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NATO weapons in terrorist hands: M-4 rifles recovered from killed terrorists in Kathua 3/30/2025 11:20:15 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 30: The recovery of sophisticated M-4 rifles from terrorists killed in the Safiyan Jakhole encounter indicates that militants infiltrating from the International Border (IB) are using arms and ammunition abandoned by NATO forces in Afghanistan. Security forces recently recovered M-4 rifles equipped with night vision devices (NVDs) and telescopic sights from two Pakistani terrorists neutralized in a joint operation by the Indian Army and Jammu & Kashmir Police in Kathua district. This suggests that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been smuggling NATO weapons pilfered from Afghanistan to arm terrorist groups operating in India. Reports highlight that the increasing seizure of M-series rifles with advanced optics underscores how foreign mercenaries are being equipped with these battlefield-grade weapons, originally used by NATO forces in global war zones. The recurring recovery of M-4 carbines from eliminated terrorists has become a serious concern for security agencies. Concerns over such weapons falling into the hands of Pakistani ...   READ MORE

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RSS progressed from neglect to acceptance: Hosabale on Sangh centenary 3/30/2025 11:19:44 PM New Delhi, Mar 30: Agencies Starting as a movement of “national reconstruction”, the RSS has progressed from neglect and ridicule to curiosity and acceptance, its general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said on Sunday, as he urged people to join the organisation in fulfilling its resolve. In an article titled “RSS at 100” published on the Vishva Samvad Kendra Bharat website, he said, “The Sangh does not believe in opposing anyone and is confident that, some day, anyone opposing the Sangh’s ...   READ MORE   Lalu had eaten up fodder, alleges Amit Shah 3/30/2025 11:19:20 PM GOPALGANJ (Bihar), Mar 30: Agencies Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed RJD supremo Lalu Prasad for his alleged involvement in various scams and alleged that “those who had eaten up fodder cannot think about the welfare of people in Bihar. He also accused the RJD chief of ignoring the development of Bihar and working only for the betterment of his family. Addressing a rally in Gopalganj, Shah claimed, “The NDA Governments, both at the Centre and in Bihar, have been working ...   READ MORE   Amid multi-tier security, pilgrims pay obeisance at Mata Vaishnodevi Cave Shrine 3/30/2025 11:19:11 PM Early Times Report Reasi, Mar 30: Thousands of pilgrims flocked the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir as the nine-day Chaitra Navratri festival began on Sunday. Heavy security arrangements, including AI-enabled CCTV cameras and drones, have been deployed at the base camp of the bhawan and along the route to avert any untoward incident, officials said. While 48,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at the cave shrine on Saturday, the numbers are set to increase as serpen...   READ MORE   LG visits GMC Jammu, enquires about health of Policemen injured in Kathua 3/30/2025 11:19:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 30: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today visited Government Medical College Hospital Jammu to enquire about the health of J&K Police Personnel, who sustained injuries during an encounter with terrorists in Kathua. Team of senior doctors briefed the Lieutenant Governor on the health condition of SDPO Border, Kathua, Shri Dheeraj Katoch and SPO Bharat Jalhotra and medical procedures being followed. The Lieutenant Governor also met the family members of th...   READ MORE   Moon sighted, Eid to be celebrated today 3/30/2025 11:18:11 PM New Delhi, Mar 30: Agencies Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Monday as the moon was sighted this evening. Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad said that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque contacted many places and was informed that the moon was sighted at several places. Eid will be celebrated in the country on March 31, Monday, he said. Describing Eid as a festival of brotherhood and harmony, Ah...   READ MORE

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