Tag: Pulwama Attack

Inspiring! Pulwama Martyr Major Vibhuti Shankar Doundiyal's wife Nikita Kaul joins Indian Army to start from where her husband had left

Nikita Kaul, wife of Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, who sacrificed his life in the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, has donned the olive green to continue the legacy of her husband.

How many times have we heard these words – or variations of them – after a major terror strike in the Valley in the last three decades? “I strongly condemn this dastardly attack. The sacrifices of our brave security personnel shall not go in vain. The entire nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the families […]

Kolkata: Former army chief, Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury (retd) on Thursday blamed intelligence failure for the Pulwama terror attack and suggested some non-governmental Indian agency raise a “fidayeen” (suicide squad) against Pakistan to avenge such incidents. “Obviously, there was an intelligence failure. They (the Indian military authorities) should not have sent such a big convoy of […]

Srinagar/Bhubaneswar: As many as 45 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawans were martyred after a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the bus they were travelling in on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Of the martyred, two Odia Jawans also lost their lives in the incident which is […]

New Delhi: Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who returned from the US last week after a medical treatment, will resume office as the Finance Minister on Friday. Official sources said Jaitley will resume function as the Finance Minister and attend the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) convened at 9.15 a.m. The CCS meeting has been called […]

Shimla: Constable Tilak Raj of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district was one of those martyred in the cowardly attack on a CRPF convoy at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government said on Friday. At least 45 soldiers were killed and 38 injured in Thursday’s terror attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy, […]

New Delhi: A day after 45 CRPF troopers were killed in a gruesome terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the terrorists have committed their “biggest mistake” and those responsible have to pay. “We have given complete freedom to the security forces of the country. We have full […]

Sambalpur: BJP national President Amit Shah’s visit to Odisha today has been cancelled in the wake of terror attack in Pulwama of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday which claimed lives of as many as 45 CRPF jawans. According to sources, all political programmes of the BJP president scheduled for today have been cancelled following the terror […]

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday strongly condemned Thursday’s terror attack by the Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammed in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed the lives of at least 45 CRPF personnel and said that the perpetrators behind the act should be “duly punished”. In a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Putin said: “Please accept […]

Bhubaneswar: With the whole nation cloaked in mourning, families of two Odisha jawans are yet to come to terms with their shattered world. Proud they are, but still inconsolable in their grief. Manoj Kumar Behera of Ratanpur village under Niali area of Cuttack district had spoken to his wife hours before he lost his life […]

Chandigarh: While a suicide attack which killed 45 CRPF troopers evoked widespread condemnation and calls for action against Pakistan, Punjab cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu sounded a discordant note on Friday saying the dialogue with Islamabad should continue. Sidhu, who takes every opportunity to harp on his friendship with Pakistan Prime Minister and former cricketer […]

New Delhi: 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. Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Foreign Secretary Vijay Keshav Gokhale summoned Mahmood to the MEA at 2 p.m. […]

New Delhi: The Kashmir Police on February 8 had sent an intelligence input to the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, Army and the Air Force warning of a possible IED attack, according to a letter written by the state police Inspector General. It is not known why despite the early warning, the CRPF allowed its 78-vehicle […]

Washington/New Delhi: In the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, US National Security Adviser John Bolton told his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval on Friday that America supports India’s right to self-defence as both sides vowed to work together to ensure that Pakistan ceases to be a safe heaven for JeM and other terror groups. Doval […]