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| 3 terrorists killed in Kashmir gunfights | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 7: Security forces shot dead three militants, including the one who had a Bachelors in Veterinary Sciences, in two separate operations in Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
The first gunfight of the day broke out in frontier Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir in which two militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed.
Police said the encounter broke when an operation was launched based on specific input regarding movement of militants in Kandi area of Kupwara.
"During search, the joint party came under heavy volume of fire from the terrorists, which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter. In the ensuing encounter, two terrorists, including a foreign terrorist, were killed," a police spokesman said.
They were identified as Ishtiaq Ahmad Lone, a resident of Tral and a Pakistani militants Tufail, a resident of Lahore, linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT.
"It is believed that the group was meant to receive the escaped terrorists from yesterday's operation conducted in Zaloora area of Sopore in which one Pakistani LeT terrori... | |
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| Jammu police shoot down payload attached with drone | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 7: Alert troops of Jammu police have shot down a drone spotted close to an international border and brought down the payload attached with it in and found magnetic improvised explosive devices in Kanhachak sector of Jammu.
Additional Director General of Police Jammu Zone Mukesh Singh on Tuesday morning said that the BSF troops last night observed a drone activity in Kanachak area and fired few shots towards it.
"Immediately police party was deployed on receiving the information and they followed the anti drone SOP in the general area," said Singh adding that at around 11 pm in Dayaran area of Kanachak, police party again observed the drone activity and ... | |
| | | | Shopian blast triggered by IED: Police | | ‘2 hybrid terrorists held, case cracked’ | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 7: The J&K Police on Tuesday said it has cracked last week's IED blast case in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir that left one soldier dead and two others injured. Police said two “hybrid” militants involved in the incident, have been arrested and the entire conspiracy of the blast was "hatched" by an active Lashkar-e-Toiba militant. Initially, Police had said that four militants and their associates were arrested in the case.
Early on June 2, three soldiers were injured in a blast inside a private vehicle for hire at Sedow, Shopian, during an anti militancy operation. One of the injured soldiers, Naik Praveen a resident of Tehri Garhwal Uttarakhan... | |
| | | | Govt to announce new recruitment system for soldiers | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, June 7: The government looks all set to announce the new system of recruitment in the three Services - Indian Army, IAF and Indian Navy called 'Tour of Duty' once the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday clears the final version, reliable sources said. A key review meeting in this regard took place on Saturday in which a final presentation was made by the officials of the Department of Military Affairs to the government.
As per the proposed changes in the recruitment policy, jawans will first be recruited for a period of four years after which they will be released and nearly 25 per cent of them will be absorbed in the forces to serve... | |
| | | | Police book 3 persons for posting “I stand with Nupur Sharma’ on FB | | Asks netizens to refrain from sharing objectionable posts on social media | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 7: Kishtwar police on Tuesday registered FIR against three persons under relevant sections of laws for spreading communal disharmony and to create wedge among the two communities.
Following the registration of FIR, Kishtwar police warn the general public and advice them (Public) to refrain from making any comment in verbal or on any social media account.
“The general public is hereby advised to refrain from making any comment in verbal o... | |
| | | | PM to inaugurate Biotech Startup Expo - 2022 | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, June 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Biotech Startup Expo - 2022 at Pragati Maidan here on Thursday at 10:30 AM. He will also address the gathering on the occasion. The two day event, being held on June 9 and 10, is being organised by the Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC). It is being held to mark completion of ten years of the setting up of the Council, the PMO said. The theme of the Expo is Biotech Startup Innovations: Towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat. The Expo will act as a platform to connect entrepreneurs, investors, industry leaders, scientists, researchers, bio-incubators, manufacturers, ... | |
| | | | KU Law Deptt sets ‘unlawful’ precedence! | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 7: Even as a student was wounded in a “deadly” attack inside classroom allegedly by his seniors, the Law Department of the Kashmir University has decided not to opt for registration of a police case into the “criminal offence.”
Sources said resentment is brewing among the law students of Kashmir University for the failure of the department to get a police case registered into the deadly attack on their fellow around a week ago.
On June 1, Danish Haji, a student from the Department of Law was injured and subsequently shifted to hospital for specialized treatment.
As per the witnesses, the senior students of the LLB department had stormed the clas... | |
| | | | Rural bank employees want to quit Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 7: Days after the killing of a bank manager, the Joint Forum of Gramin Bank Unions (JFGBU) has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demanding that employees belonging to other states or outside the Kashmir Valley be relocated outside to “restrict any further bloodshed”.
Last week, 26-year-old Vijay Kumar of Rajasthan and the manager at Ellaquai Dehati Bank (EDB) at Kulgam, was shot dead in his office. The killing was the latest in a series of targeted attacks on minorities and non-locals in Kashmir.
The demand has come at a time when Kashmiri Pandits employees are up in arms seeking relocation out of Kashmir.
The JFGBU -- the umb... | |
| | | | Poonch: Water crisis puncture claims of Jal Shakti Deptt | | | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, June 7: Although the Central Government is making all possible efforts to provide water drinking facilities to every household in the country, The Jal Shakti Department is making tall claims just for the sake of publicity.
More than 80% of consumers are facing a water crisis in Poonch. Nowadays, people are facing shortage of drinking water in drought-stricken areas. The springs in hilly areas have drained, pipe lines have been damaged. The Water Supply Schemes are in a bad shape.
Locals from Loran, Sawjian, Mandi, Surankote, Sathra, Mendhar and other areas said that all claims of Jal Shakti Department are just like castles of sand in air ... | |
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