Goa Daily

  A devastating accidental explosion rocked the Nowgam police station in Srinagar late on November 14, 2025, claiming the lives of nine individuals predominantly police officers and forensic experts and injuring 32 others in a fiery inferno triggered by the mishandling of approximately 2,900 kilograms of seized ammonium nitrate explosives during a routine examination under FIR 162/2025, as officially confirmed by Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat in a press conference that dismissed speculation of sabotage while ordering a thorough probe into procedural lapses. The blast's catastrophic force not only engulfed the station in flames but also propelled body parts and debris up to 200 meters away, affecting nearby residences and underscoring the perilous risks of storing and inspecting high-yield materials in urban vicinities, with Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha expressing anguish and directing immediate relief for affected families amid heightened security in the re...

  Security forces executed a controlled demolition of the family residence of Dr. Umar Nabi in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district during the intervening night of November 13 and 14, targeting the home in Quil village as a punitive deterrent against the doctor identified as the driver of the explosive-laden Hyundai i20 that detonated near Delhi's iconic Red Fort on November 10, resulting in 13 deaths and over 20 injuries in what has been described as a brazen Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror plot. Nabi's identity was unequivocally confirmed through DNA samples from the blast site matching those provided by his mother, and the operation, overseen by local police and CRPF, left the two-story structure reduced to rubble without harming nearby residents, though locals reported minor structural damage to adjacent houses from the controlled explosion. This swift action, part of a broader strategy to dismantle terror support systems in the volatile south Kashmir region—long a hotspo...

 In response to the national red alert issued after the Red Fort car bomb explosion in Delhi, both Manohar International Airport (Mopa) and Goa International Airport (Dabolim) have intensified their security protocols. Airport authorities, including GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) , convened special high-level security meetings to coordinate immediate actions aimed at reinforcing safety across all airport operations in the state. Emergency Review Meetings Conducted Following directives under the national alert, both airports called for meetings involving all key stakeholders including the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) , airlines , ground handling agencies , and airport operations teams . Officials confirmed that the focus was on vigilance enhancement, threat sensitivity, and coordination among all departments. Every stakeholder was directed to ensure that both physical and procedural security systems were rev...