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| LG chairs 75th meeting of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board | | |  > Inaugurates pilgrim-centric facilities near Holy Cave area and Parvati Bhawan
> 5 temples constructed by Board in Reasi to be dedicated to public in July
Early Times Report
KATRA, June 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the historic 75th Meeting of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), at Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra, today.
The meeting was attended by the newly constituted Board, comprising members including Mahamandleshwar Shri Swami Vishveshvaranand Giriji Maharaj, Shri Baleshwar Rai, Dr. Ashok Bhan, Smt. Sudha Murty, Smt. Gunjan Rana, Dr. K.K. Talwar, Shri Kulbhushan Ahuja, Shri Lalit Bhasin and Shri Suresh Kumar Sharma.
Dr Mandeep K. Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor and Shri Anshul Garg, Chief Executive Officer, SMVDSB also atten... | |
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| PoJK-based terrorist oversaw death dance in Baisaran Valley | | Pahalgam Carnage | |  Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 24: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the devastating terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, has revealed a deeper Pakistani conspiracy, implicating four terrorists, including a previously undisclosed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander operating from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). The attack, which claimed 26 Indian lives, was orchestrated with direct support from Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies, ... | |
| | | | Today’s India takes decisions based on what is right for national interest: PM Modi | | |  Early Times Report
New Delhi, June 24: Stating that today’s India takes decisions based solely on what is right for national interest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that ‘Operation Sindoor’ has clearly demonstrated India’s firm and uncompromising policy against terrorism on the global stage.
Addressing the centenary celebration of the historic conversation between two of India’s greatest spiritual and moral leaders Sree Narayana Guru and Mahatma Gandhi here, PM Modi while re... | |
| | | | Dr Farooq welcomes ceasefire between Iran and Israel | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 24: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday welcomed the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, saying it was a good step, and expressed hope that it lasts so that innocent people do not get killed.
“I am thankful to the Almighty if there is indeed a ceasefire. It is a good thing. Innocent people were being killed. I pray that the ceasefire lasts,” Abdullah told reporters at Dooru in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district Responding to a question... | |
| | | | Ready to recommend dissolution of J&K Assembly if statehood is restored: CM Omar | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 24: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he has no objections if the Legislative Assembly has to be dissolved and fresh elections are to be conducted after statehood is restored to Jammu and KashmirI have read in a newspaper that statehood will be restored but assembly elections would have to be held afresh. Let them do it, who has stopped them,” Abdullah told reporters at Gulmarg, 52 kilometres from here.
Abdullah, who was sworn in as the first chief minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in October last year, said that statehood is the right of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“I know where the story has come from. I know who ... | |
| | | | ‘No local involvement in Pahalgam terror attack, assailants were outsiders’ | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 24: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said there was “no local involvement” in the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed, asserting that all the assailants were foreign nationals.
Omar said this two days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) made its first major breakthrough in the case by arresting two local residents — Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad Jothar — for allegedly harbouring the terrorists re... | |
| | | | Landslide hits new Vaishno Devi track, remains shut for 2nd day | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: The yatra on landslide-hit new tracks and chopper service due to fog remained suspended on Tuesday for the pilgrims of the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine nestled in the Trikuta Hills of Katra town in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials here said that the new track was closed due to a landslide and mudslide on Monday triggered by heavy rain near Hemkoti.
“The men and machinery are on the job to clear the debris,” they said, adding that the yatra is not being allowed on the new track.
They said that the battery car service that is operational on the new route is also affected.
Officials further added that the yatra is smoothly progressing from ... | |
| | | | Defence Ministry seals 13 procurement contracts to boost Army’s anti-terror grid | | |  New Delhi, June 24:
The defence ministry has concluded 13 contracts worth Rs 1,980 crore under the emergency procurement mechanism to boost the Indian Army’s operational readiness in countering cross-border terrorism.
Under the acquisition programme, the Army’s integrated drone detection and interdiction systems are being significantly enhanced, officials said.
India has been ramping up the counter-terror grid of the Indian Army to strongly combat Pakistan-backed terrorism in Jammu and ... | |
| | | | NEP push: DSEJ scraps cells | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: The Directorate of School Education Jammu has dissolved various cells such as Cultural, Counselling, Coordination, Media, Innovation, and NCC Cells operating at the directorate, CEO, and ZEO levels with immediate effect. The move, in line with NEP 2020, aims to decentralise activities and strengthen school-level teaching and learning.
An order issued in this context said that all nodal officers of these cells have been relieved, and the concerned staff has been directed to return to their original postings without availing joining time.
Further, the Cluster Heads have been directed to supervise such activities directly at the school level as per the... | |
| | | | Suspected thief paraded publicly: SSP Jammu orders probe | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 24: Taking cognizance of a disturbing video circulating on social media, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jammu has ordered an enquiry into the public parade of a suspected thief, who was seen tied to the bonnet of a vehicle reportedly belonging to the police.
The viral video shows the individual, allegedly a theft suspect, being paraded through public areas while bound to the bonnet of a moving police vehicle. The incident is said to have occurred under... | |
| | | | CASO launched at Rajouri | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, June 24: A massive anti-terrorist operation as well as Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) have been launched by Indian Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Keri area of Rajouri district after troops observed a suspicious movement.
Reports said that a suspicious movement of three to four terrorists was noticed and intercepted by alert troops at Line of Control (LoC) in Keri area of Rajouri.
This was followed by incident of gun fire in which heavy firing was heard in the area.
Soon after the gunshots the army launched massive anti-terror operation in the entire area, reports said and added that more reinforcement has been rushed to the area. ... | |
| | | | Search operation in Poonch | | | | Early Times Report
MENDHAR/JAMMU, June 24: Security forces on Tuesday launched a search operation at nearly a dozen places in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Poonch, officials said.
The search operation was jointly launched by the special operations group of local police, CRPF and Rashtriya Rifles in different areas of Surankote and Mendhar around 6 am following information about suspicious movement, the officials said.
The operation was going on in Sari, Ustan, Pathankhor, Lohar Mohalla, Chandimarh, Phagal, Hari top and Kaagwali in Surankote, Limba, and Ucchad and Kallar-Gursai in Mendhar, the officials said. ... | |
| | | | 2 killed in Rajouri accident | | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI/JAMMU, June 24: Two women were killed and nine persons seriously injured in a head-on collision between a tempo traveller and a mini load carrier in Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said The tempo traveller, which was on its way to Jammu from Rajouri town, was badly damaged in the accident, which took place at Chattyari-Chingus around 5.30 am, they said.
The officials said that two women passengers – Insha Fatima (26) of Khotra and Farzand Begum (50) of Fatehpur – died instantly, while nine persons were seriously injured and shifted to a hospital.
The injured include Begum’s husband Mohd Iqbal and her daughter Rafia Iqbal, they said.
While seven of ... | |
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