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| 14 OGWs identified for aiding carnage perpetrators | | Pahalgam Terror Attack | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 29: Security agencies have identified 14 individuals from Kashmir who are suspected of providing logistical and operational support to Pakistani terrorists responsible for the recent terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22. Intelligence reports indicate that several Over Ground Workers (OGWs) had active mobile devices within the Baisaran Valley at the time of the attack. These individuals are believed to have facilitated the terrorists by providing accommodations, logistical assistance, reconnaissance data, and secure passage through critical areas.
In light of this revelation, law enforcement and security forces have commenced extensive operations across South Kashmir to apprehend the accused and dismantle networks supporting cross-border terrorism. Evidence such as intercepted communications and financial records has been pivotal in linking the suspects to the incident.
Efforts are concentrated on key districts, including Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopi... | |
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| PM Modi to chair four meetings today, review security preparedness | | | | New Delhi, Apr 29:
Agencies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to chair four back to back meetings in the National Capital on Wednesday to review security preparedness in wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people, mostly tourists, dead.
According to the details Prime Minister Modi will chair the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) – the country’s highest decision-making body on national security –meeting at around 11 am. It will mark the second round of discussions at the highest level since the Pahalgam attack. Security preparations are likely to be discussed at this meeting.
Pertinently, PM Modi had chaired the CCS meeting a day after the Pahalgam terror strike ... | |
| | | | MHA discusses developments post-Pahalgam terror attack | | |  New Delhi, Apr 29:
Agencies
A high-level special security meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today discussed developments following the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists Directors General of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Security Guard (NSG) and Assam Rifles are present at the meeting. This... | |
| | | | Ahmedabad man’s video of zipline ride captures terror attack | | |  AHMEDABAD, Apr 29:
Agencies
A tourist from Ahmedabad who was on a zipline ride at Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam inadvertently captured on video the terror attack in which 26 people lost their lives last week.
In the video, which has gone viral on social media, Rishi Bhatt is seen enjoying the ride even as the attack unfolded on the ground below at Baisaran Valley on April 22. The 53-second video, shot using a selfie stick, showed people running for their lives, with one of them falling, a... | |
| | | | Decide on timing of India’s response: PM Modi to armed forces | | Chairs meeting with top defence establishment | | 
New Delhi, Apr 29:
Agencies
In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 persons, mostly tourists dead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given complete operational freedom to the armed forces to decide on the mode, targets, and timing of India’s response.
According to the details PM Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting with the top defence establishment, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the chiefs of three services.
Chief ... | |
| | | | Pak army commando identified as key figure in masscare | | | |
New Delhi, Apr 29:
Agencies
One of the two Pakistani terrorists involved in April 22 Pahalgam terror attack is a former para commando, Hashim Musa, from the Pakistan Army’s para forces, a national daily quoting security sources reported on Tuesday.
Musa, according to the sources, was dismissed from the Pakistan Army before joining the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
It is believed he infiltrated into Indian territory in September 2023 and operated primarily in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
Musa, known by the alias Suleiman, and another Pakistani terrorist identified as Ali Bhai alias Talha Bhai, carried out the Pahalgam attack alongside local accomplice Ab... | |
| | | | PM Modi meets RSS Chief Bhagwat | | | 
New Delhi, Apr 29:
Agencies
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, an interaction which has come in the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack which left 26 civilians, mostly tourists, dead.
With the Hindutva organisation considered the ideological mentor to the ruling BJP and spread across the country, the meeting assumes significance. Sources said the meeting was in connection with the terror strike.
The meeting came after Modi chaired a meeting of the... | |
| | | | It’s not time to play ‘political games’: BJP | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 29: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP has strongly criticised calls for dialogue with Pakistan and attempts to “rationalise” the terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 dead, saying this is not the time to play “political games”. “This is not the time for political games. It is the time for national unity. To suggest that terrorists do not see religion is not only misleading but also an affront to the families who lost their loved ones—be they Hindu pilgrims or Kashmiri ... | |
| | | | Sanjay Parihar, Shahzad Azeem notified as Judges of J&K and Ladakh HC | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 29: The Central Government of India has notified the appointment of Senior Most Judicial Officers J&K District Judiciary Sanjay Parihar presently posted as Judicial Member J&K Special Tribunal Jammu and Shahzad Azeem presently Registrar General of J&K and Ladakh High Court as Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
It is worthwhile to mention here that the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their elevation on April 16.
Sanjay Parihar ha... | |
| | | | SIA arrests key accused in drug syndicate | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 28: The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) has achieved a breakthrough in its probe into a major drug trafficking case involving the recovery of 33 kg of heroin, with the arrest of a key accused from Punjab.
Harjit Singh, son of Sukhwinder Singh and a resident of Kasel in the Tarn Taran district, was apprehended by a team of the SIA, it spokesperson said. He has been identified as a crucial link in a trans-national narcotics network operating across borders, he said.
According to investigators, Harjit Singh played a central role in connecting Amritpal Singh alias Fouji—already in custody—with Amritpal Singh Baath, a suspected kingpin of t... | |
| | | | Amit Shah to inaugurate road and statue honoring legacy of Bodo leader | | |  New Delhi, Apr 29:
Agencies
In a significant tribute to Bodofa Upendranath Brahma’s legacy, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will rename a stretch of Lala Lajpat Rai Marg in South Delhi to Bodofa Upendranath Brahma Marg, as per a release.
Fondly known as the Father of the Bodo People, Bodofa Upendranath Brahma was a visionary leader and social reformer who worked tirelessly for the rights, identity, and upliftment of the Bodo community.
The ceremony will take place on May 1, 20... | |
| | | | Inconsistent judicial decisions shake public trust: SC | | |  New Delhi, Apr 29:
Agencies
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed inconsistent decisions from different benches shook public trust and outlined their consistency to be hallmark of a responsible judiciary. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a matrimonial matter where two different single benches of Karnataka High Court had passed contradictory verdicts.
“The case at hand portrays a disturbing picture. While one judge refused to quash proceeding against the i... | |
| | | | 60 Pak women, children living in J&K deported | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 29: In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people, mostly tourists dead, nearly sixty Pakistani women and their children, most of them married to former Kashmiri terrorists, were deported to Pakistan through Wagah border on Tuesday. According to the details the families, gathered from districts including Srinagar, Baramulla, Kupwara, Budgam, and Shopian, were escorted in buses to Punjab for handover to Pakistani authorities.
Many of the women had entered Kashmir under the 2010 rehabilitation policy for former terrorists.
Eleven Pakistani nationals who had entered India on valid visas nearly 45 years ago in Mendhar, Poonch, were a... | |
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