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| J&K witnessing positive change after abrogation of Art 370: LG Sinha | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 5: On the third anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a massive positive change during the last three years.
“Restoration of faith and trust among people of Jammu and Kashmir is the biggest achievement during the last three years”, the Lieutenant Governor told media persons at Srinagar. He said that the common man in J&K is feeling a positive change in his life and people’s faith in the system has been restored.
“The J&K, which was earlier infamous for stone-pelting, is now famous for start-ups and other developmental initiatives”, he said.
“Stone pelting, hartals, and bandhs have become a history in the Jammu and Kashmir”, he said.
“There has been a major change in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. Now, there is no stone pelting, hartals, and bandhs. All this has become a thing of the past”, the Lieutenant Governor said.
Lieutenant Governor said that during the last three years the Jammu and Kashmir government has e... | |
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| Aaj Phir Tum Pe Pyaar Aaya Hai: Kashmir netas bat for separatist leader | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 5: Even as Kashmir is running on the track of peace and prosperity since the abrogation of the so called special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, some of the prominent political parties in Kashmir have started singing the “same old tune” seeking “release” of a senior separatist leader.
The National Conference and the Peoples Conference in numerous messages have demanded release of the Hurriyat M Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who is already living at his residence and was not taken to prison since the 2019 decision.
While the Mirwaiz has been putting up at his Nigeen residence here and could be avoiding moving out for there’s nothing left ... | |
| | | | SI recruitment fraud: CBI raids 30 locations in J&K, Bengaluru | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 5: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted raids at 30 locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Bangalore on alleged irregularities in the recruitment of Sub-Inspector in Jammu and Kashmir Police.
After the cancellation of the recruitment process, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has also recommended a probe by the country’s premier investigation agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the entire episode. According to the official handout, “the Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case on the request of J&K Government against 33 accused including then Medical Officer, BSF Frontier Hqrs, Paloura; then Member, JKSSB; the... | |
| | | | No civilian killed in law and order incident after Art 370 abrogation: J&K Police | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 5: Data shared by the Jammu and Kashmir Police revealed that not a single civilian was killed in any law and order situation in Kashmir after August 5, 2019 — when Article 370 was amended.
While Article 370 was amended on August 5, 2019, Article 35-A was abrogated in the Parliament and the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Despite threats given by some mainstream political ... | |
| | | | Kulgam encounter: Injured civilian succumbs, terrorists flee | | | |
Early Times Report
Kulgam, Aug 5: A civilian who was injured during a gunfight in Redwani area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday, has succumbed to his injuries in a hospital even as the operation had been called off, police said here.
An official told the news agency that the injured civilian identified as Manzoor Ahmad Lone son of Abdullah Lone of Redwani Bala succumbed to his injuries during treatment at the hospital.
Meanwhile, Kashmir zone police on its official Twitter handle also informed that the civilian has succumbed to his injuries, while the injured soldier was undergoing treatment at 92 base hospital in Srinagar.
“Injured civilian namely Manzoor Lone S/O Abdullah Lo... | |
| | | | Uproot inferiority complex instilled by foreign powers: Amit Shah | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 5: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India is set to take a giant leap in the 75th year of its Independence and nobody will be able to stop it from becoming a great nation.
Amit Shah said foreign powers could keep India under their rule as they succeeded in creating an inferiority complex amongst Indians which should be uprooted to achieve independence in its truest sense.
The home minister was speaking after the launch of a mega serial 'Swaraj - Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha', produced by Doordarshan to mark the 75th anniversary of Independence.
The 75-episode mega show chronicles lesser-known tales about Indian history and wou... | |
| | | | LeT behind Pulwama grenade attack: ADGP Kumar | | Hails resilience of Valley against terror | | | Agencies
Srinagar, Aug 5: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday blamed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) for a grenade attack that left a non local dead and two others wounded, as a senior officer claimed that markets remaining open on the third anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 is a huge achievement for people in the Valley. Two Lashkar-e-Taiba bike-borne terrorists carried out the grenade attack on the non local quilt weavers in Pulwama. We have identified those involved in the attack. They will soon be either arrested or killed, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Vijay Kumar, told reporters in Srinagar. Kumar said 'hybrid' militancy was no longer a challenge. A year ago, the (hyb... | |
| | | | Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba gets one-year extension | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 5: The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a one-year extension for Union cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba.
Gauba terms was set to get completed at the end of this month. However, he will continue in the same position till August 30, 2023. Last year in 2021 also, Gauba was given a one-year extension till August 2022 by the government.
On August 30, 2019, Gauba had taken over as the new Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India after the superannuation of PK Sinha.
Gauba is an IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre (1982 batch) and has held important assignments like Union Home Secretary, Secretary, Minist... | |
| | | | PM Modi to chair NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting tomorrow | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the seventh governing council meeting of the NITI Aayog on Sunday and this, his office said, will pave the way for a new era of collaboration between the Centre and the states. This will be the first physical meeting of the council after July 2019 and its members include all the chief ministers. As the country commemorates 75 years of its independence, there is a reinforced need for the states to be agile, resilient and self-reliant and move towards “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” in a spirit of cooperative federalism, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said.
“In the drive towards building a steady, sustainable and inclusive Ind... | |
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