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Mastermind of Pulwama attack eliminated; biggest success against terrorism in 2021 8/1/2021 12:22:46 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: The killing of Abu Saifullah alias “Lambu” is rightly described as the biggest success for security forces in the year 2021. Although nearly 90 terrorists have been killed this year, today’s encounter has been described as the biggest strike of this year. The mastermind of the Pulwama terror attack Abu Saifullah alias ‘Lamboo’, a self-styled commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit was killed in an encounter in South Kashmir’s Dachigarm forest area. He along with another terrorist was killed in the encounter- which lasted for not more than five minutes and was completed without any collateral damage. The killed terrorist was the nephew of the chief of JeM, Masood Azhar, who was designated as a global terrorist was the United Nations in May 2019. ‘Lamboo’ a resident of Pakistan’s Punjab province had reportedly infiltrated Kashmir Valley from the Shakargarh area of Pakistan in the year 2017, to coordinate terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir. According to police on a specific input regarding the presence of terrorists in the fo...   READ MORE

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Honzar cloudburst victim faces nightmare Defunct CT scan machine, lack of facilities at Kishtwar hospital leave patients in lurch 8/1/2021 12:22:36 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, July 31: Ajaz Ahmed Waza who lost his seven family members in Honzar cloudburst incident on July 27 is battling for life. According to the details available with Early Times, Ajaz was rescued by locals and rushed to the hospital. Due to non availability of medicare facilities and defunct CT Scan machine in the Kishtwar District Hospital, he was rushed to Jammu. “After being pulled out from the debris Ajaz was first shifted on foot by the loca...   READ MORE   Honzar cloudburst: NDRF, SDRF teams join rescue operations 8/1/2021 12:22:11 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, July 31: The search operation in remote Honzar village of Dachhan in Kishtwar District hit by the cloudburst during the intervening night of 27/28 July continued for fourth running day with SDRF and NDRF teams joining the Jammu and Kashmir police, Army and civil administration. As per the details available with with Early Times, the government rushed the sniffer dog squad to the cloudburst hit area. The officials told the Early Times that despite hostile weather conditions, the search for the missing persons who are presumed to be dead is still continuing and the operation will be called off only after proper assessment of the situation....   READ MORE   Pan-India terror module: NIA conducts raids across J&K 8/1/2021 12:22:00 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 31: With the arrest of two terrorists, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had busted a terror syndicate involved in supplying arms to terrorists of Jammu and Kashmir from Bihar on July 23. Two residents of Bihar were arrested by the NIA for their alleged involvement in transporting arms from Bihar and handing the same consignment to terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir. In this connection, the NIA on Saturday along with J&K police and CRPF conducted searches at nine locations in Shopian, Anantnag, and Jammu districts in the case RC-01/2021/NIA/JMU. The case was initially registered as FIR No. 16/2021 of Gangyal Police Station, District Ja...   READ MORE   Saudi Arabia invites PM Modi for Middle East Green Initiative Summit 8/1/2021 12:21:52 AM Agencies New Delhi, July 31: Saudi Arabia has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Middle East Green Initiative Summit, which will take place in October. Through the initiative, the country aims to lead regional efforts in combating climate change. The invite by Saudis shows India's centrality on climate issues. Middle East Green Initiative, along with Saudi Green Initiative was announced in March of this year by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He had said, "The Saudi and Middle East Green Initiatives are only a start. The Kingdom, the region and the world needs to go much further and faster in combating climate change". Under the Middle East Green Initiative, S...   READ MORE   Suspected drone activity at Bari Brahmana 8/1/2021 12:21:46 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 31: A suspected drone activity was spotted on Saturday following which the traffic was briefly suspended in the Bari Brahmana area of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir. Police said that the Army authorities informed them about suspicious activity of drones near the Industrial area at Bari Brahmana. “Police and Army teams reached the spot but nothing has been found so far. We are carrying searches and also monitoring the situation,” police added. Meanwhile traffic was restored after a brief suspension. Earlier on Thursday night, some villagers spotted a blinking light and it was probably a drone near Bhalwal in Pargwal village close to the Indo-Pak In...   READ MORE   150 trapped yatris rescued 8/1/2021 12:21:40 AM Ashwani sharma Early times report Udhampur, July 31: More than 150 Yatris trapped between Gulbgarh to Machail due to flash flood on 28th July were finally rescued by Padder administration today via Garh Kukandran route. All the Yatris haling from different areas reached Gulabgarh where from they are being sent to their native places. It is pertinent to mention here that SDM Paddar Varun jeet Charak had constituted a team consisting of civil and police to provide relief and ensure s...   READ MORE   COVID-19: J&K reports 118 new cases 8/1/2021 12:21:15 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 31: The Government on Saturday informed that 118 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 40 from Jammu division and 78 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 321462. Moreover, 113 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 43 from Jammu Division and 70from Kashmir Division. Besides this, 99.46 percent of population above the age of 45 years has been vaccinated across the Jammu and Kashmir. The Bulletin also informs that No confirmed case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, thus the total number of confirmed case...   READ MORE

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