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Second thought: Omar, Sajad join Mehbooba in ‘land for homeless’ chorus 7/6/2023 10:42:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 6: A day after former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party, President Mehbooba Mufti accused the J&K administration of “bringing the people from outside under the garb of land for landless and home for the homeless to change the region’s demography”, her counterpart from the National Conference Omar Abdullah joined the chorus. Whereas Omar Abdullah on July 6 questioned the Raj Bhawan over the issue, his reaction seems to be a “second thought” as Omar broke his silence on the issue only when the government has issued a clarification to Mehbooba’s statement. “LG Manoj Sinha Govt should first clear who are Homeless, how they are categorizing them? Are counting those homeless as well who came here just a week ago? Government should also not include those in this category who came here after abrogation of Article370. Only those should be included who were settled here before 2019,” Omar told the media persons on July 6. Earlier on June 5, Mehbooba Mufti, addressing a press conference at PDP headquarters in Srinagar said that after the abro...   READ MORE

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World looks at India with hope for answers to unsolved questions: RSS Chief 7/6/2023 10:42:19 PM Agencies Pune, July 6: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the world has so far failed to find answers to several questions and now thinks India can provide their solutions. Asserting that the work of national awakening was going on in the country, Mr Bhagwat on Wednesday said India needed “intellectual Kshatriya” (warriors). He was speaking at the release of eight volumes of the original Valmiki Ramayana, written by Saint Ramdas, and edited by Shri Samarth Vagdevata Mandir based in Dhule of north Maharashtra. In order to show direction to the society, it is necessary to establish the embodiment of the ideal king. Samarth Ramdas considered Chhatrapati S...   READ MORE   Amarnath Yatra 2023: 84, 768 pilgrims pay obeisance at holy cave 7/6/2023 10:42:14 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 6: With 17202 yatries paying obeisance at the Shri Amarnathji Holy Cave on Thursday, the cumulative total of pilgrims reached to 84768 on the 7th day of yatra. Among the pilgrims who visited Holy Cave were 12408 males, 4095 females, 490 children, 192 Sadhus and 17 Sadvis. The influx of yatries continue to surge with each passing day making it one of the most successful yatra in the country. The entire yatra is being monitored from Integrated Command & Control Centre (ICCC) at HMT which has been put in use for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra since 2022. ICCC, HMT is being integrated with RFID to monitor Yatra remotely on real time basis. All departme...   READ MORE   100-bedded hospital built in record 15 days at Baltal base camp 7/6/2023 10:42:08 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 6: Healthcare workers, including doctors and para-medical staff, are working round the clock at the 100-bedded specialty hospital at the Amarnath Yatra base camp here in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, ready to tackle any eventuality. Last year, flash floods near the holy cave shrine had killed 15 people and injured many others. The J-K administration has set up two specialty hospitals at the base camps of Baltal, in Sonamarg area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal, and Chandanwari, in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, the twins routes for the yatra. Both the hospitals — 100-bedded each — were built by the DRDO in a record time...   READ MORE   27 terrorists killed in J&K this year 7/6/2023 10:41:49 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, July 6: In a joint operation with Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force has neutralized 27 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir this year. CRPF informed that the list includes include eight local terrorists and 19 foreign terrorists who have been neutralized in J-K till July 5 this year. “In the year 2022, a total of 187 terrorists were neutralized by security forces in the valley including 130 local terrorists and 57 foreign terrorists,” the official statement read. A senior officer informed that they have been a steep decline in foreign terrorist in the valley if they compare with past years. “CRPF also informed that 16 Naxalites have been apprehended this year...   READ MORE   SC adjourns hearing on plea seeking early assembly elections in J&K 7/6/2023 10:41:42 PM Agencies New Delhi, July 6: The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred hearing on a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission and the government for holding early assembly polls in J&K. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra noted that petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 were listed for hearing on July 11. “We will adjourn this.The 370 matter is listed for directions on July 11,” the bench said. The counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that this is a different case as the residents have been disenfranchised and urged the apex court to issue notice in the matter....   READ MORE   12 people ‘bound down’ for ‘disrespecting’ National Anthem 7/6/2023 10:41:36 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 6: Twelve people were ”bound down” for not standing up during the national anthem played at a function here in June with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in attendance, police said on Thursday. Departmental action has also been initiated against the police music band for failing to ensure everyone stood up before the anthem was played, they said. The 12 people were ”bound down” under the CrPC sections 107 and 151 — the sections grant police the power to arrest or detain a person or ask him or her to sign a bond in anticipation of a crime. According to officials, some people chose to not stand up during the closing ceremony of the ...   READ MORE   Indian Navy to enhance greater participation of youth from Ladakh in Defence Services 7/6/2023 10:41:30 PM Early Times Report Leh, July 6: The Indian Navy has embarked on a multidimensional outreach program to enhance greater participation of the youth from Ladakh in the Defence Services, officials said. As part of this programme, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar is hosting various outreach activities on Thursday and Friday in Leh. The Indian Navy had earlier carried out extensive engagement in the North East as part of the outreach activities last year. Officials said the program of Chief of the Naval Staff is aimed to enhance greater participation of the youth from Ladakh in the Defence Services, strengthen nation-building and promote maritime consciousness in ...   READ MORE   MeT predicts widespread rain during next 24 hrs 7/6/2023 10:41:25 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 6: The Meteorological Department on Thursday predicted fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rain over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Currently, the weather is partly cloudy in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir, with the possibility of a brief spell of rain or thunderstorm at some places during the late afternoon or evening, the MeT office said. The MeT office has also predicted light to moderate rain or thunderstorms at scattered places on July 7 and intermittent light to moderate rain or showers at many places in Jammu and Kashmir on July 89. Some places in the plains of the Jammu region may receive moderate to heavy rain du...   READ MORE   India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission to be launched on July 14 7/6/2023 10:41:19 PM Agencies Bengaluru, July 6: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced that its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 will be launched on July 14 from the space port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. ISRO Chairman Somanath S said attempt to soft-land the mission on Moon will be made on August 23 or August 24. ISRO’s new heavylift launch vehicle LVM-3 will carry out the Moon mission. “Announcing the launch of Chandrayaan-3: LVM3-M4/Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The launch is now scheduled for July 14, 2023, at 2:35 pm IST from SDSC (Satish Dhawan Space Centre), Sriharikota,” ISRO tweeted. The Chandrayaan-3 mission carries scientific instruments to study the thermophysical pr...   READ MORE

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