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| Terror victim families, forsaken and forgotten, suffered silently for decades: LG Sinha | | Handsover appointment letters to NoKs of terror victims | | 
Early Times Report
Baramulla, July 13: In a historic step to deliver Justice to the Terror Victim Families, the Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today handed over the appointment letters to Next of Kins (NoKs) of terror victims, at Baramulla.
The Lieutenant Governor had met terror victim families in Anantnag on 29th June 2025 and they were assured that eligible NoKs will receive the jobs within just 30 days. The Lieutenant Governor has fulfilled his promise within 15 days and today handed-over appointment letters to the members of the 40 terror victim families. The process will continue till every terror victim family is rehabilitated.
The family members, whose loved ones were mercilessly killed by terrorists, narrated the horrifying incidents and exposed the Pakistan-sponso... | |
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| Over 1,200 terror victim families reach out to administration after LG’s initiative | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: In a significant response to the administration’s renewed outreach, nearly 1,200 families affected by terrorism have contacted district authorities across Jammu and Kashmir, seeking justice and rehabilitation—some after decades of silence and neglect. The development follows Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s meeting with terror victim families in Anantnag on June 29, where he assured them of swift government action. Acting on his directions, all Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) across the Union Territory have established dedicated helplines and grievance cells to address pending cases.
According to official sources, ove... | |
| | | | Suspension of IWT: Centre to expedite work on Kwar Dam, stop Chenab’s water to Pakistan | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: In a strategic move amid escalating tensions with Pakistan, the Union Government is seeking a Rs 3,119 crore loan to fast-track the construction of the Kwar Dam—a key greenfield storage project on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.
The decision comes in the aftermath of India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following the April terrorist attack in Pahalgam, where Pakistan-backed militants targeted tourists. The brutal ambus... | |
| | | | Fresh batch of over 7,000 pilgrims leaves for holy cave shrine | | Amarnath Yatra 2025 | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 13: The 12th batch of 7,049 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Sunday to pay obeisance at the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, including 1,423 women, 31 children and 136 sadhus and sadhvis, left for the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal in separate convoys under tight security arrangements in the early hours of the day, they said.
While 4,158 pilgrims a... | |
| | | | 10 pilgrims injured in Kulgam mishap | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 13: Three buses part of the Amarnath Yatra convoy collided on Sunday on their way back to a base camp in Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring at least 10 pilgrims, officials said.
The injured pilgrims were taken to a hospital for treatment, they said.
The convoy was returning after pilgrims had their darshan at the cave shrine.
Officials said the condition of all injured was stated to be stable.
Three buses were damaged in the road accident.
Other pilgrims from the affected buses were moved to reserve buses and the convoy went ahead with the onward journey, they added.... | |
| | | | MHA says radicalisation in prisons critical challenge | | |  New Delhi, July 13:
The Ministry of Home Affairs has flagged radicalisation in prisons as an increasingly critical challenge and stressed the need for urgent steps to check the trend for maintaining public order and ensuring internal security. In a communication to all states and Union Territories, the MHA issued guidelines listing various steps, including screening of inmates, periodic risk assessment and segregation of high-risk individuals with greater surveillance, and underlined the im... | |
| | | | PM Modi hails contribution of 4 nominated Rajya Sabha members | | |  New Delhi, July 13:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contributions of former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, special public prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case Ujjwal Nikam, Kerala BJP leader C Sadanandan Master and historian Meenakshi Jain after they were nominated to the Rajya Sabha. In a notification issued late Saturday night, the Union Home Ministry said the President has nominated the four to the Rajya Sabha.
“Shri Ujjwal Nikam’s devotion to... | |
| | | | Teenage boy drowns, 2 missing after slipping into canal | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 13: A 13-year-old boy drowned while two others are feared dead after they slipped into a canal in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.
The incident occurred in the Gantmulla area when four members of a family -- two adults and two teenagers -- started drowning after one of them accidentally slipped into the canal of the Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Project, they said.
The remaining three jumped in to save the person but were also swept away by the fast-moving water.
The body of Ibrahim (13) was recovered, while Ilyas Geelani (30) was rescued, the officials said.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel were rushe... | |
| | | | Phase-3 clinical trial enrolment for India’s first Dengue vaccine to be completed by October: ICMR | | |  NEW DELHI, July 13:
Enrolment of about 10,500 participants in the phase III clinical trial of the indigenous one-shot Panacea Biotec developed dengue vaccine, DengiAll, is likely to be completed by October across 20 centres in India, according to ICMR scientists.
So far, 8,000 participants in various centres at Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Bhubaneswar among others have received either the vaccine or a placebo as part of the trial sponsored by the Indian Council of Medical Research (I... | |
| | | | New BrahMos testing facility will strengthen India’s self-reliance: Rajnath Singh | | |  Early Times Report
Lucknow, July 13: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the newly inaugurated integration and testing facility of BrahMos Aerospace in Lucknow will strengthen the country’s self-reliance in the defence sector.
Singh said this at an event in Lucknow where he unveiled the statue of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta at the National PG College and released a postage stamp. “Just a few days ago, I inaugurated the integration and testing facility ... | |
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