Early Times: Leading Newspaper Jammu Kashmir, Latest News about Jammu & Kashmir

FRONT PAGE STORIES

After announcing new office bearers Cong to focus on Lok Sabha elections

10/20/2023 11:03:01 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 20: A day after announcing new office bearers of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), the Congress high command has directed local leadership to focus only on the coming Parliamentary elections because chances of the maiden Assembly polls in the Union Territory of J&K are bleak. Highly placed sources said that the Congress high command has directed the local leadership to prepare panels of candidates for Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats as early as possible to start preparations for the Parliamentary elections. “High command has made it clear that maiden Assembly elections are unlikely to be held before the Lok Sabha polls so it unwise to waste time...

Rs 100 crore Poonch narco terror case: Key accused arrested from Himachal Pradesh

10/20/2023 11:02:51 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 20: Months after foiling an attempt by Pakistan-based handlers to smuggle drugs from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Special Investigation Agency (SIA) of the Union Territory police arrested key accused of this narco-terror module. The key, who was evading arrest since May 30, was arrested by the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh by a special team of SIA. The arrested key accused has been identified as Mohammad Iqbal who was wanted in narco terror FIR 69/23 registered in Police Station Poonch. As per SIA, after the busting of the module in May this year, Mohammad Iqbal had managed to escape to neighb...

BSF lodges protest with Pak Rangers for unprovoked firing in Jammu

10/20/2023 11:02:02 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 20: The Border Security Force (BSF) has lodged a protest with Pakistan Rangers over unprovoked cross-border firing at a forward post along the Indo-Pak International Border in Jammu, in which two BSF personnel were injured, officials said today. The BSF took up the issue with Pakistan Rangers at a commandant-level flag meeting held at a border outpost (BoP) along the International Border (IB) in RS Pura sector on Thursday evening, they said. Two BSF personnel were injured on Tuesday after Pakistan Rangers "resorted to unprovoked firing" on border guards along the IB at the Vikram BoP in Arnia sector here, according to officials During the meeting, BS...

3 killed in Kishtwar accident

10/20/2023 11:01:51 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 20: Three persons were killed when a car they were travelling in met with an accident and it plunged into a deep gorge on Friday in Kishtwar district of J&K. Police said that a car on way from Kishtwar towards Thathri this afternoon skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near Kandni, district Kishtwar. All the three occupants in the car died on the spot. The deceased were identified as Madan Lal of Anwar Thara, Saroor, Dhyan Singh of Gandoh and Rakesh Kumar of Badanoo Thathri, Doda. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh posted on twitter, "spoke to DC #Kishtwar Dr Devansh Yadav, soon after receiving the report about the unfortunate car accident in Kandin...

Apple-laden truck rolls down in Jammu outskirts, 4 die

10/20/2023 11:01:45 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 20: Four people died when an apple-laden truck rolled down from the road in the Jhajjar Kotli area here in the city outskirts. Police on Friday said one truck loaded with apple boxes on the way from Kashmir towards Jammu late on Thursday night rolled down and fell on the old route on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Jhajjar Kotli. Two of the occupants and as many others were buried under the truck in the accident, police added. They said the rescue operation was immediately launched, but all four people were found dead. "The identities of the deceased are being ascertained for further necessary action," said police. ...