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| India's rich linguistic landscape source of strength: LG Sinha | | Delivers keynote address at National Seminar on ‘Integration in Indian Languages’ at NIT Srinagar | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 19: With the peace and stability, with the spirit of unity and common goals, and fostering a strong collective identity, India will achieve robust development, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said on Friday.
He was speaking at a National Seminar on Integration in Indian languages organised by National Institute of Technology, Srinagar and Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti.
The Lieutenant Governor said India's rich linguistic landscape is a source of strength. He said hundreds of languages and dialects have helped in building a cohesive society, which is driving transformation and development.
“Despite diverse background, languages, dialects and ideas, a common national identity and shared consciousness unite us all.
We must harness the power of unity in... | |
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| Cops trace network of interstate arms smuggling linked to bovine smugglers, narco-terrorists | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: Police are probing the suspected links of an arrested B.Tech student from the Central University of Jammu with narco-terrorists and bovine smugglers operating across the Jammu division.
The student, identified as Kaif Ahmed, son of Shami Ahmed and a native of Barharian near Masjid in Siwan district of Bihar, was apprehended by Miran Sahib Police in the first week of August. Investigations have revealed that he was a key supplier of illegal arms to criminal gangs active in Jammu, Samba, and Kathua districts.
According to sources, several narco-terrorists and bovine smugglers in these districts are in possession of sophisticated weapons, prompting p... | |
| | | | PM Modi plants sapling gifted by British King on his 75th birthday | | |  NEW DELHI, Sept 19:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday planted a Kadamb sapling, a gift to him from British King Charles III, on his 75th birthday, at his official residence.
The gift was inspired by Modi’s initiative — Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam — urging people to plant a tree as a tribute to their mother, the British High Commission’s office in India had said on September 17, the prime minister’s birthday
The gift reflected the shared commitment of Charles III and Modi to environmental co... | |
| | | | Union Agri Minister promises approval of package for 5,000 flood-hit rural houses in J&K | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday promised to soon approve a package, including the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, for over 5,000 houses damaged in recent floods, landslides and rains in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chouhan also assured the farming community that 7,000 farmers will get their insurance amount after completion of the survey, as his central team will sit with insurance companies for its full implementation. "Houses... | |
| | | | First Gaganyaan crewed flight now aimed for early 2027: ISRO Chief | | |  Early Times Report
BENGALURU, Sept 19: India’s Gaganyaan programme, aimed at sending Indian astronauts into space and returning them safely to Earth, is progressing steadily, with the first crewed mission targeted for the last quarter of 2025, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan announced today.
Speaking to media at the inauguration of the Hydrogen Fuel National Workshop in Bengaluru, he said that about 80 to 85 per cent of the development work for the programme has already been completed.
“The fi... | |
| | | | Special Court sentences 2 Punjab residents to 10 years RI | | SAMBA NDPS CASE | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: In a major crackdown against drug trafficking, the Special Court under the NDPS Act at Samba, presided over by Principal Sessions Judge R.N. Watal, has convicted and sentenced two Punjab residents — Harjit Singh and Raj Kumar — to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment each along with a fine of Rs 1 lakh for trafficking commercial quantity of narcotic drugs.
The case, registered as Crime No. 07/2020 and investigated by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Jammu Zonal Unit, stemmed from credible inputs about the accused being involved in cross-border sale and purchase of narcotics. After a full trial, both were held guilty under Sections 8(c)/20(c)/60 of t... | |
| | | | India has shown how strong our retaliation can be: Rajnath on Operation Sindoor | | | 
NEW DELHI, Sept 19:
In carrying out Operation Sindoor following the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam, India showed its enemy how strong the country’s retaliation can be, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.
Singh also said that the coordination and courage with which India’s armed forces worked in executing the operation has proven that “victory is no longer an exception for us”.
The defence minister was interacting with a group of 1965 war veterans.
“We launched Operat... | |
| | | | CAT orders JU to grant old pension scheme benefits to professor | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 19: In a landmark ruling, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench, has directed the University of Jammu to extend the benefits of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to Dr. Vijay Kumar Shivgotra, Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics, setting aside years of bureaucratic inaction. The Tribunal, comprising Member (J) Rajinder Singh Dogra and Member (A) Ram Mohan Johri, held that the applicant could not be deprived of OPS benefits due to dela... | |
| | | | Delhi man held in Rs 2,700 crore scam | | |  NEW DELHI, Sept 18:
The Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly cheating several people in a Rs 2,700 crore scam by promising high returns on investments in a township project in Gujarat’s Dholera, officials said on Thursday.
The accused, Jugal Kishore (57), falsely claimed that the prime minister was the “brand ambassador” of the project and lured people into investing through his company, Additional Commissioner of Police (Economic Offences Wing) Amrutha Guguloth said in a stateme... | |
| | | | 5 more bodies found in rain-ravaged Chamoli | | |  GOPESHWAR (Ukd), Sept 19:
Five more bodies were recovered on Friday from the rain-ravaged villages in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district as rescue teams dug through debris and waded through sludge in search of the missing.
With this, the toll has climbed to seven. Two bodies were recovered on Thursday.
As rescuers pulled out the bodies, family members of the victims broke down.
Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rain hit four villages — Kuntari Laga Phali, Kuntari Laga Sarpani, Se... | |
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