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Terror truck wreckage gives shockers Sidhra Encounter 12/30/2022 10:53:04 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: While four terrorists were killed in a quick encounter in Sidhra area of Jammu on December 28 morning, the terror laden truck that was destroyed in the encounter is throwing up several shockers for the security grid and intelligence agencies. Sources said the intelligence agencies have inputs that the truck that was ferrying the terrorists along with arms and ammunition had brought the group of terrorists, who are believed into have infiltrated into Indian soil from the Jammu frontiers, a few hours before the dreaded travel to the valley. Sources said video footage of vehicular traffic venturing into Jammu district from adjoining districts like Rajauri, and even Lakhanpur was being screened by a team of police officials probing the case. “A team is also looking into the footage of the vehicles that drove down the Sidhra highway on the fateful day,” said a senior official on the condition of anonymity. While the driver of the truck, who had fled, is missing since the incident took place, official said the truck was specifically-designed to f...   READ MORE

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We started from Vande Mataram and have reached up to Vande Bharat: PM Modi ‘Next 8 years will see Indian Railways in new journey of modernisation’ 12/30/2022 10:52:42 PM Agencies Gandhinagar, Dec 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated multiple projects of the Indian Railway in Kolkata. Just a short while after he performed the last rites of his mother Heeraben who passed away early this morning, PM Modi joined the event at Howrah Railway Station through video conferencing. Apologising for not being able to be present physically at the event, PM Modi said, "I was supposed to come to West Bengal but due to personal reasons, I am unable to be there. I seek forgiveness from the people of Bengal." Speaking at the inauguration event of Railway projects, the Prime Minister said the Central government is making investments to modernise Indian Rail...   READ MORE   Won’t compromise on national security for good relations with neighbours: Rajnath Singh 12/30/2022 10:52:29 PM Agencies New Delhi, Dec 30: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that India wants to have and maintain friendly relations with its neighbours, but it will not be done at the cost of national security. Speaking at the 90th annual pilgrimage of Sivagiri Mutt here, Singh recalled former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's remark that we can change friends but not our neighbours. "Therefore, we need good and friendly relations with our neighbours. However, we will not compromise on national security to maintain good relations. We do not want good relations with anyone at the cost of our national security," the Defence Minister said....   READ MORE   Congress, JD(S) both corrupt and 'parivaarvadi' parties: Amit Shah 12/30/2022 10:52:23 PM Agencies New Delhi, Dec 30: Hitting the ground running in poll-bound Karnataka, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called both the Congress and JD(S) as 'parivaarvadi' (dynastic politics) and corrupt and urged the people of Mandya and Old Mysuru region to support the BJP and bring it to power with a majority in the state. The BJP is considered to be weak in the Vokkaliga-dominated Old Mysuru region, and is focusing on this belt to gain complete majority in 2023 Assembly polls. "Enough of JD(S)-Congress, Congress-JD(S) this time Mandya, the Mysuru region should make BJP win with full majority. Congress and JD(S) are both parivaarvadi (dynastic politics) parties, they are corrupt pirates,...   READ MORE   Night temperature improves in Kashmir 12/30/2022 10:52:11 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 30: Night temperature improved significantly due to cloud cover and overnight snowfall at most parts of the Kashmir valley on Friday. Meteorological Department forecast of mainly dry weather with scattered light rain/snow over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Kupwara in north Kashmir's frontier district received the highest snowfall of 20.0cms, followed by ski resort of Gulmarg 16.5cms, Pahalgam 1.3cms, Kukernag 5.0cms and Srinagar 3.0cms in the last 24hours till 0830 hours. Most places of Kashmir recorded a significant surge in night temperature for the first time after settling at sub zero level for more than a fortnight. Srinagar, the ...   READ MORE   SIA files chargesheet against four LeT terrorists in Jammu 12/30/2022 10:52:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 30: The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a chargesheet against four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including self-styled commander Talib Hussain Shah who had recruited many youths to revive terror ecosystem in different districts of the Jammu region, officials said on Friday. The chargesheet was filed against Shah and his three associates in a special court for their involvement in terror activities at the behest of their Pakistan-based handlers, the anti-terror agency said in a statement here. Shah, a resident of Rajouri, and his Kashmiri associate Faisal Ahmad Dar of Pulwama were overpowered by the villagers of remote T...   READ MORE   SSG, Mughal Road shut due to snow accumulation 12/30/2022 10:51:55 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Dec 30: Historical Mughal Road and Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri (SSG) road remained closed for vehicular traffic for the second consecutive day on Friday due to accumulation of snow, officials said. Mughal road connecting south Kashmir's Shopian district with twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri of Jammu division remained closed for vehicular traffic following the accumulation of snowfall at Peer Ki Gali. Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road connecting Ladakh Union Territory with Kashmir valley was also closed for vehicular traffic following a fresh snowfall on Zojila pass. About a foot of snow has accumulated at the tourist spot of Sonamarg on Friday. Beacon Road O...   READ MORE   No Intention to rejoin Congress: Azad 12/30/2022 10:51:02 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 30: Senior politician and chief of the newly-formed Democratic Progressive Azad Party Ghulam Nabi Azad today said there was no move to return to Congress with which he had snapped his 52-year-old association earlier this year. The veteran politician who has been former Union minister and chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said reports suggesting his return to the grand old party are planted by some vested leaders in the Congress and there was no truth in them. “I have never spoken to any Congress leader and neither has anyone called me. So I wonder why these kinds of stories are planted in the media,” Mr Azad said. Mr Azad said these attempts were mad...   READ MORE   Over 19000 road accidents in 2021 occurred due to loss of control: Centre 12/30/2022 10:50:04 PM Agencies New Delhi, Dec 30: A total of 19,478 road accidents occurred in 2021 due to loss of control by the driver due to inappropriate speed, distraction, or misjudging a curve, which claimed 9,150 lives and injured 19,077 people, according to a report released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). The report titled 'Road accidents in India -- 2021', said the nature of accident or collision types at aggregate national-level data shows an increase in 2021 compared to 2020. India's star cricketer Rishabh Pant had a miraculous escape after his luxury car crashed into a road divider and caught fire after he dozed off at the wheel on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in the ...   READ MORE   63 lakh cases delayed due to non-availability of lawyers: Chief Justice 12/30/2022 10:49:58 PM Agencies Amaravati, Dec 30: Over 63 lakh cases across the country have been considered to be delayed due to non-availability of counsel and over 14 lakh cases are delayed as they await some kind of document or record, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said today here. Speaking at the inauguration of the Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy, Justice Chandrachud said people must get rid of the colonial mindset of referring to and treating the district courts as subordinate judiciary in hierarchy and in practice. They are not only the backbone of the judiciary but also the first interaction with the judicial institution for many. "Bail, but not jail, is one of the most fundamental rul...   READ MORE

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