Border Security Force on Tuesday apprehended a 53-year-old Pakistani citizen in the Akhnoor sector after he crossed the International Border and entered Indian territory. The detainee, identified as Mohammad Rafiq Kala, a resident of Pindi village, was spotted by BSF personnel stationed in the Pragwal area of Khour. During preliminary questioning, Kala claimed that he had lost his way while traveling to meet his sister and had accidentally strayed across the border. Officials confirmed that a thorough search of his belongings yielded no suspicious or incriminating items.
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Nine people were killed in separate rain-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, including seven members of two families who died after a flash flood and landslide buried a house in Poonch district and two persons killed when shooting stones struck a passenger bus in Doda district, officials said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced an ex gratia of Rs 6 lakh for the next of kin of each person killed in the rain-related incidents in Rajouri and Poonch, comprising Rs 4 lakh from the SDRF and Rs 2 lakh from the CMRF. The fresh deaths came as search operations…
The Union government is likely to appoint former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Tapan Deka as the next Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, replacing Manoj Sinha, two government sources familiar with the matter quoted by ABP News said, as New Delhi seeks to strengthen its security management in the federally administered territory. The appointment has not yet been officially announced, and the Ministry of Home Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Deka, a 1988-batch Indian Police Service officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, retired as Director of the Intelligence Bureau in June after serving a four-year…
At least 35 civilians were killed and more than 300 wounded in U.S. airstrikes across southern Iran, Iranian Health Ministry said Wednesday. Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said on X that women and children were among the casualties and that the provinces of Hormozgan, Sistan and Baluchestan, and Khuzestan were the hardest hit. Separately, U.S. strikes hit three locations in the southwestern city of Bushehr on Wednesday morning, with no injuries reported, the province’s governor told Fars News Agency. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the strikes on Iran would continue and intensify, and warned that the U.S. would target Iranian…
Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday expressed deep anguish over reports of civilian and police casualties in the continuing unrest across the Line of Control (LoC), particularly in Rawalakot and Poonch, and appealed to the Government of Pakistan, local authorities and protesters to resolve differences through dialogue instead of confrontation. In a post on X, the Mirwaiz said he was deeply saddened by the loss of lives and extended his condolences to the bereaved families. “Deeply saddened and pained by reports of loss of life of civilians and police personnel in the continuing unrest on the other side…
Poor sanitation and inadequate civic infrastructure have cast a shadow over Baba Reshi’s religious and tourism significance, with traders and local stakeholders alleging official neglect despite the revered shrine attracting thousands of devotees and tourists every day. Stakeholders said that heaps of garbage have accumulated around the shrine complex and adjoining market, while poor maintenance has affected the overall experience of visitors. They claimed that Baba Reshi receives nearly 20,000 visitors on busy days, but sanitation arrangements have failed to keep pace with the growing footfall. “The authorities are paying no attention to this destination. While the Waqf chairperson has…
In the early hours of Tuesday, the United States launched military strikes against Iran, following President Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington was reimposing a naval blockade on Tehran in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also indicated that the US would begin charging other vessels for secure transit through the waterway, a move that overturns centuries of American policy that had consistently upheld the principle of freedom of navigation worldwide. In retaliation, Iran carried out attacks on Bahrain, Jordan, and two oil tankers affiliated with the United Arab Emirates that were passing through the strait. The assaults resulted in one mariner…
A court in Jammu has ordered the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against Hafiz Saeed, the chief of the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). This action follows the National Investigation Agency (NIA) naming the Pakistan-based militant leader as the principal conspirator in a supplementary chargesheet submitted earlier this month. According to investigative sources, Saeed, who is believed to be sheltered by Pakistan’s military establishment, will face legal proceedings without being physically present in court. The charges stem from one of the deadliest militant strikes in Jammu and Kashmir since the 2019 Uri garrison attack. Last April, Pahalgam witnessed the massacre…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday condemned the attack on a commercial vessel off Oman coast and said 10 Indian nationals aboard the ship were rescued, while one was reported missing. India on Sunday condemned the attack on the merchant vessel that was hit by a so-called warning shot fired by Iranian forces near the coast of Oman, saying there were 11 Indian seafarers onboard. Ten of them have been rescued, while one reportedly remains missing, New Delhi said. “We condemn the attack on the commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman, earlier today. Of the…
The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has initiated legal action against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, issuing a formal notice regarding his recent accusations that the BJP attempted to destabilize his government. The party has dismissed the claims as entirely false and has demanded a retraction and an unconditional public apology, failing which it has threatened civil and criminal proceedings. The controversy stems from a speech made by Abdullah last week at a National Conference (NC) gathering in Hazratbal, where he alleged that the BJP was plotting to engineer a split within his party to bring…