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| Gymkhana Jammu Promotes various activities at Yug Dhar | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 26: Gymkhana Jammu, founded by Sahil Anand (sahil_gymkhana), organised an adventurous trek to Yug Dhar, an unexplored destination in Udhampur district, promoting a deeper connection with nature, creativity, cleanliness and physical fitness.
Led by Gymkhana’s enthusiastic crew, the expedition combined outdoor adventure with meaningful activities designed to encourage environmental awareness, artistic expression and healthy living.
Amisha, Vishwas and Karishma led a creative art and connecting-with-nature workshop. The session encouraged participants to observe their surroundings, draw inspiration from the wilderness and express their creativity through art | |
| | | | DC Kishtwar administers Integrity Pledge as Vigilance Awareness Week 2026 commences in district | | | | Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Oct 26: Vigilance Awareness Week 2026 commenced today across district Kishtwar with a pledge ceremony at the Conference Hall, New DC Office Complex, Mini Secretariat Kishtwar.
Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma presided over the ceremony and administered the Integrity Pledge to officers and officials of the line departments, who reaffirmed their commitment to integrity, transparency, accountability and ethical conduct in public service.
Vigilance Awareness Week is observed annually to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It aims to strengthen the culture of integrity, promote preventive vigilance, enhance transparency in publi | |
| | | | J-K's accession to India historic, unity and integrity non-negotiable: BJP MP Sharma | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 26: The BJP on Monday celebrated the 79th anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir's accession to the Union of India with patriotic fervour, paying tribute to J-K's last king, Maharaja Hari Singh.
The Maharaja signed the instrument of accession on October 26, 1947, which brought the erstwhile princely state into the Indian Union.
Addressing a gathering at the party headquarters in Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma said the accession was a defining moment in the nation's and Jammu and Kashmir's history, asserting that the region's unity and integrity were non-negotiable.
He said October 26 was not merely a date on the calendar but the | |
| | | | Six CGPWA veterans felicitated | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 26: the Central Govt Pensioners' Welfare Association, Jammu ( CGPWA) today felicitated its six members who are born in the month of October.
As per CGPWA's protocol, the members born in the month are honoured. The Patron S S Wazir, IPS ( retd) former Additional Director General of Police did the honour.
The members felicitated were P P Sharma, V. K. Sudan, S. D. Swatantra, K. L. Sharma, Vinod Sharma, and Vinay Kumar Raina. They jointly performed the ritual of cutting the birthday cake.
The Patron S. S Wazir who attended the meeting after many months as he was at Srinagar, presented Rose flower to each of these birthday veterans. All members wished them a h | |
| | | | Samba police conducted joint foot patrolling along border road | | | | Early Times Report
SAMBA, Oct 26: Samba Police in coordination with security forces conducted a joint foot patrol and area domination exercise along the border road as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen security and maintain heightened vigilance in the border areas. The patrolling team was led by SSP Samba and comprised Addl. SP Samba, DySP Hqrs Samba, DySP SOG Samba, SHO Police Station Samba, Incharges Police Posts Rakh Amb Talli, Supwal, Incharge BPP Pangdour along with other police officers and officials. Officers and personnel of CRPF, CISF and BSF also participated in the joint security exercise.
The joint patrolling was carried out to assess the security arrangements on the groun | |
| | | | Reasi police crack down on drug trafficking in Katra | | | | Early Times Report
REASI, Oct 26: Continuing its sustained drive against drug trafficking, Reasi Police recovered 8.7 grams of heroin (chitta) from two persons, including a male and a female, during naka checking at Balni, Katra.
On October 24, 2026, at about 2020 hours, a police party of Police Station Katra, while conducting naka checking at Balni, intercepted one male and one female person approaching the naka point on foot. During checking and frisking, 4.5 grams of heroin was recovered from Sunil Kumar S/o Yash Paul R/o Sughar, PO Khail, District Udhampur, while 4.2 grams was recovered from Rekha Devi W/o Subash Chander R/o Kundrian, near Shiv Ram Hotel, Katra, District Reasi.
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| | | | SSP Awantipora interacts with media fraternity of Police District Awantipora | | | | Early Times Report
AWANTIPORA, Oct 26: Senior Superintendent of Police Awantipora, Shri Irshad H. Rather-JKPS, today interacted with the media fraternity of Police District Awantipora at the District Police Office (DPO) Awantipora
During the interaction, discussions focused on strengthening police-media relations, enhancing mutual coordination and ensuring the timely and accurate dissemination of information to the public.
SSP Awantipora assured the media fraternity of timely information sharing and emphasised the importance of mutual cooperation, transparency and coordinated efforts in promoting public awareness and the welfare of society.
He appreciated the vital role of the media as | |
| | | | SSP Benam Tosh urges people to use social events as platforms for anti-drug campaign | | | | Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Oct 26: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Benam Tosh has urged people to use social events as platforms for anti-drug campaign and mass awareness programmes.
He was speaking at a huge gathering during a Jagran event organized by locals at Kothdi Ladda in Udhampur, where speakers expressed concern over the growing drug menace.
Naib Tehsildar (Retd) Balwant Singh Wazeer, Former BDC Chairperson Bimla Devi, Former Sarpanches Des Raj, Pawan Singh and Prabhu Dayal also spoke on the occasion and created awareness against drug abuse.
The historic Jagran of Kothdi Ladda was used as an effective platform to conduct an anti-drug awareness programme. SSP also lauded | |
| | | | On Accession Day, Mehbooba urges people of India to recall promises made to J&K | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 26: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday urged the people of the country to recall the promises made to Jammu and Kashmir at the time of its accession, saying the relationship was built on trust, secularism and constitutional guarantees that she alleged were being violated.
"I request all the people of the country that we have joined hands with such an India, which is the India of Gandhi, the India of Nehru, the India of Ambedkar, which gave us all the rights, which are being violated right now. I request them to remember this. This is not a piece of paper," Mehbooba said while addressing a party function at the party headquart | |
| | | | 'CGA Adalat-2026' to be organized for disposal of pending compassionate appointment cases | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 26: For the speedy disposal of pending cases of Compassionate Ground Appointment (CGA), Northern Railway's Jammu Division is organizing 'CGA Adalat-2026'. As per the instructions of the Railway Board, this special Adalat will be held on 10th November 2026 from 11:00 AM to 05:00 PM at the Officer Rest House, Pathankot Railway Station. The Adalat will be chaired by the Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Jammu and the Senior Divisional Personnel Officer of the division will also be specially present, so that the cases can be thoroughly reviewed and disposed of on the spot.
This Adalat will mainly consider cases of dependents or widows of those railway empl | |
| | | | Samba police foils major bovine smuggling attempt; arrests bovine smuggler | | | | Early Times Report
SAMBA, Oct 26: Continuing its drive against bovine smugglers and their propagators, Samba Police has successfully foiled a major bovine smuggling attempt within the jurisdiction of Police Station Ghagwal by arresting a bovine smuggler arrested and rescuing fourteen (14) bovines. The dumper used in the illegal transportation of bovines has also been seized.
Acting on information received from reliable sources, a team of Police Station Ghagwal during vehicle checking duty at NHW Naka Tapyal, intercepted a dumper bearing registration No. JK02CS-9586 which was coming from the Kathua side and moving towards the Samba side. During search and checking, fourteen bovines were f | |
| | | | Raksha Mantri to lead Indian delegation at 13th ADMM-Plus in Philippines | | | | Early Times Report
LEH, Oct 26: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will lead the Indian delegation at the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) - Plus at Cebu, Philippines from October 28 to 29, 2026. He will address the forum on 'Exchange of Views on Regional and International Security Issues'.
On the sidelines of ADMM-Plus, Raksha Mantri will hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts of participating countries. He will review the ongoing defence ties with the nations, and explore ways to further strengthen strategic partnerships.
The ADMM is the highest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism in ASEAN. ADMM-Plus is a platform for | |
| | | | Applications invited for re-engagement of retired railway employees | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 26: After the formation of Jammu Division in the year 2025, an important decision has been taken to overcome the shortage of staff, to ensure smooth functioning of the Division and to further strengthen financial management. Under the guidelines of the Railway Board, Jammu Division has decided to re-engage retired railway employees in its Accounts Department.
Earlier, about 25 retired employees have been successfully re-engaged in the Commercial and Operating departments, and in view of its success, this next step has been taken for the Accounts Department.
Under this scheme, a total of 03 posts of Senior Section Officer (Accounts) will be filled, which fall | |
| | | | Person booked after being found in an intoxicated state at Dogripora | | | |
Early Times Report
AWANTIPORA, Oct 26: Continuing its efforts to curb drug abuse, Awantipora Police registered a case against a person who was found in an intoxicated state during patrolling at Dogripora along the Jhelum bund.
The police party of Police Post Reshipora, headed by Incharge Police Post SI Meheraj-ud-Din, found the individual in an intoxicated state and brought him to PHC Panzgam for medical testing. The urine drug screening test returned positive for THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), a psychoactive substance found in cannabis.
The person has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar S/o Gh. Mohd Dar, R/o Syed Rehmania Astan, Lam, Nishat.
Accordingly, FIR No. 249/2026 under relevant | |
| | | | MSI honours Prof Yash Pal Sharma with Prof C Manoharachary Award | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 26: Prof. Yash Pal Sharma, Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, and Rector, Udhampur Campus, University of Jammu, has been honoured with the prestigious Prof. C. Manoharachary Award by the Mycological Society of India (MSI) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to mycological research.
The award was presented at Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, during the National Conference on "Harnessing Fungal Diversity for Agriculture, Biotechnology, Industry and One Health", organised by the School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, from October 21 to 23, 2026.
Prof. Sharma delivered an award lecture titled "Mushrooms in Traditional Knowledg | |
| | | | National conference held at CU of Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 26: Central University of Jammu's Centre for Comparative Religion and Civilization(CCRC) organised a three-day National Conference in collaboration with the Indian Society for Buddhist Studies (ISBS) on 22-24th Oct 2026. More than 90 research papers on different aspects of Indic and Buddhist studies were presented at the conference. Researchers from different corners of the country shared their views. Delegates from Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Odisha, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, etc had participated in the conference.
The inaugural session was presided over by the Hon'ble Vice Ch | |
| | | | A divine aura of devotion and oneness envelops the third day of the 79th Annual Nirankari Sant Samagam | | | | Early Times Report
SAMALKHA, Oct 26: "To remain steadfast in the love of the Almighty under every circumstance is the essence of true spiritual awakening." These profound words were shared by Nirankari Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj during her inspiring discourse on the third day of the 79th Annual Nirankari Sant Samagam.
The land of Samalkha witnessed the gathering of lakhs of devotees from India and across the world, creating a magnificent spectacle of love, devotion, and oneness. The divine presence and holy darshan of Satguru Mata Ji deeply moved the devotees, while the entire atmosphere resonated with devotion, surrender, and spiritual bliss. This sacred union of the Guru and the d | |
| | | | "Remove 'Emergency' from Fire department: Tony rips into fire services over Shiv Market blaze | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 26: Senior Congress leader and former DDC from Suchetgarh has strongly criticised the Fire and Emergency Services Department over the devastating fire at Shiv Market near Jammu Railway Station, alleging serious lapses in the emergency response that may have contributed to the extensive destruction.
Questioning the department's preparedness and response time, the Congress leader said it was deeply disturbing that a major fire broke out barely a short distance from the railway station, yet, according to allegations by traders and eyewitnesses, the fire brigade took nearly one-and-a-half hours to reach the affected market. He said the reported delay raises serio | |
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