| | | | No political prisoner lodged in any J&K jail: LG Sinha | | Says UT moving in right direction | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 11: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that not even a single political prisoner is lodged in any jail in Jammu and Kashmir.
“I would like to confirm officially that not even a single political prisoner is lodged in any jail in J&K. Yes, there are some people who are lodged in jails, but they are under trials.
If someone is locked up in a terror funding case and some people consider him a political prisoner, I think the law will take its own course. If someone is lodged in jail for anti-national activity and some people consider him a political prisoner… there are two types of prisoners… I would like to once again repeat that there are no political ... | |
| | | | Jammu-Sgr National Highway remains closed , over 10000 vehicles stranded | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 11: Over 10,000 vehicles, including those carrying passengers, remained stranded on Sunday even as Srinagar-Jammu highway, which connects Kashmir valley with rest of the country, was closed since Friday due to landslides.
However, a few hundred Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs), stranded on the highway, were allowed to leave towards their respective destinations on Saturday afternoon.
A traffic department official told UNI that no traffic was allowed on Sunday to undertake repair work at Magarkote, where the road has suffered major damage due to landslides and continued shooting stones.
Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed on Friday ev... | |
| | | | Man dies after retaining wall of newly constructed GMC Hospital Rajouri collapses | | | 
Ankit Kessar
Early Times Report
Rajouri, July 11: In a shocking incident, a man died when a portion of retaining wall of newly constructed building of Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital Rajouri collapsed and fell on him. The same has exposed the Public Works Department for showing its casual approach in its construction, which led to such a tragic happening.
The deceased has been identified as Karam Singh (65) son of Gurmat Singh resident of Mera Nagrota Rajouri, was passing throu... | |
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