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| 'Op Sindoor' Hero is new CEO of Ram Temple Trust | | |  ATUL SHARMA
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has appointed former Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ram Temple, entrusting the former senior Indian Air Force officer with the responsibility of streamlining the temple's administration, operations, security and pilgrim facilities.
Mishra, who hails from Bhopatpura village in the Bhatpar Rani area of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh, brings nearly four de | |
| | | | Srinagar turns battleground: NC, BJP hold parallel protests over statehood, governance | | | | SANJAY PANDITA
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: Srinagar became the epicentre of a bitter political showdown on Wednesday as the ruling National Conference (NC) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took to the streets in parallel demonstrations, each accusing the other of betraying the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Riot police, backed by lathis and firearms, moved in to prevent both marches from reaching their intended targets, sealing off key routes and detaining activists from both camps as tempers flared across the city.
The BJP's demonstration began at the symbolic Lal Chowk, where party workers massed before attempting to march on the Civil Secretariat via Jahangir Chowk | |
| | | | ACB catches Junior Assistant red-handed while accepting bribe | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: The Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested a government employee after allegedly catching him red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of ?15,000 in connection with the issuance of a marriage certificate.
The accused has been identified as Ajay Kumar, son of Late Ram Murti, a resident of Gango Chack, Gajansoo, Jammu. He is posted as a Junior Assistant in the Office of the Assistant Commissioner (General), Jammu.
According to an ACB spokesperson, the bureau received a written complaint alleging that Kumar had demanded ?20,000 as illegal gratification from the complainant for facilitating the issuance of a Marriage Cer | |
| | | | In 19 months, J&K RTI portal logs over 65000 applications, 9000 first appeals | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: The online RTI portal for Jammu and Kashmir has received more than 65,000 RTI applications and 9,000 first appeals in 19 months since its launch, highlighting the increasing use of online mechanisms by citizens across the Union territory for accessing information, officials said.
The figures were disclosed by the General Administration Department (GAD) in response to an RTI application filed by Jammu-based RTI activist Raman Kumar Sharma.
According to the official reply issued on August 27, the J&K RTI online portal was officially launched on January 10, 2025, to facilitate citizens in filing Right to Information (RTI) applications online.
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| | | | NIA Court rejects plea in Bathindi IED conspiracy case | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: A Special NIA Court in Jammu has rejected the bail application of Nadeem Ayoub Rather, an accused in the 2021 Bathindi IED conspiracy case, holding that the material collected during investigation prima facie indicates his alleged involvement in a wider conspiracy and that his release could create a risk of influencing key prosecution witnesses.
Special Judge NIA Cases, Jammu, Prem Sagar, dismissed the bail application on September 2 in RC-04/2021/NIA/JMU, in | |
| | | | CM Omar calls for locally viable biomass solutions to decarbonize J&K's economy | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called upon engineers, scientists and academic institutions to harness Jammu and Kashmir's abundant biomass resources to develop locally suited, economically viable and environmentally sustainable solutions for reducing dependence on fossil fuels and decarbonizing the economy.
The Chief Minister was addressing the inaugural session of the 41st National Convention of Chemical Engineers and National Seminar on "Biomass: A S | |
| | | | Tourist injured in mishap | | | |
Early Times Report
ANANTNAG, Sept 2: A tourist was injured after a heavy stone hit an Innova vehicle at Bumzoo Mattan in Anantnag district on Wednesday.
Officials said that the incident took place today at Bumzoo Mattan on KP Road when a heavy stone suddenly rolled down from a hillside near Bumzoo Shrine and struck an Innova bearing registration number JK01AT-8081.
The vehicle, driven by Arif Dilawar Khan, resident of Pattan Baramulla, was carrying six tourists travelling from Pahalgam towards Anantnag.
One tourist identified as R. Himansu Prasad Rao, 55, resident of Ganjam Odisha sustained serious injuries in the incident. He was immediately evacuated to GMC Anantnag for treatment, t | |
| | | | J&K Govt extends appointment of 16 Civil Judges | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has extended the ad-hoc appointments of 16 Civil Judges (Senior Division) as District Judges (Entry Level) for a further period of six months, or till the posts are filled on a regular basis, whichever is earlier, on the recommendation of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
As per two separate Government Orders issued by the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, the extension covers Ramesh Lal, Parvin Pandoh, Faizan Ul Haq Iqbal, Noor Mohd Mir, Swati Gupta and Rafia Hassan, whose previous term expired on August 5, 2026, and Mir Wajahat, Aadil Mushtaq, Fozia Paul, Mehreen Mushtaq, Feroz Ahmad Kha | |
| | | | Number plate masking: Over 150 vehicles seized in 10 days | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with the Traffic Police, have seized more than 150 vehicles in the past ten days in a massive crackdown launched against 'number plate masking'-a practice that is emerging as a new challenge for cops on city streets.
'Number plate masking' is notably a practice where a vehicle's number plate is concealed or altered to evade enforcement cameras and fines by covering the plate with plastic, adhesive tape, blocking it with a h | |
| | | | Forged teachers' appointment orders case: EOW Kashmir files chargesheet against 5 | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against five persons in a case involving alleged fabrication and use of forged transfer and adjustment orders for securing appointments as teachers in the Education Department, officials said on Wednesday The charge-sheet was presented before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, in FIR No. 36/2021 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 201 and 120-B RPC.
Those chargesheeted included Nisar Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Iqbal Colony Tral, Pulwama; Shakir Gull, resident of Kachdoora, Shopian; Mohammad Ayaz Rather of Takipora, Ratnipora, Shopian; Sheikh R | |
| | | | J&K Assembly reviews NeVA preparedness ahead of Autumn Session | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: A high-level meeting was convened at the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday to review the preparedness for implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) ahead of the forthcoming Autumn Session.
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The meeting was chaired by Achal Sethi, Secretary, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, in coordination with Manoj Kumar Pandit, Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
The discussions prima | |
| | | | ED raids in multiple states | | | |
Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Sept 2: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches in multiple states as part of a money laundering investigation linked to "fraudulent" toll collection at various NHAI plazas, officials said.
They said about 14 premsies in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi-NCR and West Bengal were brought under the searche
The action was launched under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after the central agency took cognisance of two police FIRs.
The FIRs allege use of unauthorised software applications for generating toll receipts and "diversion" of toll collections outside the official accounting mechan | |
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