Four militants, including a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were killed in a landmine explosion while attempting to infiltrate into Indian Territory near Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Monday. Reports said that the incident took place in the Krishna Ghati Sector where the group was attempting to cross into this side. “Terrorists were killed after triggering a landmine,” officials were quoted as saying by news agency KNO, adding, “The incident foiled an infiltration attempt, with all four terrorists dying at the spot.” The identity of the slain LeT commander and the circumstances leading to the suspected…
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a residential property in Srinagar, which officials said on Monday was allegedly used to harbour Pakistani militants and hide incriminating material linked to a terror network. According to an NIA statement, the property is located at Khasra No. 315 in Danihama village, Hazratbal, and belongs to accused Ghulam Mohammad Mir, also known as Mama Gas. It was attached in a case involving a cross-border terror conspiracy linked to the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The attachment was carried out under Section 25 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, after obtaining the required prior approval…
Delhi authorities shut six metro stations on Monday and cautioned of traffic disruptions, as opposition groups prepared to march to the Supreme Court against a contentious voter-list revision that has caused days of unrest in the capital. Opposition parties and backers of the “cockroach” youth movement have protested almost daily this month, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the revision, which critics say benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The revision, begun last year, removed more than 130 million names from voter rolls—more than Japan’s population—including deceased, relocated and untraceable voters. Over the…
Supreme Court held a special sitting to hear petitions challenging the closure of Delhi Metro stations during protests called by the Cockroach Janta Party, ordering that all barricades be removed unless “absolutely warranted.” The top court also directed authorities to withdraw enforcement of Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) of 2023, which bans large gatherings. A bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana said a notice under Section 163 had been imposed in and around the Supreme Court. “We direct the authorities to take down the restriction so that there is no apprehension of access to…
The Jammu and Kashmir government has set a four-month deadline to formulate a comprehensive new media policy, Minister for Health and Medical Education Sakina Itoo announced, signalling a significant regulatory shift for the Union Territory’s rapidly evolving media landscape. “Healthy criticism is always welcome, but targeting someone’s dignity without reason is unacceptable,” the Minister said, stressing that constructive criticism should be distinguished from personal attacks. On media-related issues, Itoo said the government would formulate a new media policy within the next four months. She said the policy would seek to address issues concerning the media landscape while underlining the importance…
India hit back at Pakistan at the United Nations, saying it was “regrettable” that Islamabad continued to misuse the world body’s platform to spread “lies and falsehoods” about the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Exercising its Right of Reply in the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly on Friday under the agenda item on decolonisation, India said Jammu and Kashmir “is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India”. Mewar said that in the last few months, the Pakistani armed forces and their proxies had killed dozens of innocent civilians who were agitating for…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has suffered a personal loss amid the political developments surrounding his detention in Delhi, with his grandmother, Savitribai Shankar Dipke, passing away after a prolonged illness in their native village in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district on Saturday. Savitribai Shankar Dipke breathed her last at Santuk Pimpri village, where she had been undergoing treatment for an illness over the past few days, as per a SaamTV report. Her death has left the family grieving, with condolences reportedly pouring in from the village and the political and social circles. Earlier, Delhi Police detained several leaders and…
Ahead of a planned protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Delhi Police detained several leaders and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), including Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, from a flight after it landed at Delhi Airport. CJP legal team head Ratna Singh, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and over 400 other people were also detained, according to the party. Rathee, who recently arrived in India to participate in the CJP protest, was detained by Delhi Police from his Gurugram residence around 7:45 am today. Around 50 police personnel had reportedly gathered outside his residence…
In a major administrative shake-up, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday ordered the transfer and posting of 100 senior police officers across the Union Territory with immediate effect. According to an order issued by the Home Department, the reshuffle includes officers from both the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Jammu and Kashmir Police Service (JKPS) cadres. Senior IPS officer Danesh Rana, who was awaiting posting, has been appointed Managing Director of the J&K Police Housing Corporation, relieving S.J.M. Gillani of the additional charge. Garib Dass, Director of the Sher-i-Kashmir Police Academy (SKPA), Udhampur, has been posted as ADG Homeguards,…
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a 535-page chargesheet against an arrested man and three Pakistani terrorists killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district in February, the agency said on Friday. The chargesheet was filed before a special NIA court in Jammu against Maneer Ahmed, a resident of Naidgam village in Chatroo, and three killed terrorists, including Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander Saifullah, also known by several aliases, including Atiq Nazir and Atiq Ur Rehman. The case relates to a terrorist attack on February 22 in Wani Mohalla, Passer Kote, in Kishtwar district of Jammu and…