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Killed terrorists were trying to revive Al-Qaeda’s offshoot 9/8/2022 10:21:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 8: Killed in a “chance encounter” in the Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday evening, two terrorists of the Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) were planning to strengthen Al-Qaeda’s offshoot in Jammu and Kashmir. By luring innocent youth, the eliminated terrorists were working to set up terror modules in different areas of Kashmir Valley in general and South Kashmir in particular. Sources said that material recovered from the possession of the eliminated terrorists revealed that terror mentors sitting across the border are trying to revive Al-Qaeda’s offshoot in the Valley. Notable two terrorists of the AGuM terror outfit were killed in a brief chance encounter at Thajiwara Bijbehara area of Anantnag district on Wednesday evening. The killed terrorists were identified as Fayaz Ahmad Kumar alias Faheem Kumar son of Mohammad Ramzan Kumar and Owais Ahmad Khan son of Ghulam Mohammad Khan, both residents of Waghama Bijbehara who were affiliated with the AGuH group. According to police, both were involved in several terror ...   READ MORE

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AC approves amnesty scheme for domestic power consumers Payment of only principal amount in 12 installments, defaulters to face legal action 9/8/2022 10:21:15 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 8: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the amnesty scheme for domestic power consumers in the UT. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting. The decision is going to benefit more than 5.50 lakh domestic consumers by waiving off an amount of Rs. 937.34 crore, accumulated as surcharge or interest, on account of non-payment of timely dues. The Administrative Council has provided this last opportunity to the consumers in vie...   READ MORE   PM Modi unveils Netaji’s 28-feet tall statue 9/8/2022 10:21:01 PM Agencies New Delhi, Sept 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled a 28-ft-tall statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. The statue is part of the Centre's Rs 13,450-crore Central Vista project, which will have a new Parliament building, new office and residences for the prime minister and vice-president and new ministry buildings. The North and South Blocks, the secretariat buildings flanking Rashtrapati Bhavan, will be converted into museums. The black granite statue has been carved from a monolithic block of granite weighing 280 metric tonne. The block of granite picked for the statue was transported to Delhi from Telangana and the statue was carved out of ...   READ MORE   LG flags off fleet of boats, shikaras from Zero Bridge to Ganderbal to commemorate Urs ‘Occasion also marks revival of water transport from Srinagar to Ganderbal’ 9/8/2022 10:20:50 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 8: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today flagged off a fleet of boats and shikaras carrying devotees and artists from Zero Bridge to Ganderbal to commemorate the Urs of Sufi saint Syed Qamar-ud-Din Bukhari (RA). The Lt Governor expressed hope that the occasion would further strengthen the bonds of goodwill and brotherhood. Let us remind ourselves of the unity of mankind and resolve to strive for harmony and peace, he added. Prominent citizens from all wa...   READ MORE   India, China begin disengagement at Gogra-Hot Springs in Eastern Ladakh 9/8/2022 10:20:13 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 8: Initiate a big step to ease tension on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the cold desert of Ladakh, India and China have started disengagement of troops from PP-15. The Ministry of Defence on Thursday informed that Indian and Chinese troops have started to disengage from the Gogra-Hot Springs PP-15 friction point in Eastern Ladakh after reaching a consensus in the 16th round of military talks. The 16th round of the India-China Corps Commander-level meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side on July 17. “On 8th September 2022, according to the consensus reached in the 16th round of the India China Corps Command...   READ MORE   Lumpy Skin Disease: 57,000 cattle die so far, Centre asks States to boost vaccination process 9/8/2022 10:20:03 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Sept 8: The Centre on Thursday said that about 57,000 cattle have died so far due to lumpy skin disease across various parts of the country and asked affected States to boost the vaccination process to control the disease. Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a contagious viral disease that affects cattle and causes fever, nodules on the skin and can also lead to death. The disease gets spread by mosquitoes, flies, lice, wasps, and by direct contact among the cattle, and through contaminated food and water. The main symptoms are fever in animals, discharge from the eyes and nose, salivation from the mouth, soft blisters like nodules all over the body, reduced milk producti...   READ MORE   Northern Army Commander visits Rajouri, reviews security 9/8/2022 10:19:56 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 8: The Northern Command Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday reviewed the security situation during his visit to Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The official Twitter handle of the Northern Command said, "Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, #Army Cdr Northern Command visited #Rajouri sector where he reviewed the operational preparedness and interacted with all ranks." He expressed confidence over the operational readiness & strong anti-infiltration grid adopted by troops, it read. Notably, Army troops last month in Naushera sector successfully foiled three infiltration bids in less than 48 hours and neutralised two terrorists. The ...   READ MORE   Over 9.93 lakh clear NEET-UG exam 9/8/2022 10:19:47 PM Agencies New Delhi, Sept 8: Rajasthan's Tanishka bagged the top rank in medical entrance exam NEET, the results of which were declared on Wednesday by the National Testing Agency. Delhi's Vatsa Ashish Batra and Hrishikesh Nagbhushan Gangule from Karnataka bagged the second and third positions respectively. The maximum number of candidates who qualified the exam are from Uttar Pradesh (1.17 lakh), followed by Maharashtra (1.13 lakh) and Rajasthan (82,548). Four candidates scored 715 out of 720 in this year's NEET. However, Tanishka was declared the all-India topper through the tie-breaker method. As many as 9,93,069 (56.3 per cent) of the 17,64,571 candidates who appeared for the ...   READ MORE

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