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| Action against terror-linked employees to pick up in 2026, 120 black-sheep under scanner | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 1: Even as 82 government employees have been terminated over the past three years for their involvement in anti-national activities, security agencies have identified more than 120 additional employees suspected of being terror-friendly and currently under surveillance.
Highly placed sources said that in 2026, these employees are likely to face action for their alleged subversive and anti-India activities. However, instead of proceeding with mass dismissals, the authorities plan to act in a calibrated and phased manner.
“Action will not be taken against all of them at once. Their activities are being closely monitored, and action will be | |
| | | | Pak drone drops arms, narcotics on New Year's Day on LoC in Poonch | | | | Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 1: In a chilling start to the New Year, security forces foiled a major cross-border terror plot after detecting a nefarious infiltration attempt from Pakistan along the India–Pakistan Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.
Highly alert troops spotted suspicious drone activity in the Khari sector early on New Year’s Day, following which a bag was dropped from across the border into Indian territory. The incident immediately set off alarm bells, prompting a swift and coordinated counter-operation by security forces.
Acting with lightning speed, troops deployed along the LoC launched an intensive search operation in the e | |
| | | | TAC formed for ICT lab approvals | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 1: The J&K Government has constituted a Technical Appraisal Committee (TAC) for vetting technical specifications related to ICT Lab approvals under the Samagra Shiksha and PM SHRI schemes. | |
| | | | GST collections rise by 6% | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Jan 1: Gross GST collections rose 6.1 per cent to over Rs 1.74 lakh crore in December 2025, on slow growth in revenues from domestic sales following the sweeping tax cuts, according to government data released on Thursday.
Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue in December 2024 was over Rs 1.64 lakh crore.
Gross revenue from domestic transactions rose 1.2 per cent to over Rs 1.22 lakh crore, while revenues from imported goods were up 19.7 per cent at Rs 51,977 crore during December, 2025.
Refunds were up 31 per cent to Rs 28,980 crore in December.
Net GST revenues (after adjusting refunds) stood at over Rs 1.45 lakh crore, up 2.2 per cent year-on | |
| | | | Search ops intensified in Pir Panjal ranges | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 1: The Romeo Force of the Indian Army has intensified search and surveillance operations in the Pir Panjal ranges of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir amid heavy snowfall in the region.
Operations are being conducted at altitudes above 13,000 feet despite heavy snowfall, extreme cold, and challenging terrain. Army personnel are conducting coordinated exercises, moving through snow-covered mountains as part of a safety measure along the border. From the visuals, troops are seen equipped with specialised winter gear and are communicating extensively to monitor suspected areas. | |
| | | | Air Marshal Kapoor takes charge | | | | New Delhi, Jan 1:
Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor on Thursday took charge as the IAF’s Vice Chief of the Air Staff.
Prior to this appointment, he served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Air Command (SWAC).
He succeeds Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, who retired on Wednesday after four decades of illustrious service to the nation. Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor assumed the appointment of Vice Chief of the Air Staff, IAF on 01 Jan 26. Commissioned into the Flying Branch of IAF in Dec 1986, he has a rich experience of flying on various fighter and trainer aircraft of the IAF,” the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a post on X.
He took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Sta | |
| | | | Snowfall shuts Mughal Road | | |  Early Times Report
Poonch, Jan 1: Following fresh snowfall on Thursday, authorities have temporarily closed the Mughal Road as a precautionary measure, officials said.
The road, which connects Shopian district of south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch districts of the Jammu region, was closed after snowfall at Peer Ki Gali.
Officials said that traffic movement on Mughal Road has been completely suspended due to fresh snowfall, which has made the stretch slippery and unsafe for vehicular mov | |
| | | | ATF Price cut by steep 7% | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Jan 1: Price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, was reduced by 7.3 per cent on Thursday, while commercial LPG rate was raised by Rs 111 per cylinder, as state-owned oil marketing companies implemented their monthly price revisions aligned with global fuel benchmarks.
ATF price in Delhi was cut by Rs 7,353.75 per kilolitre, or 7.3 per cent, to Rs 92,323.02 per kl, according to state-owned fuel retailers.
The reduction comes after three rounds of monthly price hikes. The rate was last raised by Rs 5,133.75 per kl, or 5.4 per cent, on December 1. Prior to that prices had risen by about 1 per cent on November 1 and by 3.3 per cent on October 1.
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