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Amarnath tragedy: MHA team to visit Kashmir, review yatra arrangements 7/12/2022 11:16:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 12: In the wake of cloudburst tragedy that left at least 16 pilgrims dead and over forty missing, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi led government is sending “a team of officials and subject experts to review the arrangements” for the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra in south Kashmir. Sources said the team will visit the trek leading to the save cave shrine from both the Pahalgam and Batal to review the “security standards to prevent any casualties in the wake of bad weather.” Sources said the team will also be accompanied by officials from the High Altitude Warfare School or HAWS on the Indian Army. The HAWS is a defence service training and research establishment of the Indian Army in north Kashmir in 1948 and is specialized in snow–craft and winter warfare. The sources said the team will “audit” the trek and camping sites being used by the pilgrims. The sources said it would be the “review of the arrangements in place for the pilgrims.” On July 8, a cloudburst hit the cave shrine leaving 16 persons dead while dozens were wounded. The rains ha...   READ MORE

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J&K assembly polls : New Delhi to call ‘crucial’ meeting to clear formalities 7/12/2022 11:16:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 12: In a significant development, the Election Commission of India is likely to soon call a “crucial meeting” on Jammu and Kashmir, to “clear the formalities” for the holding of much-awaited Assembly elections in the Union Territory. The meeting is expected, in less than a month of the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh saying there was a “strong possibility” of starting the electoral process by “the end of this year”. The sources said the Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey and other members of the apex body on polls “will discuss the electoral roll revision and compilation of the draft rolls, something wh...   READ MORE   Respect to martyrs: J&K Govt enhances ex-gratia from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh 7/12/2022 11:15:58 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 12: After approval of the Administrative Council (AC) on July 6, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday issued an order to enhance ex-gratia relief for the next-of-kin (NoKs) of martyrs of J&K. The General Administration Department (GAD) of J&K government on Tuesday issued an order No.823-JK(GAD) of 2022 dated 12.07.2022 to enhance ex-gratia relief to the NoKs of defence force personnel hailing from J&K, who attain martyrdom either inside or outside Jammu & Kashmir. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the enhancement of ex-gratia relief from Rs. 5.00 lakh to Rs. 25.00 lakh out of UT budget and Rs. 5.00 lakh out of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) in ...   READ MORE   ASI killed, 2 others injured in Sgr terror attack 7/12/2022 11:15:50 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 12: A Assistant Sub-Inspector was was killed while two others were injured as Militants on tuesday fired upon police Naka at Lal Bazaar area of Srinagar district. A top police officer said that militants attacked police Naka at Lal Bazaar. In this incident one ASI identified as Mushtaq Ahmad was killed while as two others recieved bullet wounds. Both the injured were shifted to nearby hospital immediately for treatment. More details awaited....   READ MORE   ACB traps 'prism man' in Naib Tehsildar's office 7/12/2022 11:15:45 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 12: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped and arrested Raj Kumar, prism man in office of Naib Tehsildar, Udhampur for demanding & accepting bribe of Rs.1, 300. A complaint was received in P/S ACB Udhampur wherein complainant has alleged that five months ago he applied to the Naib Tehsildar Udhampur for issuing SC certificate in his name as well as in the name of his son but the prism man posted as dealing clerk in the office of Naib Tehsildar Udhampur demanded Rs. 10, 000 from the complainant for getting his file cleared of SC certificate. After negotiation, the accused asked the complainant to pay an amount of Rs. 5,000 to him and he will get his file...   READ MORE   Terrorism is waning in J&K: Rana 7/12/2022 11:15:38 PM Early Times Report BARN, July 12: Exuding confidence that the scourge of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir will be rooted out in the foreseeable future, Senior BJP leader Mr Devender Singh Rana today said this has been possible due to relentless, decisive, strong and visionary National leadership. "Terrorism is on the last leg and the indebted nation salutes the valour and supreme sacrifices of the security forces and the police for maintaining edge over terrorists", Mr Devender Rana said w...   READ MORE   Charar-e-Sharif mosque built after spending Rs 34 cr closed for devotees: Er Nazir Yatoo Says it developed serious technical snags; Urges LG Sinha to intervene 7/12/2022 11:15:21 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 12: Apni Party leader and former vice-chairman of JK Cements Er Nazir Ahmed Yatoo on Tuesday requested Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, to intervene in the Charar-e-Sharif mosque issue. Talking to Early Times, Yatoo said, “The mosque built adjacent to the shrine at a whooping cost of Rs 34 crore has developed serious technical snags due to inefficiency of executing agency JKPCC.” He said, “A task force was convened by the Waqf Board a few years ago and it had advised against conducting any full occupancy prayers in the mosque, the Lieutenant Governor should immediately look into the matter and so that any tragedy could be averted.” Yatoo demanded tha...   READ MORE

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