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| Kashmir: 3 terror threats in a month | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 17: In a sign of frustration, a terror group has issued at least three terror threats in a month to a section of people in Kashmir, particularly the migrant Pandit employees.
The dreaded Kashmir Fight terror portal has issued as many as three terror threat lists within 30 days prompting the Union Home Secretary to personally review the investigations.
The first such terror threat list was released by the terror portal in mid-November whereas two more lists were subsequently released. While the first list was linked some media houses and their team members, the next two threat lists have been about the victimized Pandit community.
In the latest, the terror group issued a fresh threat to Kashmiri Pandit government employees and threatened to carry out more targeted killings. In a letter addressed to Kashmiri Pandit employees, the terror group warned that they would turn transit colonies of Kashmiri Pandits into 'graveyards'.
The threat came hours after the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the under-construction site of the transit ... | |
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| SIA seals Jamaat properties worth crores in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 17: The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday sealed several properties worth crores of rupees of the banned Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) across the Union Territory, officials said.
The properties at about a dozen locations worth about Rs 100 crore were barred with restrictions on usage and entry in Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal, and Kupwara districts, they said.
The properties were barred after being notified by the District Magistrates of Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal, and Kupwara on the recommendation of the SIA, the officials said.
The move is aimed at choking the availability of funds for secessionist activities and disma... | |
| | | | After 3 decades, Doda Police, admin seize property of absconding LeT commander | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 17: After nearly 3 decades, Doda police led by SSP Doda Abdul Qayoom with the help of the District Administration attach the property of most wanted Lashker Commander Abdul Rashid alias Jahinger and gives tough signal to the mentors across the border that their will be no room for those abetting and perpetrating the terror in Jammu and Kashmir.
As per the details available with Early Times, acting tough against the absconding LeT Commander... | |
| | | | Bravery, valour displayed by Indian armed forces in Galwan, Tawang commendable: Rajnath | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Dec 17: The bravery and valour displayed by the Indian armed forces during the Galwan valley clash and a recent face-off in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh are commendable and any amount of praise for them is not enough, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. In an address at industry chamber FICCI, Singh also took an indirect dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for "doubting" the government's handling of the border row with China.
"Any amount of praise is not enough for the armed forces for the way they displayed bravery and valour, be it in Galwan or Tawang," Singh said.
"We have never questioned the intention of any leader in the opposition, ... | |
| | | | States too share responsibility for security in border areas: Amit Shah | | | |
Agencies
Kolkata, Dec 17: Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday at a meeting of Eastern Zone Council indicated to chief ministers that the states too share a responsibility along with the BSF for security in India's border areas.
Illegal infiltration, trans-border smuggling and the vulnerable India-Bangladesh boundary were among subjects discussed at the 25th Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting, chaired by Shah, at the West Bengal secretariat near here, a senior official said.
Talks on transportation facilities and water-sharing among the states were also held at the 25th EZC meeting, which was attended by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her counterpart from Jharkhand Hemant Soren, B... | |
| | | | Trust us to be guardians of liberties of our citizens: CJI Chandrachud | | | |
Agencies
Mumbai, Dec 17: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said the confidence of citizens in the due process of law and the protection of liberty rests in the judiciary which is “guardians of liberties”.
Delivering a lecture here, the CJI emphasised through the lives of the members of the bar, who fearlessly espouse those causes, “the flame of liberty burns bright even today”.
Delivering the Ashok H Desai memorial lecture at the Y B Chavan Centre here, he referred to a theft case where a man would have spent 18 years in jail had the SC not intervened to say “trust us to be guardians of the liberties of our citizens”.
The event was organised by the Bombay Bar Ass... | |
| | | | PM Modi to launch projects worth Rs 6,800 cr in Tripura, Meghalaya today | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Dec 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Tripura and Meghalaya on Sunday and inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of projects worth more than Rs 6,800 crore there.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement that the projects encompass a wide array of sectors, including housing, road, agriculture, telecom, IT, tourism and hospitality. PM Modi will also participate in the golden jubilee celebration of the North Eastern Council and attend its meeting in Shillong, it said. In Agartala, the Prime Minister will launch the "Grih Pravesh" programme for more than two lakh beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban and Rura... | |
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