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Amitabh, Lata Mangeshkar, SRK condemn 'barbaric' Pulwama attack
From Amitabh Bachchan to Lata Mangeshkar and Shah Rukh Khan, a string of Bollywood celebrities took to social media to condemn the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, which killed 45 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers.
Pulwama fallout: Minerva asks AIFF to shift Srinagar game
In the wake of the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, football club Minerva Punjab on Friday refused to play their I-League match against Real Kashmir FC in Srinagar on February 18.
Pulwama terror attack: Protest outside Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi
A day after the deadly terror attack in Pulwama where around 40 CRPF personnel were killed, a group of people on Friday congregated outside High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi to stage a protest. The security around the Pakistan High Commission has been escalated as a safety measure following the Pulwama terror attack."You have seen what has happened yesterday. This is mass murder," a protestor said on the killing of the CRPF personnel. Around 40 CRPF personnel were killed on Thursday when their convoy was targeted by a suspected suicide bomber of Pakistan-backed JeM in Pulwama district on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.The convoy of 78 buses, in which around 2500 CRPF personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar, came under attack around 3.15 pm at Ladhu Modi Lethpora.Earlier today, Pakistan High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood evaded questions when quizzed on the deadly terror attack in which nearly 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives.Anti-Pakistan protests are being held .
Pulwama terror attack: Rajnath Singh pays tribute to CRPF soldiers
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday paid tribute to CRPF soldiers who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack, at the wreath-laying ceremony at CRPF camp in Budgam.Nearly 40 CRPF personnel were killed in a terrorist attack in Pulwama district on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Thursday.Accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and Army's Northern Command Chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, the Home Minister also lend a shoulder to mortal remains of a CRPF soldier.The Home Minister arrived here in the wake of the dastardly attack in Pulwama. He will hold review meetings with senior security and police officials to make a ground level assessment and review further operational actions.Earlier, the Home Minister has said, "The attack was carried out by Pakistan backed Jaish-e-Mohammed. A strong reply will be given and I assure the people of the country this. The country pays tribute to the brave jawans who were martyred.
MP village mourns death of its son martyred in Pulwama attack
The residents of Khudawal village in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh remember CRPF jawan Ashwini Kumar Kachhi as an ever-smiling man, who would often encourage the locals to join the armed forces. The news of his death in the terror attack in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, sent the village, located around 40 km from the district headquarters, into mourning. Kachhi, 30, was among the 40 CRPF personnel who lost their lives in when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district. As the news of Kachhi's death reached his village, the locals started visiting his inconsolable parents to comfort them. The bachelor was the youngest son in the family. "Martyr Ashwini Kumar always wore a smile on his face whenever he met me," recalled Vinay Asathi, a resident of Khudawal village. "He used to encourage the youth of our village to join the armed forces," he added. Ashwini is the third martyr from the village, ...
Pulwama attack: India needs to take concrete action, says 26/11 hero's father
K Unnikrishnan, the father of 26/11 hero Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Friday said India needs to take concrete action to curb terror attacks, instead of hollow discussions and "political surgical strikes". Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan had attained martyrdom fighting terrorists on the third day of the Mumbai terror attacks. "What India needs is concrete action (to check terror attacks) and not hollow discussions and political surgical strikes," Unnikrishnan told PTI here. He, however, said India should restrain from provoking the enemy if it cannot take precautionary measures or a total offensive approach. Forty CRPF personnel were killed Thursday in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district. He said such attacks can take place any time and emphasised that India should be prepared to face them. "When you are confronting your enemy or adversary, you ..
Kumaraswamy condemns Pulwama attack, consoles family of CRPF jawan killed
Terming the terror attack on CRPF personnel in Pulwama district "heinous", Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Friday consoled the family of brave heart from Mandya, H Guru, who was killed in the incident. The chief minister instructed officials to speed up the process of compensation and directed them to verify the educational qualifications of Guru's wife so that she can be provided a job by the government. "I spoke to martyred #CRPF soldier H Guru's family over the phone and consoled them. Their grief is heart wrenching. We are with them. I have instructed officials to speed up the process of compensation. #Pulwama," Kumaraswamy tweeted. Describing the massacre in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama as "heinous act of mindless cowardice", the chief minister said he was deeply disturbed and pained at the loss of lives of the brave CRPF personnel. "The government should act immediately and take steps to end the menace of terrorism from our soil forever," he said in another tweet. Guru ..
Pulwama attack: Four CRPF personnel from Punjab from among 40 killed
As they mourned the loss of four CRPF men from Punjab, the grief of families and villagers was etched with anger as they demanded that Pakistan be given a befitting reply over the Pulwama attack. The four personnel were among the 40 killed in the attack a Central Reserve Paramilitary Force (CRPF) convoy on Thursday. Jaimal Singh from Kot ise Kham village in Moga, Sukhjinder Singh from Gandiwind village in Tarn Taran, Kulwinder Singh from Rauli village in Anandpur Sahib and Maninder Singh Attri from Arya Nagar village in Gurdsapur died in the attack. Heartbreaking scenes were witnessed in the villages as families mourned the loss of their loved ones. Locals gathered in large numbers to join the mourning and expressed pride in the jawans' sacrifice for the country and demanded that Pakistan be given a befitting reply. Jaimal Singh was the driver of the bus that was blown up by a suicide bomber who rammed his explosive-laden SUV into it on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Awantipora ...
Pulwama terror attack: Himachal, TN announce ex gratia to families of deceased Army jawans
Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on Friday announced compensation of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of CRPF personnel, who hail from the states, killed in Pulwama terror attack.Among the deceased, two CRPF jawans, Sivachandran C and Subramanian G, hailed from Tamil Nadu. While Tilak Raj was from Himachal Pradesh.Meanwhile, Ram Manohar Lohiya hospital in New Delhi has announced that it will donate one-day salary of all the staff to the families of the Army jawans killed in the deadly attack.Around 40 CRPF personnel were killed after a suicide bomber rammed a car laden with explosives into a bus carrying them on Thursday. The bus was extensively damaged in the blast, which was followed by firing on the vehicle.The convoy comprised 78 buses in which around 2500 personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar.Soon after, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which is based in Pakistan and backed by the Pakistani administration, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was carried out by its .
Pulwama terror attack: Curfew imposed in Jammu as widespread protests erupt
Curfew has been imposed in Jammu after scores of people took to the streets and blocked the Jammu-Pathankot national highway on Friday to protest against the deadly terror attack which claimed the lives of around 40 CRPF personnel.Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC have also been imposed in Jammu, while data services in various districts of the state have been suspended in the wake of protests by locals."In order to maintain law and order, public tranquillity and to protect life and property of the general public, in the exercise of the power vested in me under Section 144 CrPC, I hereby impose curfew in the Jammu city," read a letter signed by Jammu's district magistrate Ramesh Kumar.Security has been beefed up in the state to prevent further attack.Speaking to ANI, Udhampur Superintendent of Police Rajiv Pandey said, "Paramilitary, as well as army jawans, have been deployed to foil any other incident if any. We have increased our vigil in Jammu-Kashmir national highway, ...
Tripura CM condemns terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir
Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb has condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which left 40 CRPF personnel dead on Thursday. The CRPF personnel were killed when a Jaish suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into a bus at Awantipora in Pulwama district. "The attack on CRPF personnel in Pulwama is a shameful act of cowardice. I pray for the quick recovery of the injured. Our nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the families of our martyrs," Deb tweeted.
Pulwama attack: India summons Pakistan High Commissioner
India on Friday summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood and lodged a strong protest over the Pulwama terror attack that claimed the lives of 45 CRPF troopers in Jammu and Kashmir.
Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar cancel Karachi Arts Council event after Pulwama attack
Veteran actor Shabana Azmi on Friday said she and her husband, lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar, have decided not to attend Kaifi Azmi's birth centenary celebrations in Karachi in the wake of Pulwama terror attack. The couple was invited to Pakistan by the Karachi Arts Council for a two-day event. "@Javedakhtarjadu and I were invited for a 2 day event celebrating Kaifi's Centenary and were truly looking forward to it. I appreciate that our hosts the Karachi Arts Council mutually agreed to cancel the event at the nth hour in the wake of Pulwama attack," Azmi posted on Twitter. In one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir's three decades of militancy, a Jaish suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus in Pulwama district, killing at least 40 personnel and leaving many critically wounded. Azmi condemned the attacks and said she stands united with the grieving families. "Will there be no let to these heinous attacks? These mindless killings. This utter ..
Gehlot, Raje condemn Pulwama attack,
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje Friday condemned the Pulwama terror attack that claimed the lives of at least 40 CRPF personnel. Offering his condolences, Gehlot prayed for the departed souls and strength to the bereaved families, an official said. The veteran Congress leader also wished early recovery to those injured in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a Jaish suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into a CRPF bus on Thursday. Gehlot said the gruesome assault was a cowardly act and highly condemnable. Such incidents would not lower the country's commitment to fight against terrorism, he added. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vasundhara Raje in a tweet said: "Your martyrdom has filled tears in everyone's eyes but your bravery, valour and sacrifice has made every Indian proud." "I wish peace for the departed souls of the soldiers, courage for the families and speedy ...
Pulwama terror attack: India lodges protest; Pak HC summoned by MEA
India lodged a strong protest against Pakistan as its High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood was summoned by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Friday in connection with the Pulwama terror attack. According to sources, Gokhale issued a very strong demarche in connection with the terrorist attack in Pulwama and conveyed that Pakistan must take immediate and verifiable action against Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).He also conveyed to Mahmood that Pakistan must immediately stop any groups or individuals associated with terrorism from operating from its territories, the source added.The Foreign Secretary also rejected the statement made by the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan yesterday with regards to the attack, the source said.As many as 40 CRPF personnel were killed after a suicide bomber attacked a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district with a vehicle laden with explosives.The convoy comprised of 78 buses in which around 2,500 personnel were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar - the
Pakistan will pay a heavy price: Arun Jaitey on Pulwama attack
In a direct attack on Pakistan, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that security forces will ensure that Islamabad pays a heavy price for the Pulwama terror attack in which nearly 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives."Our security forces will ensure that those who have indulged in this act will have to pay a heavy price for it," Jaitley told ANI."There is incontrovertible evidence of Pakistani hand in this gruesome attack. The Prime Minister also decided that the Most Favoured Nation Status to Pakistan stands withdrawn," he said.These statements from Jaitley came after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day."The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) made a review and an assessment of the situation on the ground. It has requested the Ministry of External Affairs to take all possible diplomatic measures in order to ensure that there is complete isolation of Pakistan from the international community for having .
CRPF jawan spent five days with family, killed on return to Kashmir
Having spent five days with his family at his home in remote Lakkidi in Wayanad district just a week ago, V V Vasanth Kumar-- one of the CRPF personnel killed in the terror attack in Pulwama-- had just returned to join his new posting in Kashmir when tragedy struck. The 44-year old jawan's family is finding it difficult to believe that he is no more. This is the second blow to the family as Vasanth's father Vasudevan had passed away only six months ago. Vasanth's cousin Sajeevan said following his promotion and battalion change, his brother had been posted to Kashmir after his stint in Punjab and had come home to be with his family for a five-day holiday. He had left for Kashmir on February 8, after spending time with his family. "My elder brother died for the country and we are proud of his sacrifice", Sajeevan told PTI. Vasanth Kumar's mother Shanta and wife Sheena were inconsolable while his two children--son Amandeep (5) and daughter Anamika (8)-- have not been informed, he ...
Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar should meet Osama's fate: Ramdev on Pulwama terror attack
Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed should be brought to India or should meet the fate of Osama bin Laden, Yoga guru Ramdev said Friday, while seeking strong action against Pakistan. Describing Thursday's strike on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, in which 40 soldiers of the force were killed, an attack on the "unity, integrity and sovereignty" of India, he said time has come to merge Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with India. "All terrorists, whether coming from across the border or already inside our territory, must be eliminated, especially (2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind) Hafiz Saeed and (Jaish-e-Mohammad chief) Masood Azhar. "Wherever they are, they must be brought to India or should meet the fate of Osama bin Laden (who was killed by US forces inside his secret residence in Pakistan's Abbotabad)," Ramdev said on sidelines of an event here. He said the terror camps operational in PoK must be ...
Patnaik condoles death of two CRPF jawans from state, speaks to their families
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday spoke to the families of the two CRPF jawans from the state, who were among 40 personnel killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The CRPF personnel were killed when a Jaish suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into a bus at Awantipora in Pulwama district Thursday. "The chief minister spoke to the family members of Saheed Prasanna Sahu and Saheed Manoj Behera over telephone and conveyed his deep sympathy," a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office said. "Deeply saddened by the martyrdom of so many @crpfindia #jawans in terrorist attack in #Pulwama district of #JammuAndKashmir. Strongly condemn the cowardly act and condolences to the bereaved families (sic)," Patnaik tweeted. Patnaik also directed Finance Minister S B Behera and Health Minister Pratap Jena to visit the families of martyrs. While Sahu belonged to Naugan village in Jagatsinghpur district, Manoj Behera hailed from ..
Death toll in Pulwama terror attack mounts to 40; CoI ordered
The toll in the terror attack on CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district has risen to 40 even as a full Court of Inquiry (CoI) has been ordered by the force headquarters in Delhi, a senior official said Friday. A Jaish suicide bomber Thursday rammed a vehicle carrying about 100-kgs of explosives into a bus carrying CRPF personnel in Pulwama district. "A total of 40 personnel have been killed in Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir. Five troops are injured," the senior official said. While 38 personnel have been identified, DNA and forensic tests are being conducted on two bodies, he said. Amongst the killed is a personnel of the CRPF road opening party (ROP) who was tasked to sanitise the highway route for convoy movement, the official said. In the wake of the incident, the CRPF has issued a 'high vigil' alert to all its formations in the Kashmir Valley and other places in the state and has asked its units to be in "full preparedness." A Court of Inquiry (CoI) has been ...