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| Mumbai terror attacks accused, Rana extradited from US | | ICJ Prez welcomes Trump Govt’s decision to facilitate extradition; every offender will have to come here | |  New Delhi/Srinagar, Apr 10:
Agencies
The National Investigation Agency on Thursday said it has “successfully secured the extradition” of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
The NIA said the extradition happened after years of sustained and concerted efforts to bring the key conspirator behind the 2008 mayhem to justice.
“With the active assistance of USDoJ, the US Sky Marshal, NIA worked closely with other Indian intelligence agencies, NSG through t... | |
| | | | India, Pak Armies hold flag meeting in Poonch | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 10: The armies of India and Pakistan on Thursday held a brigade commander-level flag meeting along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to discuss issues related to border management.
This is the second such meeting between the two sides this month.
The meeting was held at the Chakan-Da-Bagh cross-point, led by brigadier-level officers from both sides, officials said.
“The flag meetings are routine LoC and border management p... | |
| | | | Drug peddlers attack policemen, 3 injured | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 10: Three police personnel, including a Station House Officer, suffered injuries in an attack by the drug peddlers, while a youth died of suspected drug overdose in two separate incidents in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said on Thursday that acting on tip off about the presence of drug peddlers at Balole Khad– believed to be the drug ‘hotspot’, police team on Wednesday night raided the spot.
Sensing trouble of being nabbed by the police team headed by Station House Officer (SHO), Police Station Bari Brahmana, Inspector Pushpinder Singh, the drug peddlers attacked them with stones and bricks.
Three cops, including the SHO, suffered critical... | |
| | | | J&K Police conduct raids in Srinagar, Pulwama | | Crackdown on separatists | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 10: As part of its ongoing crackdown on separatist elements, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday conducted searches in Srinagar and Pulwama districts in connection with a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) linked to banned organisations.
The searches were conducted at the houses belonging to members of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat members Bashir Ahmed Bhat alias Peer Saifullaha and Mohammad Ashraf Laya. Tehreek-e-Hurriyat was co-... | |
| | | | Searches resume in Udhampur, Kishtwar | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 10: Security forces on Thursday resumed search operations after night-long cordons in Udhampur and Kishtwar districts, officials said. The night-long cordons were places after brief encounters between security forces and terrorists in Jopher-Marta belt of Udhampur district and Chatroo belt of Kishtwar district on Wednesday following the establishment of contact with terrorists, they said.
Search operations have resumed in Jopher-Marta forests and the Naidgam-C... | |
| | | | PM Modi to launch projects worth Rs 3,880 crore | | |  Varanasi, Apr 10:
Agencies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on April 11, where he will address a public gathering and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 44 projects worth Rs 3,880 crore.
Varanasi Divisional Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma said among the projects to be inaugurated are schemes focused on rural development, including 130 drinking water projects, 100 new Anganwadi centres, 356 libraries, a polytechnic college in Pindra,... | |
| | | | Cyber attacks tools to achieve politico-military aims: Rajnath | | |  Wellington (TN), Apr 10:
Agencies
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that in the era of “grey zone” and hybrid warfare, cyber attacks and disinformation campaign are tools to achieve politico-military aims.
The ongoing conflicts and contemporary trends highlight the fact that traditional notions of warfare are being rewritten, he said in his address at the convocation ceremony of Defence Service Staff College (DSSC) here.
“The ongoing conflicts and contemporary trends high... | |
| | | | Property of proclaimed offender attached | | | | Early Times Report
Poonch/Jammu, Apr 10: Police on Thursday attached a land parcel belonging to a proclaimed offender in Poonch district, officials said.
The six-kanal land belonging to Mohammad Bashir in Bagyal Dara village of Haveli tehsil was attached in accordance with the directions of a court, they said.
Bashir was involved in a case registered at Poonch police station under provisions of the Egress and Internal Movement (Control) Ordinance. He absconded to Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and was subsequently declared a proclaimed offender, they further said.
Despite sustained efforts to apprehend him, Bashir continued to evade arrest, prompting the court to order the attachm... | |
| | | | Schoolgirls fake abduction to bunk classes | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 10: In a bizarre incident, two schoolgirls in South Kashmir’s Pulwama alleged an abduction bid to bunk classes before coming clean on the incident, police said on Thursday.
A police statement said that April 7, the Pulwama police station had received a written complaint from Bilal Ahmad Ganaie, son of Ghulam Nabi Ganai, resident of Ratnipora Pulwama, against an unknown driver of vehicle (JK01AB-2069) to the effect that at about 9.30 a.m., his daughter and h... | |
| | | | Warrants against Hasina, her daughter | | |  DHAKA, Apr 10:
Agencies
A Bangladeshi court on Thursday issued a new arrest warrant against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wajed Putul and 17 others in a graft case, accusing them of procuring a residential plot through “fraudulent” means.
On Thursday, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib accepted the charge sheet submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
As the accused were absconding, the court issued arrest warrants against the... | |
| | | | BSF to undertake IED detection drive | | |  New Delhi, Apr 10:
Agencies
The BSF will undertake an anti-IED sweep along hundreds of kilometres of the India-Pakistan border in Punjab following the first-time recovery of such bombs leading to one jawan being injured, official sources said on Thursday.
The force also recently shifted the jurisdiction of about 20.3 kilometres from the total 553 kilometres under its Punjab frontier, headquartered in Jalandhar, to the neighbouring Jammu frontier for “better security coordination” in the r... | |
| | | | Ladakh Admin notifies rules | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 10: The Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh has issued fresh rules for the recruitment of Director Health Services in the Health and Medical Education Department. ... | |
| | | | Police attach properties | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 10: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday attached properties worth Rs 3.50 crore belonging to three people who illegally crossed over to Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir to obtain arms training, officials said. “In a significant move, Ganderbal Police has taken action by attaching immovable property in the form of agricultural land measuring nine kanals and seven marlas (1.17 acres) worth Rs 3.47 crore,” a police spokesperson said.
The properties belonged to three individuals — Firdous Ahmad Wani, Mohammad Ramzan Bhat and Mohammad Ayoub Ganie — who had illegally crossed over to PoJK for obtaining illegal arms and ammunition training, the spokesperson ... | |
| | | | Weather to improve from tomorrow | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 10: Fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorm activity continued across Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, with the wet spell expected to persist till Friday as well.
According to the Meteorological Department fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorms are likely over Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours.
An improvement in weather conditions is expected from the morning of April 12.
MeT said the highest rainfall was recorded in the ski resort of Gulmarg, where 5.4 mm of precipitation was measured.
The rainfall was reported in most parts of the Kashmir valley during the night.
The MeT said that Srinagar reco... | |
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