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| Wasim Bari’s sacrifice won’t go waste: Ravinder Raina | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Thursday condemned the killing of his party colleague Wasim Bari in a terrorist attack last night, saying his “sacrifice won’t go wasted”.
A former president of the BJP’S Bandipora unit, Bari, his brother and father succumbed to injuries last night after terrorists opened fire at them.
“In cowardice act of terrorism, terrorists from Pakistan took advantage of the dark in the night to attack family members of one of the vibrant BJP leaders Wasim Bari, his brother and father. He was a true patriot, a true nationalist, who attended the martyrdom for our country,” he said.
He further said, “Pakistani terro | |
| | | | Fake boss of Kotak Securities arrested by CB for duping gullible people | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Crime Branch (CB) Jammu arrested a fake regional head of Kotak Securities, who dupped gullible people on the pretext of investing in the company.
According to CB’s spokesperson, the fraudster Mohinder Paul Sharma resident of Chaloge, Bani of Kathua district has been booked in case FIR No. 23/2019 U/S 420, 467, 468, 471/RPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu.
“The fraudster had impersonated as Regional Head of Kotak Securities to dupe the complainant and other gullible people of their hard earned money worth lacs of rupees on the pretext of investing in Kotak Securities”, the spokesperson said, adding that he was evading his arrest, Mohinder Paul Sharma was yesterd | |
| | | | Power shut down | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July, 9: Chief Engineer, (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu, has informed that to carry out work for shifting of electrical utilities in Jammu Ring Road by NHAI, the shutdown of 33KV Barn-Purkhoo Line is being observed.
During the shutdown, the power supply to Purkhoo, Domana, Barn, Batera, ShamaChak and adjoining areas will remain affected on July 10 from 6 am to 10 am.
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| | | | 2 junior engineers, 9 others arrested for stealing, selling govt bitumen supply for Ladakh | | | |
Early Times Report
Leh/Jammu , July 9: Two junior engineers of the Border Roads Organisation’s engineering wing GREF and nine others were arrested for allegedly stealing and selling government bitumen supply meant for Ladakh, police said on Thursday. They said 480 barrels of bitumen worth Rs 36 lakh were seized during a raid in Leh district on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. The raids were carried out after a Leh Police Station patrolling party spotted eight suspicious trucks and got alerted by their movements towards a crusher plant, they said.
The patrol unit found that each truck was carrying 60 barrels of bitumen and they were being illegally unloaded at the crush | |
| | | | Teenager dies under suspicious circumstances; family suspects murder | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, July 9: Panic gripped Kha No 2 village of Rajouri when a 15-year-old teenager boy was found dead under suspicious circumstances. The family members of the deceased said that on Wednesday, the deceased Dipu Sharma went to his grandfather’s house located a short distance away from his house and returned home in the afternoon. In the evening, he again went to the village to attend a wedding ceremony. However, his body was found about 100 meters from the house on Thursday morning. People immediately informed the police and the police took the corpse to GMC Rajouri for postmortem. The autopsy was done by GMC doctors and after completing some legal formalities, the | |
| | | | Commandant General orders promotions in Homeguards/Civil Defence | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 9: Headquarters of Homeguards/Civil Defence & SDRF J&K issued the promotion orders to the rank of 1 Inspector (M), 1 Sub-Inspector (M), 30 ASIs, 57 Head Constables and 14 Selection Grade Constables.
This was done consequent to the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) conducted under the chairmanship of Commandant General Homeguards/Civil Defence & SDRF J&K, Dr B Srinivas, with other members, Ranjit Kanwar, SSP Staff Officer (Admn./Trg.), Bashir Ahmad Sofi, JKPS, SSP, Commandant SDRF-1st Bn. Srinagar and Manzoor Ahmad, DySP, Dy Controller Civil Defence Budgam. The committee considered all the eligible / qualified cases and those who were due for their nex | |
| | | | Court awards life-imprisonment to three in DyAG murder case | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 9 : 1st Additional Sessions Judge Jammu YP Kotwal today decided 12 years old murder case of Ajit Dogra then Deputy Advocate General and awarded life-imprisonment to three accused namely Vishal Sharma, Ashok Kumar and Amrish Khajuria.
According to the prosecution case that on January 10, 2008, while Shiv Dev Singh SI along with other Police personnel was on patrolling duty in Muthi area, one person namely Manga Ram S/o Kirpa Ram, R/o Udheywalla (PW-1) lodged a verbal report regarding attack on Ajit Singh Dogra (the then Deputy Advocate General), by Vishal Sharma, Vikas Sharma sons of Krishan Kumar, Rohit Kumar S/o Ranjit Kumar, Labha Ram S/o Karam Chand, | |
| | | | Transfers in Finance Department | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, July 9: Finance Department ordered transfer and posting in the department. As per the order, Mohammed Ayub Nasir will hold the charge of Director Finance, Technical Education, Youth Services and Sports Department in addition to his own duties till further orders.
Kulbushan Kumar has been transferred and posted as Financial Advisor and Chief Account Officer (FA&CAO), Information Technology Department, Civil Secretariat.
He will also hold the charge of FA&CAO, Science and Technology and Amarnath Shrine Board in addition to his own duties till further orders relieving Madan Lal, Incharge CAO from Additional charge of Amarnath Shrine Board.
Kajal Jasrotia has bee | |
| | | | JKAP protests against J&K Sports Council in Jammu | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Members of Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) today staged a protest demonstration in support of the aspiring coaches whose interviews were still not conducted for the posts advertised in 2016 despite High Court directions.
Led by senior youth leader, Raqeeq Ahmed Khan, the JKAP members assembled at the Exhibition Ground near Press Club Jammu and protested against J&K Sports Council for their failure to conduct interviews in the last four years.
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| | | | Newly formed ANTF seizes Charas worth Rs 2.3 crore seized | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: In its first major success, the recently constituted Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), a wing of J&K Police today seized huge quantity of Charas worth Rs 2.3 crores from a Nasik bound truck.
On the basis of inputs that a consignment of narcotics is going from Kashmir to Punjab in a truck, the ANTF team led by its Chief SP Vinay Sharma laid a naka checking near ASCOM Hospital at Sidhra.
“A truck bearing registration number PB-13AF-1246 intercepted by the te | |
| | | | JPDCL conducts drive against illegal connections at Extension-Trikuta Nagar | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: Following the directions of MD JPDCL, Yasha Mudgal, Sub-Divisional staff of Gangyal carried out a massive disconnection drive against illegal connections at Trikuta Nagar Extension.
The drive was aimed at to save the newly installed 400 KVA transformer which has been overloaded due to illegal hooking by the locals causing damage to the transformer twice in the last 3 days. Taking serious notice of the discrepancy, the department carried out a massive drive | |
| | | | COVID not conspiracy but a real threat, opening parks, yatra confusing: Omar | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: Cautioning people that COVID-19 was not some conspiracy to harass people, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said it is a real and serious threat.
However, he alleged that opening of parks, hotels and yatra (pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas) send confused and mixed signals to people about the pandemic.
Taking to micro blogging site twitter, the vice president of the National Conference (N | |
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