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| LG praises J&K Police for unearthing, dismantling pan-India terror module | | Says force saved countless lives by preventing series of planned terror attacks across country | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 16: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday attended the Nagar Kirtan, organised to commemorate 350th martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. He paid obeisance at Gurdwara Sant Mela Singh Dastkari Ashram, Digiana, Jammu.
Addressing the gathering, the Lieutenant Governor recalled the life-long campaigns and supreme sacrifice made by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, the ninth Guru of Sikhism, to uphold the principles of moral values, righteousness, dignity, and religious freedom.
“Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was the embodiment of sacrifice and universal brotherhood and on this occasion, we must reaffirm to follow his ideals of peace and harmony,” the Lie... | |
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| NIA achieves major breakthrough, arrests key conspirator linked to suicide bomber | | Red Fort Blast | | | SANJAY PANDITA
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 16: In a significant development in the probe into the devastating car bomb explosion near Delhi’s iconic Red Fort, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Amir Rashid Ali, a Kashmiri resident accused of conspiring with the suicide bomber behind the attack that claimed 13 lives and injured more than 25 others.
The blast, which rocked the bustling Red Fort area on November 10, has been officially classified as a terror incident, with authorities invoking stringent anti-terrorism laws and attributing it to anti-national forces.
The explosion, triggered by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), sent shockwaves throug... | |
| | | | Terror handlers now prefer recruits with no separatist links, criminal past | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 16: Youths with no past criminal record or separatist affiliation are now preferred for recruitment by terror handlers in Jammu and Kashmir to stay under the radar of security forces, officials in the know say.
This fresh strategy is completely different from the modus operandi adopted by them two decades ago, according to officials, which favoured those with established links to terror outfits.
The investigators probing the “white collar terror module” have found a distinct pattern and a common denominator among the accused persons who have been arrested or questioned so far.
“The accused persons like Dr Adeel Rather, his brother Dr Muzaffar Rather, a... | |
| | | | CIK raids doctor’s house in Anantnag | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 16: Counter Intelligence Kashmir on Sunday conducted searches at the residence of a doctor in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the ‘white collar terror module’ case, officials said.
The raid was carried out by the CIK sleuths at Malaknag in the Anantnag area during the night, the officials said.
They said that during the searches, the CIK personnel found that a female doctor hailing from Haryana was residing in the house as a tenant.
The CIK seized a mobile phone from the house and took it for forensic analysis, the officials said.
Meanwhile, Bilal Ahmad Wani, a dry fruit seller who, along with his son Jasir Bilal, was picked ... | |
| | | | Agencies start monitoring doctors who fudged Shopian postmortem reports | | | | ATUL SHARMA
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 16: In the wake of multiple arrests linked to the recently busted “white-collar terror module” in Kashmir, intelligence agencies have begun closely monitoring the activities of several doctors previously dismissed for their alleged involvement in pro-terror activities. One such doctor is Dr. Nisar-ul-Hassan, former president of the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK), who was terminated by the Jammu and Kashmir administration over alleged links with terrorist organisations. Despite this, he managed to secure a position as Assistant Professor at Al-Falah University in Haryana.
Highly placed sources revealed that security agencies have now reopened... | |
| | | | Agencies uncover Rs 20 lakh fund trail linked to JeM handler | | | | NEW DELHI, Nov 16:
A major breakthrough has been achieved in the Red Fort car blast case, with intelligence agencies uncovering a Rs 20 lakh fund trail linked to three doctors, Umar, Muzammil, and Shaheen.
Intelligence sources on Sunday said that the amount is suspected to have been routed by a Jaish-e-Mohammed handler through a hawala network.
Of this, around Rs 3 lakh is believed to have been spent on purchasing 26 quintals of NPK fertiliser, a nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium-based chemical compound used in agriculture, which is also capable of producing explosives used in the blast.
Officials further revealed that tensions had reportedly emerged between Dr Umar-un-Nabi and Dr ... | |
| | | | Terror module was scouting for suicide bomber since last year | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi/Srinagar, Nov 16: The sophisticated ‘white-collar’ terror module, spearheaded by a group of doctors recently busted by Jammu and Kashmir Police, had been actively scouting for a suicide bomber since last year, with key planner Dr Umar Nabi pushing the agenda, officials said on Sunday.
Interrogation of an arrested co-accused was indicative that Umar, believed to have been killed while driving the explosives-laden car that blew up near the Red Fort on November 10, was a “hardcore radical” and insisted that a suicide bomber was essential for their operations.
Immediately, Srinagar police sent a team to Qazigund in south Kashmir and detained Jasir alias ‘Danish... | |
| | | | Take proactive steps against emerging terror threats in Jammu: Army Northern Commander | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 16: Army’s Northern Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma on Sunday reviewed counter-terrorism grid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district and exhorted all ranks to remain vigilant and proactive against emerging threats in the hinterland.
The general officer commanding-in-chief of Northern Command visited Basantgarh and Rampur areas, which witnessed several terror incidents over the past couple of years.
“Lt Gen Pratik Sharma visited Basantgarh and Rampur to review the counter terrorism grid. He exhorted all ranks to remain vigilant and proactive against emerging threats in the hinterland.
“During the visit he also interacted with troops, lauding t... | |
| | | | IGP Sujit Kumar visits slain cameraman’s family | | | | Early Times Report
Pulwama, Nov 16: Amid scenes of grief and heartbreak, Inspector General of Police Security J&K, Sujit Kumar IPS visited the residence of Crime Branch cameraman Mubashir Mansoor in Hari Tral on Saturday, a day after the young officer lost his life in the Nowgam blast.
Eyewitnesses said the atmosphere at the family home was filled with cries of mourning as relatives, neighbours and colleagues gathered to offer condolences over the tragic loss.
Officials told KNC that Mubashir Mansoor, who served as a camera person with the J&K Crime Branch, sustained fatal injuries in the blast and could not be saved despite efforts.
Later in the day, his body was laid to rest at his ... | |
| | | | FSL seals blast site for probe | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 16: The area surrounding Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar has been sealed off by Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams and security forces as an investigation is underway following a blast that killed nine people and injured 32 others, officials said on Sunday.
Security personnel and forensic experts are conducting on-site examinations to collect evidence.
On Friday, an accidental explosion inside the Nowgam Police Station late at night left nine personnel dead and 32 others injured and caused extensive damage to the nearby building. The injured were admitted to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) in Srinagar for further treatment.
The Jammu an... | |
| | | | GMC Jammu logs 9,427 Cancer cases in 5-Years | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 16: The State Cancer Institute at the Government Medical College Jammu has documented 9,427 cancer cases over a five-year period, with the majority of the patients reporting to the hospital only after the disease had advanced to Stage III or Stage IV.
According to the latest Hospital-Based Cancer Registry data from 2020 to 2024, 5,351 patients were men and 4,076 women, placing the male-to-female ratio at 1.31:1, and suggesting a higher cancer burden among males in the region.
Lung cancer emerged as the most common malignancy with 1,338 cases, followed by head and neck cancers (1,005), breast (704), hepatobiliary (681), genito-urinary (654), hematological c... | |
| | | | Budgam by-poll outcome driven by people’s conscience: Ruhullah | | | | Early Times Report
Budgam, Nov 16: MP Aga Ruhullah on Sunday said the recent by-poll outcome in Badgam reflected the independent judgment of voters, asserting that no political party influenced the result.
Speaking to reporters, Ruhullah said he had only urged people to vote according to their conscience, and the electorate responded with clarity.
He said his political struggle is not for a seat in the Assembly or Parliament, but for safeguarding the political, social and religious rights of the people of
Jammu and Kashmir.
Ruhullah criticised those who, even in challenging times, remain focused solely on positions of power, calling such an approach inadequate for addressing the reg... | |
| | | | Best practices of three services will be incorporated: CDS Gen Chauhan | | | | New Delhi, Nov 16:
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, while emphasising the need for achieving jointness and integration in the armed forces, has said that each service will “retain its individual identity”, and their best practices will be incorporated.
During an interactive session held at an event here on Saturday, he also cited instances from the recent Operation Sindoor that demonstrated the jointness among the three services Army, Navy and the Air Force.
He took part in the two-day Indian Military Heritage Festival hosted by the defence think-tank USI, from November 14-15.
During the interaction, centred around his new book ‘Ready, Relevant and Resurgent II: Shaping a Fut... | |
| | | | CJI Gavai backs exclusion of creamy layer in reservation to SCs | | | | AMARAVATI, Nov 16:
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Sunday affirmed that he is still for exclusion of creamy layer in reservations to Scheduled Castes.
Addressing a programme “India and the Living Indian Constitution at 75 Years”, Gavai opined that children of an IAS officer can not be equated with the offsprings of a poor agricultural laborer when it comes to reservations.
“I also went further and took a view that the concept of creamy layer, as has been found in the judgment of Indra Sawhney (vs Union of India & Others). What is applicable to the Other Backward Classes, should also be made applicable to Scheduled Castes, though my judgment has been widely criticised on that issue,... | |
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