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| PM Modi’s leadership opened new opportunities for J&K, entire nation: LG Sinha | | Visits Shri Ramakrishna Mahasammelan Ashram Anantnag; lays foundation stone for initiatives dedicated to heritage, cultural preservation | | 
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 17: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited the Shri Ramakrishna Mahasammelan Ashram in Anantnag on the auspicious occasion of Samadhi Pratishtha Divas, Nag Panchami Mahotsav, and the Purnahuti of the Yajna. He also laid the foundation stone for initiatives dedicated to heritage and cultural preservation.
In his address, the Lieutenant Governor expressed deep reverence for the Ashram, which has preserved the wisdom of sages. Paying homage to Swami A | |
| | | | LG flags off holy Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 17: Marking the commencement of the annual spiritual journey, the Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha today flagged off the first batch of devotees for the holy Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas, while extending warm wishes to all pilgrims for a safe and spiritually fulfilling pilgrimage.
The Lieutenant Governor expressed deep appreciation to the Baba Amarnath and Budha Amarnath Yatri Nyas along with VHP and Bajrang Dal, local authorities, langar organisations and civil society groups for their meticulous coordination and comprehensive arrangements ensuring the smooth conduct of the pilgrimage and the Budha Amarnath Ji Mel | |
| | | | 253 arrested from 14 states: Govt smashes ISI's Shahzad Bhatti terror web ahead of I-Day | | |  Mahim Gupta
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: In a sweeping blow to Pakistan's terror machinery, security agencies have torn through the ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti network in a coordinated, multi-state operation, detaining 253 people across 14 states and seizing a cache of weapons and espionage equipment just days before Independence Day.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed the operation, declaring that the Modi government had dismantled the network and foiled its plans to trigger unres | |
| | | | Jammu emerges as Rohingya hub: 6,737 identified against 919 in Kashmir | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: Data presented before the High-Level Committee on Demographic Change (HLCDC) has revealed that Jammu division has nearly seven times as many identified Rohingya as the Kashmir Valley, with officials also flagging security concerns over their presence in border districts.
According to the data presented to the committee, 6,737 Rohingya and 46 Bangladeshi nationals have been identified across 10 districts of Jammu division. In the Kashmir Valley, the figures stand at 919 Rohingya and 458 Bangladeshi nationals.
The figures came to light as the committee examined demographic changes and related security concerns in Jammu and Kashmir.
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| | | | Within 48 hours, AIIMS Vijaypur doctor found dead in car, nurse in locked room | | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: Two mysterious deaths of employees associated with AIIMS Jammu at Vijaypur within a span of just two days have raised serious questions and prompted police to launch a detailed investigation.
Assistant Professor Dr Vivek Pandita was found dead inside his car in the Barnai area of Jammu on August 14. Just two days later, on August 16, AIIMS staff nurse Priyanka, a resident of Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, was found dead inside a locked rented room in Vijaypur.
The two deaths, involving employees of the same premier medical institution within a short span, have drawn heightened attention, with police examining whether there is any possible c | |
| | | | SIA Kashmir arrests absconding narco-terror operative in Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 17 : Marking a significant breakthrough in its investigation into the smuggling of narcotics from across the Line of Control (LoC) and the alleged use of drug proceeds to finance terrorist activities, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir has arrested an absconding operative allegedly involved in a narco-terror financing network.
In a statement a SIA spokesman said the accused Manoj Kumar Bhat alias Pintu, son of P K Bhat of Rehari Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu was apprehended during a special operation conducted in Jammu.
Bhat was wanted in connection with FIR No. 13/2022, registered by SIA Kashmir on June 3, 2022, in connection with the alleged s | |
| | | | Man gets life-imprisonment for stabbing, throttling wife to death | | FROM THE COURT | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu, Ranbir Singh Jasrotia has sentenced a man to imprisonment for life for murdering his wife by stabbing her in the abdomen and thereafter throttling her to death, bringing the curtains down on a murder trial that remained pending for nearly 12 years.
The 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu, Ranbir Singh Jasrotia, sentenced convict Sham Lal to life imprisonment under Section 302 of the Ranbir Penal Code and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. In default of payment of the fine, he will have to undergo simple imprisonment for another three months.
The case arose out of FIR No. 32/2014 of Police Station Channi Himmat, Jam | |
| | | | 2 get 7-Year RI in Kathua labourer death case | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: A Kathua court on Monday sentenced Matlu Bind and Raj Kumar alias Gopal to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment each for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the 2019 killing of labourer Ashok Kumar Rishi during a quarrel that erupted after the victim and another labourer went to collect their wages and blankets.
Additional Sessions Judge, Kathua, Pravin Pandoh also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each upon the two convicts under Section 304-II IPC and sentenced them to six months’ simple imprisonment each under Section 323 IPC. Both sentences will run concurrently, while the period already undergone in custody will be set off against the sentence.
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| | | | Rajouri: One dead, 12 injured in multi-vehicle collision | | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI/JAMMU, Aug 17: A teenage boy was killed and 12 people were injured after multiple vehicles collided in a road accident in Rajouri district here on Monday, officials said.
The accident occurred at Tandwal near Rajouri town along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway when a two-wheeler first collided with a taxi and an auto-rickshaw. The three-wheeler subsequently rammed into five parked cars, officials said.
Thirteen people, including three boys on the two-wheeler, were injured in the collision and rushed to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital. | |
| | | | GoC 14 Corps reviews operational preparedness of troops in Siachen sector | | |  Early Times Report
Leh/Jammu, Aug 17: The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Fire and Fury Corps, Lieutenant General Madanraj Pande, on Monday visited the Siachen Glacier sector to review the operational preparedness of troops deployed at the world’s highest battlefield, the Army said.
During his visit, Lt Gen Pande interacted with troops deployed in the sector and appreciated their high morale, professionalism and resilience while operating under extreme terrain and weather condition | |
| | | | Illegal mining crackdown in J&K: 9,417 seizures, 285 FIRs | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 17: Jammu and Kashmir authorities carried out 9,417 seizures and registered 285 FIRs against illegal mining during the financial year 2025-26, recovering Rs 20.009 crore in penalties, according to official government data. The figures, however, have raised concerns over the apparent gap between enforcement actions and criminal prosecution, with several districts reporting hundreds of seizures but very few FIRs.
Kathua district recorded the highest number of seizures at 1,019, but only one FIR was registered in the district.
Kupwara as per the government data reported 972 seizures and 48 FIRs, while Baramulla recorded 845 seizures and 41 FIRs. Samba regi | |
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