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Another narco-terrorism module busted; Heroine, Rs 2 cr recovered

Drug trafficker killed in accident while trying to escape, another was nabbed in Udhampur

8/4/2022 11:56:07 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 4: Busting another module of narco-terrorism, the Jammu Police on Thursday arrested one drug trafficker while another was killed in an accident during a chase by the cops. Cash nearly two crores and heroin were recovered from the vehicle in which the duo was travelling two Kashmir Valley. “One person was arrested and another person was run over by an unknown vehicle while on the run who was shifted to Government Medical College Hospital Jammu where he succumbe...

High alert sounded in Udhampur-Ramban stretch to foil terrorist movement

8/4/2022 11:55:38 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 4: In the wake of intelligence inputs of “terrorist movement” ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, a high alert has been sounded in the adjoining Ramban and Udhampur districts of Jammu province. Highly placed sources said the intelligence agencies have inputs of the possible terror movement in the twin districts falling along the strategic national highway between Srinagar and Jammu. Sources said the government has received credible inputs about the movement of the terrorists in the area and that the recent blast in Ramban was a part of the same terror plot. Sources said the government has launched a probe to know if it was being done by foreign ...

5 dead as tempo falls into gorge in Ramban

8/4/2022 11:55:33 PM

Early Times Report Ramban, Aug 4: At least 5 persons died and many others were injured after a tempo they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge near Kela Morh district on Thursday evening, officials said. An official told that the accident took place near Kela Morh in Ramban district on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. He said that four persons died on the spot while another one succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. However, the identity of the deceased and injured was not immediately known. The official said that the vehicle was on way to Jammu from Banihal when the accident took place. He added that a team of officials was rushed to the spot to retrieve the bodies an...

Migrant labourer killed, 2 injured in Pulwama attack

8/4/2022 11:55:27 PM

Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 4: A migrant labourer died and two others were injured after militants hurled a grenade in Gadoora area of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, said. The area has been cordoned off and efforts have been launched to nab the militants, said J&K Police. The deceased labourer has been identified as Mohd Mumtaz from Bihar. The injured have been identified as Mohd Arif and Mohd Majbool, residents of Rampor in Bihar. Both are now stable....

PM Modi gave all-inclusive Govt in 8-years: Amit Shah

8/4/2022 11:55:21 PM

Agencies Bengaluru, Aug 4: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an all inclusive and all reaching government in the last eight years. Mr Shah also took an apparent swipe at the earlier UPA government at the Centre, alleging there was "policy paralysis" then, while a number of scams also happened. "In eight years, PM Narendra Modi gave a 'Sarva Sparshi, Sarva Samaveshi' government to the country. There isn't any area where reforms didn't take place and we have taken an oath for the welfare of the entire society," he said. Mr Shah was speaking at the 'Sankalp Se Siddhi' event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry in Bengaluru to ...

Agniveer: Stay away from touts, Army advises aspirants

8/4/2022 11:55:15 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 4: The registration for Army Agniveer Recruitment Rally through online mode for Jammu region will start from Friday. The Jammu based Defence Spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand said the rally will close on September 3 and it will be conducted at Jorawar Stadium, Sunjuwan Military Station, Jammu from Oct 07 to 20 for the candidates from Udhampur, Rajouri, Poonch, Reasi, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts. The spokesman said the Army recruiting Office, Jammu has advised that recruitment into the Army is a free service and selection is fair and purely based on merit. "No money is required to be paid to anyone. All candidates are advised ...

3 terrorists tasked to carryout strikes held in Handwara

8/4/2022 11:55:09 PM

Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 4: A joint team of Jammu and Kashmir police, 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of the Indian Army and 92 Battalion Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), apprehended three terrorists from Handwara and seized one pistol, one pistol magazine, seven pistol rounds and two grenades from them. The joint parties were conducting Naka checking, during which they arrested the three terrorists, who tried to flee the spot on seeing the checking parties. The J&K police along with Indian Army’s 21 RR and 92 Bn CRPF were conducting Naka checking at the fruit mandi crossing at Handwara. The three terrorists were also at the same location and tried to flee the spot on seeing the ...

COVID-19: JK reports 779 fresh cases

8/4/2022 11:55:03 PM

Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 4: The Government today informed that 779 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19)have been reported today; 142 from Jammu division and 637 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 467422. Also, 01 COVID death has been reported from Jammu division. Moreover, 727 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 297 from Jammu division and 430 from Kashmir division. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of 467422 positive cases, 4991 are Active Positive (1483 in Jammu Division and 3508 in Kashmir Division), 457657 have recovered...

Road construction in J&K gathers record pace after scrapping of Article 370

8/4/2022 11:54:57 PM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 4: The pace of construction of roads has increased after the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019 from 6.54 kilometres to 20.6 kilometres a day. Now, the total length of roads in Jammu and Kashmir has touched 41,141 kilometres. The increased pace of macadamization of roads and growing road length indicate how rapidly Jammu and Kashmir has developed during the past three years. According to official data, road length in Jammu and Kashmir has increased to 41,141 kilometres and the percentage of blacktop roads has reached 74 per cent as compared to 66 per cent in 2019. Under pothole-free road programme, a target of 5,900 kilometre...

Fresh batches of pilgrims proceed towards Amarnath cave

8/4/2022 11:54:49 PM

Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 4: Fresh batches of more than 550 pilgrims proceeded through the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal to Amarnath on Thursday to pay obeisance at the Holy Cave Shrine, officials said. They said more than 300 pilgrims had paid obeisance at the cave shrine till 11 am taking the total number of people who paid obeisance at the cave shrine to 2, 99,646 so far since the pilgrimage commenced on June 30. New batches of devotees were allowed to proceed from the traditional Nunwan Pahalgam base camp in south Kashmir and shortest Baltal via Dumail in Ganderbal district on Thursday amid pleasant weather conditions. As many as 247 pilgrims including 31 women and 1 ...