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| LG Sinha performs 'Pratham Puja' at Holy Cave | | Amarnath Yatra 2026 | |  Extends heartfelt invitation to all devotees of Baba Barfani; says every stakeholder is devoted to ensuring a safe, hassle-free memorable pilgrimage for all pilgrims
Early Times Report
Jammu,June 29: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today performed the 'Pratham Puja' at the Holy Cave of Shri Amarnath Ji, marking the ceremonial start of the annual pilgrimage. The Lieutenant Governor sought the divine blessings of Baba Barfani and prayed for the peace, prosperity, health and well-being of all.
The Lieutenant Governor extended a heartfelt invitation to all devotees of Baba Barfani, encouraging them to join the holy pilgrimage in great numbers and experience the spiritual journey.
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| Punjab’s ‘illegal’ livestock levies cost J&K traders Rs 18 crore a year, CM Omar seeks Mann’s intervention | | | | SANJAY PANDITA
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has urged his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann to intervene immediately to stop the alleged unauthorised collection of money from livestock transport vehicles passing through Punjab, saying the practice is imposing a heavy financial burden on traders and driving up mutton prices in the Union Territory.
In a formal communication to the Punjab Chief Minister, Abdullah highlighted complaints received from the All Kashmir Wholesale Mutton Dealers Union, which alleged that livestock-laden vehicles heading to Jammu and Kashmir are being stopped at checkpoints in Punjab and forced to make substantial payments despi... | |
| | | | Justice after 35 years: SIA chargesheets Yasin Malik in Sarla Bhat murder case | | | | atul sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: Already serving a life sentence in a terror-funding case, jailed chief of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Yasin Malik, has landed in fresh legal trouble after the State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Monday filed a 737-page chargesheet in the 1990 abduction and murder of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat.
The filing of the chargesheet marks a significant breakthrough in the reopening of one of the Kashmir Valley's most high-profile terror-era cases, nearly 35 years after the crime.
The chargesheet, filed before the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge, TADA/POTA and Special Judge designated under the NIA Act in Srina... | |
| | | | Other cases against Yasin Malik | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, June 29: 2017 Terror Funding Case: The NIA alleged that Malik and other separatist leaders received funds from Pakistan-based entities to finance terrorism, stone-pelting, protests, and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rubaiya Sayeed Kidnapping (1989): Rubaiya Sayeed was abducted on 8 December 1989 by militants linked to the JKLF. The kidnapping resulted in the release of five jailed terrorists after negotiations. Malik is among those facing trial in the case.
IAF Personnel Killing (1990): Four Indian Air Force personnel were killed and several others injured when militants opened fire on an IAF convoy near Srinagar on 25 January 1990. Malik i... | |
| | | | Senior officials join Amarnath Yatra dry run | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: As part of preparations for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, a dry run of the yatra convoy was conducted along the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway early Monday, with authorities assessing various arrangements, including security, officials said.
Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Jammu Inspector General of Police Bhim Sen Tuti flagged off the convoy from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at 5 am and boarded one of the buses to assess the arrangements firsthand during the journey.
The annual 57-day-long yatra is scheduled to commence from the twin routes -- 48-km traditional Pahalgam route in south Kashmir Anantnag district and the shorter... | |
| | | | India leads major democracies in electoral transparency: CEC Gyanesh Kumar | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 29: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday said India was leading the world's major democracies with a transparent electoral process in which every stage of the exercise is audited by the political parties and candidates.
"We discussed the components of the world's most transparent electoral process --” preparation of the voter list, polling and counting. These are concurrently audited by all political parties and candidates," Kumar, who is on a three-day visit to Kashmir, told reporters here.
Earlier in the day, Kumar addressed a gathering of booth-level officers (BLOs) in Budgam district, about 12 km from Srinagar.
He said India current... | |
| | | | Financial dispute not enough for arrest: HC grants interim protection | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu , June 29: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted interim pre-arrest bail to Firdous Ahmad in a case registered at Police Station Tangmarg under Sections 318(4) and 304(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani passed the order in Bail App No. 107/2026 after hearing the applicant’s plea filed under Section 482 of BNSS, corresponding to Section 438 CrPC, seeking protection from arrest in FIR No. 31/2026.
Appearing for the applicant, Advocate Naveed Bukhtiyar along with Advocate Abrar Hussain Khan submitted that the applicant had been falsely implicated on the basis of a motivated and belated complaint arising out of a pr... | |
| | | | Govt working on multiple formulations to increase number of LS seats by 50% | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, June 29: The government is learnt to be working on multiple formulations to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats for all states by 50 per cent to assuage the concerns of southern states, as it seeks to operationalise a fresh draft of the Constitution Amendment Bill on women's quota law.
The draft is being readied keeping in mind the concerns of the southern states that a population-based delimitation exercise would shrink their political power in the Lok Sabha.
The first Bill failed to clear the Lok Sabha test on April 17, as the government could not muster the two-thirds majority required to pass it.
Building on the earlier Bill, the fresh draft is l... | |
| | | | Ram temple donation theft: Ayodhya bar resolves not to defend accused | | | | Early Times Report
Ayodhya, June 29: The Faizabad Bar Association, Ayodhya, on Monday resolved that none of its members would represent the eight accused arrested in the alleged embezzlement of Ram temple donations, warning that any lawyer violating the decision would face a Rs 5 lakh penalty.
At the Bar Association meeting, lawyers demanded that Champat Rai, Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao -- all associated with the management of the temple (but not mentioned as accused in the FIR) -- "must leave" Ayodhya.
The lawyers warned that if the trio did not leave "within three days", the entire city of Ayodhya would be blockaded and no one would be allowed to enter.
The Bar had taken a similar dec... | |
| | | | F&ES suspends 2 officials after arrest | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 29: The Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES), Jammu and Kashmir, has suspended two of its officials following their arrest by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with FIR No. 01/2025 registered at Police Station ACB Central Jammu.
According to an official order issued by Director, Fire and Emergency Services J&K, Alok Kumar (IPS), the department acted after receiving an official communication from the Anti-Corruption Bureau regarding the arrest of the two officials.
The suspended officers have been identified as Bilal Ahmad Shah, Divisional Fire Officer (DFO), presently posted at the Range Office Srinagar and attached with the C... | |
| | | | Heavy rains trigger mudslide on Mughal Road | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: Hundreds of vehicles were stranded after heavy rains triggered a mudslide on the Mughal Road, disrupting traffic on the key route connecting the districts of Rajouri and Poonch with the Kashmir valley, officials said. The mudslide, triggered by continuous heavy rainfall, blocked a stretch of over half a kilometre of road near Pir Ki Gali, bringing traffic to a halt, they said.
As a result, hundreds of vehicles, including passenger cars and goods carriers, remained stranded on both sides of the affected stretch, they said.
Officials said road clearance teams and machinery have been pressed into service to remove the debris and restore traffic. They adv... | |
| | | | Woman BSF Constable found hanging | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: A young woman constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) was found hanging in her room at the force's frontier headquarters here on Monday, officials said.
The deceased, Constable Bishnu Priya Roy, was undergoing a three-month Lab Assistant Course that began on May 25 and was staying in accommodation allotted to her at the Command Hospital inside the BSF frontier headquarters in the Paloura area on the outskirts of the city, they said.
Roy was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a rope. Her body was shifted to a hospital for post-mortem examination.
The cause of death is yet to be ascertained. Police have initiated inquest proceedings and further... | |
| | | | J&K Police register FIR over fake news | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 29: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation into the circulation of fake news falsely claiming that terrorists attacked a police station in Baramulla, opened fire at government offices across the town, and that the Chief Minister had proposed cancellation of the Amarnath Ji Yatra
The police said the deliberate dissemination of such fabricated content appears to be a calculated attempt to create fear, spread panic, disturb public tranquillity, and undermine public confidence during the yatra.
In a statement, Police Baramulla categorically debunked false and fabricated information being circulated on social media... | |
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