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| Damocles' sword hangs over Yasin Malik’s head | | Neelkanth Ganjoo murder case | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: Already facing trial in the killing of four unarmed officers of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the decision of the State Investigation Agency (SIA) to reopen the investigation of the gruesome murder of retired Judge Neelkanth Ganjoo has added to the woes of jailed chairman of banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Yasin Malik.
The way investigating agencies have collected evidence against Yasin Malik it will be no surprise if the dreaded confessed terrorist of the early 1990s may have the gallows in the coming days.
Four Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, including Ravi Khanna, were killed in a terror attack on January 25, 1990, in which JKLF chief Yasin Malik was involved.
The charges were brought against Malik and six others on March 16, 2020, in the killing of four IAF personnel on the outskirts of Srinagar in 1990.
Besides Malik, others accused charged in the killing of IAF personnel are Ali Mohammed Mir, Manzoor Ahmed Sofi alias Mustafa, Javed Ahmed Mir alias 'Nalka', Showkat Ahmed Bakshi, Javed Ahmed Zargar, and Nanaji.
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| After NC-Cong alliance in Kargil, PDP to fight ULB, Panchayat elections alone | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: Enraged over the unilateral decision of the National Conference and Congress to forge an alliance for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is all prepared to contest the forthcoming elections on its own.
The PDP is ready to contest Panchayat and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) elections alone as party leadership has asked local leaders to prepare lists of potential candidates.
Sources said that during the meeting with party workers at Jammu on Monday, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has asked local leaders to start the process of selecting candidates for Panchayats and ULBs elections withou... | |
| | | | Omar holds ‘informal meeting’ | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: The National Conference has started to gear up for the Urban Local Body or ULB polls expected in the coming months in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said former Chief Minister the NC Vice President Omar Abdullah on August 8 held an “informal meeting with the close aides” to discuss that the party needs to gear up for the ULB polls across Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said the meeting that was held in the summer capital, was attended by some senior leaders of the party apart from youth faces.
Sources said Abdullah told the meeting that he would soon call a formal meeting to discuss the matter with other senior leaders do decide future course of action.
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| | | | India's performance in WUG will make every Indian proud: PM Modi | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed India's improved show at the World University Games, saying it is a performance which will make every Indian proud.
India ended their World University Games (WUG) campaign with their best-ever performance, winning a record haul of 26 medals, including 11 gold, in Chengdu, China.
Modi tweeted, "A sporting performance that will make every Indian proud!... A salute to our incredible athletes who have brought glory to the nation and inspired upcoming sportspersons." He noted that at the 31st World University Games, Indian athletes returned with a record-breaking haul of 26 medals! "Our best performance ever, it inc... | |
| | | | DG BSF on 3-day visit to Jammu frontier | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: Director General, Border Security Force Nitin Agrawal is on a three days visit to the Jammu Frontier to review the security scenario of Jammu International Border, official spokesman said.
He said that the DG arrived here on Monday. The spokesman said that on Tuesday IG BSF Jammu Frontier, D K Boora, gave a detailed presentation to the DG covering all the critical aspects of Border Security and Domination on Jammu IB and Line of Control. SDG (Western Command), P V Rama Sastry also attended the meeting.
Boora described the general security scenario of AOR, covering the deployment pattern of BSF battalions and their robust domination aspects on the compl... | |
| | | | Machail Mata Yatra progressing smoothly in Kishtwar | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: The annual Machail Mata yatra in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district is picking up pace with over 30,000 devotees already paying obeisance at the 9,705-feet-high shrine, officials said on Tuesday.
With the partially-constructed Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road en route now accessible, the devotees can trek on foot to the shrine, cutting travel time by about two hours and making the journey less fatiguing compared to the steep and challenging terrains, they said.
The 43-day yatra in the scenic Paddar valley of Kishtwar commenced on July 25 and is scheduled to conclude on September 5.
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