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| Few elements speak language of TRF: LG Sinha | | Says security agencies, admin committed to ensure peace and action against such elements as per law | |  Salutes Army, JKP, CAPFs personnel for rendering selfless service
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 19: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today addressed the Provincial Arya Mahasammelan at Baba Jitto Auditorium, SKUAST Jammu.
The two-day Mahasammelan is being organised by Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Jammu Kashmir to commemorate 200th birth anniversary of Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati and 150th anniversary of the founding of Arya Samaj.
The Lieutenant Governor paid tributes to the Army, J&K Police and CAPFs personnel, who have made supreme sacrifice for J&K’s peace and progress.
“But, there are few elements who speak the language of TRF. Police administration and security forces are committed to ensure peace and action against such elements as per the law,” he said.
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| Blood and water can’t flow together; IWT termination befitting reply to Pak, says LG | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 19: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha launched a monograph ‘Indus Water Treaty-Mirroring the Facts’ authored by Shri Sant Kumar Sharma, at Jammu today.
In his address, the Lieutenant Governor congratulated the author on his remarkable work to bring out various historical aspects of ‘Indus Water Treaty’.
He said the thoughtful and timely monograph offers interesting insights on ‘Indus Water Treaty’ with Pakistan and Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi... | |
| | | | Departure from separatist rhetoric, Bilal Lone ready to join mainstream | | | | sanjay pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 19: In a bold shift from separatist ideology, Bilal Gani Lone, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Independent Movement and a key figure in the Hurriyat Conference, announced that the separatist alliance has lost its relevance and public trust.
In a heartfelt appeal, Lone urged Kashmiri youth to embrace the Indian mainstream for a dignified and secure future, emphasizing that India’s strength makes confrontation futile.
Lone, the elder brother of People’s Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone and son of slain separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone, called for a new political vision grounded in realism. Reflecting on decades of conflict, he acknowl... | |
| | | | Uncertainty looms over next round of Ladakh talks | | | | Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 19: Uncertainty prevails over the next round of talks between the agitating Ladakhi groups and the High-Powered Committee (HPC) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), as the proposed meeting scheduled for July 20 has not yet materialized.
Although renowned environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk suspended his planned 35-day hunger strike last week after
assurances that the talks would be held on July 20, no formal invitation has yet been extended to Ladakhi leaders by the MHA.
On July 12, Chering Dorje Lakrook—President of the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), Co-Chairman of the Leh Apex Body, and a former minister—had announced that Sonam Wangc... | |
| | | | No proposal to include Sanskrit in curriculum: SED | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, JULY 19: School Education Department, Jammu & Kashmir has strongly rebutted the news report published in an English local daily newspaper on 18 July, 2025 with the headline ‘Mandatory subject: Union Education Ministry mulls to introduce Sanskrit in Kashmir schools from class 6th to 10th.’
In an official communiqué issued here, the department has taken serious note of a misleading news item circulating in certain sections of the media, which claims that Sanskrit is being introduced as a mandatory subject for classes 6th to 10th and an optional subject for classes 3rd to 5th in Kashmir division.
“The School Education department of J&K has not received any co... | |
| | | | DGP Prabhat chairs hybrid security review meeting at PCR Kashmir | | Commends dedication of all formations, praises Army, CAPF for securing Amarnath Yatra convoys | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 19: Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Saturday directed the officers to maintain close synergy and real-time coordination to effectively respond to any emerging security challenges.
Chairing a security review meeting at Police Control Room Kashmir, DGP Prabhat commended the dedication of all forces. He highlighted their professionalism and commitment in challenging terrains & urged upon all the personnel to remain vigilant while adopting innovativ... | |
| | | | J&K Police’s Counter-Intelligence Wing detains 10 persons | | Terror-Linked Case | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jul 19: The counter-intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police has detained 10 people for allegedly using encrypted messaging applications for coordinating, financing and executing terror activities on the instructions of handlers from Pakistan, officials on Saturday said.
The detentions were carried out during searches conducted by the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) at multiple locations in the valley, they said.
The officials said that searches were co... | |
| | | | Book reveals secret talks and ‘Chenab Formula’ for J&K before Kargil war | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, July 19: Weeks before the Kargil war erupted between India and Pakistan in 1999, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif governments discussed through back-channel talks a communal division of Jammu & Kashmir along the Chenab river — the “Chenab Formula” — as one of the solutions to the Kashmir issue, a new book has revealed.
According to Abhishek Choudhary’s biography “Believer’s Dilemma: Vajpayee and the Hindu Right’s Path to Power”, a series of secret back-channel talks were held between retired Pakistani diplomat and former high commissioner to India Niaz Naik and Indian interlocutor R K Mishra at a Delhi hotel following Vajpayee’s historic 1999 visit... | |
| | | | ED summons Meta, Google officials in Illegal betting case | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, July 19: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned representatives of tech giants Meta and Google as part of a money laundering investigation against a number of illegal online betting platforms, official sources said Saturday.
The executives have been asked to depose before the agency on July 21 here and get their statements recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
There was no immediate response from the two companies.
The federal agency is probing multiple platforms hosting illegal betting and
gambling links, including instances of advertisements placed for them on various Internet-based social media outlets and app sto... | |
| | | | CBI arrests BSF employee on graft charge | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, July 19: The CBI has arrested an assistant accounts officer of the BSF for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a contractor, officials said Saturday.
Dharmender Kumar Verma, working in the Public Accounts Office, had demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh to clear pending bills of the contractor, they said.
Verma was allegedly seeking 15-20 per cent of the total bills, which translates to around Rs 2 lakh, they said.
“After negotiation, the accused AAO and other
unknown persons agreed to accept a bribe amount of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant. The CBI laid a trap on July 18 and caught the accused red-handed while accepting a bribe amount of Rs 40,000 from... | |
| | | | Budha Amarnath Yatra to begin on July 28 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 19: Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees.
“The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full security arrangements,” a spokesperson said.
Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bhim Sen Tuti reviewed the arrangements.
Kumar direc... | |
| | | | Budha Amarnath Yatra to begin on July 28 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 19: Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28.
Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees.
“The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full security arrangements,” a spokesperson said.
Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bhim Sen Tuti reviewed the arrangements.
Kumar direc... | |
| | | | Woman dies of bullet injury | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 19: A 35-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a bullet from the weapon of a village defence guard in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials on Saturday said.
Pushpa Devi, the wife of Rakesh Kumar, ventured out of her house in Aragam village in Chatroo area when she was hit by a bullet from the gun of Village Defence Guard (VDG) Sandeep Kumar late Friday, they said.
The officials said that the woman died on the spot.
A case has been registered and the accused has been taken into custody, they said.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of firing – whether the bullet was fired deliberately or accide... | |
| | | | Over 6,000 pilgrims leave Jammu for holy cave shrine | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 19: A fresh batch of 6,365 pilgrims, including 1,499 women and 441 children, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday to join the ongoing annual Amarnath Yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.
The pilgrims, which included 135 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 3,514 pilgrims left for Pahalgam in a convoy of 119 vehicles, 2,851 pilgrims travelling in 92 vehicles preferred the Baltal route, officials said.
The 38-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre high cave ... | |
| | | | DC Jammu gets additional charge | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 19: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday assigned the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer of Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Katra, to Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Sachin Kumar Vaishya (IAS), in the interest of administration.
According to a government order, Vaishya will take over the role of CEO of the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, in addition to his own duties. The arrangement has been made for the period of deputation of Anshul Garg (IAS), the current CEO, to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie.
Garg, an IAS officer of the 2013 batch, has been nominated for deputation from July 21 to August 16, 2025, d... | |
| | | | Govt employee dismissed for involvement in NDPS case | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 19: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has dismissed Mohd Shabir, a Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) employee at Tehsil Office Lohai Malhar in Kathua district, for involvement in two separate cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.]... | |
| | | | Bus overturns, 8 injured | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 19: At least eight passengers suffered injuries today when a bus they were travelling in turned turtle near Jhajjar Kotli on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway here in the city outskirts.
Police said that a bus on its way from Udhampur to Jammu met with an accident and turned turtle when the driver lost control of the vehicle near Jhajjar Kotli.
The police team, along with locals, immediately swung into action on receiving information and launched the rescue operation.
The injured were shifted to the hospital for treatment, they said.
Police said that a case has been registered and an investigation started.... | |
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