Amarnath Attack

Amarnath Bus Attack: Charge Sheet Against Eight Men, Lashkar-e-Taiba

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 29, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday filed a charge sheet against terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba or LeT and eight persons accused in the Amarnath Yatra bus attack in July 2017 in which eight pilgrims were killed.

3 Lashkar Terrorists Killed In Encounter In South Kashmir

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 5, 2017

Three Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists, including two Pakistanis, allegedly responsible for carrying out an attack on Amarnath pilgrims in July this year, were killed in an encounter in South Kashmir, police said today.

Lashkar Commander Abu Ismail Behind Amarnath Yatra Attack Killed In Kashmir

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi | Thursday September 14, 2017

Abu Ismail, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist who is believed to have planned the attack in July on Amarnath pilgrims, has been killed in a brief encounter with security forcesin Nowgam on the outskirts ofSrinagar. The 26-year-old Pakistani national had infiltrated into India about two years ago and had recently taken charge of the Lashkar'soperations in...

Amarnath Bus Driver Who Saved Pilgrims During Terror Attack Feted

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 17, 2017

Bus driver Salim Shaikh from Gujarat, who saved many lives during the recent attack on Amarnath pilgrims, was today felicitated by a city-based organisation.

Special Investigation Team To Probe Amarnath Yatra Terror Attack

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Saturday July 15, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir police have constituted a Special Investigation Team or SIT to probe the terror attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in which seven were killed and 19 injured on Monday.

Ahead Of Parliament Session, Government Finds Support On China: 10 Facts

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Saturday July 15, 2017

Leading political parties on Friday backed the government's approach to resolve the month-long stand-off with China at the Sikkim border diplomatically and peacefully, reassuring the NDA government that the parties would rise above politics on matters of national security. Home Minister Rajnath Singh had convened the all party meeting to bring the ...

Opinion: Rajnath Singh Leads By Example In Response To Amarnath Attack

Opinion | Javed M. Ansari | Thursday July 13, 2017

At a time when social tensions are on the rise, the way forward is reconciliation not confrontation, resolution not conflict, unity not division, togetherness not division.

Kashmiris Protest Against Amarnath Attack, Mehbooba Mufti Says 'Nobody Can Kill Kashmiriyat'

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Thursday July 13, 2017

Unprecedented protests erupted in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday after terrorists attacked a bus at Anantnag district carrying dozens of pilgrims from Amarnath Yatra, killing seven of them and injuring 20 others on Monday evening. Anger poured on the streets as civil society groups and traders came together to denounce the attack and demanded stern ac...

Strongly Condemn Cowardly Terror Attack On Amarnath Yatra Pilgrims: US

India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Wednesday July 12, 2017

The United States today 'strongly condemned' the terror attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in south Kashmir in which seven people were killed on Monday night and said "an attack on religious freedom is an attack on the most fundamental right of liberty."

Hunt On For Pakistan Terrorist Abu Ismail, Who Planned Amarnath Yatra Attack

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Wednesday July 12, 2017

A search is on for a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative called Mohammad Abu Ismail, who is believed to have planned and led Monday's terror attack in which seven Amarnath pilgrims were killed in Jammu and Kashmir. The 26-year-old Pakistani national infiltrated into India about two years ago and has been operating in south Kashmir, sources said.

There Was No Security Lapse: BJP's Ram Madhav On Amarnath Attack

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 12, 2017

BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav on Tuesday ruled out any security lapse behind the attack on Amarnath yatra pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

Opposition Vice President Candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi On Link Between Amarnath Attack, Mob Violence

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday July 11, 2017

Gopalkrisna Gandhi, announced today as the unanimous pick for vice presidential candidate by 18 opposition parties, said the terror attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims yesterday that left seven dead and 19 injured and the spate of mob violence across India were manifestations of the same form of hatred. Pitching his candidacy as not against any perso...

Rajnath Singh's Response To Twitter Jab Over Amarnath Yatra Attack

India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Wednesday July 12, 2017

When a comment on the Amarnath terror attack appeared to cross the line, Home Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted today: "all Kashmiris are not terrorists". He also stressed that it was his job to ensure peace and tranquility in all parts of the country.

Ensure Amarnath Attack Guilty Brought To Justice, Says President

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 11, 2017

Strongly condemning the attack on Amarnath yatris, President Pranab Mukhejree today asked the Jammu and Kashmir government and other agencies concerned to ensure that the guilty were brought to justice.

We Will Be Back, Say Amarnath Pilgrims After The Attack

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 11, 2017

A piece of saffron cloth tied to his head and a prayer on his lips, an undeterred Amarnath pilgrim today said there was only solution to terrorism in Kashmir -- and that was to visit the state over and over again.