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| Leadership means understanding people serving them with humility, honesty: LG Sinha | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 8: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today graced the convocation ceremony of the 9th batch and the induction of the 10th batch of the Indian Institute of Democratic Leadership (IIDL), an initiative of Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, Mumbai. Addressing the graduating youth, faculty members, mentors, administrators, distinguished guests, and parents, the Lieutenant Governor said the event is a convergence of two important journeys, one reaching completion, and anothe | |
| | | | Fake degrees, false promises: 32 Universities flagged, EdTech ads under scanner | | |  Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: The Union Government has informed Parliament that 32 institutions have been identified as fake universities across the country, while the University Grants Commission (UGC) has flagged misleading advertisements by some EdTech platforms promising students 100 per cent placements and high-paying jobs.
As par document tabled in the Rajya Sabha, the government said the UGC had noticed advertisements by some EdTech companies offering degree and diplo | |
| | | | Navlekar panel to probe J&K demographic changes, cross-border movement, unusual settlements | | |  Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: Reaching Jammu and Kashmir on August 10 for a three-day study, the high-level committee headed by retired Justice Prakash Prabhakar Navlekar will undertake a detailed assessment of demographic changes in Jammu and Kashmir, including cross-border movement, infiltration, identification of foreign nationals, verification of documents and unusual patterns of settlement.
The committee will visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 10 to 12 and conduct | |
| | | | Digital terror under scanner: Police raid 5 districts over radicalisation, recruitment | | | | Mahim Gupta
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: In a major pre-dawn crackdown, the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Counter-Intelligence Wing on Saturday conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations across Kashmir in connection with an alleged network involved in online glorification of terrorism, radicalisation and recruitment of vulnerable youth into terrorist ranks.
The coordinated searches were carried out in Baramulla, Shopian, Anantnag, Kupwara and Bandipora following fresh intelligence inputs suggesting attempts by terror outfits to revive their networks in the Valley through digital platforms and clandestine recruitment channels.
The operations are linked to a case concerning th | |
| | | | GMC Jammu secures 105th rank nationally in IIRF 2026 rankings | | Achieves overall index score of 804.25, records impressive performance across all evaluation parameters | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu has added another milestone to its illustrious journey by securing the 105th rank at the National level, 2nd in State and 33rd in North Zone in the International Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) 2026 rankings amongst 823 medical colleges which participated across the country.
The institution has achieved an overall weighted index score of 804.25 out of 1000. IIRF is a non-governmental organization that publishes annual rankings of higher education institutions.
The IIRF is based in India and aims to provide evaluation of academic institutions worldwide. It is registered under India’s Ministry of Corporate Af | |
| | | | Your photo can become a cyber criminal’s weapon: Police warns against AI deepfakes | | | | Muskan Thakur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: Jammu and Kashmir Police has issued a detailed cyber safety advisory warning people about the growing misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), deepfake and photo-morphing technologies by cyber criminals to create fake identities, manipulated videos and impersonation scams using publicly available personal content.
The police cautioned that a social media profile that may appear harmless to its owner can provide valuable material to cyber criminals. With the rapid advancement of AI-powered tools, publicly available photographs, videos, reels and even voice clips can be manipulated and repurposed to create highly convincing fake content that | |
| | | | Acting Chief Justice chairs awareness programme on NALSA’s SAMVAD Scheme | | |  Early Times Report
SHOPIAN, Aug 8: Acting Chief Justice High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Sanjeev Kumar and Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority, in presence of M.K. Sharma, Registrar General, High Court of J&K and Ladakh today presided over an awareness programme on NALSA’s SAMVAD (Strengthening Access to Justice for Marginalized, Vulnerable Adivasis and De notified/ Nomadic Tribes) Scheme at Imtiyaz Memorial Government Degree College, Shopian.
The programme was organiz | |
| | | | Police confession can’t sustain NDPS custody: High Court | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted bail to an accused in a commercial-quantity heroin case, holding that a confessional statement recorded by police—whether of the accused himself or a co-accused—cannot by itself justify continued incarceration under the stringent provisions of the NDPS Act.
Justice Shahzad Azeem, while allowing the bail application of Raju Kumar, observed that except for the confessional statements of the accused, the | |
| | | | Technology, transparency key for urban cooperative banks to stay competitive: Amit Shah | | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Aug 8: Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Saturday urged urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to look at the RBI from a “different viewpoint”, underlining that the central bank has “proactively helped” the sector in recent times.
Speaking at the inauguration of a new office building of the National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation (NUCFDC) at the BSE here, Shah also said that when it comes to the safety of money, no other segment is as sa | |
| | | | Amarnath Yatra to remain suspended from today | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 8: The Amarnath Yatra 2026 will remain suspended from August 9 on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes due to ongoing track restoration and maintenance works following recent rains, coupled with adverse weather conditions forecast over the coming days, officials said.
The 57-day annual pilgrimage, which commenced on July 3, 2026, simultaneously from the Chandanwari route in Anantnag district and the Baltal route in Ganderbal district, is scheduled to culminate on August 28 with the traditional Chadi Mubarak ceremony.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg said that more than 4.8 lakh pilgrims have so far performed darshan at the Holy Cave Shrine dur | |
| | | | 3 SSB men injured in multi-vehicle crash inside tunnel | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 8: At least three personnel of the SSB were injured after three vehicles of the force collided with each other inside a tunnel along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Saturday, officials said.
The accident occurred at Kela Morh when the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) convoy was travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu, officials said.
Quoting initial reports, officials said one of the vehicles abruptly applied the brakes, following which the vehicles behind it collided with each other inside the tunnel.
Three SSB personnel sustained injuries in the accident and were shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, they said.
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