Army Takes Steps for Swift Troop Movement Along Border
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NEW DELHI: India on Thurs- Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after The first company of CoE was day expressed outrage over the a crew member noticed fumes inside the cabin, NEW DELHI: In the backdrop raised in 1780, and the organisa- imminent release of Mum- an airport source said. IndiGo’s 6E719 flight to of the 73-day- long Dokalam tion celebrated its raising day on bai terror attacks mastermind Vishakhapatnam took off from Delhi at 5.20 am standoff, the Army has decided to November 18. Hafiz Saeed from house arrest, on Wednesday but returned 10 minutes later significantly ramp up road infra- The Army has been focusing calling it an attempt by Paki- because of “fumes” inside the cabin. structure along the Sino-India on enhancing infrastructure along stan to mainstream proscribed The airport official said that there was also a border and tasked its Corps of the Sino-India border following terrorists and a reflection of “drop in cabin pressure” leading to oxygen masks Engineers to vigorously work on the Dokalam standoff. its continuing support to non- being allowed to walk free and being automatically deployed. it to ensure swift movement of Soon after the face-off ended, state actors. continue his evil agenda,” he The airline, however, said that a “false alarm” troops whenever necessary. Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat In a strong reaction, the said, adding the terrorist was over burning smell in the cabin was behind the Official sources said the Corps had expressed grave concern Ministry of External Affairs also responsible for unleash- “precautionary landing”. “IndiGo flight 6E-719 of Engineers (CoE) has already over China’s “muscle-flexing” and (MEA) said ing numerous (Delhi-Visakhapatnam) carried out a precau- initiated a series of steps including said these conflicts could expand Saeed’s release HAFIZ RELEASE other terror tionary landing at Delhi on Wednesday due to a placing orders for latest versions into an all-out war. Troops of confirmed once attacks against false alarm. After take-off from Delhi, the cabin of various mountain cutting and The sources said over 50 short necessary they will be further India and China were locked in again the lack of seriousness Pakistan’s neighbours. crew advised flight crew about burning smell road laying machines and equip- span bridges and a sizeable num- strengthened by the Border Roads a 73-day-long standoff in Doka- by the Pakistan government in Kumar said it is the respon- in the cabin. Keeping the safety and security of ment besides procuring assault ber of assault tracks for quick Organisation (BRO). lam since June 16 after the Indian bringing to justice perpetrators sibility of the Pakistan govern- passengers in mind, the captain-in-command tracks for fast movement of troops. movement are also being procured In 2005, the Border Road side stopped the building of a road of terrorism, including indi- ment to fulfil its international informed the ATC and carried out a precaution- The sources said the Army to increase their mobility. Organisation was asked to con- in the disputed area by the Chi- viduals and entities designated obligations and take credible ary landing at Delhi,” according to an IndiGo headquarters ordered over 1,000 India and China share a struct 73 roads in the strategically nese Army. The face-off ended on by the UN. and effective action against ter- spokesperson. MPOST dual track mine detectors to 4,000-km-long border. Theimportant regions along the Sino- August 28. “It also appears to be an rorists like Saeed. enhance Corps of Engineers’ mine 237-year-old CoE provides vital India border, but there has been a Recently, the Army has also attempt by the Pakistani sys- Saeed was the prime organ- detection capability. combat engineering support and considerable delay in implemen- finalised one of its most signifi- tem to mainstream proscribed iser of the Mumbai terror Sahara’s Aamby Valley Over 100 excavators with latest maintains connectivity in critical tation of the project which has cant procurement plans for infan- terrorists. Pakistan has not attacks in which many Indians features are also being procured to border regions for rapid move- apparently left the Army unhappy. try modernisation under which changed its policy of shield- and nationals of several other to be auctioned: SC increase the existing capability of ment of troops and artillery. They said enhancing infra- a large number of light machine ing and supporting non-state countries were killed. the engineers to lay operational As per the plan, the Army structure along the sensitive bor- guns, battle carbines and assault actors, and its true face is vis- “His release confirms once NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thurs- track along mountainous regions engineers will initially lay roads ders is part of the government’s rifles are being purchased at the ible for all to see,” MEA spokes- again the lack of seriousness on day directed official Receiver of the Bombay in Northern sector. in mountainous terrains, and if overall strategy to boost combat cost of nearly Rs 40,000 crore. person Raveesh Kumar told a the part of the Pakistani gov- High Court to help the Liquidator in getting press conference. ernment in bringing to justice the Sahara Group’s Aamby Valley property auc- A Pakistani judicial body perpetrators of heinous acts of tioned. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak SC strikes down stringent bail condition in PMLA cases on Wednesday ordered the terrorism, including by indi- Misra and Justices Ranjan Gogoi and A K Sikri release of Saeed from house viduals and entities designated also asked the official liquidator of the Bombay NEW DELHI: Holding the stringent bail A bench of Justices R F Nariman and that he is not likely to commit any offence arrest, seen as a setback to by the United Nations. High Court to take the help of the Receiver and provision under Prevention of Money Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that the drastic while on bail—were violative of constitu- India’s efforts to bring to jus- The banned Jamaat-ud- ensure that the Aamby Valley properties are Laundering Act (PMLA) as arbitrary and provision which imposes two conditions tional provisions by providing a procedure tice the perpetrators of the 2008 Dawah head, who carries auctioned. “We want the property to be auc- unconstitutional, the Supreme Court on for grant of bail—that the Public Prosecu- which was not fair or just. The bench said Mumbai attacks. a bounty of USD 10 million tioned. Till then, we will appoint the receiver Thursday struck down Section 45 of the tor must be given an opportunity to oppose that the twin conditions set down in Sec- “India, as indeed the entire announced by the US for his of the Bombay High Court to help in auction- Act, paving the way for accused to get out bail plea and the court must be satisfied that tion 45 were a much higher threshold bar international community, is role in terror activities, has ing, till it is complete,” the bench said. P12 on bail as per the provision applicable to there are reasonable grounds to believe that than any of the conditions laid down by the outraged that a self-confessed been under detention since other offences. the accused is not guilty of such offence and apex court in its earlier verdicts. AGENCIES and UN proscribed terrorist is January. See P10 Right of Internet access is EPS-OPS faction gets non-negotiable AIADMK symbol RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD MPOST BUREAU In today’s CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: The Elec- tion Commission on Thursday allotted paper the ‘two leaves’ symbol to the unified AIADMK led by Tamil Nadu Chief ... Minister E K Palaniswami and his dep- CITY uty O Panneerselvam, dealing a blow to the Sasikala faction. 14-YR-OLD UNDERGOES PLASTIC SURGERY 4 The EC said the EPS-OPS group NATION “enjoys the support of majority of mem- bers, both in the organisational and constituency here following the death VYAPAM: CHARGESHEET AGAINST 592 5 legislature wings of the All India Anna of AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa in Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam”. December last year. EDIT The order of the Commission is a Rival factions then led by Sasikala setback to deposed party leader V K and Panneerselvam respectively had INJECTING INNOVATION 8 Sasikala, who is currently serving a staked claim over the symbol. Edap- INTERNATIONAL four-year sentence in a Bengaluru jail in padi K Palaniswami was then in the a disproportionate assets case, and her Sasikala camp. MUGABE GRANTED IMMUNITY 10 nephew and sidelined deputy general In an interim order in March this secretary T T V Dhinakaran.