Pulwama blast: JeM commander got huge amounts to carry out attack
New Delhi: Mohammed Umar Farooq, the nephew of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, had received Rs 10 lakh in his bank accounts in Pakistan to execute the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed in February last year, the NIA has said in its chargesheet. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe has […]
DNA, forensic tests used to trace ‘tattered’ evidence
New Delhi: When the National Investigation Agency (NIA) began its probe into the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed last year, it faced a blind case in the absence of any solid proof against the perpetrators. The case posed unique challenges, such as a lot of evidence having blown to pieces […]
Man facing trial under POCSO Act commits suicide
Jammu: A 25-year-old man, facing trial in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, allegedly committed suicide by jumping into river Tawi here, prompting police to order a high-level probe into the incident, officials said on Wednesday. Akshay Kumar, a resident of Janipur locality of Jammu, reportedly jumped into the […]
COVID-19 claims one more life in Ladakh, toll climbs to 24
Leh: One more coronavirus patient has died in Ladakh, taking the death toll due to the infection to 24 in the Union Territory, officials said on Wednesday. The fresh death due to COVID-19 was reported from Leh district on Tuesday and the last rites of the deceased were performed in accordance with the set protocol, […]
India, Pak army exchange gunfire in Poonch
Jammu: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire on Wednesday by firing and shelling on forward posts and villages in three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said. The Indian Army gave a befitting reply and the cross-border shelling between the two sides was going on when the last reports […]
BJP leader Ram Madhav arriving today
Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ram Madhav is scheduled to visit Srinagar to meet party workers and get a first hand information about the prevailing situation in the valley. Party sources said that Madhav will arrive in Srinagar and right away chair party workers meeting to get their views on the prevailing situation. […]
Budgam youth held in New Delhi over ‘suspicious movement’
New Delhi: A youth hailing from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district has been arrested by Central Reserve Police Force while roaming around under suspicious circumstances outside Parliament House here in New Delhi, media reports said. They said that the youth was roaming around Delhi’s Vijay Chowk, when CRPF nabbed him on the allegations that he made […]
Lethpora attack: JeM chief Masood Azhar among 19 named in NIA chargesheet
Jammu: Wrapping up the probe into a fatal terror attack that left 40 CRPF personnel dead in South Kashmir last year, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet in a special court here against 19 people including Masood Azhar, the chief of banned terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, for planning the suicide operation. Leading […]
Terror-funding: ED charge sheets Syed Salahuddin, 11 other Hizb militants
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday filed a charge sheet before Delhi court against Pakistan-based Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and 11 others for allegedly laundering money for financing terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The agency said the charge sheet is also related to blasts carried out by the group in Jammu and Kashmir in […]
Delimitation panel freezes creation of new admin units in JK
Order also applicable for four NE states
New Delhi: The Delimitation Commission has ordered a freeze on creation of new ‘administrative units’ in Jammu and Kashmir till the exercise of redrawing constituencies is completed. The order shall be applicable to north eastern states of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh as well. The order says the freeze is effective from June 15, […]
