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| Centre tightens noose on drug cartels, Amit Shah to launch 3-year action plan tomorrow | | HM to launch campaign to facilitate destruction of 2,09,500 kg of drugs worth Rs 6,000 crore | |  SANJAY PANDITA
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: In a major push to strengthen India's fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will chair the 10th Apex-Level Meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on June 26.
The high-level meeting, being organized by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), is expected to play a pivotal role in advancing the Centre's campaign to realize Prime Minister N | |
| | | | LG Sinha lauds SKUAST-K's incredible journey from local roots to global aspirations | | Chairs 36th University Council Meeting' says varsity has potential to become leading innovation-driven institution | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday chaired the 36th University Council Meeting of SKUAST-Kashmir, at Lok Bhavan.
The meeting was attended by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah; Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Cooperatives, Javid Ahmad Dar; Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo; Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Dr. Ashish Chandra Verma; Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, | |
| | | | Kashmiri Pandits, Muslims together have larger role than Govt for their return to Valley: Mehbooba | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 24: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims together have a larger role to play than the government for the displaced population's return to the valley.
"I think there is less of a role for the government and more of our Muslim and Pandit brothers together. We are one, we are not different. I request our Kashmiri Pandit brethren not to look at the past, but look towards the future," Mehbooba told reporters in the Anantnag distr | |
| | | | 23 pilgrims injured in Kathua accident | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: At least 23 pilgrims were injured when a bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said
The pilgrims from Goran and Sumb villages of Samba were travelling to the Mata Sukrala Devi Temple in Billawar when the accident took place near Dingi Simbli on the Dhar Road, they said.
Locals rushed to the spot and initiated rescue efforts, with police teams subsequently joining the operation.
All the injured were shifted to hospital, where four of them were stated to be in a serious condition, the officials said. | |
| | | | Drug syndicates using courier networks to smuggle narcotics | | "The growing reliance on courier channels by drug syndicates represents a significant challenge for law enforcement agencies already battling an alarming rise in narcotics trafficking. Investigators believe that the strategy is being adopted to bypass conventional checkpoints and reduce the risk of interception during transportation." | | | ATUL SHARMA
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: Even as the administration intensifies its Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan, a disturbing new trend has emerged, with intelligence inputs suggesting that narco-terror networks are increasingly using courier, parcel and logistics services to smuggle drugs into different parts of the Union Territory.
Security and intelligence agencies have sounded an alert after receiving credible information that drug traffickers, operating in collaboration with cross-border handlers and narco-terror modules, are exploiting the rapidly expanding courier and logistics sector to transport narcotics while evading traditional surveillance mechanisms.
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| | | | Car plunges into Drass River, 3 missing | | | |
Early Times Report
KARGIL, June 24: One person was rescued while three others remain missing after a vehicle plunged into the Drass River near Marpoochoo in the Drass sector of Kargil district on Wednesday.
Officials said a Fronx vehicle bearing registration number LA01-4920 met with an accident and fell into the river. Four persons were travelling in the vehicle at the time of the incident.
The rescued occupant has been identified as Agha Syed Baqir, son of Syed Muslim, a resident of Lankerchay, aged about 35 years. He was rescued from the river and shifted for medical attention.
The missing persons have been identified as Sajad Hussain, son of Haji Abbas, a resident of Lankerchay, | |
| | | | False bills, fake measurements, missing works in Kupwara: ACB files chargesheet against 7 | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Jammu and Kashmir has charge-sheeted seven individuals, including six former Rural Development Department (RDD) officials and a contractor, for their alleged involvement in a major development scam in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, where government funds were siphoned off through non-existent and irregularly executed projects.
Investigators found that substantial amounts of public money earmarked for developmental works in the Lolab area were fraudulently withdrawn by officials in alleged connivance with a private contractor. Several projects for which payments were released either existed only on paper or were exec | |
| | | | Mock emergency response drill held in Poonch | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: A joint mock emergency response exercise was conducted in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Wednesday to strengthen preparedness for the upcoming monsoon season and the annual Buddha Amarnath yatra.
The drill was organised near the S K Bridge area of Poonch town to assess the readiness and coordination of security forces and civil agencies in responding to emergencies such as flash floods, accidents and other disaster-related situations, officials said
The exercise simulated various emergency scenarios and tested the response capabilities of participating agencies, including rescue operations, evacuation procedures and inter-departmental coordina | |
| | | | 3 dead, 2 injured in Doda accident | | | | Early Times Report
DODA, June 24: Three members of a family were killed and two others injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Malhori area of Assar tehsil in Doda district on Wednesday evening, officials said.
According to officials, a vehicle (No. JK02DB-6037) skidded off the road and met with an accident at Malhori. Rescue teams, along with local residents, immediately rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.
The deceased were identified as Jai Singh (46), son of Mukhtyar Singh; his wife Babli Devi (44); and their daughter Sonakshi (13). While Babli Devi and Sonakshi died on the spot, Jai Singh was brought dead to the hospital.
Two other fam | |
| | | | GOC Mishra visits Rajouri | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: General Officer Commanding of White Knight Corps Lt Gen P K Mishra on Wednesday visited Romeo Force headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district and reviewed the ongoing anti-terror operations
The troops have been engaged in anti-terror operations at various places in the border district, including Dorimal and Gambhir Mughlan forest belt, for the past month.
"GOC White Knight Corps visited Headquarters Counter-Insurgency Force (Romeo) to review the prevailing security environment and assess operational preparedness.
"He commended all ranks for their unwavering professionalism, dedication and relentless commitment in the conduct of counter-ter | |
| | | | 10 drug peddlers arrested across Jammu | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 24: Ten alleged drug peddlers, including a resident of Punjab, were arrested along with a large quantity of heroin at separate places in Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.
Gagandeep Singh of Amritsar and his two associates from Jammu -- Damanjot Singh and Vivek Kumar -- were arrested following the busting of a Punjab-based drug network by Gandhi Nagar police here, a spokesperson said.
He said 780 grams of heroin were allegedly recovered from the three hardcore drug peddlers who were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The police arrested two alleged drug peddlers | |
| | | | NHAI intensifies action against unauthorised parking on National Highways | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, June 24: State-owned NHAI on Wednesday said it has intensified action against encroachments and unauthorised parking along National Highways to enhance road safety.
NHAI in a statement said unauthorised parking of vehicles, roadside encroachments and unregulated activities along National Highways pose significant risks to road users and adversely impact traffic flow and safety.
To address these challenges, NHAI said it has identified 595 critical locations of unauthorised parking across various states on national highways, along with their latitude and longitude coordinates. The authority is working closely with state governments, district administrations, a | |
| | | | CRPF suspends DIG for sharing messages opposing CAPF Bill | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, June 24: The CRPF has suspended a senior DIG-rank officer for sharing content allegedly "against" the government during the recent passage of the CAPF bill, which the cadre officers of these forces had called discriminatory.
This is the first such case among the approximately 15,000 cadre officers entrusted with leadership roles in the country's 10-lakh-strong Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
Officials identified the officer who faced action as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) B C Patra, posted at the force's Tripura Sector headquarters in Agartala.
The 1994-batch CRPF cadre officer returned to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in April after comple | |
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