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| Pak’s nefarious designs: Drone tries to drop arms at same place exactly after one year | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: On Saturday alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) started firing on a drone coming from the Pakistan side in the Kanhachak sector on the International Border (IB).
After being fired by the BSF men Pakistan-controlled drone returned to the other side of the border
The drone was spotted on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday near IB in the Kanhachak sector of the Jammu district where an attempt to smuggle arms was foiled earlier by locals with the help of J&K Police.
It is coincident that exactly one year back, an explosive-laden drone was shot down in the same year on July 23, 2021
The Jammu and Kashmir Police had averted a cross-border terror plot by shooting down a drone carrying improvised explosive device (IED) material weighing five kg in the same year on July 23, 2021.
The drone was carrying a payload of five-kg IED material in a semi-assembled state and only wires had to be connected to it to trigger a blast.
According to a preliminary analysis, the flying object was a hexa m-copter with six wings and had a G... | |
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| SI recruitment fraud: After cancellation of list, aspirants seek CBI probe | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: Although Sachin Jamwal, Secretary J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) has issued an official notification to cancel the OMR-based objective type written examination for the post of Police Sub-Inspectors, people are waiting for the CBI to take up this biggest ever recruitment scam of J&K.
On July 22, JKSSB issued a notification regarding the cancellation of the OMR-based objective type written examination conducted for the posts of Sub-Inspector (Police) Home Department, UT Cadre 21.10.2021 under Item No:668.
It was on June 9 when Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha promised to look into the allegations of bungling and fraud in the recruitment proces... | |
| | | | Highway closure prevents pilgrims from moving towards Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 23: A fresh batch of 7,053 Amarnath pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on July 23 for the twin base camps in Ganderbal district but over half of them were forced to return due to highway closure, officials said.
The pilgrims left in 243 vehicles escorted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), they said.
As many as 2,504 pilgrims headed to the Baltal base camp were the first to leave in 88 vehicles, followed by the second convoy of 155 vehicles carrying 4,649 pilgrims to the Pahalgam base camp, the officials said.
However, the convoy headed to Pahalgam returned to the Bhagwati Nagar base camp as the Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed ... | |
| | | | Traffic resumes on Sgr-Jmu highway | | | | Early Times Report
BANIHAL/JAMMU, July 23: Vehicular traffic resumed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after it was halted for several hours owing to bad weather and shooting stones in Ramban district on Saturday, officials said.
Hundreds of vehicles, including those which were part of the Amarnath yatra convoy, were stranded on the highway at various places.
Traffic was resumed after restoration of highway and improvement in the weather and road conditions, officials said.
The Amarnath convoy for Baltal, which was stopped at Yatri Niwas at Chanderkoot, has been allowed to move up to Mir Bazzar in Anantnag for night stay, they said.
The convoy coming after the night-stay at Mir ... | |
| | | | LG reviews action plan for revival of J&K’s ancient cultural heritage | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 23: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a meeting to review the action plan for effective implementation of the scheme for ‘Revival, Restoration, Preservation and Maintenance of Ancient Cultural Heritage’ in Jammu and Kashmir.
“The conservation efforts must retain the aesthetic, historic and social values of our great civilizational and cultural legacy”, the Lt Governor said.
The scheme was envisaged in order to identify the sacred places and h... | |
| | | | ACB arrests in-charge AEE, Works Supervisor for accepting bribe | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 23: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has trapped and arrested Mukhtar Ahmad Joo, in-charge AEE and Reyaz Ahmad Peer, Works Supervisor posted in R&B, Electric Sub Division North, Baramulla for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs. 25,000.
The ACB received a complaint against Mukhtar for allegedly demanding bribe. The complainant said that he is working as contractor and had completed work of fixing of internal electrification with main control panel and service line to 10 roomed double stored building at HS Busgran-Uri, Baramulla, received by him vide No R&B/3798-3803 dated 18-11-2021 at an estimated cost of Rs. 4, 14,720 on tender basis.
The complainan... | |
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