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| In 15 days, more than 3.50 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at holy cave: LG Sinha | | Amarnath Yatra 2026 | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday visited the Nunwan base camp and inspected the facilities in place for the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra pilgrims.
At the Base Camp, the Lieutenant Governor chaired a meeting with senior officials and reviewed the arrangements being made for essential services provided to pilgrims including drinking water, electricity, telecom connectivity, accommodation, food, healthcare, emergency services and security. He also insp | |
| | | | Centre plans law to punish insult to 'Vande Mataram' | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: The Narendra Modi-led Central Government is set to introduce a Bill in Parliament that seeks to make insulting or deliberately obstructing the singing of 'Vande Mataram', India's National Song, a punishable offence. According to sources, the proposed legislation is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Bill aims to provide a legal framework to deal with incidents involving the intentional disruption, insult or obstruction of the singing or rendition of Vande Mataram. The proposed law is expected to prescribe penalties for individuals found guilty of wilfully preventing or disrupting | |
| | | | Statehood credit war: Cong to join NC protest, but refuses to play second fiddle | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: Even as the Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Friday announced that it will join the ruling National Conference's (NC) much-publicised protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 20 demanding the restoration of statehood, the party made it clear that it is not willing to let its coalition partner claim ownership of the movement.
In a strong political message aimed at the National Conference, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tar | |
| | | | Police sound alarm over rising sextortion, online blackmail | | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: In view of the rising incidents of cyber-enabled crimes, including online blackmail and sextortion, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has issued a detailed public advisory urging people to remain calm, act responsibly and immediately report such crimes instead of giving in to the demands of cybercriminals.
The police cautioned that cybercriminals often use fake social media profiles, messaging applications, and video-calling platforms to trap unsuspecting victims before threatening to leak their private photographs or videos unless money or other favours are provided.
Emphasising that fear and silence only embolden offenders, the police advi | |
| | | | SOG man killed, another injured in Budgam accident | | | | Early Times Report
Budgam, July 17: A Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel was killed and another injured in a road accident at the Bailey Bridge in Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday, officials said. An official said that the two SOG personnel were travelling in an official vehicle when it hit the steel girder of the Bailey Bridge, leaving both of them injured.
He said the duo was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared one of them dead, while the other is undergoing treatment. The deceased was later identified as Tariq Ahmad, a resident of Hanjura and the injured as Riyaz Ahmed.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident and l | |
| | | | CBI traps PWD Assistant Engineer while accepting bribe in PMGSY compensation case | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: In a significant anti-corruption operation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an Assistant Engineer of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Works Department (PWD) after allegedly catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 for processing compensation related to a house damaged during the execution of a Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road project in Doda district. According to an official spokesperson, the accused offi | |
| | | | J&K Police attach assets worth Rs 65 lakh of 2 drug peddlers | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, July 17: Police have attached properties worth about Rs 65 lakh belonging to two alleged drug peddlers in Jammu and Rajouri districts under the NDPS Act as part of an intensified drive against narcotics trafficking, officials said In Jammu, the police seized and froze illegally acquired movable properties worth over Rs 38 lakh belonging to Sharif Hussain alias Bachu, a resident of the Nikki Tawi area.
The attached assets include cash amounting to Rs 14.15 lakh, a | |
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