Kashmir guerrilla holed up in mosque dies

SRINAGAR – The stand off between security forces and an guerrilla holed up in a mosque in the Kashmir Valley ended Tuesday morning after the gunman succumbed to injuries, police said.

The security forces removed the cordon around the mosque in Dabban village in Bandipora district after the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) member died.
The mosque …. Source article  : Kashmir guerrilla holed up in mosque dies.

Pakistan’s ISI involved in Mumbai terror attack

LONDON – Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was heavily involved in the 2008 Mumbai attack and the spy agency held a string of meetings with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives over the operation that killed over 160 people, classified documents reveal.

Basing its exhaustive story on classified Indian government documents, the Guardian reported that the Pakistani … Read : Pakistan’s ISI involved in Mumbai terror attack.

Maoist squad leader held in West Bengal

KOLKATA – A Maoist squad leader has been arrested from West Midnapore district of West Bengal, police said Tuesday.

According to police, the Maoist leader was arrested Monday night. He was presented before a local court Tuesday morning.
“Subhas Modi, a close aide of Sashadhar Mahato, and his wife Suchitra Mahato are top ultra Left [..] Read the original article: here.

Three dead as militants attack Chechen parliament

Grozny, Oct 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least three people died and 13 were injured Tuesday morning when militants attacked parliament of Russias republic of Chechnya, authorities said.

A vehicle carrying terrorists drove in with cars carrying lawmakers. One of them blew himself up and the other two headed toward parliament, a police source told RIA [..] Read the original article: here.

Pakistan court given Times Square bomber’s friends list

ISLAMABAD – A list of friends of Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American who attempted to bomb Times Square in New York in May, has been submitted to a court in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi city.

Police informed the Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) of Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan that those named in the list are members of the Tehrik-e-Taliban … Original source on Gaea Times at : Pakistan court given Times Square bomber’s friends list.

Four convicted in New York’s synagogue-bombing plot

WASHINGTON – Four men have been convicted for planting bombs outside synagogues and plotting missile attacks on military planes in New York, a media report said.

A jury of six women and five men in Federal District Court in Manhattan deliberated for eight days. They were convicted Monday, New York Times reported on its website. …. Source article  : Four convicted in New York’s synagogue-bombing plot.

Hardline Hurriyat leader may be shifted to Jammu jail

JAMMU – Hurriyat Conference leader Masarat Alam is likely to be shifted to Jammu where several other separatist leaders are lodged, an official said Tuesday, a day after the general secretary of the Geelani-led hardline group was arrested in Srinagar.

Alam — considered close to Syed Ali Geelani, chief of the hardline faction of the …. Source article  : Hardline Hurriyat leader may be shifted to Jammu jail.

US denies Headley wives’ warnings ignored

WASHINGTON – The United States has admitted that one of the wives of David Headley twice warned the US embassy in Pakistan about her husband’s terrorist links, but denied the warnings were ignored. It said there was no “specific information” in those warnings.

There was nothing specific to follow up on in … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : US denies Headley wives’ warnings ignored.

Maoists set road construction vehicles ablaze

RAIPUR – Dozens of armed Maoists set afire vehicles engaged in road construction in Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region Monday, officials said.

The vehicles, mainly ‘tippers’, were engaged in work on national highway 221 in Dantewada district, over 400 km south of state capital Raipur.
“Maoists stopped the road construction work near Kukanar area and … Read more : Maoists set road construction vehicles ablaze.

Kashmir mosque siege on as militant refuses to give up

SRINAGAR – The standoff between an injured guerrilla hiding in a mosque in Kashmir’s Bandipora district and the security forces continued Monday evening as a village cleric and elders failed to persuade the militant to surrender.

“The injured militant lobbed a grenade at the surrounding security men who did not retaliate in deference to the … Read more »».

Pakistan denies presence of bin Laden

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Monday rejected US media reports that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, were hiding in its northwestern region near the Afghan border.

“Stories like this keep on surfacing. Our reaction from day one to such stories is clear – he is not here,” deputy information minister Samsam …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pakistan denies presence of bin Laden.

Bin Laden, deputy hiding in Pakistan, says NATO official

WASHINGTON – Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri are believed to be hiding close to each other in houses in northwest Pakistan. But they are not together, according to multiple media reports citing a NATO official.

“Nobody in Al Qaeda is living in a cave,” an unnamed senior NATO …. Original article  : Bin Laden, deputy hiding in Pakistan, says NATO official.

Chandra Levy Trial Today

WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com)- The much awaited murder trial of Federal Bureau of Prisons intern Chandra Levy will begin today. The intern suddenly disappeared on 2001 and after searching frantically, the police discovered the skeletal remains of her body in Rock Creek Park in May 2002. Previously Congressman Gary Condit was suspected for the murder, however, … Read : Chandra Levy Trial Today.

Chandra Levy Death Case: Trial Begins Monday

WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com) — The trial of the man, charged with the murder of Washington intern Chandra Levy, begins today. The Jury selection board starts querying the convict after nine years of disappearance of Levy.
The accused is Ingmar Guandique, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador. He is convicted with the charge of rape attempt, kidnapping …. Source  : Chandra Levy Death Case: Trial Begins Monday.

Taliban warn of terror attack in the Netherlands

AMSTERDAM – The Taliban have warned of a possible terrorist attack against the Netherlands in the wake of the government’s decision to form a minority government backed by anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, a press report Monday said.

“If the Netherlands enforce its anti-Islamic policies, it will ensure that they will be the target of an …. Read the original article  : here.

Babbar Khalsa terrorist escapes from Punjab police custody

HOSHIARPUR – A Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist, who was planning a major blast in Punjab, escaped from the custody of Punjab police here early Monday.

Police officials here confirmed that BKI terrorist Karanbir Singh escaped from the custody of the CIA (crime investigation agency) staff building here early in the morning.
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Literacy rate up in Maoist stronghold of Dantewada

RAIPUR – Dantewada, labelled as India’s worst Maoist violence-hit district, has recorded a 20 percent rise in literacy rate in the last nine years, the Chhattisgarh government said Monday claiming credit for the development.

The literacy rate in Dantewada district was 24.56 percent in 2001, but has gone up to 45.19 percent with an increase … Original article on : Literacy rate up in Maoist stronghold of Dantewada.