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| Fresh report raises questions over Islamabad’s anti-terror record | | Pakistan’s Terror Factory Exposed | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 9: Within days after the Global Terrorism Index highlighted the failure of the Pakistani authorities in controlling terror groups, another report on terrorism in South Asia cautioned against the approach of the successive Pakistani regimes in checking the activities of extremist groups, especially those spitting venom against India.
Not only extremist groups, but even Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has hinted at the possibility of a fresh strategic response against India. On November 6, Asif stated Islamabad was evaluating its options amid continuing tensions over the Indus Waters Treaty and New Delhi’s legal and administrative moves concerning the agreement.
“Great in name, but small in reality”-this seems to describe Pakistan. The very name Pakistan suggests that it should be a good country, but when one looks at its 75-year history, it appears that its people have been deceived.
The name is Pakistan, but its actions sometimes resembl... | |
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| UNESCO recognises 307-year-old Mahabharata manuscript | | | | Early Times Report
Kolkata, Nov 10: A 307-year-old palm-leaf manuscript containing a portion of the Mahabharata, which has been preserved at Visva-Bharati university in Santiniketan, was included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register, an official said on Tuesday.
The UNESCO register preserves and highlights documentary heritage of major cultural, historical, and scientific significance across the region.
The manuscript, comprising 221 folios, was transcribed by Haricharan Sharma and documents the Karna Parva, one of the 18 sections of the ancient Sanskrit epic traditionally attributed to sage Vyasa.
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| | | | Crime Branch can’t act as recovery agent in commercial disputes: HC quashes FIR | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 10: In a significant ruling against the misuse of criminal proceedings in commercial disputes, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed a Crime Branch FIR and consequential charge sheet against three members of the Beigh family in connection with a railway construction contract dispute, observing that the investigating agency appeared to have assumed the role of a recovery agent on behalf of the complainant.
Justice Sanjay Dhar held that a purely commercial dispute involving contractual obligations and outstanding payments cannot be converted into a criminal prosecution in the absence of ingredients constituting a criminal offence.
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| | | | Bhagwat bats for eco-friendly Diwali | | | | Early Times Report
Nagpur, Nov 10: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday called for celebrating an environment-friendly Diwali, asserting that traditional festive practices such as lighting oil lamps were rooted in science.
Addressing a gathering here, Bhagwat noted that firecrackers used in earlier times were free of harmful chemicals and helped eliminate insects, and lighting lamps with ghee and oil purified the air.
“There was science behind these traditional practices,” he said, invoking the phrase “Vatavaran shuddh, jeevan shuddh” (a clean environment leads to a pure life).
He further said that “dharma” serves to unite society, and women often possess a... | |
| | | | Ladakh gears up for multi-tier polls: Elections to 8 LAHDCs, Panchayats, ULBs announced | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 10: Amid some parts of the Union Territory observing a shutdown in response to the call given by the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the Ladakh administration on Tuesday announced the schedule for the elections of eight Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs).
Apart from LAHDCs, authorities also announced elections for Panchayat and Urban Local Bodies in the Union Territory.
Earlier, the Union Territory of Ladakh had two hill development councils of Leh and Kargil, and now elections will be held for eight councils on December 4.
The Chief Secretary, Union Territory of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, announced the schedule for the forthcoming Panchay... | |
| | | | Fast-track special assistance scheme works: CM Omar directs officials | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 10: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday directed departments to ensure time-bound completion of ongoing works under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI), with a focus on meeting financial targets within the stipulated sunset period.
Chairing a comprehensive review meeting to assess the progress of SASCI works, Abdullah called for expediting execution, strengthening inter-departmental coordination and ensuring optimal utilisation of funds.
He also directed departments to expedite works under the SASCI Disaster component to strengthen disaster resilience and facilitate the restoration of infrastruct... | |
| | | | EOW Kashmir chargesheets man for posing as CID officer, duping people | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 10: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a man accused of impersonating a CID officer and cheating people by promising government jobs and favours through forged official documents.
The chargesheet in an FIR registered in 2023 under Sections 420 and 468 IPC was filed before the Court of Sub-Judge, Srinagar, against Ghulam Hassan Dar, a resident of Dhobi Ghat, Hazratbal. According to the EoW investigation, the accused allegedly posed as a CID officer posted in Delhi and used the false identity to win people’s trust and extract money from them by promising government-related favours.
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| | | | Fire engulfs Kishtwar hill | | Blaze brought under control after 11-hour operation | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 10: A massive fire engulfed a mountain slope in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar, and was brought under control on Tuesday morning after an 11-hour-long joint operation, an official of the Fire and Emergency Services said. No casualties were reported in the fire that caused extensive damage to plants, with dry grass accelerating the spread of the flames.
Nearly 1,000 kanals (125 acres) of state land were affected by the fire in Trigam, around 25 km from Kishtwar district headquarters, in-charge, Fire Station Headquarters, Kishtwar, Farooq Ahmad Mir said.
The fire broke out in the foothills at around 6:54 PM on Monday and spread uphill, posing a threat to the v... | |
| | | | List measures to prevent digital arrest, cyber crimes: SC to WhatsApp, other platforms | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Nov 10: The Supreme Court has asked WhatsApp and other intermediaries to apprise it about their proposed measures to prevent digital arrest scams and related cybercrimes in the country.
In an order uploaded on the website with regard to the hearing conducted on October 29 in a suo motu case titled ‘In Re: Victims of Digital Arrest Related to Forged Documents’, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant asked WhatsApp and like intermediaries to simultaneously submit their proposals to the I4C (Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre).
The bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, has listed the plea for further consideration on No... | |
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