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| Is Pak sending women to check alertness of troops along LoC? | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 16: Although questioning of a woman Pakistan intruder is going on to ascertain her intention to cross over this side of the border, there is apprehension that terrorists are using children and women to check the alertness of troops on the Line of Control (LoC).
Recently a senior Army officer admitted that 200 terrorists are trying to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir despite a ceasefire on the borders.
He said that infiltration is drastically down, yet currently, there are 200 terrorists staged across the border ready to be launched into Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, three days after foiling an infiltrator attempt, the Army on Saturday arrested a Pakistani woman from the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The woman was t... | |
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| Army opens fire as drone spotted near LoC | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 16: A drone was spotted flying along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district and it was forced to retreat after Army personnel opened fire, official sources said on July 18.
The drone was seen flying along the LoC near Baloni in the Krishna Gahti sector on July 15 night, they said.
The alert troops opened fire and the flying object returned back to the Pakistani-occupied Kashmir side, the sources said.
Following the incident, the Army and the police launched a search operation in the area, they said.... | |
| | | | LG Sinha in New Delhi for ‘crucial’ meeting | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 16: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has rushed to New Delhi for a crucial meeting on Jammu and Kashmir.
The sources said the issue of appointment of new Advisors for JK was also discussed threadbare and that some developments on this front were expected soon.
Highly placed sources said Sinha was camping in Srinagar on July 15 afternoon at Raj Bhawan when he got a call that he should rush to the national capital for a “crucial discussion on Kashmir and that his presence was a must for consultations.”
The sources said Sinha rushed to Delhi by the next flight.
It was reliably learnt that prior to his visit to the national capital one meeting on... | |
| | | | Amarnath Yatra: 6 pilgrims, 1 pony walla die in 36 hours; death toll 49 | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 16: Six pilgrims and one pony driver died of natural causes during the Amarnath Yatra in the last 36 hours, taking the overall death toll in the ongoing pilgrimage to 49, officials said on Saturday.
The death toll includes 15 yatris who lost their life in the July 8 flash flood.
So far, 47 yatris and two pony drivers have lost their life during the pilgrimage which started on June 30.
One pony driver had died after he fell from his horse into a deep gorge in Pahalgam. In the July 8 flash flood near the cave shrine, 15 yatris had lost their life while about 55 persons were injured.... | |
| | | | Over 1.5 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance so far | | 5,800 pilgrims leave Jammu camp for Amarnath | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jul 16: Amid tight security, the 17th batch of over 5,800 Amarnath pilgrims left Jammu city on Saturday morning for the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir, officials said.
The annual pilgrimage, which was suspended from Jammu last Sunday due to bad weather resumed on Monday. A flash flood triggered by heavy rains near the cave shrine on Friday last week led to the death of at least 15 people.
The 43-day-long pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas commenced on June 30 from the twin tracks — the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district and 14-km shorter Baltal in central Kash... | |
| | | | Revadi culture’ dangerous for development of country, says PM Modi | | | |
Early Times Report
Jalaun (UP), July 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cautioned people against what he called a “revadi culture” of offering freebies for votes and said this is “very dangerous” for the development of the country
The Prime Minister used ‘revadi’, a popular north Indian sweet often distributed during festivals, as a metaphor for freebies being promised by various parties to grab power and said the people, especially the youth should guard against this.
Addressing a gathering here after inaugurating the 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore, Modi said this expressway will not only give speed to the vehicles, but will... | |
| | | | First-time after 149 days J&K reports 224 positive cases in a day | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 16: Worries ahead for authorities as Jammu and Kashmir recorded a spike in Coronavirus cases because for the first time after 149 days the Union Territory reported above 224 positive cases in a single day on Saturday.
The twin capital cities-Srinagar recorded 88 cases while Jammu reported 82 positive cases in a single day.
During the last 24 hours, J&K recorded 224 fresh positive cases of COVID-19. 112 fresh cases have been reported from the Jammu division and the same number from Kashmir Kashmir province, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 456829.
Earlier it was on February 17, when the Union Territory had reported 232 positive cases... | |
| | | | Construction of houses under PMAY-G rekindles hopes among handicapped people | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, July 16: Sixty beneficiaries from scheduled tribe community including a handicapped person Mohammad Shafi Khatana, father of four children consisting of a daughter & three sons and wife were struggling to meet the requirements of his family due his helplessness being as handicapped but no more.
As per the details available with Early Times, two wards of Naidgam village falling under Panchayat Inderwal A of Block Inderwal in Kishtwar District ... | |
| | | | Pakistan is a failing state: Rana | | | 
Early Times Report
NAGROTA, July 16: Senior BJP leader Mr Devender Singh Rana today said Nation’s sovereignty and integrity cannot be challenged and the strong leadership of the country has shown zero tolerance to antinational elements. The decisive leadership of the Nation has amply demonstrated through its actions that those harbouring ill designs against the country will not be spared. Pakistan is a failing state and rather than harbouring terrorism and becoming a haven for terrorists s... | |
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