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Handwara narco-terror case: Drug mafia involved in funding terrorist groups | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 22: After filing chargesheet against narco-terrorists, investigation agencies have established cross-border links in the infamous Handwara narco-terrorism case.
One Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) was also arrested in this high-profile case in which terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) were directly involved.
According to reports NIA has already arrested the 12th accused in connection with the Handwara narco-terrorism case from Kupwara for his alleged involvement in the supply of narcotics, cash and arms, and ammunition through the Line of Control (LOC).
The case was initially registered on June 11, 2020, at Handwara Police Station and later it was taken over by the NIA on June 23, 2020, by re-registering the case.
On August 29, 2021 NIA filed a supplementary chargesheet, against the arrested terrorists in the Handwara narco-terrorism case, exposing the nefarious designs of terror groups.
The deep-rooted conspiracy for procuring and selling narcotics drugs and generating funds in J&K a... | |
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India respects all faiths and sections: RSS Chief Bhagwat | | |
Agencies
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Oct 22: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that India has never witnessed war on issues over which Israel and Hamas are fighting.
“India has never witnessed a war on issues over which Israel and Hamas are fighting because we have a culture that respects all faiths and sections. That is Hinduism. Everywhere else, there is a war going on. You must have heard of the war in Ukraine, the Hamas-Israel war. In our country, there have never been wars on such issues, we have never had such a fight, we do not fight with anyone on such issues…” Bhagwat said while addressing an event in Maharashtra’s Nagpur.
Hamas launched a horrif... | |
| | Rajnath Singh to celebrate Dussehra with Army soldiers in Tawang | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Oct 22: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will celebrate Dussehra with Army soldiers at a forward base in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Tuesday, sources in the security establishment said. The defence minister is also set to perform "Shastra Puja" (worship of weapons) in Tawang, they said.
Singh's decision to celebrate Dussehra with the soldiers at the strategically-important location that is close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) comes at a time India and China have been engaged in a bitter standoff in certain friction points in eastern Ladakh for more than three years.
The defence minister will also carry out a comprehensive review of the ground situation alon... | |
| | Infiltration bid foiled in Uri sector | | |
Early Times Report
URI, Oct 22: Security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, the army said on Sunday.
"In a Joint Operation launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & Intelligence agencies on 21 Oct 23, an infiltration bid was foiled by alert troops along #LoC in #Uri sector, Baramulla,” the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army wrote in a post on X. The army said contact was established with the infiltrating terrorists and a firefight ensued.
Six pistols and four hand grenades have been seized, the army said, adding that the operation is underway.... | |
| | Fresh snowfall closes Mughal Road | | |
Early Times Report
POONCH, Oct 22: The Mughal road, connecting Kashmir Valley’s Shopian district with the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch, was closed due to fresh snowfall, officials said on Sunday.
The thoroughfare was closed due to snowfall en route, the officials said. ... | |
| | Chief Secy reviews yatra arrangements at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 22: To streamline yatra and provide optimal pilgrimage experience of the Holy Shrine, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has adopted new Paradigm by enhancing crowd management measures. This was observed in a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta and attended by ACS Home, Raj Kumar Goyal; ACS, Jal Shakti, Shaleen Kabra; Commissioner Secretary, GAD, Sanjeev Verma; Secretary Law, Achal Sethi; CEO, SMVDSB, Anshul Garg besides other officers.
The meeting was convened to deliberate on the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee constituted vide Government Order No.01-JK(GAD) of 2022 dated 01.01.2022. The Chi... | |
| | If Agniveer killed in line of duty, NoKs to get over Rs 1 cr: Report | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Oct 22: Faced with a tricky terrain in the Himalayas, engineers of the Indian Railways have developed a new tunnelling method to complete the construction of Tunnel-1 on the 111-km-long Katra-Banihal section of the Kashmir rail link project.
The 3.2-km-long single tube tunnel, located at the foot of the Trikuta Hills in the Katra-Reasi section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project, has been described as the most difficult section of the project. “We have innovatively developed (I)-TM as Himalayan tunnelling method for tunnelling through the Himalayan geology to build tunnels in Jammu and Kashmir,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said recently. ... | |
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