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9155 devotees visit holy cave, over 1.4 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance till date Amarnath Yatra 7/12/2023 11:10:01 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 12: On Wednesday 9155 Amarnath devotees paid obeisance at the Holy Cave taking total to 146508 yatries who performed darshan since July 01. Among the yatries who visited Shri Amarnathji Cave today were 6995 males, 1918 females, 122 children and120 sadhus. Thousands of amarnath yatris traverse mountainous routes along Pahalgam and Baltal axis with much fervor to perform darshan at Holy Cave. To make this religious pilgrimage of Amarnath yatries a memorable & life time experience, around 30 government departments are providing their services relentlessly. The officers and officials are making strenuous efforts to extend essential services & basic amenities at every destination to pilgrims. Every pilgrim who visited Amarnath Cave express satisfaction and pleasure about the wide range of arrangements put in place for their convenience. Due to this reason and belief, Shri Amarnathji Yatra has gone global captivating devotees including NRIs and citizens of different countries. Two foreign nationals from California, United States (US...   READ MORE

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7805 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp 7/12/2023 11:09:47 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 12: Amid the chants of 'Bam Bam Bhole', a fresh batch of 7805 pilgrims left on Wednesday for Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine here from Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp. After remaining suspended for three days, the yatra resumed from Jammu on Tuesday. The yatra was suspended due to repair work on roads damaged by rains at Ramban on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. An official said that a batch of 7805 pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of 339 vehicles. As many as 4,677 pilgrims left for Pahalgam in a convoy of 207 vehicles, and 3,128 pilgrims left for the Baltal in a convoy of 132 vehicles. ...   READ MORE   DG BSF lauds high level professionalism of forces 7/12/2023 11:09:41 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 12: Director General of the Border Security Force Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday lauded the high level of professionalism of the BSF and exhorted them to remain alert for any eventuality during the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY). DG BSF Agrawal said this during his interaction with BSF men at Panjtarni in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. The DG was on a three-day visit to Kashmir, where he reviewed the security arrangements for the Yatra. At least 1,40,000 pilgrims have visited the Cave shrine since the Yatra began on July 1. A BSF spokesperson said DG Agrawal arrived in Srinagar on July 10 and was welcomed by Ashok Yadav, Inspector General, ...   READ MORE   Cybercrimes major threat to security of citizens globally: Amit Shah 7/12/2023 11:08:58 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 12: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said cybercrimes pose a major threat to the security of citizens across the globe in a rapidly advancing borderless digital arena. He also said that a reliable global partnership is the key to effectively combatting this menace. Shah will inaugurate the two-day G20 conference on 'Crime and Security in the Age of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Metaverse' beginning in Gurugram on Thursday. The conference will bring together over 900 participants from G20 countries, nine special invitee countries, international bodies, technology leaders and domain experts from India and across the world....   READ MORE   Look at scaling up levels by 5-10 times: Vaishnaw to telecom players ‘India’s telecom manufacturing under PLI scheme touches Rs 18,000 crore mark’ 7/12/2023 11:08:48 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 12: India’s telecom manufacturing under PLI scheme has touched Rs 18,000 crore already, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday exhorting the industry to look at scaling up the levels by 5-10 times on the back of enabling policies. The minister said that the time has come to position India at the next level as tech powerhouse, telecom manufacturer and exporter. “How long can we only import and consume? We have to move beyond that...Today, with all your efforts, we have already crossed USD 2 billion worth of telecom manufacturing...Rs 18,000 crore telecom manufacturing under PLI (production linked incentive scheme) itself,” Vaishnaw said at curtain r...   READ MORE   PM Modi’s Paris visit to focus on India-France defence cooperation 7/12/2023 11:08:35 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 12: Expansion of bilateral defence ties is expected to be a key focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Paris beginning July 13 with ground work being finalised for New Delhi’s procurement of 26 naval variant of Rafale jets from France besides firming up a big-ticket deal to jointly develop an aircraft engine in India. Without delving into specific details or possible outcomes, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said at a media briefing that the prime minister’s visit to France would be rich in “substance” and set “new benchmark” for strategic partnership between the two countries in years ahead. Modi will be guest of honour at the annual Bastill...   READ MORE   5 LeT terrorist associates arrested in Budgam 7/12/2023 11:08:28 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 12: Security forces arrested five terrorist associates in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district, police said on Wednesday. They said the five were associated with Lashakr-e-Taiba. They were arrested by a joint team of police and Army's 62 Rashtriya Rifles in Khag area of Budgam. Police identified the five as Rouf Ahmad Wani, Hilal Ahmad Malik, Tawfeeq Ahmad Dar, Danish Ahmad Dar and Showkat Ali Dar- residents of various villages in Khag. "Incriminating materials have been recovered from their possession. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records for further investigation," a police spokesman said. Police said a case under relevant ...   READ MORE   Principal GMC gets 2-week interim bail 7/12/2023 11:08:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 12: Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court today granted interim pre-arrest bail to Dr. Shashi Sudan Principal GMC Jammu who was booked by the Crime Branch Jammu in date of birth forging case. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul after hearing Sr. Adv Pranav Kohli with Advs Frahan Mirza and Aftab Malik for the applicant whereas Sr. AAG Monika Kohli for the Crime Branch, issued notice to the Crime Branch which was accepted by Sr. AAG and directed to file an objection by the next date of hearing. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul after hearing both the sides, observed that after going through file, a case is made out for grant of inter...   READ MORE

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