| CM Omar visits family of Budgam doctor killed in Ganderbal attack |
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 Srinagar, Oct 22 : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the family of Dr. Shahnawaz in Nayidgam, Budgam, who was tragically killed in a militant attack on Sunday evening in Gagangeer area of Ganderbal district.
Omar Abdullah expressed sympathies with the family members in this hour of grief.
Dr. Shahnawaz, along with six other workers, was shot dead at a tunnel construction site on the Srinagar-Leh national highway.
Shahnawaz, a respected community figure, leaves behind his wife, .... |
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| LG Sinha meets Gagangeer victim’s family; assures full Govt support |
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 Jammu, Oct 21: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday stated that the security forces would bring to justice the perpetrators of Gagangeer terror attack, which claimed lives of seven persons, including a doctor, engaged in the construction of Z-Morh tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway.
Describing the dastardly killing as an “act of frustration on the part of Pakistan”, LG Sinha asserted that the security forces demonstrating perfect synergy would not only respond to it (attack) in the .... |
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| Bomb threats received for 30 flights |
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 New Delhi, Oct 22: As many as 30 domestic and international flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats on Monday night, according to sources.
The flights of IndiGo, Vistara and Air India were among those that received the bomb threats, the sources in the know said.
An IndiGo spokesperson on Tuesday said four of its flights on Monday received security-related alerts. They are 6E 164 (Mangaluru to Mumbai), 6E 75, (Ahmedabad to Jeddah), 6E 67 (Hyderabad to Jeddah) and 6E 118 (Luc.... |
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| Omar Abdullah Retains Ganderbal Assembly Seat, Resigns from Budgam Segment |
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 Srinagar, Oct 21: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah has retained the Ganderbal Assembly seat and resigned from the Budgam Assembly segment, reports said Monday
The announcement was made by Speaker Pro-Tem, Mubarak Gul, during oath ceremony in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Assembly.
The announcement was made as part of the proceedings during the oath-taking ceremony, where 90 newly elected MLAs were sworn into the J&K UT Assembly.
Speaker Pro-Tem Mubarak Gul presided over.... |
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| NIA begins probe in Gagangeer terror attack |
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 Srinagar, 21 Oct: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Monday reached Gagangeer in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district where six labourers and a doctor were killed in a major terror attack last evening, officials said.
Quoting officials, media reported that the team led by a senior official reached the attack site today morning. “The NIA will investigate all possible angles that led to this attack,” he said.
The attack evoked massive condemnation, with chief minister Omar Abdu.... |
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| 7 killed, 5 injured in Gagangeer terror attack |
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 Srinagar, Oct 20: Seven persons including six labourers and a doctor were killed and five others were injured in a militant attack in the Gagangeer area of Ganderbal district while a manhunt was launched to track the attackers.
The incident occurred in the Gagangeer area of Ganderbal on Sunday evening after militants whose number is being investigated attacked a barrack of labourers.
“Seven persons have been killed in a terrorist attack in Gangangeer,” Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashm.... |
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| PM Modi Inaugurates Worth 6,700 Crore Development Projects, Airports, And Sports Complexes In Varanasi |
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 NEW DELHI OCTOBER 20:-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects worth over 6,700 crore rupees from his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi today. The initiatives include the inauguration of three airports at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, Ambikapur in Chhatisgarh, and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, developed under the Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik).
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister emphasised that de.... |
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| Delhi blast: Boundary wall of CRPF school, nearby cars damaged, terror angle not confirmed yet |
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 New Delhi, Oct 20: A massive explosion took place near a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) school in Prashant Vihar in Delhi’s Rohini on Sunday, triggering panic among area residents who mistook it as a terror strike.
No one was injured in the blast that took place around 7.45 a.m. There is no confirmation yet if it was an act of terror but there were indications of possible use of a crude bomb.
A high-security alert has been sounded in the Capital, police said.
Sources said a powder.... |
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| Omar Abdullah condemns killing of migrant workers in Sonamarg |
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 Srinagar, Oct 20: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned the militant attack in Gagangeer area of Sonamarg, in which two migrant workers were killed.
“Very sad news of a dastardly & cowardly attack on non-local labourers at Gagangir in Sonamarg region. These people were working on a key infrastructure project in the area. 2 have been killed & 2-3 more have been injured in this militant attack. I strongly condemn this attack on unarmed innocent people & send my condo.... |
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| TERRORIST ATTACK IN GANDERBAL, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, 3 WORKERS KILLED: 5 INJURED, ALL HAD COME FROM OTHER STATES; THIS IS CM OMAR ABDULLAH'S CONSTITUENCY. |
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 Srinagar, Oct 20: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vidhi Kumar Birdi, said on Sunday that three non-local laborers were killed in a terrorist attack on camp housing workers of a private company involved in tunnel construction at Gund in Ganderbal district.
The top cop told the three laborers were transported to the hospital after being fired upon by terrorists, but they succumbed to their injuries.
"The incident took place in a densely forested area, but security forces have swiftly.... |
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