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| Azad avoids DPAP symbols in public outreach, fuels speculation over political reorientation | | |  Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 5: In what is being viewed as a significant political signal, former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has been meeting various sections of society across Jammu and Kashmir without using the banners, flags, or symbols of his own party — the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP).
Instead, these interactions are either taking place under the banner of the Gandhi Global Family, a socio-cultural organization he is associated with, or in his person... | |
| | | | NIA Court frames charges against JeI operatives, trust | | Fund-Raising Case | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 5: Special Judge NIA J&K Sandeep Gandotra framed charges against three individuals and one trust for allegedly raising and utilising funds to further the activities of the proscribed organisation Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir (JeI, J&K), in violation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967.
The accused persons include Amir Mohammad Shamsi, son of Noor Mohammad, resident of Rehtal village, Rajouri; Abdul Hamid Ganai alias Abdul Hamid Fayaz... | |
| | | | Anti-terror operation in Kulgam enters fifth day | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 5: The anti-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district entered the fifth day on Tuesday as security forces tightened the noose around the ultras engaged in the gun battle with them. As tight cordon has been laid in the Akhal area, the authorities on Tuesday evacuated some of the villagers who needed medical attention.
“The encounter has entered its fifth day as intermittent exchange of firing has been going,” an official said.
He said the security forces were using all means, including drones and helicopters, to track down the terrorists.
Two terrorists have been killed while at least two security forces personnel were injured in the... | |
| | | | Srinagar Court convicts 2 locals for cheating foreigner | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 5: After a legal battle spanning over 12 years, the Court of City Judge Srinagar has convicted two individuals for duping a foreign national of Rs 34 lakh in a property fraud case.
Mukhtar Ahmad Guroo and Nazir Ahmad Guroo, both sons of Gulla Mohammad Guroo, residents of Abi-Karpora, Nehru Park Dalgate Srinagar, were found guilty of cheating and criminal conspiracy under Sections 420 and 109-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).
The case registered in 2008 wa... | |
| | | | ‘Over 1,600 Km roads built in Ladakh since 2019’ | | |  New Delhi, Aug 5:
Around 1,670 kilometres of additional roads have been constructed or blacktopped in Ladakh since it was granted Union Territory status in 2019, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that the Union Territory of Ladakh is now well equipped with snow-clearance machinery to ensure road connectivity during heavy snowfall. Helipads have also been constructed at various locations to improve overall conne... | |
| | | | Former J&K Guv, Satyapal Malik passes away | | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Aug 5: Jul Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik has died at a hospital here after prolonged illness, his personal staff said on Tuesday. He was 79.
Malik, who had also held the positions of governor of Goa, Bihar, Meghalaya, and Odisha, besides being a member of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in his long political career, died at 1.12 pm at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital here.
He was in the ICU of the hospital for a long time, getting treatment for... | |
| | | | Anshul Garg appointed Div Com Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 5: Anshul Garg, a 2013-batch IAS officer, was on Tuesday appointed as the Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir as the government carried out a reshuffle in the administration.
Garg, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, is transferred and posted as Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), said.
The current Divisional Commissioner, V K Bhiduri, was transferred by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to Delhi on May 16 this year.
Ten IAS officers and four JKAS officers were on Tuesday transferred on the orders of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. Six districts of J-K also got new... | |
| | | | DRDO guest house Manager held | | | | Jaipur, Aug 5:
Manager of a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) guest house was detained in Jaisalmer district on suspicion of spying for Pakistan, police said Tuesday.
Mahendra Prasad, a resident of Uttarakhand’s Almora, was posted as the manager of DRDO guest house in Chandan area of Jaisalmer.
“He was detained on Monday. A joint interrogation will be conducted today,” Superintendent of Police, Jaisalmer, Abhishek Shivhare said.
“He is suspected to have provided sensitive information related to strategic operations and activities in the region,” the police said.
DRDO conducts tests and trials of missiles and weapons in Pokaran firing range in Jaisalmer, and ex... | |
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