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| No normal India-Pakistan relations without end to terror: Jaishankar | | |  Mahim Gupta
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: India has made it clear that normal bilateral relations with Pakistan can move forward only in an environment free from terrorism, hostility and violence, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Responding to a starred question on the present status of India-Pakistan relations since the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, Jaishankar said Pakistan continues to pursue a policy of cross-border terrorism and use terrorism as an | |
| | | | After ‘ceasefire’, Congress sends Wani to West Bengal on key assignment | | |  Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: Just three days after the Congress high command brokered a temporary ceasefire between rival factions within the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), dissident leader and former JKPCC president Vikar Rasool Wani has been assigned another important organisational responsibility outside the Union Territory.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary K C Venugopal has appointed Wani as an AICC observer for the party’s | |
| | | | BJP takes disciplinary action against 9 Anantnag leaders over “unauthorized” Tiranga rally | | |  Muskan Thakur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Anantnag district unit has suspended nine party functionaries and removed them from all organisational posts over allegations of organising and participating in an unauthorised Tiranga rally and making objectionable remarks against women.
The action was confirmed through an official office order issued by Anantnag district president Rakesh Kaul.
According to the order, the rally was organised on August 5 at the H | |
| | | | SUV evades security checkpoint in Ramban; police open fire | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 7: An SUV evaded a security checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district early Friday, prompting police to open fire at it, officials said The driver subsequently abandoned the vehicle and fled, they said.
The incident took place around 3.30 am when the SUV was travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu. Police personnel deployed at the Chanderkote security checkpoint signalled the vehicle to stop, but the driver sped away, they said.
Officials said police fired three rounds of fire at the fleeing vehicle in an attempt to intercept it, but it continued towards the Nashri area, prompting a massive search operation involving the distric | |
| | | | PM hosts MPs of NDA allies over breakfast | | Expresses concern over Parliament disruptions | |  Early Times Report
New Delhi, Aug 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed concern over the repeated disruptions of parliamentary proceedings, stating that due to the turmoil in the House, the country has been unable to listen to the talented MPs elected in recent times.
Modi said this during a breakfast meeting with over 40 MPs from NDA constituents Nationalist Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), Shiv Sena, Republican Party of India (Athawale), Rashtriya Lok Morcha, AIAD | |
| | | | CM lays foundation stones of water supply project for Udhampur, sewage treatment plant for Reasi | | | | Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, Aug 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today laid the foundation stones for two major infrastructure projects worth over Rs 140 crore aimed at strengthening drinking water supply and sewerage management in the districts of Udhampur and Reasi.
The projects include the Rs 124.19 crore Augmentation of Water Supply Scheme for Udhampur Town under AMRUT 2.0 and the Rs 16.33 crore Used Water Management Project, including construction of a 3.0 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Reasi under SBM 2.0.
The Udhampur water supply project is designed to address the town’s long-standing drinking water requirements by augmenting and modernising the existing infrastructure. On | |
| | | | J&K aims to retain top national ranking in Har Ghar Tiranga-2026: Chief Secy | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high-level meeting of all the concerned Administrative Secretaries; Divisional Commissioners, DCs and HoDs to review the preparations and departmental action plan for the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga-2026’ campaign, being organised in conjunction with the third phase of the 150 Years of Vande Mataram commemorative celebrations.
The meeting reviewed the responsibilities assigned to different departments and the logistical | |
| | | | Flash flood sweeps away couple in Udhampur village | | MeT warns of heavy showers across Jammu from Aug 9 | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 7: Flash floods swept away a couple in Udhampur District on Friday, while as the MeT predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir between August 9 and 11 and warned of landslides and waterlogging in vulnerable areas.
A Srinagar based news agency quoting officials said that a couple was swept away in a flash flood while attempting to cross the Kaghote nallah in Udhampur district on Friday. He identified them as Baldev Kumar (58) and his wife Maya Devi (53), both residents of Kaghote village.
Soon after the incident Police, assisted by local residents, launched a search and rescue operation, one body was recovered in the evening while | |
| | | | Another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath Shrine in Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 7: A fresh batch of 926 pilgrims left the base camp here on Friday for the annual Amarnath yatra in Kashmir amid multi-tier security arrangements, officials said The convoy left the Bhagwati Nagar yatri niwas at 2:59 am in 42 vehicles, including 21 buses.
With the departure of today's batch, the total number of pilgrims who have left the Jammu base camp for the annual pilgrimage has risen to 1,44,439, officials said.
The 57-day annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine is scheduled to conclude on August 28. | |
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