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NHRC condemns Pulwama attack; says terrorism 'anti-thesis' to the struggle for human rights
The NHRC Tuesday condemned the killing of 40 CRPF personnel in the Pulwama terror attack, saying the "scourge of terrorism" is one of the major factors leading to violation of human rights in the society. The rights panel also said, "It is expected that the state will take note of the supreme sacrifice made by the personnel of CRPF in maintaining the rule of law and creating an environment of peace and security in the country, and the aggrieved families would be suitably compensated." The February 14 deadly attack by Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) had left 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel dead, after a suicide bomber had driven his explosives-laden vehicle into a CPRF bus. The NHRC, in a statement, said the commission firmly believes that acts of terrorism are an "anti-thesis" to the struggle for protection of human rights. "The National Human Rights Commission is disturbed over the killing of more than 40 CRPF personnel in a terrorist attack on their .
Iran Guards: Pakistani behind suicide attack on troops
The suicide bomber who carried out last week's attack that killed 27 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was a Pakistani national, the elite force said Tuesday. "The suicide bomber was named Hafez Mohammad-Ali and was from Pakistan," said Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Guards' ground forces, quoted by the force's Sepah news agency. The February 13 suicide bombing killed 27 Revolutionary Guards on a bus in the volatile southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan which borders Pakistan. The general said the probe into the attack had made headway after the model of the explosives-packed car that exploded next to the bus had been identified. "Two days ago the first clue, a woman, was identified and arrested, and through this woman, we reached others," Pakpour said. Apart from the suicide bomber, one of the suspected accomplices was also Pakistani, he said. Pakpour said the attack had originally been planned for February 11 to coincide with celebrations for the ...
Time to ensure one member from every household joins armed forces, says Mamata's nephew Abhishek
Time has come for the legislature to discuss and legislate to ensure that one member from each household joins the armed forces, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday."In the years gone by, there have been informal discussions with regard to the participation of a member from each household in the armed forces. I believe the time is ripe for the legislature to discuss this issue in earnest," Abhishek Banerjee tweeted.He also stressed the need to provide bullet-proof jackets to jawans, before having the bullet trains in the country. "Our jawans keep our borders safe. They sacrifice their lives so that we can stay safe. Before bullet trains, we need bulletproof jackets for our jawans. Today is the time, more than ever, to stand by them," he said.It is worth mentioning that when military needs people to fight in a war, but there are not enough volunteers, sometimes they will begin conscription, which is a law that says if you are
Iran Guards say Pakistani carried out suicide attack on troops
The suicide bomber that carried out last week's attack that killed 27 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was a Pakistan national, the force's Sepah news agency reported on Tuesday. "The suicide bomber was named Hafez Mohammad-Ali and was from Pakistan," Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Guards' ground forces, was quoted as saying on the sidelines of a commemoration service in Tehran.
Better to fight war with Pakistan than suffer daily: Ramdev
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said Tuesday that in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, India should "fight a war" against Pakistan to teach it a lesson. He also said India should extend all kind of help to the separatist movement in Balochistan, a southwestern province of Pakistan. "A befitting reply has to be given to Pakistan and terrorists. First of all, we have to break Pakistan into three pieces," he said. As many as 40 CRPF jawans were killed in Pulwama in South Kashmir on February 14 in a suicide bombing attack, owned up by Pak-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed. India has lost "over 50,000 soldiers and civilians" so far due to the nefarious activities of Pakistan, Ramdev said, adding, "Now we have to teach a lesson to Pakistan. We must fight a war. Instead of suffering every day, it's better to fight a war and teach Pakistan such a lesson that it can not dare to stand for the next fifty years." The Yoga guru was speaking to reporters after the launch of a Patanjali ..
Suicide bomber kills three police in historic heart of Cairo
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of ancient Islamic Cairo, killing three policemen who were chasing him through its narrow alleyways, medical and security sources said on Tuesday. Monday evening's bombing, in the Darb al-Ahmar neighbourhood near the historic Al-Azhar mosque, also wounded two other policemen, the interior ministry said in a statement. "As security forces surrounded the man and were about to stop him and bring him under control, an explosive device in his possession detonated," the ministry said. Video posted on social media on Tuesday morning showed police catching up with a male cyclist before being enveloped by an explosion. The ministry said the bomber was being chased as part of a manhunt for those responsible for a foiled bomb attack near a mosque in Cairo's twin city of Giza on Friday. Police sappers successfully defused that device. Monday evening's blast damaged several shops in the alleyway which lies in an area frequented by ...
Security tightened after threat to blow up rly stn: Nashik
Security around several important establishments in Nashik, including the Devlali railway station and Currency Note Press, has been tightened after a letter was received by police with a threat to blow them up, a senior official said Tuesday. The Devlali railway station was throughly checked by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad on Sunday, the official said. Teams from various police stations as well the Anti-Terrorism Squad are doing rounds of the establishments named in the letter in order to prevent any untoward incident, he added. The Special Branch has begun investigation into the antecedents of the letter, the official said. The unsigned letter, written on an India Post inland letter in coarse Hindi, was received at the Nashik police commissionerate on February 13, city police commissioner Ravinder Singal said Tuesday.
HC junks plea asking media to use 'martyr' for reporting casualties in terror attacks
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the media to use the words "martyr" or "shaheed", instead of "killed", when reporting deaths of security personnel in terror or other attacks. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao declined to hear the application filed by a lawyer, who was pulled up by the court for moving such a plea. The application was filed by Abhishek Chaudhary in his main petition seeking martyr status for paramilitary personnel killed in the line of duty. The petition was dismissed in 2016 by the high court, which had said the plea was misconceived. Dismissing the application on Tuesday, the bench said it was "unfortunate" that such a plea was moved by a lawyer, despite being aware that the main petition was dismissed. Referring to the February 14 terror attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, Chaudhary had said the deaths should have been described by the media using "respectful words" like "martyred" or ...
Afghanistan: Six killed in IED blast
Six people were killed in an IED blast in Qarghaee district in Laghman province on Tuesday.the blast occurred at 11 am on Tuesday morning.No group has taken responsibility for the blast yet.Another blast claimed one life on Sunday night when a magnetic IED was detonated in Kabul, Kabul police said.The explosion occurred in Panshir Wat area in Kabul's PD11 when a magnetic IED placed in a vehicle was detonated, confirmed the spokesman for Kabul police, Basir Ahmand Muhajid.
Ex-diplomat says North Korean leader won't give up nukes
A former North Korean diplomat says leader Kim Jong Un has no intention of giving up his nuclear weapons and sees his upcoming second summit with US President Donald Trump as a chance to cement his country's status as a nuclear weapons state. Thae Yong Ho, who defected to South Korea in 2016, said in a news conference in Seoul on Tuesday that next week's meeting in Vietnam will be a failure if Trump can't get Kim to declare he will abandon all of his nuclear facilities and weapons and return North Korea to the nuclear non-proliferation agreement. Thae worked as a minster at the North Korean Embassy in London before fleeing to South Korea. He is the highest-level North Korean diplomat to defect to the South.
2500 Kashmiri youth participate in Army recruitment rally in Baramulla
Around 2500 Kashmiri youth participated in the recruitment rally of Indian Army in Baramulla against 111 vacancies on Tuesday.The huge turnout shows that the youth are upbeat following the February 14 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel. While speaking to ANI, one of the Army aspirants said: "By joining Army, we can serve the nation and also protect our families and take care of them as we hardly have any employment opportunities in the Valley.""We cannot go outside Kashmir. This is a great opportunity for us. We wish that more vacancies are offered to us. If Kashmiri personnel will be deployed in the sensitive areas then they can talk to the people and deal with the ongoing crisis," another applicant said. This comes amid reports of harassment of students from the Valley in various states of India after the Pulwama terrorist attack. As many as 300 Kashmiri students studying in different states are returning to their home due to attacks and threats reports.Following ..
Jadhav's activities manifestation of Indian policy, says Pakistan
Pakistan on Tuesday hit back at India in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) when it accused Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav of indulging in terror and subversive activities on its soil which were an "actual manifestation of Indian policy".
Bikaner man tattoos names of 71 martyred soldiers
A youth from Sridungargar town here has tattooed the names of 71 martyred soldiers, including the ones killed in the recent Pulwama terror attack, on his body "to pay homage to the gallant soldiers". Gopal Saharan said he tattooed the 71 names on his body to pay homage to the gallant Indian soldiers as they sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. Saharan, a member of patriotic group Bhagat Singh Youth Brigade, said he found this unique way to pay tributes to the solders for it would give inspiration to others.
Indian Americans express solidarity with Pulwama victims' families
Indian Americans across the US have expressed solidarity to the families of the 40 CRPF troopers who lost their lives in the February 14 Pulwama terror attack, by holding candlelight vigils, peaceful protests and fundraisers.
Spiritualist Amritanandamayi's gesture to kin of jawans
: Spiritualist Mata Amritanandamayi Math Tuesday announced a donation of Rs 5 lakh to each of the families of 40 CRPF jawans martyred in the suicide bomb attack in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir. "My heart goes out to their families and loved ones. May we all pray for their peace and well-being. It is our dharma to support the families of these brave men who died while doing their dharma of protecting the nation," she said in a statement. At least 40 CRPF personnel died when a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the bus they were travelling in, one of the worst terror strikes since the Uri attack in 2016, officials said.
Curfew relaxed for two hours in parts of Jammu, no untoward incident reported
Authorities Tuesday relaxed curfew for two hours in the jurisdiction of three police station areas of Jammu, while it continued to remain in force in rest of the city, which had witnessed massive protests in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, officials said. Advisors to Governor Satya Pal Malik met him at the Raj Bhavan Monday evening and briefed him on the prevailing law and order situation in the aftermath of the Pulwama incident. District Magistrate, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar ordered relaxation of curfew in the areas falling under the jurisdiction of police station Nawabad, Jammu city and Peer Mitha from 11.30 am to 01.30 pm. However, he said restrictions under section 144 CrPC would remain imposed to maintain law and order. All wine shops and bars would remain closed, Kumar said. Curfew was imposed in entire Jammu city on Friday following massive anti-Pakistan protests and sporadic incidents of violence over the terror attack in Pulwama district of south Kashmir which left 40 CRPF ..
Army fully prepared to deal with any fallout of US pullout from Afghanistan
The Army said on Tuesday that it is fully prepared to deal with any fallout of the American military pullout and negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan on the security situation in Kashmir.
UP: Student held for making anti-India remarks
In the aftermath of Pulwama terror attack, Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday arrested a first-year student of IFTM University in Moradabad for allegedly making objectionable remarks against India."Mohammad Abaaz, a firts-year student, who is studying in IFTM University raised some objectionable remarks, following which he was taken into custody by the state police," DSP Rajesh Kumar told ANI.Similarly, on February 17, a medical student from Kashmir was arrested in Dehradun for allegedly posting insensitive and communal content on social media in the wake of Pulwama terror attack.An FIR was registered on a complaint alleging that the student, Keshar Rashid, made insulting comments against the CRPF personnel who were killed in Kashmir. On February 14, A CRPF convoy, moving from Jammu to Srinagar, was attacked by a suicide bomber in Pulwama's Lethpora area on the national highway, killing 40 para-military soldiers.
In 100 hours, Pulwama avenged: Army
The Indian Army on Tuesday said that all the top leadership of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit have been eliminated by security forces in the Kashmir Valley within 100 hours of the terror attack in which 40 CRPF troopers were killed.
Delhi HC rejects plea seeking use of 'martyr' word
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the media to use the word "martyr" in place of killed and died for soldiers.