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| Amit Shah speaks to martyr cop's son, assures full government support | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 24: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday assured the family of martyred Jammu and Kashmir Police Head Constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi of all possible assistance from the Central Government after speaking directly with the slain policeman's son over the phone.
Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and MLA from Nagsani-Paddar, Sunil Sharma, visited the residence of the martyred policeman in Budgam to offer condolences on behalf | |
| | | | LG Sinha visits family of martyr head constable | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 24: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited Lalpora, Beerwah, Budgam to meet the family members of Martyr J&K Police's Head Constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, who laid down his life in the line of duty during a terror attack in Anantnag earlier this week.
The Lieutenant Governor paid heartfelt tributes to the brave policeman and conveyed his deepest condolences to the bereaved family. He said the entire nation is proud of brave-heart Ashiq Hussain | |
| | | | ED uncovers Pak-linked narco-terror funding network in J&K, Punjab | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 24: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has unearthed a well-organised narco-terror funding network operating between Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, with links extending across the Line of Control (LoC) to Pakistan-based handlers associated with the banned terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen.
As part of the ongoing money laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the ED's Jammu Sub-Zonal Office on Thursday conducted simultaneous searches at nine locations across Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, including areas near the Line of Control (LoC). The action is linked to cases registered by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the P | |
| | | | Probe reveals Bangladeshi infiltrators used forged IDs to settle in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 24: Security agencies have uncovered an extensive network allegedly facilitating the illegal settlement of Bangladeshi infiltrators and Rohingya immigrants from the eastern borders of the country to Jammu and Kashmir, raising serious concerns over national security, identity fraud and cross-border funding.
The revelations have emerged during an ongoing multi-agency investigation, codenamed 'Operation Pehchan', which is probing the use of forged identity documents, illegal financial transactions and organised networks that allegedly helped foreign nationals enter India, obtain local identities and settle in sensitive border districts of Jammu and Kashmir. | |
| | | | No judicial interference where PSA safeguards are followed: HC | | FROM THE COURT | | | Early Times Report
Jammu/Srinagar, July 24: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld three separate preventive detention orders under the Public Safety Act, ruling that constitutional courts cannot substitute their opinion for the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority when the detention is supported by relevant material and all statutory safeguards have been followed.
In the first case, Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed the petition filed by Showkat Ahmad Chopan challenging the detention order passed by the District Magistrate, Pulwama, on May 3, 2025, to prevent him from acting in a manner prejudicial to the security of the State.
The petitioner alleged that | |
| | | | MRI, PET scan projects stuck in red tape; HC seeks answers | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 24: Taking serious note of reported procedural bottlenecks delaying the installation of advanced MRI and PET scan facilities in Government Medical Colleges across Jammu and Kashmir, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh has directed the Health and Medical Education Department to file a detailed affidavit on the progress achieved so far.
A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani issued the direction while hearing a | |
| | | | 10 years jail, Rs 1 crore fine: Centre's anti-paper leak law notified in 2024 | | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, July 24: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill to ensure stricter punishments for paper leaks, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement.
The Centre had brought out a new law in 2024 as well when it was faced with raging paper leak controversies.
Nearly four months after President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, the Bill was notified in June 2024 when tempers were h | |
| | | | DGP Prabhat reviews security preparedness in Central Kashmir | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 24: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Friday conducted a comprehensive review of security and operational preparedness along the faultlines in Central Kashmir. The DGP was accompanied by Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, V.K. Birdi, and Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Central Kashmir Range, Rajiv Pandey. The review meeting was also attended by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Budgam and commanders of the Special Operat | |
| | | | Rains trigger flood scare in Kashmir, rivers flow above danger mark | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 24: Intermittent rains lashed many parts of Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, keeping water levels in most rivers and streams high and triggering a flood scare, officials said.
The water level of the Jhelum river, which had crossed the flood declaration mark in Anantnag and Srinagar on Thursday night, has however begun to recede.
Intermittent rainfall continued across several parts of the valley, particularly in south Kashmir, causing man | |
| | | | Flash-floods hit Udhampur village, families evacuated | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 24: Flash floods hit the Barkuanda area of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district early Friday, causing damage to several houses and prompting the evacuation of affected families, officials said. The district administration evacuated three affected families to the government middle school at Barkuanda as a precautionary measure, they said.
No casualties have been reported so far, while officials have launched an assessment of the damage caused by the flash floods and landslides.
In another incident, flash floods hit Kadwah village in Basantgarh tehsil, where overflowing water damaged some houses and standing maize crops, they said.
The floodwater was d | |
| | | | Day 3: Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remains shut | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 24: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Friday following multiple landslides, shooting stones and road erosion triggered by incessant rain.
Relentless rain, cloudbursts and flash floods over the past six days have claimed 26 lives in the Jammu region, while six persons are still missing, officials said.
Rescue teams have intensified searches for the missing in the worst-hit border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, deploying additional personnel to scan flood channels and vulnerable areas.
The 250-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, r | |
| | | | Lok Sabha proceedings washed out for fifth consecutive day | | Govt says not holding debate on NEET will send wrong message | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, July 24: Lok Sabha proceedings were washed out for the fifth day in a row on Friday as the opposition stuck to its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, while the government said any excuse to not let a debate take place on the NEET paper leak issue would send a wrong signal to the country.
When the House met at 12 noon after an earlier adjournment, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju pointed to the Leader of the Opposition Ra | |
| | | | ‘Amarnath Yatra to resume from both routes today’ | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 24: The Amarnath Yatra, which remained suspended for six days due to inclement weather, will resume on Saturday from Pahalgam and Baltal routes, officials said on Friday.
A top official told Srinagar based news agency that preparations are underway for the resumption of the pilgrimage following an improvement in weather conditions. The yatra was suspended earlier this week after incessant rainfall rendered the tracks unsafe for pilgrims.
The official said the pilgrimage will resume on both the traditional Pahalgam route and the shorter but steeper Baltal route on Saturday.
Authorities reviewed the situation after the weather improved and restoratio | |
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