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Expedite revival of VDCs: Home Ministry to J&K Govt Rajouri terror attack fallout 1/3/2023 11:27:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 3: Amid repeated incidents of terror attacks on the members of the minority community by Pakistan-sponsored terrorist groups, the demand of reviving the virtually 'defunct' Village Defence Committees (VDCs) gained momentum to frustrate evil designs of anti-national forces. Sources said that after the Dhangri terror attack, the Union Home Ministry asked the J&K government to expedite the process of reviving VDCs as early as possible. After the gruesome killings of six persons, including two minor children, this demand has become louder because the VDC of Dangri village had earlier foiled many terrorist attacks in the past but the group was disbanded. “Strengthening of VDCs is a must to restore shattered confidence of the people”, Dheeraj Sharma Sarpanch of village Dangri told media persons. He reminded that in the past VDCs had played a very important role in containing terrorism in this belt. Responding to the demands of the locals, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced on Monday that ex-servicemen and VDCs will be strengthened further and th...   READ MORE

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Muslim organizations support Sanatan Dharam Sabha’s shutdown call against killings 1/3/2023 11:27:11 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Jan 3: After unfortunate killings of six civilians in two different terror incidents in Dangri village of Rajouri district, the Muslim bodies across Muslim dominated Chenab valley comprising of Doda, Kishtwar & Ramban district extended their support to the shutdown call given by various Hindu organisations including Sanatan Dharam Sabha Kishtwar on Tuesday. As per the details available with Early Times, the business establishment of both the ...   READ MORE   LG to attend crucial meet on VDCs in New Delhi soon 1/3/2023 11:26:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 3: In wake of the deadly terror strikes in frontier Rajauri that left at least half a dozen persons dead on January 1 and 2, the government is all set to revive the Village Defence Committees “in a time bound manner.” The sources said a formal meeting in this regard would be held in the national capital soon and that apart from the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha would be attending crucial meeting. Sources said the meeting would fix the modalities for the formal implementation of the counter insurgency scheme in Jammu and Kashmir in a phased manner. Sources said the demand for VDC has gained momentum following issue ra...   READ MORE   NIA team visits Dhangri, Police announce Rs 10 lakh reward for sharing info about assailants 1/3/2023 11:26:11 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 3: A Day after terror struck twice in the bordering Rajouri district, the sleuths of National Investigating Agency on Tuesday visited the spot while Jammu Police have also announced reward to anybody sharing information about terrorists involved in the attacks. Six people including minor siblings were killed and 15 injured in firing and IED explosion in village Dhangri of Rajouri district. "The NIA team this morning visited the site of attacks to investigate the matter," official sources added. Meanwhile, Additional Director General of Police, Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh in a message circulated on social media said, "anybody sharing specific information reg...   READ MORE   Night curfew imposed on border as Pak taking benefit of foggy condition 1/3/2023 11:26:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 3: Authorities of the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir have ordered the imposition of a night curfew all along the International Border (IB) to check suspicious movements in the border belt. This step has been taken after reports that terrorists killed in the Sidhara encounter had managed to sneak from Pakistan through the IB. Reports said that Pakistan’s notorious intelligence agency ISI taking benefit of foggy conditions on the border to push terrorists on this side. The decision of imposing a curfew on IB has been taken to frustrate the evil designs of Pakistan and Pakistan-based terrorist groups. Authorities in Samba district have ordered the im...   READ MORE   J&K has become tourist hotspot, no longer terrorist hotspot: Union Home Ministry 1/3/2023 11:25:52 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, Jan 3: Jammu and Kashmir, which used to be a ”terrorist hotspot”, has become a ”tourist hotspot” as 22 lakh tourists visited the Union Territory in 2022, nearly four time more than the previous highest, the Union Home Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the ‘Year End Review 2022’ of the Home Ministry, released on Tuesday, the number of terror incidents in J and K decreased from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021, while the number of security forces personnel martyred has reduced from 91 in 2018 to 42 in 2021. ”Earlier, it was a terrorist hotspot and today it has become a tourist hotspot in Kashmir Valley. Earlier, maximum six lakh tourists used to visit every year, whe...   READ MORE   MHA sets up high-powered panel for land, employment safeguards for Ladakh 1/3/2023 11:25:45 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Jan 3: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a high-powered committee to discuss safeguards for Union Territory of Ladakh. According to an order, the committee will be headed by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanad Rai. “It has been decided to constitute a High Powered Committee (HPC) under the chairmanship of Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Gol, for the Union Territory of Ladakh,” reads the order. As per the order, the committee has been set up to discuss measures to protect the region’s unique culture and language taking into consideration its geographical location and its strategic importance. The committ...   READ MORE   Court awards 5-yr RI to convict for using criminal force on a woman 1/3/2023 11:25:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 3: Principal Sessions Judge Bhaderwah Sunit Gupta awarded five years rigorous imprisonment to Yasir Hussain Lone for using criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty. The Principal Sessions Judge after hearing both the sides observed that the convict is a married person having two kids who are solely dependent upon the convict. It is understandable that the convict has to pay for his misdeeds but at the same time for the misdeeds of the convict, his wife and small kids have also heavily to pay in the society. Besides this, there must not be any other source of livelihood for the wife and kids of the convict except the income to be earn...   READ MORE   India capable to thwart any challenge along border: Rajnath 1/3/2023 11:25:31 PM Agencies New Delhi, Jan 3: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asserted that India has every capability to thwart challenges along the border to protect the country's territory. Singh also said India never encourages war, and always wants to maintain cordial relations with its neighbours. However, “the Indian Army has the capability to face any challenge along the border”, and is ready to deal with any situation, he said during the inauguration of a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) bridge here. “India is a country which never encourages war and always wants to maintain cordial relations with its neighbours….. This is our philosophy inherited from Lord Rama and from the teachin...   READ MORE

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