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Shimla, April 26, 2025 — In a dramatic twist, the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s division bench has stayed the earlier order that had cleared the way for BJP MP and former Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur to contest the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections.
The fresh order, issued by the double bench today, halts the single-judge bench’s decision which had instructed BFI to treat Thakur's nomination as valid along with Rajesh Bhandari’s, and move ahead with the elections as per the rules.
Earlier this week, Thakur had managed a temporary legal victory, but it was short-lived.
The BFI and other stakeholders challenged the order, forcing a higher bench to intervene.
Now, not just Thakur’s nomination, but the entire electoral college list has been frozen — effectively putting the much-delayed BFI elections in cold storage once again.
This latest legal punch has turned the BFI elections into a full-blown political slugfest, showcasing how MPs and power-players continue to eye the top posts in Indian sports bodies.
For Anurag Thakur — once a dominant figure in cricket and boxing administration — this stay order comes as a significant setback in his attempt to make a comeback in sports leadership.
The big question now is: Will Anurag Thakur take the fight to the Supreme Court against the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s stay order?
With the court battle intensifying, the Boxing Federation remains caught between legal uppercuts and political jabs — and the final knockout is still far away.
#BFIElections #AnuragThakur #SportsPolitics #HighCourtStay
New Delhi, April 26, 2025:
In a reminder to all media platforms, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting today issued a fresh advisory prohibiting live coverage of defence operations and troop movements, warning that any violation could compromise national security and invite strict action.
The advisory, flagged under file number 41015/3/2024-BC.III, bluntly states: no real-time visuals, no speculative reporting, and no source-based scoops when it comes to security operations.
Media coverage, it says, must be strictly limited to official briefings by designated government officers until operations conclude.
The ministry drew sharp references to past disasters — from the Kargil War to the 26/11 Mumbai attacks — where freewheeling media coverage allegedly aided hostile forces and jeopardized lives.
"Premature disclosure of sensitive information may inadvertently assist hostile elements," the advisory warns.
While the government frames the move as a "shared moral responsibility" between media and the state, watchdogs and critics aren't blind to the risks: Such blanket bans, they argue, could also be misused to control narratives and stifle independent journalism.
The advisory stresses that earlier guidelines under the Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2021 already prohibit such telecasts. Rule 6(1)(p) specifically bars live coverage of anti-terror operations except through official periodic briefings.
Importantly, the government’s concern is not limited to TV channels anymore. The net has been cast wide — news websites, digital media, social media users — all are under the scanner.
In an era where a single viral video from a battlefield can alter public opinion — or expose military vulnerabilities — the advisory underlines a tough balancing act: freedom of the press versus the imperatives of national security.
Issued with approval from the competent authority, the advisory was signed by Deputy Director Kshitij Aggarwal.
In today’s fast-paced news environment, a moment’s recklessness could endanger lives.
But equally, a nation must guard against turning security into an excuse to shut down legitimate journalism.
The responsibility — and the burden — is heavier than ever.
Pakistan’s Dirty War: NIA Unmasks Pakistan’s Terror and Drug Offensive Targeting India’s Youth
New Delhi, April 26, 2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has ripped the veil off Pakistan’s latest dirty war against India — a dual assault using both terror and narcotics to destabilize the country and destroy its youth.
In a massive crackdown on Thursday, NIA teams raided 18 locations across Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Karnataka. Acting on intelligence
inputs, sleuths seized critical electronic devices and other incriminating evidence pointing to a Pakistan-backed Khalistani network that has been flooding India with weapons and drugs across the border.
The ongoing investigation, under case number RC-18/2024/NIA/DLI registered on December 20, 2024, has revealed that individuals influenced by banned and extremist organizations have been radicalized through sophisticated online propaganda.
These operatives maintained regular contact with handlers based in Pakistan, many of whom are suspected to be associated with pro-Khalistan extremist (PKE) outfits.
Sources in the security establishment reveal that Pakistan’s ISI is not just sheltering terror groups but has unleashed a calculated "narcotics jihad" — using potent synthetic drugs like 'chitta' (heroin) to hook and wreck the lives of India’s young generation.
The weapons and drugs are often bundled together in cross-border smuggling operations, exposing the dangerous cocktail designed to weaken India's internal security and social fabric.
Investigators have traced the network's digital footprints across encrypted messaging apps and social media platforms where they plotted recruitment, radicalization, and logistics operations under the cover of anonymity.
The aim: to foment unrest in Punjab and Kashmir and push India into a spiral of internal conflict and youth degradation.
Top officials warn that Pakistan’s strategy has moved beyond traditional terror to a full-spectrum hybrid warfare model — mixing proxy terrorism, psychological operations, and narcotics to poison India’s future. Intelligence agencies believe the volume of narcotics seizures along the Punjab and Rajasthan borders is just the tip of the iceberg.
Security experts are now calling for intensified, coordinated combing operations by the Army, paramilitary forces, and state police, not just to intercept arms and infiltrators but also to bust the drug networks funding terrorism.
“Pakistan’s rogue establishment has weaponized drugs as a tool of war. It’s not just Punjab; sleeper cells are spreading tentacles into Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and southern states too. The entire nation must stay alert," said a senior counterterrorism official.
The NIA has vowed a deep and sustained probe to map the full extent of the conspiracy, identify all domestic operatives, and dismantle the cross-border terror-drug nexus that threatens the country’s sovereignty and the lives of millions of young Indians.
As the investigation deepens, one thing is clear: Pakistan’s war against India is being fought not only with guns and bombs but also with syringes and addiction — a silent, slow, but equally devastating weapon.
“Main Vimal Negi Nahi Banna Chahta”: SDM Dharamshala Sanjeev Kumar Bhot Quits, Slams Bureaucratic Torture in Viral VRS Letter
Shimla/Dharamshala: In a chilling reminder of the late Vimal Negi’s tragic case, SDM Dharamshala Sanjeev Kumar Bhot has shaken the Himachal bureaucracy by seeking Voluntary Retirement (VRS), citing mental torture and harassment due to repeated transfers.
In a strongly worded letter to the Chief Secretary — now viral on social media — Bhot declared, “Main Vimal Negi nahi banna chahta. I want to live.”
Transferred four times in just two and a half years, Bhot says he has been turned into a “football” by a lobby of powerful bureaucrats in the state Secretariat.
“I have a family. I have served with honesty. But I am being targeted without rhyme or reason,” he said in his video. “I am a Buddhist. I believe in the dignity of life — and this is no way to live.”
The officer’s emotionally raw and deeply personal letter has struck a nerve, especially among fellow officers still reeling from the mysterious death of Chief Engineer Vimal Negi, who had made similar allegations of harassment in his final days.
Bhot’s letter is more than a resignation — it’s a loud alarm bell. “Why am I being punished for doing my job sincerely?
Why these whimsical transfers? I have been mentally harassed. I am not a machine to be shifted like a file every few months,” he said.
The video, which has spread like wildfire across bureaucratic WhatsApp groups and citizen forums, has reignited debate on the internal rot and unchecked power games within the bureaucracy.
Now, all eyes are on the Chief Minister. Will he intervene and set the babus at the Secretariat right?
Or will he quietly accept Bhot’s VRS letter and let another honest officer walk away broken?
The silence from the top brass so far is deafening. But the people are watching. And so are many honest officers who wonder — am I next?
#JusticeForOfficers #StopBureaucraticHarassment #IStandWithBhot #VimalNegiNeverAgain
Readers' Comments: Really a sorry and concerning state of affairs. How hapeless officers face such mental trauma through frequent transfers on the whims of high ups.
There should be security of tenure for a State Cadre Officers to save them from such harassments.
Need serious thought at government level to bring out a transparant policy for transfer of HPAS officers. Sanjeev must not get deterred by such transfers and fight for justice in the court of law if deem fit
-KAMESHWAR DHAULTA, HAS RETD)
Tragedy Near Pandoh: Five of Marriage Party, Including Infant, Killed as Car Plunges Into Gorge
Mandi, April 25:
In a heart-wrenching accident near Pandoh dam, five members of a marriage party — including an eight-month-old infant — lost their lives after their private car skidded off the Pandoh–Bhakidhar road and plunged into a deep gorge on Thursday.
The victims were returning home from a relative’s wedding in Seraj area of Mandi district when the tragic mishap occurred.
The car veered off the narrow hilly road and fell into a gorge near the dam, leaving the vehicle completely mangled.
Among the deceased were 35-year-old Duni Chand, his wife Kanta, their infant daughter Kajal of Traur, Dhaulu Ram of Naun and Meena, a Nepali national who was travelling with them.
The accident has devastated the family and shocked the local residents.
A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), assisted by local police and residents, faced a tough challenge extracting the bodies from the wreckage due to the steep terrain and the condition of the vehicle.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident. Preliminary reports suggest that the narrow stretch and possible overspeeding could have contributed to the crash.
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