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| Poonch bears maximum brunt of Pak shelling | | 13, including 4 children, lose lives; property worth crores destroyed | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 14: The border district of Poonch bore the maximum brunt of heavy Pakistani shelling in retaliation to India’s Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7, 2025.
The intense cross-border artillery and mortar fire left a trail of destruction, claiming 13 civilian lives, including four minors, and causing extensive damage to residential buildings, religious sites, and public infrastructure. The shelling began around 1 a.m. on May 7, shortly after India executed precision strikes on nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu-Kashmir (PoK) in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Pakistani forces targeted civilian areas across Poonch, including Balakote, Mendhar, Mankote, Krishna Ghati, Gulpur, Kerni, and Poonch ... | |
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| CM Omar visits shelling hit Uri | | Assures relief and rehabilitation for affected families | | 
Early Times Report
URI (BARAMULLA), May 14: Reaffirming his government’s commitment to ensure welfare and well-being of residents living along the Line of Control (LoC), Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today visited several areas in Uri sector affected by recent cross-border shelling, including Salamabad, Lagama, Bandi, Razarwani and Gingal. The Chief Minister was accompanied by his Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani, Member of Legislative Assembly Uri Dr. Sajjad Shafi, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Mi... | |
| | | | Airspace to Cyberspace: How India fought swarms of drones, wave of misinformation during conflict | | ‘Operation Sindoor’ | | | NEW DELHI, May 14:
Agencies
During the four-day intense military confrontation, the Indian armed forces intercepted and neutralised swarms of Pakistani drones to push back aerial incursions, while teams of cyber warriors on ground countered digital intrusions and a wave of misinformation.
In fact, even before India decimated nine terror camps in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir and Pakistan under Operation Sindoor with precision strikes early on May 7, many Indian websites had become targets of cyberattacks. Days after the dastardly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir in April, Jalandhar-based Army Nursing College’s website was hacked and defaced with an inflammatory message. At least four... | |
| | | | IAF jammed Pak’s Chinese-supplied air defence systems | | | | New Delhi, May 14:
Agencies
The Indian Air Force (IAF) in the first phase of “Operation Sindoor” completely jammed Pakistan's Chinese-supplied air defence systems and wiped out the nine terror camps in Pakistan and the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) within a span of 23 minutes, officials said on Wednesday.
An official said that all strikes were executed without loss of Indian assets. “These strikes underscored the effectiveness of our surveillance, planning, and delivery systems. The use of modern indigenous technology, from long-range drones to guided munitions, made these strikes highly effective and politically calibrated,” he added.
The official said, “Indian Air Force bypassed... | |
| | | | CDS, tri-service Chiefs brief Prez Murmu | | |  NEW DELHI, May 14:
Agencies
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan along with the chiefs of the three services on Wednesday briefed President Droupadi Murmu about Operation Sindoor.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to destroy terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives.
“General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff, along with General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army ... | |
| | | | CDS, Army, Navy, Air Chiefs, shed light on successful conduct of operation | | | | New Delhi, May 14:
Agencies
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan along with Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Navy Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and Air Chief Marshal AP Singh provided a direct perspective from the Apex Leadership of Indian Armed Forces into the successful conduct of Operation Sindoor on Wednesday.
Insights into Tri-Services synergy achieved during the operation were deliberated upon during this interaction.
“General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), along with General Upendra Dwivedi (COAS), Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi (CNS) and Air Chief Marshal AP Singh (CAS) provide a direct perspective from the Apex Leadership of Indian Arm... | |
| | | | CM slams Sardesai: ‘Which Indian won’t support PM’s anti-terror doctrine?’ – Netizens applaud Omar Abdullah | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 14: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah delivered a pointed rebuttal to India Today Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai during a televised interview, addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy on the India-Pakistan conflict, particularly in the context of Operation Sindoor.
The exchange, which has sparked significant buzz on social media, highlighted Abdullah’s support for India’s counter-terrorism measures while subtly challenging Sardesai’s framing of the issue. The interview, conducted focused on India’s retaliatory Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7, 2025. The operation involved precision missile strikes on nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan... | |
| | | | 3 killed Lashkar terrorists behind recent terror activities: Army | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 14: A day after three terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba and its shadow outfit “The Resistance Front” were killed in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, the Army said the trio were actively involved in recent terror activities in the region
The terrorists — Shahid Kuttay, Adnan Shafi Dar, and Ehsan ul Haq Sheikh — all residents of Shopian, were killed during an encounter in the upper reaches of Keller on Tuesday. Officials identified Kut... | |
| | | | Pak hands over BSF Jawan to India after 21 days | | |  Amritsar, May 14:
Agencies
Pakistan on Wednesday handed over BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw to India, 21 days after he was apprehended by the Rangers from along the International Border between the two countries in Punjab.
The constable was handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) by Pakistan Rangers at 10:30 am at joint check post (JCP) Attari in Amritsar district (opposite Pakistan’s Wagah), a BSF spokesperson said.
A picture of the jawan released by the force showed a bearded Sha... | |
| | | | Article 370, Rape, Bulldozer Justice: India’s new CJI Justice has delivered many landmark verdicts | | | | New Delhi, May 14:
Agencies
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, India’s 52nd chief justice and its first Buddhist one, has played a key role in shaping the judicial landscape, penning about 300 verdicts, including landmark rulings on constitutional issues, liberty, and perhaps most importantly against the executive’s “bulldozer justice”.
Justice Gavai, the second Dalit after K G Balakrishnan to head the Indian judiciary, was sworn in by President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday for a six-month tenure ending November 23, 2025.
Rising from humble beginnings to the highest judicial office of the land, Justice Gavai belongs to a village in Maharashtra’s Amravati district. He touched his moth... | |
| | | | Tanker crushes court official to death | | | | Early Times Report
Banihal/Jammu, May 14: A judicial officer lost his life after he was hit by a speeding LPG tanker on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Wednesday morning, officials said.
Ramban district court Chief Administrative Officer Prabhat Singh (59), a resident of Dhanmasta-Pogal, was driving a two-wheeler to the principal district and sessions court when he was run over by the tanker near Maroog in Ramban, the officials said.
He died on the spot, Ramban Police Station SHO Vikram Singh Parihar informed.
The driver has been taken into custody and legal formalities are underway, he added.
The Judicial Employees Welfare Association (JEWA), Ramban, held a condolence mee... | |
| | | | Schools reopen in border Distts | | | | Early Times Report
Baramulla, May 14: Educational institutions in the border districts of Kashmir Valley, except those in close proximity to the Line of Control, reopened on Wednesday
Schools and colleges in the border districts of Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora have reopened after a week of closure in the wake of hostilities between India and Pakistan.
Schools elsewhere in the Valley had reopened on Tuesday.
Talib Dar, a student in Baramulla, said, “We are meeting our friends and teachers. We are very happy that there is a ceasefire and we can restart our studies. We will now focus on our regular classes.” Zahoor Ahmad, who teaches at a government school, said peace is vital for... | |
| | | | Govt amends Prison Manual | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 13: The J&K Home Department has amended the Prison Manual, 2022, introducing a revised definition of “habitual offender” and a new clause to ban caste-based discrimination in prisons.... | |
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