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| Arrested terrorist was building drone bombs for pan-India attacks | | Red Fort Blast | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 18: In a stunning breakthrough, security agencies claim to have averted multiple drone terror strikes across India after arresting the second mastermind behind the Red Fort blast—an accused who was allegedly converting off-the-shelf drones into deadly airborne weapons.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested Jasir Bilal Wani alias “Danish” from Kashmir, barely 24 hours after capturing Amir Rashid Rather in New Delhi.
Top intelligence sources say Jasir was no ordinary tech enthusiast—he was reportedly modifying drones, experimenting with rocket-making, and proposing coordinated aerial attacks across various cities.
Investigators now believe that instead of turning into a suicide bomber like Dr. Umar Nabi, Jasir had pitched an alternative assault plan: simultaneous drone strikes across India.
NIA sources revealed that Jasir, a resident of Qazigund in Anantnag, allegedly served as the technical brain of the module—pr... | |
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| CIK foils attempt to recruit females in terror groups on instruction of ‘Madam Surgeon’ | | | | Sandeep Bhat
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 18: In a dramatic pre-dawn crackdown, the Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Tuesday uncovered what investigators describe as Kashmir’s first organised female terror-recruitment network, allegedly activated on the instructions of the mysterious “Madam Surgeon” Dr. Shaheen Shahid, a senior doctor already under arrest from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the “white-collar” terror module.
According to top intelligence officials, a doctor and his wife, acting directly under Dr. Shaheen Shahid’s command, have been quietly recruiting women from multiple districts of Kashmir into terror outfits triggering alarm bells across security agencies.
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| | | | Police, admin check lockers at SMGS Hospital | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 18: The Jammu Police, along with the hospital administration, on Tuesday stepped up inspections of unidentified and unclaimed lockers belonging to staff and doctors at Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital as a precautionary security measure.
Dr. Dara Singh, Medical Superintendent of SMGS Hospital, said that the exercise to verify lockers was already underway but has now been intensified in the wake of the Delhi blast.
“We were already conducting this exercise, but it has been intensified after the Delhi blast. Today as well, we broke open the lock of an almirah in the presence of security officials. We have constituted a four-member committee to super... | |
| | | | Video glorifying suicide attack found in bomber’s phone | | | | NEW DELHI, Nov 18:
Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered a mobile phone of the Red Fort suicide
bomber, Dr Umar-un-Nabi, and the extracted data has provided chilling evidence to show that he had prepared a video justifying the suicide attack as a ‘martyrdom operation’.
The critical evidence was unearthed after the detention and subsequent interrogation of Zahoor Illahi, brother of Umar who was driving the explosive-laden car that blasted outside Red Fort on November 10 killing 15 people, officials said on Tuesday.
Illahi was picked up by a special team formed by Senior Superintendent of Police (Srinagar) G V Sundeep Chakravarthy as the entire white-collar terror module conspiracy ... | |
| | | | Delhi Court remands co-conspirator to 10-day NIA custody | | | | NEW DELHI, Nov 18:
A Delhi court on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) sent to 10 days’ NIA custody Jasir Bilal, an “active co-conspirator” of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, in connection with the Red Fort car blast that claimed 15 lives.
Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna allowed the NIA’s plea seeking custodial interrogation of the accused.
Mediapersons were barred from entering the court premises, which virtually turned the proceedings ‘in camera’.
A heavy deployment of police and the Rapid Action Force was made in the court premises. On standby were several personnel in anti-riot gear. A resident of Qazigund in Anantnag, Wani was arrested in Srinagar on Monday for al... | |
| | | | ED raids trustees, promoters of Al Falah University | | | | New Delhi, Nov 18:
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted simultaneous searches in Delhi-NCR against the trustees and promoters of Al Falah University of Faridabad, the varsity central to the Red Fort area car blast case, officials said.
Multiple teams of the federal probe agency raided at least 25 premises of the Al Falah trust and University establishment since 5:15 am, they said.
Teams of the agency raided an office location in Delhi’s Okhla area with a security cordon being provided by the police and paramilitary forces.
Fifteen persons have been killed in the blast that took place on November 10 near the iconic monument in Delhi and the role of a number of doctors lin... | |
| | | | Remain ready to meet evolving security challenges: Northern Army Commander to soldiers | | Visits North Kashmir, assesses anti-infiltration grid, evaluates operational preparedness along LoC | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 18: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma on Tuesday asked soldiers to remain ready to meet evolving security challenges.
Addressing the soldiers near Line of Control in North Kashmir, Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, said, “Continue rigorous training and embrace technological advancements to remain a future ready force capable of meeting evolving security challenges.”
Meanwhile, Army’s Jammu based spokesman said that the Northern Army Commander today visited North Kashmir to
assess the anti-infiltration grid and evaluate the operational preparedness of formations deployed along the Line of Control (LoC).
“During the visit, the Army Commander interacted wit... | |
| | | | 3 convicted in 2016 Doda murder case | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 18: A local court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda has convicted three people in connection the murder of a woman 2016.
Shakuntala Devi was killed and her husband Nehal Chand and son Chain Singh were injured in an attack by a rival group following a land dispute in Bhaderwah area of Doda district over a decade ago.
Police have successfully secured the conviction and imprisonment of three accused persons — Sanjay Kumar, Ram Kumar and Mukesh Kumar — involved in the murder case registered at Police Station Bhaderwah, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday. He said a chargesheet has been submitted before the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bhaderwah.
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| | | | Govt issues advisory after TV channels carry reports on making explosives | | | | New Delhi, Nov 18:
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday issued an advisory to all private television channels against telecasting visuals that could aid, abet or promote unlawful activities.
“It has come to the notice of this ministry that some news channels have been broadcasting content related to alleged persons involved in Red Fort blasts, justifying their acts of violence, as well as information videos of how to make explosive material,” the advisory to all private satellite TV channels said.
It said such broadcasts may inadvertently encourage or incite violence, disrupt public order, and pose risks to national security.
"All TV channels are advised to exercis... | |
| | | | J&K’s power demand likely to surge by 50% in a decade | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 18 : While the power sector continues to function with ‘decades old infrastructure’, Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness growth in power demand by nearly 50 percent in a decade.
According to the official documents authorities have projected that Jammu and Kashmir will likely have an extra power demand by 49.42 percent by the year 2034-35.
The official further clarified that the peak demand will be more than the average growth saying that the region may likely witness an increase in power demand by 6 percent each year from 2025-26 to 2034-2035.
Stating the year wise growth rate in power demand, authorities have said that in the year Jammu and Kashmi... | |
| | | | ‘Zero tolerance, no whitewashing’: Jaishankar on terrorism at SCO meet | | | | Moscow, Nov 18:
India on Tuesday said that the world must display “zero tolerance” towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, asserting that there can be no justification, no looking away and “no whitewashing”.
“As India has demonstrated, we have the right to defend our people against terrorism, and will exercise it,” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in his address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting here.
Jaishankar said India believes that the SCO must “adapt to the changing global landscape, develop an expanded agenda, and reform its working methods”.
“We will contribute positively and fully to these objectiv... | |
| | | | 3 IPS officers transferred to J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 18: The Delhi Police has issued an order transferring three IPS officers—Sukant Shailja Ballabh, Krishan Kumar, and Kamal Pal Singh Malhotra—to Jammu & Kashmir with effect from April one, 2026.
These officers, currently serving in different capacities in Delhi, have been relieved to join their new postings in J&K as part of a reshuffle approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs.... | |
| | | | 255 Pak drones neutralised in 11 months: BSF | | | | Chandigarh, Nov 18:
The BSF has neutralised 255 drones this year, which came from Pakistan for smuggling heroin and weapons, a senior Border Security Force, Punjab Frontier official has said.
He further said the BSF has strengthened surveillance in the wake of the fog season ahead to check smuggling activities from across the border.
BSF Inspector General Atul Fulzele mentioned that visibility decreases during the fog season, which can be exploited by smugglers using drones.
“We have made necessary arrangements to address this issue. Special surveillance equipment will be utilised during foggy conditions, and we will maintain strict monitoring of riverine areas, reinforcing our overa... | |
| | | | 3 injured in wild boar attack | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 18: Three persons, including a couple, were injured in a boar attack near a forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Tuesday.
Mohammad Mazhar (30), Afsana Kouser (25), and another person sustained injuries after being attacked by wild boars on Monday night in the Khabla area of Thanamandi tehsil, they said.
They were rushed to the hospital with multiple injuries to their head, arms, and legs, and are being treated, doctors said. ... | |
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