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| Shopian bank scam: Managers, employees duped account holders of crores | | Rs 4.50 crore recovered, 13 victims get their money back | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 15: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch, Kashmir, has recovered nearly Rs 4.50 crore for 13 account holders who were allegedly defrauded in a financial fraud case involving HDFC Bank’s Shopian branch.
The prompt investigation and follow-up action by the EOW has resulted in the affected account holders receiving their money back, providing significant relief to the victims.
The case is related to FIR No. 30/2025, registered following complaints of alleged financial irregularities at HDFC Bank, Shopian, under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act.
Following directions from the Jammu and Kashmir Police Headquarters, the case was subsequently transferred to the Crime Branch for a detailed investigation.
During the investigation, the EOW identified five key accused, including former branch managers and employees of HDFC Bank who had been posted in Shop... | |
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| NC-Cong split wide open as CM Omar hails BRICS, Chidambaram scoffs | | |  Mahim Gupta
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 15: A curious split has opened up within the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah lavishing praise on the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for its handling of the BRICS Summit even as coalition partner Congress remains sharply divided — and in senior leader P Chidambaram's case, openly dismissive — over what the gathering actually delivered.
Omar Abdullah on Tuesday called the BRICS New Delhi Declaration's... | |
| | | | Seven sittings, full-blown fight: NC-BJP clash over Assembly session length | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 15: The battle lines are drawn even before the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly convenes, with the ruling National Conference and the Opposition BJP locking horns over the length of the upcoming Autumn Session — the BJP calling it a "mockery of democracy," and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah dismissing the charge as political theatre.
Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, the BJP MLA from Paddar-Nagsani, fired the first salvo at a press conference in Jammu, declaring that Omar Abdullah's government had "almost completely lost its legislative accountability" and reduced the Assembly to "a joke."
His central grievance: with the session confined to just ... | |
| | | | Unsafe synthetic Paneer seized again in Jammu | | Endangering lives of innocent people | | |
Muskan Thakur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 15: In a shocking revelation that has sent ripples across the region, authorities in Jammu have busted yet another sinister attempt to flood local markets with unsafe paneer. Over 600 kilograms of suspected synthetic paneer, valued at nearly
Rs 1.5 lakh, was seized from a Punjab-bound passenger bus — exposing the dangerous racket of adulterated dairy smuggling that continues to thrive unchecked.
According to officials, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) J&K, acting on a tip-off, joined forces with the Jammu Police to intercept a sleeper bus arriving from Punjab. What they discovered inside was alarming — 20 cartons of paneer being fe... | |
| | | | Bring UCC Bill in Parliament if you have numbers: CM Omar to BJP | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 15: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the BJP should introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in Parliament if it has the numbers to pass it, instead of pushing it through individual states.
"If you have the numbers, bring it to Parliament. Why are you doing it through different states? Anyway, within their own NDA, not everyone agrees with this. According to the news, Janata Dal (United) raised their hands and said this won't be implemented in Bihar," Abdullah told reporters here.
Abdullah said the BJP should not bring the UCC "through the backdoor".
"The way their own allies are not in favour of it, I don't think they... | |
| | | | CM distributes appointment orders to 55 JKAS, Accounts Service officers | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today distributed appointment orders to 55 newly selected candidates of the Combined Competitive Examination entering the Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service and Jammu & Kashmir Accounts ((Gazetted) Service at a function held at SKICC here.
The 55 newly appointed officers include 28 Junior Scale JKAS officers and 27 Accounts Officers of the J&K Accounts (Gazetted) Service.
Ministers Javid Ahmed Dar & Satish Sharma, Advis... | |
| | | | Jammu Court calls for senior prosecutor, SIT chief over ‘thousands of pages’ charge-sheet | | Channi Himmat Firing Case | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 15: Taking note of the complexity and voluminous record in the Channi Himmat firing case, the Court of 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Anoop Kumar Sharma has directed the Director Prosecution, J&K, to either personally argue the matter on charge or depute a competent Senior Public Prosecutor.
The case relates to an August 21, 2025 firing incident at a house in Channi Himmat where, according to the prosecution case recorded in the order, an alleged brothel was being run and one of the women who suffered gunshot injuries subsequently died. The incident was initially projected as a road traffic accident before investigation was transferred to the Special ... | |
| | | | In 7 months, 88 dead, over 1,000 injured in 699 accidents in 4 Jammu districts | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 15: With 88 people killed and over 1,000 injured in road accidents across Kathua, Samba, Rajouri and Poonch during the first seven months of this year, Traffic Police Rural Jammu conducted a special drive targeting two-wheeler violations, which accounted for 44 per cent of the crashes, booking 8,675 violators, an official said on Tuesday. The awareness-cum-enforcement campaign, conducted from September 1 to 14, followed an analysis of accident data that highlighted the significant involvement of two-wheelers in crashes across the four districts, a spokesperson of the traffic police (Rural Jammu) said.
According to an analysis of road accident data from J... | |
| | | | ACB books former ACR Jammu, 4 beneficiaries over alleged illegal Khad land transfers | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 15: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu and Kashmir, has registered a criminal case against a former Assistant Commissioner (Revenue), Jammu, and four private individuals in connection with alleged irregularities in granting permissions for the transfer of land recorded as “Gair Mumkin Khad” in Jammu According to an ACB spokesperson, FIR No. 12/2026 has been registered at Police Station ACB Central, Jammu, against Nisar Ahmad Shad, who was serving as Assist... | |
| | | | Defence sector cornerstone of 2047 vision of self-reliant India: Rajnath | | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Sept 15: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said technological leadership will determine strategic advantage in future warfare, asserting that "our imagination of today will become tomorrow's military capabilities".
Addressing a DRDO-hosted event here, he said the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047 was not just about building an economically strong India but a "technologically self-reliant, socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable, and strategicall... | |
| | | | Meta to report child safety cases directly to India's cyber-crime portal | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Sept 15: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has agreed to report child safety-related matters directly to the cybercrime portal managed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), as the government pushes social media platforms for stronger safeguards and greater accountability amid a crackdown on child sexual abuse material and other harmful content online Protecting children on the platforms is a priority for the company, a Meta spokesperson said, adding, "We're committed to working with the government to ensure that the perpetrators of these crimes are held responsible.
"To collectively strengthen our efforts to combat this harm, Meta will now re... | |
| | | | GoI’s BHAVYA scheme to give major thrust to industrial growth in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 15: The Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA), an initiative of the Government of India, is set to give a major boost to industrial growth in Jammu and Kashmir by developing world-class industrial parks with modern infrastructure and plug-and-play facilities.
The J&K Government, notably, in a recent Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, approved the transfer of 671 kanals and 15 marlas of land at Village Pekhri (Padri) in Vijaypur, Samba district, for setting up a ready-to-use industrial park under the BHAVYA Scheme.
The land has been allotted to the Department of Industries and Commerce.
Director Industries and Commerce, Jammu, Dr Aru... | |
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