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Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted search operations across Jharkhand, Manipur and Kolkata in connection with a massive fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) scam worth around Rs 658 crore, said sources in the central investigation agency. The raids were conducted at the premises of individuals and firms suspected of being linked to the fraud. ED’s Itanagar unit is spearheading the operation in coordination with state police forces, sources said.According to inv…

Itanagar, Jan 5 (IANS) The Indian Army has organised a 15-day-long National Integration Tour for students from the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh’s Shi-Yomi district, defence officials said on Monday. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that the tour is being organised for students of the Government Higher Secondary School, Mechuka, located in the remote border region of the Shi-Yomi district.Commencing on Monday, the initiative aims to provide meaningful national exposure to stude…

Itanagar, Dec 23 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lieutenant General K.T. Parnaik (Retd.), on Tuesday, referring to the recent arrest of suspected agents and underscoring the state’s strategic importance, cautioned that external forces and elements from neighbouring regions may attempt to create disturbances in the border state. The Governor said that sustained vigilance and preparedness are essential to safeguard peace and stability.Chairing the high-level security review meeting at Lok Bhavan…

Itanagar, Dec 23 (IANS) With the arrest of two more persons, the Arunachal Pradesh Police have so far apprehended five individuals, all residents of Jammu and Kashmir, for their alleged involvement in espionage activities linked to Pakistani handlers, officials said on Tuesday. A senior police official said that the two latest arrests were made in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on December 18, and the accused were brought to Arunachal Pradesh on Monday.The arrested persons have been i…

Srinagar, Dec 23 (IANS) Two men from the Kashmir Valley have been arrested by police in Arunachal Pradesh for allegedly spying for Pakistan, officials said here on Tuesday.The officials said that police in Itanagar arrested the two men from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district for allegedly spying and collecting sensitive information for handlers based in Pakistan.“The arrested persons have been identified as Aijaz Ahmed Bhat and Bashir Ahmad Ganai. With these two arrests, the total number o…