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Terrorists in Kashmir using arms, ammunition abandoned by NATO forces in Afghanistan 9/29/2022 11:04:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 29: While security agencies have already cautioned that Pakistani authorities are desperately trying to push Afghan returned terrorists on the Indian side of the Line of Control, the outgoing Director General of CRPF Kuldeep Singh on Thursday said that the number of foreign terrorists has increased after Taliban controlled Afghanistan. He, however, said that the overall strength of terrorists in the Valley is low and can be capped below 200. DG CRPF has given this statement when reports are originating that terrorists in Kashmir Valley are using arms and ammunition abandoned by NATO forces in Afghanistan. Recently, security forces observed that terrorists used American armour piercing bullets during a couple of encounters. These bullets were abandoned by NATO forces in Afghanistan. A news agency quoting official sources reported that these bullets were successful in piercing through the bulletproof jackets worn by the troops during encounters. Reports said that some terrorists were also found using advanced night visions, which were made i...   READ MORE

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Similar explosives used in Udhampur twin blasts, Lashkar hand suspected 9/29/2022 11:04:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 29: Even as two blasts rocked Udhampur within a gap of eight hours, the police on Thursday suspected the hand of Lashkar e Taiba, which may have used two similar explosives to carry out the terror strikes. A senior official close to the investigations told the Early Times that initial inquiry as conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Indian Army into the twin incidents suggest that “similar explosives with digital timer devices” were used to carry out the explosions. He said the nature of the blast suggests that RDX was used to carry out the attacks. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, the initial inputs suggest th...   READ MORE   After blasts, security tightened in Jammu region 9/29/2022 11:04:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sep 29: Security forces accompanied by sniffer dogs carried out an extensive search of the inter-state bus terminal here after suspected terrorists triggered a blast in a parked bus in Udhampur district early Thursday, officials said. A high alert has been sounded in the Jammu region after the blast. Earlier, a similar explosion took place in Udhampur but there was no casualty, police said. Loudspeaker-fitted police vehicles were make announcements in Katra and Ramnagar towns asking pilgrims, locals and commuters to keep an eye on suspected objects and persons. The special operations group (SOG) of J-K Police armed with sniffer dogs carried out searches ...   READ MORE   After joining BJP Mankotia exposes AAP’s anti-Jammu attitude 9/29/2022 11:04:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 29: A two-time MLA from Udhampur and firebrand leader Balwant Singh Mankotia exposed the anti-Jammu attitude of the leadership of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). While joining BJP at party headquarters in New Delhi, Mankotia disclosed that AAP leadership was annoyed with him for mobilizing the public to raise demand to declare a holiday on the birth anniversary of the last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh. Mankotia said that he was feeling suffocated in the AAP because the party leadership was not allowing workers to pursue nationalist agenda. “AAP leadership opposed my decision to join celebrations of Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday. When we are celebrating...   READ MORE   13-km Zojila tunnel likely to open for public by 2026-end 9/29/2022 11:03:58 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 29: In order to restore the road connectivity of Jammu and Kashmir to Ladakh in every season, the work on the Zojila tunnel is going on in full swing and according to an estimate, this work will be completed by the end of the 2026. Harpal Singh, project head of the company Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Constructions Limited (MIL), which is constructing the 13-km long Zojila Tunnel, said “The construction of the tunnel is going on in full swing and is expected that it should be dedicated to the people at the end of 2026.” According to him, with the completion of the last tube of Zojila project, the 32-km distance from Sonmarg to Minamarg will b...   READ MORE   PFI kept close ties with radical Turkey group: Report 9/29/2022 11:03:51 PM Agencies New Delhi, Sept 29: The banned Popular Front of India (PFI) has been maintaining close ties with a radical Turkish group accused of supplying arms to Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists in Syria and even two PFI leaders were hosted by the terror group, officials said today. The Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief, commonly known as IHH, projects itself as a Turkish human rights organisation. However, investigators have found that it is an Al-Qaeda-linked Turkish charity group, which was accused of smuggling arms to terrorists in Syria in January 2014. Leaked emails of Berat Albayrak, a former finance minister of Turkey and the son-in-law of Turkey...   READ MORE   SI paper leak scam: Court extends police remand of 6 accused 9/29/2022 11:03:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 29: Chief Judicial Magistrate Jammu Amarjeet Singh today granted 7-day police remand to three accused in the Sub Inspector paper leakage scam and sent two other accused on 3-day remand. The CJM granted a 7-day police remand of Rakesh Kumar S/O Sham Lal R/O Mawa Brahmana Pail Tehsil Akhnoor Distt. Jammu, Kewal Krishan @ Vicky S/O Tarsem Lal R/O Village Choudhariwala Tehsil Khour Distt. Akhnoor and Ashwani Kumar S/O Mela Ram R/O Village Kachrial Tehsil Khour Distt and also granted three day police remand to Yatin Yadav S/O Des Raj R/O 753 Sector 3, Rewari and Anil Kumar S/O Om Parkash R/O Village Lahroda, PO Dharsoon, Tehsil Narnaul, Distt. Mahend...   READ MORE   All women entitled to safe, legal abortion: Supreme Court 9/29/2022 11:03:39 PM Agencies New Delhi, Sept 29: In a significant ruling on reproductive rights of women, the Supreme Court held on Thursday that all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, and making any distinction on the basis of their marital status is "constitutionally unsustainable". The top court also said that the meaning of offence of rape must include marital rape for the purpose of the MTP Act. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala and AS Bopanna said the rights of reproductive autonomy give similar rights to unmarried women as that to married women. The bench, in its verdict, said the distinc...   READ MORE   India plays important role as frontline state against terrorism: President Murmu 9/29/2022 11:03:31 PM Agencies New Delhi, Sept 29: President Droupadi Murmu today said India's leadership in several fields has become unchallenged now and the country plays an important role as a frontline state in the fight against terrorism. Addressing a group of officer trainees of the Indian Foreign Service (2021 batch), who had called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, she said that India's strong position is based on its economic performance, among other factors. "While leading economies of the world are still trying to overcome the effects of the pandemic, India has stood up again and started to move on," the President said. As a result, India's economy is registering one of the fastest growth ra...   READ MORE   PM Modi on 2-day Gujarat visit from today, to inaugurate National Games 9/29/2022 11:03:25 PM Agencies Ahmedabad, Sept 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Thursday where he will inaugurate or lay foundation stones for various projects and inaugurate the 36th National Games which are being held for the first time in the state. Gujarat, the home state of PM Modi, faces Assembly elections by the year-end and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making all out efforts to retain power in the state, which it has ruled for nearly three decades now. The PM will begin his visit from Surat by addressing a gathering in the Limbayat area of the city after launching various projects worth Rs 3,400 crore, including the inauguration of main en...   READ MORE

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