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| Your selfie could become a weapon: J&K Police warn of AI deepfake scams, blackmail, identity theft | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 20: That smiling selfie, cheerful Instagram reel, or casual voice note you upload in seconds could become the very tool cyber criminals use to impersonate, blackmail, and destroy your reputation.
In a stark warning issued through its official social media platforms, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has urged people to think twice before posting personal photos, videos, and sensitive information online, cautioning that artificial intelligence has given cyber fraudsters frightening new powers.
According to police, even the most innocent-looking content shared on social media can be harvested and manipulated using advanced deepfake and morphing technology to cr... | |
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| Pahalgam terror attack: NIA traces IP addresses, mobile phones to Pakistan | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 20: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its comprehensive chargesheet filed in the 2025 Pahalgam attack, named Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Saifullah alias Sajid Jatt, also known as “Langda,” as the principal conspirator behind the massacre that claimed 26 civilian lives.
The chargesheet, submitted after an extensive investigation, details what the agency describes as a meticulously planned cross-border conspiracy orchestrated by handlers linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba and its proxy outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF). According to the NIA, both technical and human intelligence have established “clear and compelling evidence” connecting the t... | |
| | | | Alert farmer foils Pak drone drug drop, 3 Kg Heroin seized at Bishnah border | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 20: The vigilance of a farmer from Jammu’s border belt thwarted a major cross-border narcotics smuggling attempt on Wednesday after he discovered nearly three kilograms of heroin allegedly dropped by a Pakistan-based drone in his agricultural field in Bahadurpur village of the Arnia-Bishnah sector.
The recovery has sent security agencies into high alert, with investigators suspecting that the consignment was part of an organised narco-smuggling network operating from across the International Border.
According to police, the heroin was packed in six waterproof packets weighing around 500 grams each, a method commonly used in drone-dropped consignments of ... | |
| | | | Terror needs money, networks, support systems to survive: LG Sinha | | Asks people to work with resolve, efficiency to rid J&K of fear, terrorism | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 20: Asserting that terror needs money, networks, and support systems to survive, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday called upon the people to work with resolve and efficiency to rid Jammu and Kashmir of fear and terrorism.
While presenting appointment letters to newly appointed constables of Jammu & Kashmir Police here, LG Sinha, said, “Terror does not sustain itself; it needs money, networks, and support systems. Using the full force of the law, we... | |
| | | | J&K State Election Commission finalizes Panchayat Electoral Rolls 2026; voter count crosses 72.24 lakh after 3.39 lakh new enrolments | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 20: The State Election Commission, Jammu & Kashmir, has concluded the annual revision of Panchayat Electoral Rolls with the publication of the Final Panchayat Electoral Rolls 2026, fixing April 1, 2026 as the qualifying date.
The comprehensive exercise, which began with the release of the Draft Electoral Roll on March 27, 2026, has now formally culminated following a structured schedule of claims, objections and verification.
The Commission had opened a 40-day window for filing claims and objections from March 27 to May 5, 2026. All submissions received during this period were examined and disposed of by Electoral Registration Officers by May 14, 2026. W... | |
| | | | NEET-UG Re-Exam: Dharmendra Pradhan holds high-level security meeting | | Orders crackdown on fake telegram channels | | 
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New Delhi, May 20: Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today chaired a high-level review meeting with Central Security and Intelligence Agencies to seek support for the upcoming NEET-UG Re-examination, stressing the need for heightened vigilance and foolproof security arrangements to ensure a safe, secure and fair conduct of the examination.
Senior officials from the Ministry of Education and the Director General of National Testing Agency (NTA) also part... | |
| | | | Muslims, Sikhs participate in last rites of Kashmiri Pandit Woman | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 20: Muslims and Sikhs in the Tral area of Pulwama district participated in the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit woman, officials said on Wednesday.
Jigri, a 90-year-old woman who stayed in her native village of Midora in the Tral area even after the rise of militancy in 1990, passed away in the village on Tuesday.
As soon as the news of her death spread in the area, hundreds of people — Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus –assembled at her family home to help with the last rites, officials said.
Her mortal remains were consigned to flames at the local crematorium. A resident, Ayatollah, said, “She was our mother, and we are all mourning her. You can see Sikhs,... | |
| | | | DB flags delay in CT scan installation in Govt hospitals | | ‘Poor, hapless patients continue to suffer’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 20: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has expressed serious concern over the delay in installation and commissioning of 128 Slice CT Scan machines supplied for major government hospitals in the Union Territory, observing that with each day’s delay, the general public, particularly the poor and hapless, continue to suffer. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal passed the order in WP(C) PIL No. 15/2025, titled Court on its own motion vs Commissioner/Secretary to Health and Medical Education Department and others. The Court noted that as per the fresh affidavit filed by Mohd. Ashraf Chowdhary, General Manager,... | |
| | | | HC upholds UAPA bail rejection | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 20: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the rejection of bail to two accused booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, while granting them liberty to approach the Special Court afresh after filing of the chargesheet.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal passed the judgment in CrlA(D) No. 06/2026, filed by Imtiyaz Qadir Bhat and Saleem Yousuf Makai against the Union Territory of J&K through Police Station Baramulla. The judgment was reserved on May 13, 2026, and pronounced on May 20, 2026.
The appellants had challenged the order dated January 31, 2026, passed by the Special Judge d... | |
| | | | Army Chief Gen Dwivedi to review passing out parade at NDA | | |  Early Times Report
MUMBAI, May 20: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi will review the Passing out Parade of the 150th course of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune on May 30, a statement said on Wednesday.
The prestigious event will be held at the Khetarpal Parade Ground at NDA in the city’s Khadakwasla area, it said.
Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi will review the parade as the Reviewing Officer.
Nearly 355 cadets of the Army, Navy and Air Force are scheduled to pas... | |
| | | | Anantnag School renamed after Adil Hussain Shah | | |  Early Times Report
Anantnag, May 20: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday renamed a high school here in the memory of pony ride operator Adil Hussain Shah, who lost his life while protecting tourists during the Pahalgam terror attack last year.
Shah was a ponywallah who, along with 25 tourists, was killed in the attack by a group of terrorists in the Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam tourist resort in the south Kashmir district here on April 22, 2025.
The renaming ceremony of the Gov... | |
| | | | Drug peddler’s property demolished | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 20: Continuing its intensified campaign against drug trafficking and narcotics-related activities under the Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, Srinagar Police on Tuesday demolished an illegally constructed property worth nearly Rs 1.5 crore allegedly linked to a wanted drug peddler in the Lal Bazar area of Srinagar.
Officials said Police Station Lal Bazar carried out the demolition of a two-storey illegal structure along with an adjoining room and washroom constructed on State land at Haka Bazar, Lal Bazar.
According to police, the property was spread over approximately nine marlas and was allegedly connected to wanted drug peddler Arshid Ahmed Sheik... | |
| | | | CUK announces online classes, WFH on Fridays | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 20: The Central University of Kashmir (CUK) has ordered a series of austerity measures, including online classes and work from home on Fridays and Green Saturdays, amid the prevailing situation.
According to an official order, the university administration said that from May-22-2026, the university shall hold online teaching and Work From Home (WFH) on Fridays and Green Saturdays for both teaching and non teaching staff as part of the austerity measures.
The decision was taken following the recommendations of the Dean’s Committee meeting held on May 13 under the chairmanship of the Vice Chancellor.
The University administration further said that all... | |
| | | | J&K Govt places 4 IPS officers as in-charge IGPs | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday ordered the placement of four IPS officers as In-charge Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) with immediate effect.
According to Government Order No. 298-Home of 2026 dated May 20, issued by the Home Department, the decision has been taken in the interest of administration.
As per the order, Shakti Kumar Pathak, IPS (AGMUT:2009), presently Assistant Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), J&K and holding additional charge of Director ACB, has been placed as In-charge IGP.
Dr. Mohd Haseeb Mughal, IPS (AGMUT:2009), presently DIG Traffic Jammu; Sheikh Junaid Mehmood, IPS (AGMUT:2009),... | |
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