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New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Terming West Bengal as the "most polarised state", the Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the administration for its "complete failure" and inaction over the "deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the electoral rolls revision drive and directed a CBI or NIA probe besides deployment of central forces in the poll-bound state. In a scathing indictment, the top court said the incident "also exposes complete failure of the state admin ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 2, took suo motu cognisance of the gheraoing of seven judicial officers, including three women, by a mob in West Bengal's Malda district during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, terming it a "calculated and deliberate" attempt to demoralise the officers and obstruct the electoral process, and slamming the state administration's inaction as a "criminal failure." A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Just ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday took serious note of the Malda hostage incident, where protesters gheraoed judicial officers for several hours in poll-bound West Bengal. The court also issued show-cause notices to the state's chief secretary and DGP.Trouble began on Wednesday afternoon in West Bengal's Malda district when a group of protesters gathered outside the Kaliachak 2 Block Development Office around 4pm. They were angry over the alleged removal of names from the voter list during th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the West Bengal administration for their alleged inaction over the "deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the SIR drive and ordered an independent probe by the CBI or NIA. In a scathing indictment of the state administration, the top court said the incident "also exposes complete failure of the state administration" and observed that West Bengal is the "most polarised state". T ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 2 (PTI) Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma on Thursday visited the site of the blast outside the party's headquarters here, a day after the incident triggered panic in the area. The explosion occurred around 5 pm on Wednesday when a suspected crude explosive device was hurled near the office, officials said. No casualties were reported. Police cordoned off the area and deployed personnel in the area, while a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) inspected the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious note of seven judicial officials engaged in SIR exercise being held "hostage" in West Bengal's Malda district, terming it deplorable and seeking responses from the state home secretary, DGP and other officials for their "inaction". A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said, "This incident is a brazen attempt not only to browbeat judicial officers but also challenges authority of this court. It ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious note of seven judicial officials engaged in SIR exercise being taken "hostage" in West Bengal's Malda district, terming it deplorable and seeking responses from the state home secretary, DGP and other officials for their "inaction". A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi permitted the Election Commission to seek either a CBI or NIA probe into the unfortunate incident. It said the incident appea ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious note of seven judicial officials engaged in SIR exercise being taken "hostage" in West Bengal's Malda district, terming it deplorable and seeking responses from the state home secretary, DGP and other officials for their "inaction". A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi permitted the Election Commission to seek either CBI or NIA probe into the unfortunate incident. It said the inci ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday criticised the government over the CAPF Amendment Bill and expressed full confidence in Mamata Banerjee's victory in West Bengal. Criticising the government over the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Amendment Bill, Yadav said, "On the strength of their majority, they (the government) are doing all sorts of wrong things, and the public is suffering the bad consequences. May God help them." Also Read | Oracle Layo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday criticised the government over the CAPF Amendment Bill and expressed full confidence in Mamata Banerjee's victory in West Bengal. Criticising the government over the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Amendment Bill, Yadav said, "On the strength of their majority, they (the government) are doing all sorts of wrong things, and the public is suffering the bad consequences. May God help them." Turning to elections in ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: The J&K Police on Wednesday filed a chargesheet under the UAPA against a doctor and his wife for allegedly misusing social media platforms to disseminate secessionist and misleading content.The chargesheet was filed by the police's Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing before the special NIA court against Dr Umer Farooq Bhat of Kulgam and his wife, Shahzada Akther, who were arrested last year.In a statement, the CIK said a case was earlier filed against the couple at its police stati ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 2 (ANI): An explosion took place outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Punjab's Chandigarh Sector 37 on Wednesday evening. Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said that the blast occurred at around 5 pm, adding that preliminary findings suggest the use of a "crude" explosive device. Also Read | CBSE Rolls Out Curriculum on Computational Thinking, AI for Classes 3-8 From 2026-27 Academic Session. "At around 5 PM, we g ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH, April 1: A blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters in Chandigarh on Wednesday evening triggered panic, though no casualties were reported. Police said a "crude" device appeared to have been hurled at the party office around 5 pm. A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was dispatched to investigate. An unverified social media video showed two individuals, one allegedly throwing a grenade-like object while the other recorded the act, though their identities and the aut ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 01: Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Wednesday produced a charge sheet (challan) before the Hon'ble Court of the Special Judge designated under the NIA Act, Srinagar, against the accused persons namely (1) Dr. Umer Farooq Bhat, S/o Farooq Ahmad Bhat, R/o Bugam, Kulgam; and (2) Shahzada Akther, W/o Dr. Umer Farooq Bhat, R/o Bugam, Kulgam in connection with FIR No. 05/2025 registered at Police Station CIK Srinagar under Sections 152, 62(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) an ...Read More >
Srinagar- A husband-wife duo, accused of spreading false and distorted narratives on social media regarding the situation in Kashmir at the behest of a terror outfit, were on Wednesday chargesheeted under the stringent UAPA in a special court here. The counter intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police filed the chargesheet in the court of Special Judge designated under the NIA Act, Srinagar, against Dr Umer Farooq Bhat and his wife, Shahzada Akther, residents of Bugam area of Kulgam in ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 2 (ANI): An explosion took place outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Punjab's Chandigarh Sector 37 on Wednesday evening. Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said that the blast occurred at around 5 pm, adding that preliminary findings suggest the use of a "crude" explosive device. "At around 5 PM, we got information that an explosion was heard near the BJP Office in Sector 37. Our teams reached here, and prima facie ...Read More >
Srinagar: A husband-wife duo, accused of spreading "false and distorted narratives on social media regarding the situation in Kashmir at the behest of a terror outfit", were on Wednesday chargesheeted under the stringent UAPA in a special court here. The counter intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police filed the chargesheet in the court of the Special Judge designated under the NIA Act, Srinagar, against Dr Umer Farooq Bhat and his wife, Shahzada Akther, residents of Bugam area of Kulg ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A low intensity blast was reported outside the Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office on Wednesday, triggering tensions. No persons were injured in the incident. The blast occurred around 5 pm outside the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh's Sector 37. In the blast, the windshield of a car and a scooter parked near the building were damaged as some shrapnel fragments have been recovered. Senior police officials, including Senior Superintendent of Police Kanwardip Kaur, rushed to t ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI): A blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters here Wednesday sent people panicking, with a social media post claiming that the "grenade attack" was a reprisal for the killing of "Sikh youths." Police suspected the object hurled was a "crude" device. No casualties were reported in the blast. A team of the National Investigation Agency visited the site to investigate the explosion, which occurred at around 5 pm, a police officer said. The BJP's state unit chief Sunil Jakha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A blast outside the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Chandigarh on Wednesday evening triggered panic in the area, with police confirming that a crude explosive device appears to have been hurled at the site. No casualties were reported.The explosion occurred around 5 pm outside the party office in Sector 37. According to police officials, initial findings suggest that a small, improvised device was thrown towards the premises. Visuals circulating from th ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Panic gripped Chandigarh on Wednesday after a loud explosion, suspected to have involved crude material, was reported outside the BJP's office in Sector 37, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said. Preliminary reports indicated that the sound of the blast was heard over a considerable distance, triggering concern among local residents and passers-by. SSP Kaur, who reached the spot, told the media that at around 5 p.m., the police received information about a loud ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 1: Panic gripped Chandigarh on Wednesday after a loud explosion, suspected to have involved crude material, was reported outside the BJP's office in Sector 37, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said. Preliminary reports indicated that the sound of the blast was heard over a considerable distance, triggering concern among local residents and passers-by. SSP Kaur, who reached the spot, told the media that at around 5 p.m., the police received information about ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 1 (PTI) A husband-wife duo, accused of spreading false and distorted narratives on social media regarding the situation in Kashmir at the behest of a terror outfit, were on Wednesday chargesheeted under the stringent UAPA in a special court here. The counter intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police filed the chargesheet in the court of Special Judge designated under the NIA Act, Srinagar, against Dr Umer Farooq Bhat and his wife, Shahzada Akther, residents of Bugam area o ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI) A blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters here Wednesday evening sent people panicking, with police saying a "crude" device appeared to have been hurled. No casualties were reported. A team of the National Investigation Agency was at the site to investigate the blast, which occurred at around 5 pm, a police officer said. A scooter parked outside the building in Sector 37 suffered damage in the blast. "Prima facie, it appears that a small crude-type device was thrown, ...Read More >
Srinagar: Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against a Kulgam couple under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or UAPA, alleging links with the banned Dukhtran-e-Millat (DeM) and accusing them of using social media platforms to spread false and separatist narratives. The chargesheet was filed before the court of the special judge designated under the NIA Act in Srinagar in connection with FIR No. 05/2025 registered at Police Station CIK Srinagar, the CIK s ...Read More >
Srinagar: Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), the premier investigative wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, on Wednesday submitted a charge sheet against a Kashmiri doctor and his wife before the Special NIA Court in Srinagar. The couple is accused of orchestrating and circulating false, fabricated, and distorted narratives about the situation in the region. The accused, Dr. Umer Farooq Bhat -- a resident of Bugam village in Kulgam and employed at a Government-run hospital here -- and his wif ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 1: One unidentified terrorist was killed on Wednesday in an ongoing security operation against hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district. Srinagar-headquartered Chinar Corps of the Army said on X, "OP ARAHAMA : Update: During the night of 31 Mar 26, the cordon was tactically reorganised amidst the intermittent firing underway. Own troops effectively retaliated with calibrated response resulting in one terrorist eliminated. Operation is in progress." Unmanned ae ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) One unidentified terrorist was killed on Wednesday in an ongoing security operation against hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district. Srinagar-headquartered Chinar Corps of the Army said on X, "OP ARAHAMA : Update: During the night of 31 Mar 26, the cordon was tactically reorganised amidst the intermittent firing underway. Own troops effectively retaliated with calibrated response resulting in one terrorist eliminated. Operation is in progre ...Read More >
Srinagar, March 31: A gunfight with hiding terrorists started in J&K's Ganderbal district on Tuesday evening as the joint security forces cordoned off a village on specific intelligence inputs, officials said. Official sources told IANS that following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists, joint forces, including the army, J&K Police and the CRPF, cordoned off Arhama village in Ganderbal. The sources said that as the security forces closed in on the hiding terrorists, be ...Read More >
In an order dated March 27 passed by NIA special judge Prashant Sharma of Patiala House Courts, extending the custody of the seven foreign nationals by ten days, the court posed multiple questions, "Why did the accused persons come to India? Why did they travel to Myanmar? What was their objective in using drones? Did the accused persons use drones for imparting training to any person?" The court said that it was required to be investigated whether any Indian or any member of a rebel ethnic gro ...Read More >
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