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| Border villages frontline of India’s identity: LG Sinha | | Says under PM Modi’s leadership frontier villages of J&K now at the centre of development | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited Karol Krishna, a border village in Kathua district. The village along with Rathua, Gujjar Chak, Gajnal, Bobiya, Kadiyala comes under the Vibrant Village Programme-Phase-2 (VVP-2). The Lieutenant Governor handed over benefits under several government schemes to local families and appointment letters to youth.
Addressing the residents from 6 strategic villages under VVP-2, the Lieutenant Governor emphasized that border villages are not India’s last villages, but its first villages, the frontline of the nation’s identity and development.
He noted that for decades, the word “border” carried a sense of distance... | |
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| Ram Madhav’s return signals renewed BJP focus on J&K | | |  Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 20: The appointment of veteran BJP leader Ram Madhav as a national vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party is being viewed as a significant organisational move, particularly in the context of Jammu and Kashmir, where he has played a crucial political and electoral role for the party.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Monday announced a new team of national office-bearers, appointing Madhav among 13 national vice presidents. The reshuffl... | |
| | | | Pak-US row over Gor's Kashmir remarks matter between two countries: CM Omar | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said Pakistan's summoning of the US Charge d'Affaires in Islamabad over US Ambassador Sergio Gor's remarks on Jammu and Kashmir was a matter between the two countries.
"This is a matter between Pakistan and America. Neither you nor I can do anything about it. The American Ambassador said what he said. Now it is between the two countries," Omar told reporters.
Gor, who is also US President Donald Trump's special e... | |
| | | | Ambassador Gor arrives in Leh | | | | Early Times Report
Leh, Aug 20: The United States ambassador to India Sergio Gor arrived here on Thursday after concluding his trip to Kashmir, marking a key visit by a top US diplomat to the strategic frontier region since the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes and the subsequent military stand-off between India and China Gor reached Leh Airport in the afternoon from Srinagar after morning flight operations were delayed due to adverse weather conditions, officials said. The initial delay in his flight from Srinagar Airport had triggered speculation that the scheduled visit to Ladakh might be cancelled.
The visit carries immense geopolitical weight as the Union Territory shares sensitive border... | |
| | | | Promotion once granted can’t be snatched away without hearing employee: CAT | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 20: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Srinagar Bench, has quashed a 2012 order cancelling the promotion of a J&K Police employee, holding that once a promotion order has been issued, it cannot be withdrawn without first affording the employee an opportunity of hearing.
Judicial Member M.S. Latif, while deciding T.A. No. 3958/2021, arising out of SWP No. 18/2012, set aside the March 19, 2012 order cancelling the promotion of Mohammad Yaqoob, observing t... | |
| | | | ACB traps SMC junior building inspector while accepting bribe | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday trapped and arrested a Junior Building Inspector of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe from a complainant in connection with construction activity in Srinagar. According to the ACB, a written complaint was received alleging that Gazala Akhter, Junior Building Inspector, SMC Ward No. 28, Srinagar, had demanded illegal gratification f... | |
| | | | Jammu-Srinagar to get third Vande Bharat Train | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: Indian Railways is set to introduce a third Vande Bharat train between Jammu and Srinagar via Udhampur. The new service will provide passengers with another travel option and help increase train capacity between the two cities of Jammu and Kashmir.
At present, two Vande Bharat trains, operating four services, run between Jammu and Srinagar. Both Vande Bharat trains for the Kashmir Valley were introduced on June 6, 2025, initially running between Shri Mata V... | |
| | | | DGP Prabhat reviews security for upcoming Kounsarnag Yatra | | Calls for maintaining high level of preparedness, close coordination | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 20: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Thursday asked the officers to ensure that the upcoming Kounsarnag Yatra in South Kashmir passes off smoothly.
While chairing a security review meeting at Police Control Room Kashmir to review the security arrangements for the annual Kounsarnag Yatra, DGP Prabhat directed the officers to maintain a high level of preparedness, strengthen security arrangements along the Yatra routes, and ensure close coordi... | |
| | | | Set up panel in a week for uniform post-retirement benefits for ex-HC Judges: SC to Centre | | |  Early Times Report
New Delhi, Aug 20: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted one more week to the Centre to set up a panel for a uniform national policy on post-retirement benefits such as services of drivers, security and stay in government accommodations for former high court judges while travelling. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of the submissions of Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati that the government b... | |
| | | | Sinking land forces families to take shelter in tents at Kheri | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 20: Nearly a dozen families have been forced to take shelter in tents after land subsidence damaged several houses in Kheri area of Bantalab on the outskirts of Jammu city.
The situation has turned into a nightmare for residents, with the land continuing to sink and cracks appearing in houses in the hilly area, located around 10 to 12 kilometres from the city.
Following a fresh weather advisory, residents have been forced to shift to tents as a precautionary measure amid fears that further subsidence could lead to more structural damage. Javed, a local resident, said around a dozen houses had been affected as the land continued to sink.
He said he had con... | |
| | | | PM Modi pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Aug 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary.
PM Modi took to social media on 'X' and said, "On the occasion of his birth anniversary, paying homage to former Prime Minister of India, Shri Rajiv Gandhi." Rajiv Gandhi became India's youngest Prime Minister at the age of 41 and was among the youngest elected heads of government in the world. His mother, Indira Gandhi, was 49 when she first became Prime Minister in 1966, while his grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru, was 58 when he began his 17-year tenure as independent India's first Prime Minister.
Rajiv Gandhi represented a genera... | |
| | | | Searches launched in Kathua | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: Security forces launched a search operation in the bordering areas of Kathua district on Thursday following reports of suspicious movement, officials said.
The operation was launched in forest areas near the Udhampur-Kathua border in Billawar forests.
According to locals, unidentified persons allegedly knocked on the door of a house in a village in the Billawar belt late Wednesday night.
The family did not open the door but found next day that food the kept in their house had gone missing, leading to suspicion that someone had entered the premises.
Kathua Superintendent of Police, Operations, Pritpal Singh said such routine operations are carried out... | |
| | | | Security stepped up along Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch Highway | | Budha Amarnath Yatra | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri/Jammu, Aug 20: Security has been stepped up along the Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway in view of the Budha Amarnath Yatra, officials said on Thursday.
With convoys of pilgrims travelling along the highway, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Central Armed Police Forces and the Army have intensified security and area domination measures, they added
Dozens of temporary checkpoints have been established along the highway for better regulation of traffic and enhanced surveillance, while Army units are also providing security cover to the vital road, they said.
Road Opening Parties (ROPs) are conducting inspections of vulnerable stretches to detect any possible threat or susp... | |
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