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After ‘Ali Bhai’ mystery, recovery of Pika Gun sets alarm bells ringing Jammu on alert again! 7/31/2020 11:57:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: Barely a month after a red alert was sounded in Jammu, the winter capital has been put on alert in the wake of recovery of a highly sophisticated riffle from a neighbouring border district with intelligence agencies fearing that the foreign terrorists may be eyeing to target the winter capital. Sources said the recovery of a sophisticated gun, the Pika from the hideout of terrorists in Rajouri on July 23 set the alarm bells ringing. Last year, the recovery of a similar weapon from a terror hideout in south Kashmir had led to cancellation of the annual Shri AmarnathJi Yatra. This time the security forces busted a terror hideout and seized a cache of arms and ammunition from Rajouri district. The Jammu and Kashmir Police and Indian Army’s Thanamandi-based 38 Rashtriya Rifles busted the hideout during a cordon and search operation in Manyal area under Thanamandi police station jurisdiction from where the Pika was recovered. Sources said while other recovery of arms and ammunition was “often seen before”, the Pika gun was a rare one. Offic...   READ MORE

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PDP plays communal card 7/31/2020 11:57:14 PM Early times Report Jammu, July 31: Within hours after administration has extended detention of Public Safety Act (PSA) of former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti by another three months, PDP leaders started raking up Hindi-Muslim issue to exploit sentiments of the people. Shockingly Mehbooba Mufti, through her tweeter handler retweeted the tweet in which party leaders have shamelessly highlighted the religion of the officers/officials deployed at Raj Bhawan. “Not a single kashmiri/muslim...   READ MORE   Mehbooba’s detention extended by 3 months 7/31/2020 11:57:03 PM Early times Report Srinagar, July 31: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended the detention period of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA), by another three months. “In exercise of powers conferred under Section 8(1) and Section 18 of the J&K PSA, the government hereby directs the period of detention of Ms. Mufti be extended for a further period of three months and she may be lodged in the subsidiary jail, Fair View, Gupkar Road, Srinagar”, reads an order, signed by Principal Secretary to J&K government Shaleen Kabra. Ms. Mufti's previous three-month detention period under the PSA ends on August 5. The governme...   READ MORE   COVID-19: 13, including KAS officer, die in JK; positive cases cross 20,000 mark 7/31/2020 11:56:58 PM Jehangir Rashid Early times Report SRINAGAR, July 31: Thirteen more persons including a Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officer died due to the Corona Virus in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir in the past 24 hours. In the meantime 490 new cases of virus were reported today. Reports said that KAS officer Tasaduq Jeelani was among 13 people who died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Jeelani had been admitted to SKIMS-Bemina on July 14 and was on ventilator for some days. The death came today in the evening at about 6 PM when repeated attempts to revive him failed. Following the fresh deaths the total number of COVID-19 casualties in Jammu & Kashmir is 378. Srinagar r...   READ MORE   Rajouri, Poonch admin draws flak for messing up quarantine centres 7/31/2020 11:56:51 PM RAJESH TANDON EARLY TIMES REPORT POONCH, July 31: The district administrations of Poonch as well as Rajouri are under severe criticism for their alleged poor arrangements in various quarantine centers, which are being exposed through various videos, which are going viral in social media platforms by the quarantined persons. The videos depicting insanitation, poor food quality, erratic power supply in the quarantine centers, which exposed the tall claims of concerned administrations. The inmates have been seen alleging the concerned officers for not following the guidelines as per SOPs and requesting the senior functionaries to take note of their grievances. “We are facing several h...   READ MORE   Shahid Kazmi using close confidantes to heckle fourth estate 7/31/2020 11:56:42 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 31: Finding himself in soup over the illegal film shooting by managing artists from Jammu and defying standing operating procedures, the local filmmaker Shahid Kazmi has stooped low by releasing threat calls to journalists through different means. However in a new twist of events, the report of quarantine of three people who accompanied Kazmi and his convoy to Surankote has been procured which amply proves the illegal activities being conducted by the film maker. The medical administration at Surankote has provided the list of the persons quarantined on July 22. One of the persons, who cleared the quarantine procedure later joined the Kazmi team at Sura...   READ MORE   Notwithstanding Unlock 3, gyms to remain closed, night curfew to be in place till August 5 7/31/2020 11:56:36 PM Early times Report Srinagar, July 31: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended the prevailing COVID-19 restrictions till August 5 even as the government of India allowed gyms and yoga centres to reopen under Unlock 3 besides lifting night curfew. An order issued in this regard by the State Executive Committee of the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction said that the guidelines issued on July 3 shall remain valid till August 5. Under the J...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of Sector 2 Ajeet Nagar Residents of Sector 2 Ajeet Nagar at receiving end since problems remain unattended 7/31/2020 11:54:42 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 31: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city. Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any ste...   READ MORE   Income bar for Pahari Certificate! Mandatory or Not, Authorities confused 7/31/2020 11:52:54 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch, July 31: Pahari certificates for Pahari speaking people are being issued these days in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Poonch administration is looking confused in the issue of income bar for Pahari Certificates. According to the sources, Tehsildar Haveli had issued a press release on Facebook page “Tehsildar Haveli Poonch” in which he stated that, there is no need of income certificate for the issuance of Pahari Certificates. The Tehsildar and other tehsildars later on decided and fixed an income bar for issuance of the certificate. Sources informed, “As per official sources any person who can get the benefit of Pahari speaking must have ...   READ MORE

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