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| India rejects ruling of 'so-called' Indus Waters Court | | No international body holds jurisdiction over India's sovereign decisions: MEA | | | Mahim Gupta
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 31: India has flatly rejected the latest ruling delivered by the Court of Arbitration — the world's oldest forum for resolving international disputes — over the Indus Waters Treaty, going a step further to reject the tribunal's legitimacy altogether.
The Ministry of External Affairs made its position unambiguous: India has not merely dismissed the verdict, it has refused to recognise the court's authority to rule on the matter at all. No international body, the ministry asserted, holds jurisdiction over India's sovereign decisions. The ruling in question, issued on Monday, addressed the status of the Indus Waters Treaty and associated interim m | |
| | | | High Command, not Karra, to decide Congress role in Omar Cabinet | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 31: The Congress high command has sent a clear signal to its Jammu and Kashmir unit, declaring that any decision on whether the party should join the Omar Abdullah-led government rests solely with the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
Quoting AICC General Secretary in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Syed Naseer Hussain, MP, a Kashmir-based news agency reported that the high command will take a decision on the matter, effectively curbing unilateral assertions by J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Tariq Hamid Karra.
Karra has repeatedly maintained that the Congress would not join the Council of Ministers until statehood is | |
| | | | After balloons, now a 'spy pigeon', Hiranagar border on edge | | | | Muskan Thakur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 31: Pakistan's covert games along the border show no sign of letting up. From suspicious balloons to mysterious birds, the frontier villages of Jammu have grown used to unwelcome surprises drifting across the line and Monday morning brought yet another.
A suspicious pigeon, discovered in the border village of Chhan Khatrian under Hiranagar sub-division, has triggered an alert among security agencies and sent a ripple of unease through the local community.
According to reports, a villager spotted the bird in his fields early in the morning. When he moved to catch it, he found a ring fastened around its leg — one bearing what is being describe | |
| | | | ACB chargesheets former junior assistant | | Rs 12.65 lakh MDM misappropriation | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 31 : The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday produced a chargesheet against Mohd Farooq, then Junior Assistant and dealing hand for Mid Day Meal (MDM) in the office of Zonal Education Officer (ZEO), Manjakote, in a case involving alleged misappropriation of MDM rice and cooking costs The chargesheet was filed in FIR No. 26/2018 registered under Sections 5(1)(c), 5(1)(d) read with 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, Svt. 2006, and Sections 465, 468, 471, 201 and 120-B RPC.
The case was registered on December 28, 2018, at Police Station VOJ, now ACB-J, following a verification that revealed alleged misappropriation of MDM rice p | |
| | | | Strengthen Red Cross network, expand outreach to far-flung areas: LG Sinha | | Chairs Annual General Meeting of IRCS, calls for complete elimination of TB | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 31: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, today chaired the Annual General Meeting of the Indian Red Cross Society, J&K UT and reviewed its functioning, activities and future roadmap.
The meeting was attended by Dr Mandeep K Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor; Shubhankar Pratyush Pathak, General Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, J&K; Deputy Commissioners (Presidents of District Red Cross Units), and officials of IRCS, J&K.
The Lieutenant Gov | |
| | | | NIA Court orders attachment of property in arms-terror case | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 31; A Special NIA Court in Jammu has ordered the attachment of the share of accused Fayaz Ahmed Mir in several immovable properties while his trial in an alleged terror-related arms case remains pending.
Special Judge Prem Sagar passed the order in case RC-01/2020/NIA/JMU on Monday, allowing an application filed by the National Investigation Agency under Section 33(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The properties listed in the order include 15 marlas of residential land comprising a seven-marla house and an eight-marla cowshed, two shops spread over two marlas, and agricultural land measuring one kanal and five marlas in Bumhama village.
The | |
| | | | India bloomed, doomsayers doomed: PM Modi on 7.8% GDP growth In Q1 | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Aug 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the 7.8 per cent GDP growth in the April-June quarter and took a dig at those questioning the state of the Indian economy, saying “doomsayers were doomed and India bloomed yet again”.
The prime minister said that India’s exemplary GDP growth during Q1 of FY 2026-27 is a “herculean feat”.
“The collective strength of our people ensured India delivered such growth despite oil price shocks and supply chain issues in the midst of global uncertainties.
“Doomsayers were doomed and India bloomed...yet again!” Modi said in a post on ‘X’.
India’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected 7.8 per cent in the April- | |
| | | | India committed to support Nepal in rescue, rehabilitation: Rajnath Singh | | ‘Sukh Dukh Ke Saathi’ | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Aug 31: Describing India as Nepal’s close friend and “Sukh dukh ke saathi”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said New Delhi stands shoulder to shoulder with “our Nepali brothers and sisters”, and it is committed to support Kathmandu’s efforts for search, rescue and rehabilitation following the large-scale devastation caused by the flash floods in that country.
In a post on X, he said, “Went to the Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi and expressed my condolences by signing the condolence book.”
“On behalf of the Government and people of India, I extend my deepest condolences to the people of Nepal and their Government, on the loss of precious lives and la | |
| | | | Nepal floods: Death toll rises to 903 | | | | Early Times Report
Kathmandu, Aug 31: The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 903 on Monday, with more bodies being recovered and nearly 4,250 people still missing following the disaster, authorities said.
Bodies have been recovered from all eight affected districts as rescuers race against time to search for those missing and rescue those stranded on the sixth day since the disaster.
The disaster, believed to have been triggered by a collapse or avalanche of ice and rock near the Nepal-Tibet border, devastated towns and villages in northern and central Nepal on August 26.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said the death toll from the fla | |
| | | | AC Panchayat gets financial powers | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has delegated financial powers of up to Rs 10 lakh to Assistant Commissioners Panchayat for according administrative approval to works under schemes assigned to them. | |
| | | | UAE intercepts Iranian drone | | | | Early Times Report
DUBAI, Aug 31: The United Arab Emirates’ air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defence Ministry said, an attack that comes after the US and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend, the first action in a month.
In a short statement, the Defence Ministry said it “dealt with” an Iranian drone that was detected over its waters approaching from Iran.
There were no immediate claims of responsibility from Tehran nor any reports of damage.
The incident came after US forces on Sunday struck Iranian rocket launchers on an Iranian island, breaking a lull in fighting in the war that has lasted more than six months.
Iran responded by launchin | |
| | | | Terror hideout busted in Shopian | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 31: Joint security forces on Monday busted a terror hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district and recovered arms and ammunition during the operation.
Officials said the joint operation was launched by the J&K Police, 44 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army and the CRPF at Naikpora Memender in the district on specific input.
“During searches in an orchard area, the team busted a hideout and recovered arms and ammunition including one AK-47 rifle, two AK-47 magazines, 60 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, one pistol, one grenade and six rounds of 9 mm ammunition,” the officials said.
“Further investigation has been launched to ascertain the origin and intended | |
| | | | Addl charge of PDJ Jammu assigned | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 31: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has assigned the additional charge of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Jammu, to the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Jammu, following the superannuation of R.N. Wattal today.
As per an order issued by the High Court, the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Jammu, shall hold the additional charge of the post till it is filled on a regular basis. | |
| | | | Ex-mill sugar prices fall 30% | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Aug 31: Ex-mill sugar prices fell nearly 30 per cent to Rs 47 per kg on Monday, from a peak of Rs 67 per kg on August 18, following a series of government interventions, but the drop has yet to filter down to retail shelves, industry sources said.
While the decline in ex-mill rates gets reflected almost immediately in wholesale markets, retail prices tend to lag.
Retailers who bought stock at the earlier, higher rates are unwilling to sell at a loss and will continue pricing their existing inventory at the older rate until it is exhausted, the sources explained.
A retailer typically holds 10-15 bags of sugar, each weighing 50 kg. Only once fresh stock is | |
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