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Separatists lose address, leaders like Mehbooba left red faced as J&K moves ahead 7/23/2021 12:06:46 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 22: Abrogation of Article 370 has ended the separatism in Kashmir. When the Centre announced its decision to revoke J&K’s special status on August 5, 2019, Kashmir centric leaders like Mehbooba Mufti and others had predicted that Kashmir will burn and the separatists like Hurriyat hawk Geelani, Hurriyat dove Mirwaiz, so-called JKLF chief Yasin Malik and others will run a parallel government in Kashmir. However, all their predictions have fallen flat as the separatists have lost their addresses during the past 2-years. Geelani has taken retirement from the politics and Mirwaiz has not even uttered a word during the past two years. Others are cooling their heels in prisons. “Last two years have proven it beyond doubt that separatists thrived due to the support of mainstream politicians as they went out of way to accommodate them,” said an analyst. He said, “New Delhi taking control of J&K affairs has brought respite for the people. Separatists have been cut to size. No one in Kashmir has been left who will call for shutdown or orchestrate street pr...   READ MORE

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LG inaugurates IIM Jammu’s Online Orientation Program ‘Govt creating favourable ecosystem for youth, entrepreneurs to be partners in transforming J&K’s future’ 7/23/2021 12:06:35 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 22: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu’s online orientation program of 2nd Batch of Ph.D. and 6th Batch of MBA. While congratulating all incoming students for making it into the academic programs of IIM Jammu, the Lt Governor advised them to adopt new strategies to deal with future challenges of business environment in the post-pandemic era. In the post-pandemic era, business landscape is chang...   READ MORE   Attack on BJP leader: 4 days on, attackers untraced 7/23/2021 12:06:10 AM Ajay Sharma Early Times Report SUNDERBANI, July 22: Four days ago the forest land mafia attacked a Bhartiya Janta party (BJP) Sarpanch Sukhdev Kour after she had attended a plantation drive. In the attack sarpanch, her son and daughter were injuired and her car was also damaged. After the attack Sunderbani Police registered First Information Report (FIR No. 68/2021) under section 382, 341, 336, 147, 427, 330, 504 & 506 IPC against Noor Hussain son Wali Mohammad, Afara Bibi w/o Noor Hussain, Arshad Ahmed s/o Noor Hussain, Sanjay Kumar s/o Balak Ram, Munshi Ahmed s/o Noor Mohammad, Noor Ahmed s/o Alla Ditta, Abdul Ghani s/o Kaka Ahmed and Azmet Bibi w/o Noor Hussain all the resident o...   READ MORE   Union Cabinet approves Central University for Ladakh 7/23/2021 12:06:02 AM Agencies New Delhi, July 22: The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to the setting up of a central university in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The decision was taken at the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an aim of addressing regional imbalances in higher education level and stimulating the intellectual current within the broader society of Ladakh. "Cabinet approves establishment of a Central University in the Union Territory of #Ladakh," Principal Director Ge...   READ MORE   Recovery of mobiles, electronic gadgets: Kot Bhalwal jail staffers under scanner 7/23/2021 12:05:53 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 22: A week after recovery of mobile phones, SIM cards, and other electronic gadgets, half a dozen staff members of the highly fortified Kot Bhawal jail are under the scanner. Highly placed sources said that agencies involved in probing the recoveries have singled out these staffers who are under surveillance for establishing contact with anti-social elements. “As of now, investigating agencies have not formally arrested any person in this case but questioning of many staff members of Kot Bhawal jail is going on”, sources said and added that it was only after questioning and initial probe role of some employees came under scanner. As reported earlier, in ...   READ MORE   Gunfight breaks out in Warpora Sopore, 2 LeT militants believed to be trapped 7/23/2021 12:05:47 AM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, July 22: A gunfight broke out today evening between militants and security forces at Warpora village of this north Kashmir district. According to top police official that, on specific information about the presence of militants, a joint team of security forces including of Police, Army's 22 RR, SOG and CRPF 179, 177 and 92 launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Warpora village of Sopore town on Thursday evening. He said that as the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter. However the official confirmed that the exchange of...   READ MORE   Terrorists from Bihar arrested for supplying arms in J&K One arrested from Bihar, another from Jammu 7/23/2021 12:05:40 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 22: With the arrest of two terrorist, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday busted a terror syndicate involved in supplying arms to terrorists of Jammu and Kashmir from Bihar. Two residents of Bihar were arrested by NIA for their alleged involvement in transporting arms from Bihar and handing the same consignment to terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir. The arrested accused have been identified as Mohammad Arman Ali alias Arman Mansuri, aged 20 years and Mohammad Ehsanullah alias Guddu Ansari, aged about 23 years, both residents of Bihar. They were arrested in connection with the case RC-01/2021/NIA/JMU. The case was originally registe...   READ MORE   Amit Shah to meet Chief Ministers in Shillong 7/23/2021 12:05:31 AM Agencies New Delhi, July 22: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting of all chief ministers, chief secretaries and DGPs of Northeastern states on July 24 during which he is expected to take stock of the law and order and COVID-19 situation in the region. During the two-day visit on July 24-25, the home minister will also inaugurate a cryogenic oxygen plant, visit the headquarters of the Assam Rifles in Shillong and attend an event in Guwahati. The home minister will chair a m...   READ MORE

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