SRINAGAR: One person was killed and twelve others were injured in a rare terror attack targeting tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The attack took place at around 2:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon when a group of terrorists, dressed in fatigues, opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam's Baisaran meadow. Visuals from the site of the…
JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir aims to achieve self-sufficiency in power generation in next two years, ensuring a reliable electricity supply, and that the government was committed to offering 200 units of free electricity. He said Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation was prioritizing the development of hydroelectric…
BARAMULLA: A suspected grenade attack took place at a police station in north Kashmir's Baramulla district late last night, police said today. "During the night intervening March 4-5, at approximately 2120 hrs, a blast-like sound was heard from the backside of Police Post Old Town, Baramulla, causing concern among the general public. No casualty or…
SRINAGAR, Dec 10: A fire broke out in the Member Legislative Assembly Hostel (MLA) in Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said. There was no report of any casualty in the incident. The Fire and Emergency officials said that fire broke out at around noon in the first floor of the MLA hostel quarter situated at the…
JHANSI: At least 10 infants were killed after a massive fire broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh late Friday evening, officials said. According to hospital officials, there were 54 infants admitted to the NICU ward and several infants trapped have been rescued. The dousing, as…
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Mendhar/Jammu, Feb 29 : An army personnel was injured when his service rifle went off accidentally near the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred…
SAMBA: Former Sarpanch Mohan Singh Bhatti is ready to receive tourists at his homestay near the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, a visible change in the ground situation after the renewed…
TAMIL NADU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the ruling, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu over a newspaper advertisement of the state government that allegedly showcased a 'Chinese rocket'. The Prime Minister accused the DMK…
Mendhar/Jammu, Feb 28: Army troops guarding the Line of Control fired nearly two dozen rounds at a Pakistani drone after it intruded into Indian territory in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on…
New Delhi, Feb 28: In a successful coordinated operation at sea, Indian Navy, in coordination with Narcotics Control Bureau, apprehended a suspicious boat carrying almost 3,300 kg of contraband off the coast of Gujarat. The…
NEW DELHI: In an effort to advance its efforts to demolish and dismantle the terrorist ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged three of the five people involved in the January 2023 Rajouri attacks case—three of whom were handlers of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) organisation who were absconding and based in Pakistan. The case concerns the horrific terror attack that occurred on January 1, 2018, on a village called Dhangri in the Rajouri district, which was followed the next day by an IED explosion. The attacks claimed the lives of seven innocent people, two of whom were children, and seriously injured dozens more.According to the NIA, three of the people included on the chargesheet are LeT handlers. They are Abu Qatal alias Qatal Sindhi, Mohd Qasim, and Saifullah alias Sajid Jutt alias Ali alias Habibullah alias Numan alias Langda alias Noumi. Although Sajit Jutt and Abu Qatal are citizens of Pakistan, Qasim joined the LeT terrorist group after infiltrating the country sometime in 2002. The three Pakistan-based suspects, according to the NIA, had planned the recruitment and transfer of LeT terrorists from Pakistan to target security officers and innocent civilians, especially members of the minority population in Jammu and Kashmir. "The attacks were carried out under the directions of these Pakistan-based handlers." Along with the other two, Saifullah, a highly ranking LeT Commander currently serving from Pakistan, was in charge of organising the entire plan. At the moment, Mohd Qasim serves as the right hand of senior LeT commanders. Along with other terrorists, Abu Qatal arrived in India in 2002–2003 and operated in the Poonch–Rajouri region. The other two individuals named on the charge sheet are Nisar Ahmed, also known as Haji Nisar, and Mushtaq Hussain, also known as Chacha. They are both LeT Overground Workers (OGWs) who reside in Mohra, Gursai, Tehsil Mendhar, District Poonch. The two were taken into custody as the NIA conducted its probe. Investigations revealed that they had given the terrorists logistical support per Abu Qatal's instructions. They had given food, lodging, and other forms of logistical support to the terrorists for around three months after the attack in Dhangri, along with a juvenile who was also arrested for aiding and abetting the attackers. The NIA said that they had also made an effort to hide evidence by destroying the cell phone that was being used for covert communication with the LeT commanders in Pakistan. According to the anti-terror agency, Nisar had also received a shipment of weapons, ammunition, and money from the terrorists' handlers in Pakistan. "According to investigations, Nisar had communication with Abu Qatal while he was in India.Even after Abu Qatal returned to Pakistan, he had kept in touch with him.The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and several sections of the Indian Penal Code are the charges listed in the chargesheet against the two adult accused who were apprehended and the handlers who were based in Pakistan, according to the NIA. "The Final Report against the apprehended juvenile will be submitted to the Juvenile Justice Board, Rajouri in due course," it stated. [caption id="attachment_11803" align="alignnone" width="300"] 2023 Rajouri attack: NIA chargesheets three Pakistan nationals among five[/caption]
New Delhi, Feb 26: Calling the national security a complicated calculus in today’s times, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India’s response to Chinese incursions at the Line of Actual control (LAC) and towards cross-border…
LAHORE, Feb 26: Senior PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, on Monday, became the first-ever woman chief minister of a province in Pakistan when she was elected to…
Islamabad, Feb 25: Still struggling to address the rigging allegations after general elections in the country, Pakistan is now gearing up to elect the new president by March 9. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)…
JAMMU: The State Investigation Agency has filed a fourth supplementary charge sheet against six accused, including three Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, in a case relating to terror funding, an official said on Friday. With the…
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