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| Have to get rid of 'Sab Chalta hai Attitude': LG Sinha | | |  > Says need to make revolutionary changes in old curriculum of colleges, universities
> Inaugurates Administrative Block and Amphitheatre at Central University of Kashmir
Early Times Report
GANDERBAL, Aug 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the Administrative Block and Amphitheatre at Central University of Kashmir, Tulmulla Campus, Ganderbal.
In his address, the Lieutenant Governor spoke about the need for vital contribution by academicians and students as India is poised for significant growth over the next two decades with the ultimate objective of Viksit Bharat@ 2047.
“Our growth model should focus on creating human capital that can contribute significantly to economic growth,” he said.
The Lieutenant Governor highlighted the importance of providing a... | |
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| Every morning, I wake up thinking they will come home’: Mother's agony | | Kishtwar Cloudburst | |  Sanjay Pandita/Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 20: While hope battles despair with each passing hour in the debris-strewn landscape of Choshiti village, Krishna Devi, sits with eyes fixed on the horizon, clutching a faded photograph of her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson at Digiana.
Six days have passed since the devastating cloudburst of August 14 swept away her entire world, yet this grief-stricken mother refuses to abandon hope.
The 33-year-old Sahil Sharma, along with ... | |
| | | | Day 7: Searches continue to trace missing persons | | | | Early Times Report
Chisoti, (Kishtwar) Aug 20: The expanded search operation continued in this cloudburst-hit village in Kishtwar district on the seventh day on Wednesday, officials said, as Principal Secretary, Home, Chandraker Bharti, chaired a meeting of various agencies after assessing the ground situation.
The senior official is the first of the 10 IAS and IPS officers who have been directed by the Lieutenant Governor to visit the disaster-hit area over eight days to supervise relief and rescue operations.
The death toll in the natural calamity that struck the last motorable village en route to the Machail Mata temple on August 14 during the yatra has reached 65, including three... | |
| | | | Machail Mata base camp tells a grim story | | | | Early Times Report
Gulabgarh (JK), Aug 20: About 20 km from the cloudburst-hit Chisoti, the main base camp for pilgrims visiting the Machail Mata temple in Kishtwar district tells a different but equally grim story.
The rows of roadside tin shops stand covered with polythene sheets while the shopkeepers owning concrete structures sit idle in the aftermath of the cloudburst on August 14 that left a trail of death and destruction in Chisoti, the last motorable village en route the Machail Mata temple.
With the annual yatra to the temple suspended following the disaster, the once-bustling market — the biggest in the Padder sub-division — wears a deserted look.
The stakeholders, includ... | |
| | | | Amit Shah introduces bills to unseat PM, CMs, Ministers held in custody for 30 days | | |  Early Times Report
New Delhi, Aug 20: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha aimed at removing elected representatives, who are arrested and held in custody for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges.
The proposed laws target ministers facing allegations of offences carrying a potential punishment of five years or more under existing laws.
The three proposed laws are the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Const... | |
| | | | Heavy rains trigger flash floods, landslides | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 20: Heavy rains across various districts in Jammu and Kashmir have triggered flash floods in many rivers and drains, along with incidents of landslides and traffic disruptions, officials said on Wednesday.
Rain has also caused damage to structures, blocked the inter-regional Mughal road and also interrupted the vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, they added.
Torrential rain in Jammu turned a stretch of the highway near the Ban toll plaza into a river-like flow, bringing the traffic movement to a halt and causing major inconvenience to commuters, they said.
A landslide at Nandni tunnel disrupted traffic briefly as debris was remo... | |
| | | | ACB files charge-sheet against 14 accused | | Illegal Building Permission Case | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 20: Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau produced Chargesheet in case FIR No. 04/2019 for the commission of offences U/S 5(1)(d) r/w5(2) of J&K Prevention of Corruption Act. Svt. 2006, 120-B RPC at Police Station ACB Srinagar Kashmir before the Court of Special Anti-Corruption Judge Srinagar against 14 accused persons including 11 officers/officials of the Srinagar Municipal Committee (SMC), one Revenue official, and two private beneficiaries in connection with abuse of official position, criminal conspiracy, and conferring undue benefit to private individuals.
The instant case was registered following allegations that officers of SMC, in conniva... | |
| | | | DIG NKR reviews counter-terrorism preparedness in Kupwara | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 20: A senior police officer on Wednesday visited Kupwara district to review the security scenario and assess the preparedness on the counter-terrorism front, officials said.
“Deputy Inspector General of Police, North Kashmir Range (NKR), Maqsood-ul-Zaman, today visited Kupwara district to review the prevailing security scenario and assess the preparedness of the forces on the counter-terrorism front,” an official said.
During his visit, Zaman inspected va... | |
| | | | HC upholds detention of 2 drug peddlers | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 20: Justice MA Chowdhary of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed two separate petitions challenging preventive detention orders against Rajouri residents Parveen Akhter and Mohd. Shakoor, holding that their continued involvement in drug trafficking posed a “grave threat to the youth and society at large.”
Parveen Akhter, 24, wife of Haroon Rashid, and resident of Ward No. 2, Rajouri, had been detained under Order No. PITNDPS-41 of 2024 passed by... | |
| | | | Govt can recover losses from pension, rules DB | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 20: In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh today held that the Government is empowered to recover financial losses from the pension of a retired employee, though no major service penalties like dismissal can be imposed post-retirement. A Division Bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem delivered the judgment while allowing an appeal filed by the UT Government and J&K State Power Development Corporation against a Single Judge’s 2023 order in favour of Aftab Ahmad Malik, a retired Stores Officer of the Lower Jehlum Hydel Project (LJHP), Baramulla.
Malik, accused of negligence in the 2012 copper bar embezzlement c... | |
| | | | ACB books Animal Husbandry Department employee | | Disproportionate Assets Case | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 20: Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against an employee of the Animal Husbandry Department on Wednesday.
An ACB spokesman identified the accused employee as Mushtaq Ahmad Dar S/o Ghulam Ahmad Dar R/o Gassu Batapora Hazratbal Srinagar.
He said the case was registered for amassing huge moveable/immoveable assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. “The case was registered following a disc... | |
| | | | HC terminates employee | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has terminated Fulail Singh, a Junior Assistant from Kishtwar, for allegedly remaining absent from duty without authorization since April 17, 2017, under Article 128 of the J&K Civil Services Rules and Rule 30(vii) of the JKCCA Rules of 1956.... | |
| | | | 2 non-local labourers injured | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 20: Two non-local labourers were injured after they fell from a height while working in the Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar on Wednesday.
An official said that the injured were immediately shifted to SMHS Hospital in Srinagar.
The labourers are both from West Bengal. One, aged 23, is in critical condition, while the other, aged 24, is reported to be stable, the official said.
Cognizance of the incident has been taken and further investigation started.... | |
| | | | Earthquake shakes Doda | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hit Doda district on Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology said.
There are no immediate reports of any damage, officials said.
According to the seismic data released by the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake’s epicentre was located 5 km below the surface in the Doda region.... | |
| | | | ARTO Samba attached | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Transport Commissioner’s Office has attached Ramesh Kumar Samotra, Incharge ARTO Samba, after he allegedly remained absent from duty since August 9 without authorization.
According to an official order, the officer failed to attend office or participate in driving skill tests and vehicle fitness inspections, causing disruption in service delivery and inconvenience to applicants. The order notes that Samotra had also been served a showcause notice earlier this year for similar conduct.
In view of repeated violations and pending inquiry into his conduct, Samotra has been attached to the Office of the Transport Commissioner, J&K, J... | |
| | | | 8 Head Assistants placed as in-charge SOs | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: Jammu, Aug 20: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the placement of eight Head Assistants of the J&K Secretariat (Subordinate) Service as In-charge Section Officers on officiating basis for six months or until the posts are filled on a regular basis. Those placed include Swarn Singh Bali, Gulzar Hussain Malik, Abdul Gani, Reyaz Ahmad Rather, Jasbir Singh, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Yaseen Ganai, and Mubarak Ahmad Mir. ... | |
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