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| LG Sinha reaffirms his commitment to make J&K drug-free | | Says agencies hunting down every narco-terrorist, permanently dismantling their networks | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 6: “We are breaking the chain of the drug trade at every single link. Whether it’s cross-border smugglers, peddlers or the terror financiers- there is no safe haven. Our agencies are hunting down every narco-terrorist and permanently dismantling their networks,” Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said on Saturday. He observed that over the last nearly two months, citizens from all walks of life, have walked streets across the Union Territory, shared the pain of a | |
| | | | LG pays obeisance at Shri Gauri Shankar Mandir in Kishtwar | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 6: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today paid obeisance at the ancient Shri Gauri Shankar Mandir, at Sarkoot, Kishtwar. He prayed for peace and prosperity of J&K UT and well-being of one and all.
During his visit, the Lieutenant Governor took up the demand projected by the public representatives and local residents, and instructed the District Administration to set about appropriate measures for the rejuvenation of the pond adjoining the temple.
The Lieutenant Governor was accompanied by Shri Sunil Sharma, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in J&K Legislative Assembly, Ms. Shagun Parihar, Member of Legislative Assembly from Kishtwar, Shri Pankaj Kumar Shar | |
| | | | Amid open infighting, high-command summons five senior leaders to Delhi for crucial meeting on Monday | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 6: With factional infighting in the Jammu and Kashmir Congress spilling into the public domain and rival groups openly trading charges, the party high command has summoned five senior leaders from both camps to New Delhi on Monday in an effort to defuse the growing crisis.
Highly placed sources said that the Congress leadership has called AICC General Secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hamid Karra, JKPCC working president Raman Bhalla, former JKPCC chief Vikar Rasool Wani, and former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand for discussions in the national capital.
According to sources, the meeting is likely to be | |
| | | | SHO among 4 cops suspended over alleged compromise in POCSO case | | | | Early Times Report
SAMBA, June 6: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Samba, Anuj Kumar, has ordered an inquiry and suspended four police personnel, including the Station House Officer (SHO) of Ramgarh Police Station, over allegations of facilitating a compromise in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Official sources said Inspector Bhopinder Singh, SHO Ramgarh, along with one PSI and two ASIs, has been placed under suspension and attached to the District Police Lines (DPL) pending the outcome of the inquiry.
The SSP has also ordered a detailed probe into the allegations to ascertain the facts.
Meanwhile, Inspector Ajay Singh Chib has | |
| | | | Private schools can’t pick and choose textbooks: High Court | | FROM THE COURT | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 6: In a significant judgment having direct bearing on parents and school-going children across Jammu and Kashmir, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh has upheld the authority of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education to prescribe textbooks for affiliated private schools, paving the way for a uniform textbook system and reducing the burden of unapproved private books on students. A Division Bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem dismissed the Letters Patent Appeal filed by J&K Private Schools United Front and affirmed the judgment of the Single Judge, who had earlier upheld the JKBOSE directions mandating Board-published tex | |
| | | | HC says no short-cut to bail in commercial quantity drug case | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 6: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed the bail plea of Manish Kumar Sharma in a commercial quantity NDPS case, holding that an accused cannot secure bail merely on the ground of prolonged custody unless the mandatory twin conditions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act are satisfied.
Justice Rajesh Sekhri rejected the bail application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS in FIR No. 10/2022 registered at Police Station Nowabad, Jammu, for offences under Sections 8/20/21/22 of the NDPS Act.
As per the prosecution case, on February 1, 2022, a police patrol party noticed the petitioner standing near JMC Toilet Complex, Jewel Chowk, Jammu, | |
| | | | Financial dispute dominates allegations, court grants bail to Srinagar eye surgeon | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 6: A Fast Track Court in Jammu has granted bail to Srinagar-based eye surgeon in a case registered at Police Station Channi Himmat involving allegations of deceitful sexual intercourse, cheating, criminal intimidation, forgery and assault.
Presiding Officer Fast Track Court Jammu, Amarjeet Singh Langeh, allowed the bail application after observing that the case, in essence, appeared to be predominantly marked by a financial dispute between the petitioner and the complainant.
The petitioner, through counsel Advocate Aftab Malik, pleaded that he was the founder of Eye Centre and that the complainant had worked in his eye centre. He alleged that she had co | |
| | | | Mehbooba chairs PDP meeting, reviews party affairs | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 6: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday chaired a meeting of senior party leaders at her residence on the Srinagar outskirts to discuss party functioning and the prevailing political situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
A party spokesman said the meeting at Khimber was attended by PDP vice president Mohammad Sartaj Madni, parliamentary board chairman Abdul Rahim Veeri, general secretary (organisation) Ghulam Nabi Hanjura, chief spokespe | |
| | | | Half knowledge dangerous, NFHS-6 reflects healthcare transformation: Nadda hits back at Kharge | | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, June 6: Union Health Minister J P Nadda hit back at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday over his criticism of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 findings, saying “half-knowledge is dangerous” and asserting that the latest data reflects significant improvements in India’s healthcare indicators under the Modi government. The remarks came after Kharge, in a social media post two days ago, alleged that the NFHS-6 data has exposed the Bharatiya | |
| | | | PM discusses with EAC measures to further boost growth in times of global turmoil | | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, June 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed with the members of the Economic Advisory Council various measures to further boost India’s economic growth amid global turmoil, official sources said.
The members of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) also gave their assessment of the impact of the West Asia conflict on India and the world.
The Prime Minister and the EAC members discussed various ideas and measures to further | |
| | | | Properties worth Rs 3.5 cr of alleged drug peddlers attached in Srinagar | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 6: Properties worth approximately Rs 3.5 crore belonging to two alleged drug peddlers were attached in Srinagar, police said on Saturday.
The action is part of the police’s ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking and efforts to target assets allegedly acquired through proceeds of the narcotics trade under the ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan’, a police spokesman said. In the first case, Nigeen police station attached an immovable property worth approxima | |
| | | | J&K Govt files review petition before SC on conduct of TET: Minister | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 6: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has filed a review petition before the Supreme Court on the conduct of the Teacher’s Eligibility Test (TET), Education Minister Sakina Itoo said on Saturday.
“As committed, the review petition has been filed before the Honourable Supreme Court. The government has consistently pursued this matter and remains fully committed to safeguarding the interests of our teachers,” Itoo said in a post on X.
The Supreme Court order | |
| | | | Rajouri: Anti-terror operation enters 14th day | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, June 6: A joint anti-terror operation by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF has entered its fourteenth day in the dense forests of Gambhir Mughlan and Dorimal in the Manjakote sector of Rajouri district.
Security forces are continuing to track suspected terrorists believed to be hiding in the region.
The security forces were seen checking the ID cards of travellers and locals, conducting intensive search operations in the region.
The operation, codenamed Operation Sheruwali, was launched following intelligence inputs indicating the presence of suspected terrorists in the region. Officials said the move aims to trap the suspects within the | |
| | | | J&K Finance Deptt transfers 171 officers | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 6: The Finance Department of the Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the transfer and posting of 171 officers in the interest of the administration. | |
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