Nagrota Terror Attack

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday briefed top envoys of key nations, including the US, Russia, France and Japan on the planned terror attack by Pakistan-based terrorist group JeM in Nagrota in Jammu which was foiled by security forces on November 19, sources said.

The National Investigation Agency or NIA on Tuesday named Pakistan-based UN-designated terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed's deputy chief Abdul Rouf Asgar, the brother of Masood Azhar, and 13 others in its charge-sheet of the 2016 Nagrota terror attack case.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said it has made a second arrest in connection with the terror attack that killed seven soldiers at Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota Army camp in November 2016.

The Border Security Force has launched a special commando training programme for its men in Jammu and Kashmir to counter the surge in terror attacks and infiltration bids. Its focus is to prevent hostage situations and conduct room-to-room intervention to eliminate holed up terrorists with minimum collateral damages.

The mortal remains of Major Kunal Manndadir Gosavi, who was among those killed in Tuesday's terrorist attack in Nagrota, Jammu, was today consigned to flames with full state honours at his home town of Pandharpur Solapur.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to probe the twin terror attacks in Nagrota and Samba in Jammu and Kashmir in which seven army personnel were killed.

Talking tough in the wake of attack on army camp in Nagrota, India today made it clear that talks with Pakistan cannot take place in an atmosphere of "continued terror", which it will never accept as "new normal" in the bilateral relationship.

The police is probing if Jasih-e-Mohammed or JeM was responsible for Tuesday's terror attack on an army camp in Nagrota near Jammu, that left seven officers and jawans dead, after a note written in Urdu with the name of JeM's Afzal Guru Squad (AGS) was recovered from the bodies of three terrorists, a senior official said.

Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag today visited the Nagrota-based 16 Corps headquarters and was briefed about yesterday's terror attack in which seven officers and jawans were killed, even as combing operation to flush out any remaining terrorist continued.

Expressing serious concern over repeated terrorist attacks on security forces establishments in the state, Governor N N Vohra today asked all security forces commanders and the government to enhance surveillance and immediately review the security of all important installations.

Speaking about the terror attack in Nagrota, Mr Yadav said this has never happened that seven armymen, including two officers, have been killed, but there has been no obituary reference.

With Nagrota comes the realization that the collusion of terror between the Pakistani "deep state" (the army and the ISI) and anti-India jihadist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammed operating inside Pakistan is too deep for it to be dismantled by an occasional terror strike under the cover of night and for the purpose of soothi...

When a group of three terrorists breached the army base in near Jammu at daybreak yesterday, it was two young majors in their early 30s that fought them - and ultimately died in the line of duty. Majors Gosavi Kunal Mannadir and Akshay Girish Kumar led Quick Response Teams, each with about 15 men, to counter the terrorists, of whom three were kille...

Another day of the winter session was lost to disruptions on Wednesday, with opposition lawmakers continuing to demand an explanation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the currency ban and also raising the terror attack in Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir, in which seven armymen were killed yesterday. PM Modi was present in the Lok Sabha and the governm...

A day after seven soldiers, including two officers, were killed in a massive terror attack on an army base near Jammu at Nagrota town, combing operations are on and the army is investigating how the terrorists breached the high security area.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday briefed top envoys of key nations, including the US, Russia, France and Japan on the planned terror attack by Pakistan-based terrorist group JeM in Nagrota in Jammu which was foiled by security forces on November 19, sources said.

The National Investigation Agency or NIA on Tuesday named Pakistan-based UN-designated terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed's deputy chief Abdul Rouf Asgar, the brother of Masood Azhar, and 13 others in its charge-sheet of the 2016 Nagrota terror attack case.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said it has made a second arrest in connection with the terror attack that killed seven soldiers at Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota Army camp in November 2016.

The Border Security Force has launched a special commando training programme for its men in Jammu and Kashmir to counter the surge in terror attacks and infiltration bids. Its focus is to prevent hostage situations and conduct room-to-room intervention to eliminate holed up terrorists with minimum collateral damages.

The mortal remains of Major Kunal Manndadir Gosavi, who was among those killed in Tuesday's terrorist attack in Nagrota, Jammu, was today consigned to flames with full state honours at his home town of Pandharpur Solapur.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to probe the twin terror attacks in Nagrota and Samba in Jammu and Kashmir in which seven army personnel were killed.

Talking tough in the wake of attack on army camp in Nagrota, India today made it clear that talks with Pakistan cannot take place in an atmosphere of "continued terror", which it will never accept as "new normal" in the bilateral relationship.

The police is probing if Jasih-e-Mohammed or JeM was responsible for Tuesday's terror attack on an army camp in Nagrota near Jammu, that left seven officers and jawans dead, after a note written in Urdu with the name of JeM's Afzal Guru Squad (AGS) was recovered from the bodies of three terrorists, a senior official said.

Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag today visited the Nagrota-based 16 Corps headquarters and was briefed about yesterday's terror attack in which seven officers and jawans were killed, even as combing operation to flush out any remaining terrorist continued.

Expressing serious concern over repeated terrorist attacks on security forces establishments in the state, Governor N N Vohra today asked all security forces commanders and the government to enhance surveillance and immediately review the security of all important installations.

Speaking about the terror attack in Nagrota, Mr Yadav said this has never happened that seven armymen, including two officers, have been killed, but there has been no obituary reference.

With Nagrota comes the realization that the collusion of terror between the Pakistani "deep state" (the army and the ISI) and anti-India jihadist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammed operating inside Pakistan is too deep for it to be dismantled by an occasional terror strike under the cover of night and for the purpose of soothi...

When a group of three terrorists breached the army base in near Jammu at daybreak yesterday, it was two young majors in their early 30s that fought them - and ultimately died in the line of duty. Majors Gosavi Kunal Mannadir and Akshay Girish Kumar led Quick Response Teams, each with about 15 men, to counter the terrorists, of whom three were kille...

Another day of the winter session was lost to disruptions on Wednesday, with opposition lawmakers continuing to demand an explanation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the currency ban and also raising the terror attack in Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir, in which seven armymen were killed yesterday. PM Modi was present in the Lok Sabha and the governm...

A day after seven soldiers, including two officers, were killed in a massive terror attack on an army base near Jammu at Nagrota town, combing operations are on and the army is investigating how the terrorists breached the high security area.