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| Cong’s ‘secular’ mask slips: Name of Jammu leader missing from “Vote Bachao-Desh Bachao” drive | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 17: A fresh controversy has hit the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir after veteran leader and former minister Yogesh Sawhney was left without a district in the allotment of observers for the party’s “Vote Bachao-Desh Bachao” campaign, even though his name was on the original list.
On Friday, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K C Venugopal released a list of 208 observers for the campaign across the country. Three leaders from Jammu and Kashmir were named: Firoze Khan at serial number 76, Yogesh Sawhney at 178 and Abid Kashmiri at 205. When districts were allotted to the observers today, Firoze Khan and Abid Kashmiri were assigned theirs, bu | |
| | | | Expelled from NC, Jaffer Akhoon to resign as LAHDC-K chief soon, hints at joining BJP | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 17: Months after the National Conference threw him out of the party, Dr. Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon, Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, has announced he will step down from the post. His effusive praise for BJP leaders suggests his next political home.
Addressing a function on Friday after Sankoo was granted district status, Akhoon said he had been waiting for this day. He said he intends to resign as CEC in the coming days. He described the district status as the fulfilment of a long-standing demand, pursued for better administration and development of the region.
Akhoon expressed heartfelt gr | |
| | | | Make smart policing, digital beat policing part of daily functioning: IGP Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: Policing in Jammu and Kashmir is set for a major overhaul, with police stations to rely more on technology and beat-level personnel to be held directly accountable for their work.
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, Sujit Kumar Singh has directed all station house officers to make smart policing and digital beat policing a mandatory part of their daily functioning.
The message from the top is clear: the reforms must not remain on paper. Their impact should be visible in the services people receive, in how quickly complaints are resolved, and in the dialogue between the police and the public. Chairing a conference on smart policing and digi | |
| | | | Litigation can’t be used to cause loss to public exchequer: High Court | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: Holding that Government authorities cannot be made to suffer financial losses merely because a litigant continued to occupy public property under the protection of an interim court order, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a petition challenging the recovery of Rs 6.55 lakh towards outstanding rent for a hospital canteen at Bhaderwah.
Justice M.A. Chowdhary, while dismissing the petition filed by Ghulam Hassan, a resident of Puneja, Bhaderwah, observed that a litigant cannot take a contradictory stand after having enjoyed the benefit of an interim court order for more than a decade.
The petitioner had challenged a notice dated J | |
| | | | Crime Branch files 1000-page chargesheet against 15 accused; 143 witnesses listed | | 12 accused remain in jail, 3 granted bail; 2 drivers yet to be arrested | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Oct 17: The Crime Branch Jammu has submitted a chargesheet against 15 accused in the Kishtwar minor rape-death case, with the prosecution report reportedly running into more than 1,000 pages and listing 143 witnesses.
The chargesheet was presented before the Munsiff Judge Kishtwar, who is holding charge as the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kishtwar.
According to information available, 12 accused remain in jail, while three others have been granted bail in connection with allegations relating to failure to report the matter to the police. Two other accused, identified as drivers Raiz Ahmed and Abid Hussain, are yet to be arrested, a | |
| | | | CM Omar expresses gratitude to PM Modi, Union Minister for Rs 475.41 crore approval for J&K ITI clusters | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary for approving Strategic Investment Plans (SIPs) worth Rs 475.41 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme for upgrading key Industrial Training Institute (ITI) clusters across Jammu and Kashmir.
Under the initiative, the Jammu ITI Cluster, with ITI Jammu as the hub and ITIs at R.S. Pura, Nowshera, Samba and Kathua as spokes, will be upgraded with an approved investment of Rs 240 crore.
Similarly, the Srinagar ITI Clust | |
| | | | Drug peddler held in Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 17: A suspected drug peddler was arrested along with 385 grams of heroin in an intelligence-led operation here, a spokesperson of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Jammu Zonal Unit, said on Saturday. The accused was arrested from the Digiana area, with preliminary investigations pointing to possible links between Jammu-based drug traffickers and suppliers in Punjab. The suspected contraband was allegedly meant for distribution in Jammu district, the spokesperson said.
Acting on specific intelligence regarding suspected heroin trafficking, NCB Jammu conducted surveillance in Digiana and intercepted a person stated to be a resident of Miran Sahib, Jammu, wh | |
| | | | Encounter breaks out in Kupwara | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 17: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, officials said.
However, it is not yet clear whether it was an infiltration attempt, they said.
Alert troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in the Jumgund area of Keran sector in the north Kashmir district, and challenged and intercepted the terrorists early Saturday, the officials said.
The operation is underway, and further details are awaited, they added. | |
| | | | CJI Surya Kant to visit Leh today, to inaugurate Ladakh Bench of High Court | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 17: The Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, will visit Ladakh on Sunday to inaugurate the newly constituted Ladakh bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra said at a press conference today.
He said the CJI will be accompanied by four Supreme Court judges, the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, and other high court judges. The attorney general of India will also attend the event, he said.
“It is a very big thing. Frankly speaking in recent times, if you scan the history of the High Courts in India, I don't think that in the last 40 years any sitting bench has been set up in this | |
| | | | PHQ orders major police reshuffle | | 6 IPS officers adjusted, 12 DySPs transferred | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 17: Police Headquarters (PHQ), Jammu and Kashmir, has ordered the adjustment of six IPS officers of the AGMUT cadre and the transfer and posting of 12 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) across various units and formations in the Union Territory.
According to official Order No. 2897 of 2026, the six IPS officers have been adjusted following their joining the Jammu and Kashmir segment after completing Basic Course Training (Phase-II), in accordance with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) order dated August 4, 2026.
The officers adjusted to various assignments are Ms Kumari Someya (AGMUT-2023) as ASP Headquarters Jammu, Daniel Raj C (AGMUT-2023) as AS | |
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