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Bengaluru Professor spends 17 years building world's tallest rail bridge on Chenab River Train to Kashmir 6/7/2025 10:37:42 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 7: A female professor of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, dedicated as many as 17 years to complete the project of constructing the world’s tallest railway bridge on the mighty river of Chenab in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Professor G Madhavi Latha is one of the important players in the successful construction and completion of the Chenab bridge. A professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, she was part of the Chenab Bridge project for 17 years and was the geotechnical consultant. “We are proud of Prof Madhavi Latha and her team's contribution to the Chenab Bridge inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The team worked on the stability of slopes, design and construction of foundations, design o...   READ MORE

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Helicopters ferried men and machines to build engineering marvels in once cut-off areas 6/7/2025 10:37:24 PM Early Times Report Reasi, June 7: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a prestigious railway project connecting Kashmir to the rest of the country on Friday, fulfilling Maharaja Pratap Singh’s century-old dream, the Indian Railways remembered the pivotal role of the armed forces’ helicopters in ferrying men and machines to the remote and cut-off region to script history. The use of helicopters proved to be a game changer, not only in building more than 215 kilometres of approach roads ...   READ MORE   UP family celebrates son’s birthday on Chenab Bridge in Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express 6/7/2025 10:37:12 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 7: A family from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, travelling in the first Katra-Srinagar bound Vande Bharat Express on Saturday celebrated the birthday of their six-year-old son on the world’s highest Chenab rail bridge to make the occasion memorable. A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Katra-Srinagar train from Katra and dedicated the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail Link (USBRL) to the nation, devotees of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi at Katra boarded ...   READ MORE   USBRL Project fully operational after 28 years 6/7/2025 10:37:02 PM Early Times Report Katra, June 7: The 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project, which was started in 1997, took almost 28 years to become operational. Its first 55 km long section between Jammu and Udhampur was completed in April 2005. According to Northern Railways, the whole project was completed and operationalised in multiple phases, with the last one being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. After opening the Jammu-Udhampur section, the then UPA governme...   READ MORE   One month after Pak shelling, Poonch still struggles to heal 6/7/2025 10:36:49 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 7: Exactly a month has passed since the Pakistani Army unleashed a brutal artillery attack on Poonch, a border town in Jammu and Kashmir located along the Line of Control (LoC). The trauma still lingers. Fear remains etched on the faces of its residents—victims of an unprovoked assault that claimed the lives of innocent civilians and shattered the peace of a town known for its communal harmony. The attack came in retaliation to India's targeted operations agai...   READ MORE   LG Sinha congratulates KU for achieving prestigious A++ grade by NAAC 6/7/2025 10:36:27 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 7: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today extended his heartiest congratulations to the Vice Chancellor, faculty, staff, and students of University of Kashmir for attaining the prestigious A++ Grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and securing an outstanding Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.68 on a seven-point scale Calling it a proud moment for J&K UT, the Lieutenant Governor said the A++ Grade places the University of Kas...   READ MORE   Eid prayers pass off peacefully across J&K 6/7/2025 10:36:17 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 7: Thousands of devout Muslims gathered across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to offer Eid al-Adha prayers. Peaceful congregations were also held in various cities and towns throughout the Union Territory. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah joined the devotees in offering Eid prayers at the Hazratbal shrine on the outskirts of Srinagar city. Hundreds of Muslims gathered at the shrine’s lawns to offer prayers. Former Ch...   READ MORE   PM Modi lays down 5 priorities for building disaster-resilient infra 6/7/2025 10:35:52 PM New Delhi, June 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday outlined five key global priorities for him to build disaster-resilient infrastructure, including a skilled workforce, a global digital repository to document best practices and innovative financing. In a video address to the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025, Modi said strengthening early-warning systems and coordination is another crucial aspect. He noted that India has established a tsunami-warning system benefitting 29 countries and that it recognises the Small Island Developing States (SIDA) as large-ocean countries and the need for special attention to their vulnerabilities. With the even...   READ MORE   Technology must complement, not replace, human mind in judicial decision-making: CJI B R Gavai 6/7/2025 10:34:22 PM New Delhi, June 7: Agencies Technology must complement, not replace, the human mind in judicial decision-making, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai has said while emphasising that the value of discretion, empathy and judicial interpretation is irreplaceable. In his keynote address on “Role of Technology in the Indian Legal System” at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London, the CJI said while the judiciary welcomes innovations like automated cause lists...   READ MORE   Defaming poll panel absurd 6/7/2025 10:33:48 PM New Delhi, June 7: Election Commission sources on Saturday rejected claims of rigging in the Maharashtra Assembly polls held last year and said defaming it after receiving an unfavourable verdict from the voters is absolutely absurd. The EC sources were responding to an article by former Congress chief and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, alleging “match-fixing” in the Maharashtra state polls. The sources said any misinformation being spread by anyone brings disrepute to the thousands of representatives appointed by political parties during elections and demotivates lakhs of poll staff who work tirelessly for the gigantic exercise. They pointed out that unsubs...   READ MORE

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