Red Fort, Delhi Metro Station (Gate no. 1) New Delhi CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI ■ ■ Blast site Red Fort 6.52 Chandni Chowk Rd pm THIRUVANANTHAPURAM l tuesday l november 11, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 16 l late city EDITION How it happened 1 6.52 pm: Slow moving Hyundai i20 blows up near Red Fort traffic signal 2 6.55 pm: Delhi Fire Department receives alert. No crater, no shrapnel injury noticed 3 7.25 pm: Around 30 people injured taken to LNJP hospital. Of them, eight declared brought dead 4 7.29 pm: Ten fire tenders arrive, area cordoned off; fire brought under control 5 8.28 pm: NIA, NSG and forensic teams reach the spot, collect evidence 6 8.30 pm: Home Minister Amit Shah briefs PM. Shah visits LNJP hospital and the blast site All angles being probed, says Amit shah ■ ■ All angles are being probed, no possibility is ruled out, says Shah. “Until the samples recovered from the blast site are analysed by forensics and NSG, we can’t say anything on the cause,” adds Shah Nationwide alert announced. CISF tightens vigil at all installations in Delhi-NCR, including the IGI Airport and metro stations Pained beyond words by loss of lives in a blast in Delhi; my deepest condolences to those who lost their loved ones — Home Minister Amit Shah Killer car blast in Delhi’s heart Powerful explosion near Red Fort sets off security alerts across the country ahead of Bihar’s final phase poll 8 6 N i t i n r a w at @ New Delhi HOURS after nearly 2,900 kg of explosives were seized in Haryana’s Faridabad, a powerful blast tore through national capital on Monday evening, killing at least eight people and injuring several others outside the Red Fort, one of the city’s busiest areas, in what investigators suspect could be a terror attack. Whether the two incidents are connected is under investigation, officials said. The explosion occur red around 6:52 pm near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station and near the Delhi Police’s integrated facilitation booth, when a slow-moving white Hyundai i20 stopped at a traffic signal and suddenly blew up. The impact engulfed several nearby vehicles in flames, scattering debris across the road. LNJP Hospital released the list of the dead and injured. The identity of seven people who have died remains unknown so far, while one deceased was identified as Ashok Kumar, a 34-year-old from Amroha. The list comprises 28 names, including 20 injured and 8 dead. Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha said a multiagency investigation is under- killed in the blast, though the unofficial toll is higher October 18, 1997 Sarojini Nagar/Paharganj/ 59 155 Govindpuri First responders look for more bodies at the blast site near Red Fort in New Delhi on Monday evening | PTI way “Around 6:52 pm, an explo. sion took place in a slow-moving vehicle which stopped near the red light at Red Fort. The passengers were inside when the incident occurred. Nearby vehicles were damaged. The NIA, NSG, and FSL teams have joined the investigation. We are probing the matter from all angles,” Golcha said. The fire department received a call at 6:55 pm. “We responded immediately, and seven fire units were sent to the spot. The Elections to local self-government bodies in the state — considered as the semifinal to the crucial assembly elections next year — will be held in two phases blaze was brought under control by 7:29 pm,” said Deputy Chief Fire Officer AK Malik. Six cars, two e-rickshaws, and one auto-rickshaw were destroyed in the explosion. Eyewitnesses described a loud explosion followed by fire and panic. Within minutes, police, fire, and ambulance teams cordoned off the area as rescue operations began. Union Home Minister Amit Shahsaid: “All nearby CCTV cameras are being examined.” Last date for withdrawal Nov 24 Polls to be conducted in 23,576 1,199 wards in local bodies 17,337 wards in 941 grama panchayats 2,267 in 152 block panchayats 346 in 14 district panchayats 3,205 in *86 municipalities 421 in 6 corporations (*Mattanur municipality excluded as its council’s term is valid until 2027) 33,746 polling stations to be set up — 28,127 in panchayats, 3,604 in municipalities and 2,015 in corporations VOTERS Total 2,84,30,761 Male 1,34,12,470 Female 1,50,18,010 Transgender 281 (NRI voters - 2,841) 16 pages, including 4 pages of THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Express P4 T’Puram Kollam Pathanamthitta Kottayam Alappuzha Idukki Ernakulam Phase 2 DecEMBER 11 DecEMBER 9 Phase 1 Election notification November 14 Scrutiny of nominations Nov 22 as well as 2 e-rickshaws and one auto destroyed Major Terror Attacks in Delhi since 1997 Shah later visited both the blast site and LNJP Hospital. The probe revealed that the car involved in the blast, bearing a Gurugram registration number, was last owned by a resident of Pulwama in J&K, sources said. Police detained Mohammad Salman, a resident of Gurgaon, for questioning. During interrogation, Salman said he sold the car a year and a half ago to Devendra of Okhla in southeast Delhi. He handed over all docuP7 ments to the police. Kerala local body ELECTIONs on Dec 9 & 11 Last date for filing nomination Nov 21 cars Thrissur Palakkad Malappuram Wayanad Kozhikode Kannur Kasaragod Counting DecEMBER 13 Polling time 7am to 6pm December 13, 2001 11 Parliament 30 September 13, 2008 Karol Bagh, Connaught Place & 25 150 Greater Kailash September 27, 2008 Flower Market, Mehrauli 3 21 September 7, 2011 High Court, Delhi Deaths | 14 Injured | 88 Source: SATP 3K kg IED-making stuff seized, three docs held f aya z w a n i @ Srinagar Eight people, including three doctors, were arrested and a staggering 2,900 kg of explosive materials have been seized by the Jammu and Kashmir Police after it busted an inter-state “white-collar” terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Of the 2,900 kg of IED-making materials recovered, 360 kg were found in Haryana. One of the three doctors arrested worked in the state, while another was employed in Uttar Pradesh. It all began on 19 October, when JeM posters threatening the police and security forces were found in Bunpora Nowgam near Srinagar. An investigation was launched to track down the person responsible. With the help of CCTV footage, the police nabbed a suspect, Dr Adil Ahmed Rather, who worked at a hospital in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. An AK rifle was later recovered from his locker at the Gover nment Medical Colle ge, Anantnag, where he had served The arms and ammunition recovered by Haryana and J&K police forces | PTI as a senior resident until October 2024. He revealed the names of his associates, including Dr Muzamil Ahmed Ganai, who was working as a doctor at AlFalah Hospital in Faridabad. Muzamil was arrested in Faridabad by a joint team of Haryana and J&K police forces. Sources added that a female doctor, Dr Shaheen Shahid, was detained in Lucknow and brought to Srinagar for questioning. Five other individuals have also been arrested. The police said the probe had uncovered a “white-collar” terror ecosystem involving radicalised professionals and students who were in contact with handlers in Pakistan and other countries.