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| “Pefume bomb” another challenge for security forces in J&K | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: After smuggling timer-fitted “sticky bombs” in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has not started dropping “perfume bombs” through its drones to trigger blasts in different parts of the Union Territory.
By wrapping IEDs in perfume bottles these bombs are prepared in Pakistan and dropped through drones on this side of the border.
J&K Police on Thursday claimed to have recovered a “perfume bomb”, the first of its kind, from the possession of a teacher-turned- ... | |
| | | | High Court dismisses pleas challenging CBI’s jurisdiction in J&K | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: Justice Sanjay Dhar of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is empowered with general consent to investigate offences in the erstwhile State of J&K.
While dismissing the bunch of petitions, Justice Sanjay Dhar observed that a common question of law as to whether the Central Bureau of Investigation is vested with jurisdiction to investigate offences committed within the territorial jurisdiction of erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir prior to its bifurcation into two Union Territories, has arisen in all these petitions.
Besides laying challenge on the ground of jurisdiction of the CBI to investi... | |
| | | | Barring Srinagar minimum temp drops in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 2: Barring Srinagar the minimum temperature drops in Kashmir valley on Thursday amid meteorological forecast of very light rain, snow over the isolated places of J&K.
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, settled at 0.4 degree Celsius for the second consecutive day on Thursday, MeT office said, adding it was 1.1 degree Celsius above normal during this period of the season.
Qazigund on Srinagar-Jammu national had a low of minus 2.0 degree Celsius against 0.2 degree Celsius recorded the previous night. It was 0.1 degree Celsius above normal during this period of the year.
Tourist hot spot of Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded a low of minu... | |
| | | | P K Pole is new J&K Election Chief | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 2: The Election Commission of India has approved the appointment of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole as Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said that the poll body has finalized name of Pole as CEO of the UT.
The post was lying vacant after Hirdesh Kumar went on central deputation. ... | |
| | | | Avalanche warning in 4 Kashmir districts | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 2: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday issued a medium danger avalanche warning in four districts in view of the recent snowfall in the Valley.
"Avalanche with medium danger level is likely to occur above the altitude of 2,400 metres over Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Bandipora in the next 24 hours," an official said here.
He said the possibility of avalanches was high due to an approaching western disturbance.
People have been advised not to venture out in the avalanche-prone areas, the official said.
The warning comes on a day when two Polish skiers were killed and 19 other foreign tourists had to be rescued following an avalanche i... | |
| | | | Consider modifying prisoners’ bail conditions: SC To courts | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Feb 2: Noting that a number of undertrial prisoners are in jail even after being granted bail, the Supreme Court has asked courts concerned to consider modifying the conditions imposed if the bonds were not furnished within a month.
Issuing a slew of directions, a bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S Oka said one of the reasons that delays the release of an accused or a convict is the insistence upon a local surety and suggested that in such cases, the courts may not impose the condition of local surety.
“In cases where the undertrial or convict requests that he can furnish bail bonds or sureties once released, then in an appropriate case, the court may consider... | |
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