27-yr-old woman drugged & raped in mall’s basement parking

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February 14, 2023

27-yr-old woman drugged & raped in mall’s basement parking

A 27-year-old woman, an engineering graduate, was allegedly drugged and raped by a man in his car parked in the basement of a mall here.

The accused had called the woman on the pretext of an interview for a job and raped her after giving her water laced with sedatives, they said.

An FIR was registered at Women police station, Sector 51.

According to the complaint filed by the victim, a resident of DLF area, she was seeking a job online and got the contact number of the accused who identified himself as Tushar Sharma.

He promised her a job and called her on the pretext of an interview in Sahara mall on Saturday, police said.

“As per the telephonic conversation, I reached the mall at around 1 pm with my documents for the interview. Tushar met me at the gate of the mall and took me to the basement parking of Sahara mall where he offered me water laced with drugs.

15-yr-old boy rapes 6-yr-old, kills her as she raises alarm

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February 14, 2023

15-yr-old boy rapes 6-yr-old, kills her as she raises alarm

A 15-year-old boy who “frequently watched porn movies on his mobile phone” has been held for allegedly raping and murdering a 6-year-old girl in Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Monday.

The girl was raped in Badora village under Karera police station limits on Friday night, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Singh Chandel told reporters. “She was last seen with the 15-year-boy, after which he was apprehended and interrogated. He confessed to having lured her to a desolate place and raping her. He killed her when she started raising an alarm,” the SP said.

Karera police station in charge Satish Singh Chouhan said the boy has confessed to “frequently watching porn movies on his mobile phone”.

“The girl and her mother had gone to a temple where they got separated. The woman thought the child might have returned home. She approached police after the child was nowhere to seen for some time,” he said.

The child’s body was found in the government school in the village with a piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth on Saturday morning.

J&K’s statehood will be restored after Assembly polls: Amit Shah

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February 14, 2023

J&K’s statehood will be restored after assembly polls: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will come up after assembly polls and that a call on the timing of elections will be taken by the Election Commission.

Shah also said there has been improvement in the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and militant-related figures were at their lowest.

Shah said Article 370 pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir, which was abrogated by the BJP-led government in 2019, had harmed the country.

He said the way development is taking place in Jammu and Kashmir, militancy is gradually ending. “See all the figures, there is a lot of change in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.

Answering queries, Shah said “the government has been effective in tacking Left Wing Extremism and has kept a close watch on the activities of Khalistan sympathisers”. The minister said he cannot comment on the timing of the polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

“I had clearly stated that statehood will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir after elections. Process of preparation of voters’ list is nearing completion in the UT. Now, the Election Commission has to take a call on elections,” he said.

Asked about his earlier statement mentioning the emergence of new leadership in Jammu and Kashmir, Shah said that new leadership will emerge from local bodies where polls had been held earlier.

Pulwama attack: Out of 19 militants involved, 8 killed, 7 arrested, says ADGP Kumar

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February 14, 2023

On the fourth anniversary of Pulwama attack, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said that out of 19 militants involved in the attack, 8 have been killed, 7 arrested and 4 including 3 Pakistanis are still alive.

Talking to the media persons after paying tributes to the CRPF men, who were killed on this day in 2019, ADGP Kumar, said the government forces are after Jaish-e-Muhammad and almost all their top commanders have been neutralised.

“At present JeM has only 7-8 locals and 5-6 active Pakistanis including Mossa Solaimani,” he said, adding that police are after them and they will be neutralised soon.

He said they are busting militant modules, especially they are “after narco-terrorism and terror funding”. “We have been able to recover Rs 41 lakh and recently in Baramulla, Rs 26 lakh have been recovered,” he said while replying to a query.

He also said the cases registered against OGWs involved in such activities are being disposed of at a rapid pace. “The number of such cases have reduced from 1600 in October last year to 950 at present and 13 convictions have also been made so far.”

He further said that a total of 37 local militants are presently active and that only two among them including Farooq Nalli and Riyaz Chatri are old while rest have joined recently.

Meanwhile, Inspector General Operations Sector CRPF, M S Bhatia said the situation has improved on the ground since Pulwama attack and such attacks will never happen given the measures taken by the government forces.

“There is remarkable progress after the attack in 2019, militant modules are being busted, their ecosystem is being busted, we are sure that this kind of attack will not happen again,” he said.

Check J&K Weather Forecast for today and next 24 hours

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February 14, 2023

Check J&K Weather Forecast for today and next 24 hours

At 3.6 degree Celsius as the minimum temperature, Jammu city recorded the coldest night of the season during last 11 years.

“Minimum temperature was 3.6 in Jammu on Monday. This is the lowest since February 8, 2012 when the minimum had dropped to 3.2 in the city,” an official of the Meteorological (MeT) department said.

The official also said that mainly dry weather with clear sky in Jammu and partly cloudy in Kashmir is likely during the next 24 hours.

Srinagar had minus 1.6, Pahalgam minus 4.6 and Gulmarg minus 7.2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.

In Ladakh region, Drass had minus 16.3, Kargil minus 17.4 and Leh minus 12.2 as the minimum temperature.

Jammu had 7.2, Katra 8, Batote 3.8, Banihal 0.8 and Bhaderwah 1.4 as the minimum temperature.

Jammu And Kashmir’s Jasia Akhtar Picked by Delhi Capitals for INR 20 Lakh at WPL 2023 Auction

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February 14, 2023

Jammu And Kashmir’s Jasia Akhtar Picked by Delhi Capitals for INR 20 Lakh at WPL 2023 Auction

Jasia Akhter, a woman cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir, was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 20 lakhs during an auction held in Mumbai.

Delhi Capitals confirmed the development through a tweet that described the Kashmiri cricketer as Jasia Jaisi Koi nahi on their official Twitter handle.

Jasia Akhtar, a resident of Braripora village, some 63 kms south of Srinagar – the Kashmir’s region’s main city, made her foray into women’s T20 cricket in 2019 when the she found a place in the Women’s T20 Challenge Squads for an upcoming tournament announced by the Board for Control of Cricket in India.

Akhter used to be an athlete before she was introduced to cricket by an athletic coach.

One-Way Traffic Restored On Jammu-Srinagar Highway

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February 14, 2023

One-way traffic movement was restored on Jammu-Srinagar Highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, after remaining closed during the night and several hours on Tuesday morning.

Quoting a traffic police official, that the single-way traffic was restored after clearance of the debris. “Firstly stranded vehicles will be cleared,” he said and urged commuters to “travel with caution.”

Intermittent shooting stones at Mehar-Cafeteria area in Ramban on highway led to closure of the highway last night, he said.

Mohita Sharma, SSP Traffic Highway, said that the authorities were clearing stranded vehicles on priority as the thoroughfare remained blocked for the entire night due to shooting stones. “LMVs from Qazigund and Udhampur to follow soon,” she said.

Camera-Fitted Drone Found In Field In J&K’s Kathua

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February 14, 2023

Camera-Fitted Drone Found In Field In J&K’s Kathua

Police on Monday seized a camera-fitted drone which was found in a field in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, sources said.

The drone was found in Kalaspur village on Monday night, they said.

According to security agencies, it appears that the drone was used for photography and shooting videos at weddings, the sources said.

Security agencies, however, are on alert after the recovery of the drone, they said.

PM Modi Removed “Mann Ki Doori” Of Northeast, Visited Region 51 Times Over 8 Years: Amit Shah

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February 14, 2023

Highlighting the Centre’s development push for the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the region 51 times during the last eight years and has put an end to the feeling of alienation that had grown in the Northeast.

Shah was on a visit to Tripura to hold election rallies ahead of the assembly polls in the state.

In an exclusive interview with news agency, the Union Home Minister said, “After PM Modi came to power, we have done a lot of things to change the entire Northeast. The first thing is that there is peace in the Northeast today. There were numerous militant organisations. We have finalised agreements with many such organisations.”

The Home Minister said nearly 40,000 families of the Bru and Reang communities had been living in Tripura for over 25 years in inhuman conditions and had been allowed to settle only after the BJP government came into power.

“Agreements were signed with the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) here also. Nearly over 8,000 armed cadres have surrendered their arms and opted to join the mainstream. The northeast was earlier known for blockades, bandhs, bomb explosions and insurgency. Today roads are being built there, a railway network is about to reach all the states and airports have been built in all the states of the region,” he said.

Shah said the BJP government is now building a second airport in Tripura, a state that till now had only one airport.

He lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for undertaking various developmental projects for the development of the Northeast.

Shah said, “Prime Minister himself has visited the Northeast 51 times during the last eight years. Since Independence, no prime minister has come here so frequently. It has been made compulsory for at least one union minister to visit the region every 15 days. Besides this, the distribution of free rice has been done since the COVID times. If any region has benefitted the most in terms of percentage of the population, it is the Northeast. PM Modi has provided houses to the poor of the Northeast.”

Asked about BJP’s poll prospects in the northeastern states where identity politics is prevalent, Shah said a false narrative against BJP was being spread that the region will lose its identity and cultural heritage if the party came to power.

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Pulwama Attack Anniversary Pm Modi Pays Tributes To Soldiers Who Laid Down Lives

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February 14, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in a terror attack on their convoy in Pulwama on this day in 2019.

He tweeted, “Remembering our valorous heroes who we lost on this day in Pulwama. We will never forget their supreme sacrifice. Their courage motivates us to build a strong and developed India.”

Over 40 soldiers had made the supreme sacrifice after a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into the CRPF convoy.

In a retaliatory attack, the Indian Air Force targeted terror camps in Balakot in Pakistan.