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| Take pledge to build brighter J&K, work with dedication: LG Sinha to youth | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today asked the youth to dream big, aim high and pursue it with full courage and unshakable resolve.
“Your future is waiting for you. Take a pledge to build brighter J&K and work with dedication. The history remembers those who dared to challenge limits, conquered fear, and turned the impossible into reality,” the Lieutenant Governor said. He was addressing the youth at the 7th Annual Day Celebration of Guidance & Career Counselling Cell for Youth Development (GCC), Gurha Slathia in Samba.
The Lieutenant Governor called upon the youth to serve as the architects of social change and contribute towards the vision of “Viksi... | |
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| BJP’s responsibility to ensure Mumbai’s progress: CM Omar | | |  Early Times Report
Mumbai, Jan 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said Mumbai’s progress has now become the BJP’s responsibility, after its victory in the recent Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
“The election took place after a long gap. In every election, somebody wins and somebody lags behind. The BJP secured the maximum number of seats. It becomes their responsibility to ensure progress of Mumbai,” Abdullah said. The Jammu and Kashmir chief minister... | |
| | | | SIR exercise likely in J&K, Ladakh from May | | |  Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Like other parts of the country, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is likely to be undertaken in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from May this year, with preparatory work already underway in several areas.
Official sources said Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have begun door-to-door visits across different districts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of the pre-SIR exercise. On the directions of higher aut... | |
| | | | Maharashtra civic poll results cast shadow on J&K politics, weaken Cong bargaining power | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: The outcome of the Maharashtra civil body elections, particularly the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, has begun to ripple through the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, significantly altering equations within the ruling alliance and diminishing the bargaining power of the Congress party in the Union Territory.
Political sources said a section within the J&K Congress was expecting to extract “a pound of flesh” from its alliance partne... | |
| | | | Hideout bust reveals new tactic: Terrorists cooking their own meals to avoid detection | | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: The recovery of a cooking gas cylinder, stove and edible supplies from a terrorist hideout in the Billawar area of Kathua district has indicated a shift in the operational strategy of terrorists, who are now preparing their own food to avoid contact with civilians and evade detection by security agencies.
According to security sources, a cooking gas cylinder, a gas stove and cooking oil were recovered from a hideout busted during a search operation in Billawar two days ago. The recovery suggests that terrorists are making arrangements for self-sustenance while operating in forested and hilly areas.
Officials said the change in tactics i... | |
| | | | 3 soldiers injured in Kishtwar encounter | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18: Three soldiers were injured in a gunfight with terrorists in a remote forested area in the upper reaches of Kishtwar district on Sunday, officials said.
Reinforcements have been deployed to neutralise the terrorists. The operation, which the Army's Jammu-based White Knight Corps has named 'Operation Trashi-I', began around noon, they said.
In a post on X, the White Knight Corps said the security forces came in contact with the terrorists in the general area Sonnar, northeast of Chatroo, during a deliberate search operation conducted as part of ongoing joint counter-terror exercises along with Jammu and Kashmir Police.
"Operations remain underway with ... | |
| | | | India will remain ‘Vishwaguru’ as long as guided by dharma: RSS Chief Bhagwat | | | 
Early Times Report
Mumbai, Jan 18: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that as long as dharma continues to guide Bharat, the country will remain a “Vishwaguru”, asserting that such spiritual knowledge is not found elsewhere in the world.
Dharma is the driver of the entire universe and everything runs on that principle, he said at an event here.
Bhagwat said that India had inherited a rich spiritual legacy from its ancestors and continued to receive guidance from saints and seers.
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| | | | Terror funding 2.0: ‘Crypto Hawala’ may be used to revive separatist elements in JK | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar/New Delhi, Jan 18: Security agencies have flagged a sophisticated “crypto hawala” network bypassing the country’s financial safeguards to funnel untraceable foreign funds into Jammu and Kashmir, sparking grave concerns that the money is being used to support terror activities, officials said on Sunday.
This has put the security establishment on high alert, with officials warning that these shadow funds are intended to give a fresh lease of life to separatist elem... | |
| | | | Apple harvest keeps youth away from terror | | Red Fort Blast | | |
Early Times Report
New Delhi/Srinagar, Jan 18: Investigations into the “white collar” terror module busted after the recent car bombing near Red Fort showed that the mastermind Dr Umar-un Nabi had attempted to recruit a second suicide bomber but could not succeed as he backed out of the terror plot citing the need to help his family during the apple harvest, officials said on Sunday.
The Srinagar Police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have uncovered a parallel terror module orchestrated by Nabi, the man who was driving the explosive-laden vehicle that detonated outside the historic Red Fort on November 10, killing over 12 people.
Interrogations of the arrested suspects ha... | |
| | | | 7 booked by EOW Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 18: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has registered a case against seven persons for allegedly running a fake government recruitment racket and duping unemployed youth by offering jobs in lieu of money.
According to a statement, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Crime Branch Kashmir, has registered a criminal case against seven individuals for allegedly cheating and duping innocent people, particularly unemployed youth, on the pretext of providing government jobs.
The statement says, the case originated from a written complaint received by the EOW, wherein it was alleged that certain persons were fraudulently inducing aspirants b... | |
| | | | Security beefed up in Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 18: Security forces have intensified sanitisation and area domination exercises across Kashmir ahead of Republic Day to ensure smooth and peaceful celebrations in the valley, officials said here on Sunday.
Random frisking of vehicles is being carried out at all major intersections in Srinagar city and elsewhere in the valley to keep a check on any suspicious movement, the officials said.
Search operations and area domination exercises have also been started around the venues where Republic Day will be celebrated, they said.
The main Republic Day function in Kashmir will be held at Bakshi stadium where stringent security arrangements have been made, the... | |
| | | | Advocates can’t seek information under RTI Act : CIC | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Jan 18: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that advocates cannot use the Right to Information (RTI) Act to seek details regarding cases they are handling for clients, observing that using the transparency law in this manner fails to advance its core objectives.
Dismissing a second appeal filed by an advocate in a dispute related to the termination of a fruits-and-vegetables supply contract at a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Haryana, Information Commissioner Sudha Rani Relangi noted that the appellant had sought information “on behalf of his brother, who used to be supplier of vegetables/fruits to the respondent public authority”.
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| | | | Cold conditions intensify | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 18: Cold conditions tightened grip over Kashmir as the minimum temperatures plunged across the valley, with Sonamarg the coldest recorded place in the valley, officials said on Sunday.
The meteorological department has forecast spells of wet weather, especially in the higher reaches of the valley over the next few days.
Officials said Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.7 degrees Celsius while Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, which received moderate snowfall on Friday, recorded a low of minus 8.9 degrees Celsius.
Shopian in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 6.7 degrees Celsius while Pahalgam recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6... | |
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