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| Cong high-command’s peace initiative boomerangs, dissidents continue to resign | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 23: To bring peace among the warring factions in the Jammu and Kashmir unit, the Congress high command appointed Vikar Rasool Wani as the new president of the party for the Union Territory (UT) unit but the initiative appeared to be backfired as dissidents continue to submit their resignations.
Vikar Rasool Wani is considered a staunch supporter of dissident leader and party stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad but many leaders, who owe their loyalty to Azad, have openly opposed the appointment of Wani as J&K party chief.
Within minutes appointment of Vikar Rasool as the new J&K party chief, former MLA Sopore Abdul Rashid Dar resigned from the basic membership of the party.
Former MLAs Gulzar Ahmed Wani and Choudhary Mohd Akram have already resigned from the Pradesh Election Committee, which was constituted with the appointment of Wani as J&K party chief.
In another setback for Congress, former Minister Ghulam Mohammad Saroori refused to assume the post of convenor of the Campaign Committee of the party's J&K unit.
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| After arresting Lashkar’s suicide squad member, Army foils infiltration attempt | | 2 infiltrators shot dead | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 23: Two days after arresting a dreaded terrorist of Lashkar’s suicidal (fidayeen) squad, the Army on Tuesday morning foiled an infiltration attempt on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Two terrorists, who were part of the group trying to sneak into this side of the border, were reportedly eliminated during the gun battle.
“Indian Army foiled an Infiltration attempt in Nowshera sector of J&K. The reconnaissance of the general area of attempted infiltration site is in progress. In reconnaissance by quadcopter, two bodies of infiltrators have been observed. The area is being scanned further”, Jammu-bas... | |
| | | | PM Modi to address Smart India Hackathon grand finale tomorrow | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the students participating in the grand finale of this year's Smart India Hackathon (SIH) on August 25 via video-conferencing.
SIH, which started in 2017, is a nationwide initiative to provide students a platform to solve the pressing problems of society, organisations, and government. It aims to inculcate the culture of product innovation, problem-solving and out-of-the-box thinking among students. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been interacting with the student participants of the Smart India Hackathon every year since its inception and he is expected to interact with the students even this year at 8 pm on Augu... | |
| | | | Court issues bailable warrant against Rubaiya Sayeed | | Abduction Case | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 23: A special court here on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against Rubaiya Sayeed, the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, after she did not appear for cross-examination in a case related to her abduction by the JKLF in 1989.
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, one of the accused in the case, appeared before the court from Delhi’s Tihar Jail via video conference.
He once again insisted on his physical appearance while turning down the court’s offer of legal aid or amicus, standing counsel for the CBI Monika Kohli said.
On July 15, Rubaiya had identified Malik and three others as the ones who... | |
| | | | Pahalgam accident: ASI dies, toll 8 | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 23: An Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) who was critically injured in a bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir succumbed to his injuries here on Tuesday, taking the death toll in the tragedy to eight.
G D Nandan Singh of the ITBP's 4th Ballalio died at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS).
His death took to eight the number killed in the bus accident at Chandanwari Pahalgam in Pahalgam on August 16.
Seven ITBP personnel died and 30 others including policemen were injured when their vehicle skidded off the road. The ITBP men were coming after attending their Amarnath Yatra duty.
Three critically inj... | |
| | | | Brahmos missile misfire: 3 IAF officers terminated | | | |
Agencies
NEW DELHI, Aug 23: The service of three Indian Air Force (IAF) officers was terminated on Tuesday in connection with the Brahmos missile misfire incident.
A Group Captain and two Wing Commanders were terminated on Tuesday.
A BrahMos missile was accidentally fired on March 9, 2022. A Court of Inquiry (Col), set up to establish the facts of the case, including fixing responsibility for the incident, found that deviation from the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) by three officers led to the accidental firing of the missile.... | |
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