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| Why is J&K's "one officer, one vehicle" policy still on paper? Speaker asks Govt | | Autumn Session 2026 | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 24: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Thursday delivered a sharp public reprimand to Transport Minister Satish Sharma over the prolonged delay in implementing a new vehicle policy for government officers. He asked why a process begun in 2021 was still unfinished in 2026.
"When the high-level committee has already submitted its report, whom do you still need to consult?" Rather asked the minister on the House floor. He called the practice of providing officers with more than one official vehicle a "serious issue." "We are a poor state," he said. "We cannot afford to bankroll luxury for officers."
The exchange came du | |
| | | | CM introduces Bill to amend J&K Municipal Act, 2000 | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 24: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the Housing and Urban Development portfolio, today introduced a Bill in the ongoing Autumn Session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000.
The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal (Amendment) Bill, 2026. | |
| | | | AAY families to get 6 free LPG cylinders annually: CM Omar | | Minister Satish Sharma announces approval; rollout orders to follow shortly | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 24: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s commitment to provide six free LPG cooking gas cylinders annually to Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families across Jammu and Kashmir has been approved by the government, marking the fulfilment of a key assurance made in his second Budget earlier this year.
Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Satish Sharma announced the approval today on the floor of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly during the ongoing Autumn Session.
“I want to inform this august House that the six free gas cylinder policy for AAY has got approval from the competent authority. Necessary orders for rolling out the scheme are b | |
| | | | Over 12.89 lakh J&K farmers covered under crop insurance: Govt tells LA | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sep 24: The government on Thursday informed the Legislative Assembly that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme are being implemented across all 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, with over 12.89 lakh farmers covered and claims worth rupees 221.71 crore disbursed so far According to data tabled in the Assembly, the Minister in charge of Agriculture Production said the schemes are demand-driven and open to all eligible farmer families in J&K.
Responding to questions raised by MLAs Farooq Ahmed Shah, Irfan Hafiz Lone and Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Mir, the government said around 13.985 lakh farmer families (FoFs) are elig | |
| | | | “12 promised, 6 delivered” : Free LPG cylinder row sets Assembly ablaze | | | | Parmod Kapoor
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 24: The J&K Assembly erupted in noisy scenes on Thursday after the government announced six free LPG cylinders a year for Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families. The Opposition BJP accused the Omar Abdullah government of shrinking an election promise of 12 free cylinders.
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Satish Sharma informed the House that the government has approved the scheme and that the orders needed to implement it will be issued soon. The benefit is proposed to be delivered through Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), and the detailed procedure is being worked out.
The announcement quickly turned into a polit | |
| | | | ‘Over 5.73 lakh ST-II certificates issued across J&K’ | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 24: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday informed the Legislative Assembly that 5,73,667 Scheduled Tribe-II (ST-II) certificates have been issued to eligible persons belonging to Pahari ethnic groups across the Union Territory According to data tabled in the Assembly, a total of 5,73,667 ST-II certificates have been issued across all 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Responding to a question raised by MLA Narinder Singh Raina, the Minister in charge of Revenue said ST-II certificates are being issued to eligible persons across the Union Territory.
The data showed that 5,04,007 certificates have been issued in the Jammu division, while 69,660 c | |
| | | | Terror-gangster nexus angle: Police probe Khauf gang’s links with Shahzad Bhatti | | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 24: Days after busting a dreaded gang and arresting three gangsters, Jammu and Kashmir Police have widened their probe to a more dangerous question: whether the Khauf gang is connected to Dubai-based gangster-turned-terror operative Shahzad Bhatti, who is accused of running a Pakistan-backed network.
The line of inquiry opened after the arrest of Karanjeet Singh alias Gugga, a Khauf gang member and the key accused in the R S Pura Observation Home escape case. Investigators have begun examining whether Gugga and his associates had any links with Bhatti, who is accused of smuggling narcotics into Jammu and Kashmir and supporting anti-national ac | |
| | | | Special Judge NDPS rejects bail application of 20-year-old assused | | Smuggling Of 830 Kilograms Of Poppy Straw | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 24: The Special Judge (NDPS Cases), Jammu, has rejected the bail application of 20-year-old Digvijay Singh Basi of Phillaur, Jalandhar, in a case involving the alleged smuggling of 830.900 kilograms of poppy straw, holding that the material on record prima facie supports the accusation against him.
Special Judge Parvaiz Iqbal dismissed the bail plea in FIR No. 02/2023 registered at Police Station ANTF, Jammu, for offences under Sections 8, 15, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act. The order was pronounced on September 22, 2026.
According to the prosecution case, an ANTF team intercepted a truck bearing registration number JK18A-0425 near the Narwal Transport Yard, J | |
| | | | We will never deviate from path of service: PM Modi | | | | Early Times Report
DEWAS (MP), Sep 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that from Gujarat to Delhi, service has always been the guiding principle of the BJP's governance and values, and the party will never deviate from the path of service.
Modi made the remarks during a video conference with participants of the Seva Sankalp Yatra, which is being taken out from Vadnagar in Gujarat to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
The yatra, involving youth from different states, is being organised to mark Modi’s 76th birthday and 25 years of his public life as an elected representative. The participants are currently in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district.
PM Modi said, “From Gujarat to Delhi, s | |
| | | | J&K working on establishing AI centre of excellence | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sep 24: The Jammu and Kashmir government has set in motion plans to establish an Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence, adopting a phased roadmap to build a regional AI ecosystem and advance its digital transformation agenda, the legislative assembly was informed on Thursday.
In a written reply to Zadibal MLA Tanvir Sadiq, the government said it is promoting AI and other emerging technologies in the Union territory as part of its broader digital transformation and technology-enabled development initiatives.
"A phased and coordinated approach has been adopted for development of an AI ecosystem encompassing technological infrastructure, capacity buildi | |
| | | | Chief of Air Staff visits Northern Command | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sep 23: Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal A P Singh visited the strategically-vital Northern Command theatre to review the prevailing operational environment and preparedness, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday. During the visit, the CAS was briefed by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma at the command's Udhampur-based headquarters on key operational dynamics and the ongoing inter-services synergy initiatives for the effective execution of multi-domain operations, the spokesperson said.
Expressing full confidence in the operational capabilities of the forces, the CAS highlighted that the exempla | |
| | | | GOC Pandey reviews operational preparedness in Zanskar Valley | | | | Early Times Report
Leh/Jammu, Sep 24: General Officer Commanding (GoC) of Fire and Fury Corps Lt Gen Madanraj Pandey visited the strategically important Zanskar valley in Ladakh and reviewed operational preparedness, officials said on Thursday.
During his visit on Wednesday, Lt Gen Pandey also visited Army installations at Padum and reviewed the ongoing and upcoming infrastructure projects, including those along the Nimmu-Padum-Darcha (N-P-D) Axis, with a focus on enhancing operational preparedness and sustainability in the challenging high-altitude terrain, they said.
The N-P-D Axis is a strategic 298-km road connecting Nimmu in Ladakh with Darcha in Himachal Pradesh through Padum in | |
| | | | Dismissed Punjab Police officer arrested from Patiala | | | | Early Times Report
CHANDIGARH, Sept 24: Dismissed Punjab Police Assistant Inspector General of Police Raj Jit Singh, who had been absconding in a case linked to an alleged nexus between police officers and drug traffickers, was arrested from Patiala on Thursday, officials said.
Singh, who had been absconding for the past three years, was apprehended from a house in Darshan Singh Nagar in Patiala, a senior police official said.
He was apprehended following technical and financial investigation by a team of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force.
Singh was dismissed from service in April 2023 by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann following proceedings based on three reports of a special investi | |
| | | | Man injured in firing incident | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sep 24: A man was injured in a firing incident near a tea stall in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, with police filing a case and launching a probe, officials said on Thursday The incident took place around 11.45 pm on Wednesday in the Tarore area of Bari Brahmana, when two to three rounds were allegedly fired by a person near a tea stall following a heated argument over a past issue, they said.
The firing hit the 30-year-old man in the leg, officials said.
"A firing incident took place last night at Tarore on the highway, following a heated argument over a past issue (between two persons). One person sustained a gunshot injury to the leg. Cognisance of the | |
| | | | Oct 31 deadline set for Budget proposals | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 24: The Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department has directed all administrative departments to begin preparations for the 2027-28 Budget and Revised Estimates of 2026-27, setting a strict deadline of October 31, 2026, for the submission of estimates to the Civil Secretariat | |
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