Tag: Pulwama Attack

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 […]

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 […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) will hold a nationwide protest on February 18 (Monday) in the wake of the deadly Pulwama attack in Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday, in which over 40 CRPF Jawans lost their lives. The traders’ organisation has reached out to all States and the cities to join […]

Yavatmal (Maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday here said terror groups who perpetrated the Pulwama attack that left 49 CRPF troopers dead, cannot hide and “will be punished” as the security forces have been given a “free hand” to tackle the inevitable. Paying tributes to two Central Reserve Police Force troopers from Maharashtra and […]

New Delhi: The Virat Kohli Foundation announced on Saturday that the India skipper has decided to postpone the RP-SG Indian Sports Honours in honour of the 49 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers who were martyred in a terrorist attack in Kashmir recently. “Virat Kohli annually rewards excellence in sports and nurtures promising athletes through […]

Chandigarh: With a growing clamour on social media seeking his sacking, Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has again put the Congress party and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on the back foot with his comments defending Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy which left 49 troopers dead. […]

New Delhi: A day after withdrawing the Most Favoured Nation status to Pakistan, India on Saturday slapped a 200 per cent import duty on all goods originating or exported from Pakistan. To enable this, an official notification amended the First Schedule to the Customs Tariffs Act inserting an entry “all goods originating in or exported […]

Jagatsinghpur/Cuttack: Amid teary eyes and emotional scenes, the two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bravehearts from Odisha, killed in the Pulwama terror attack, were on Saturday consigned to flames with full State honours. The last rites of the two jawans- Manoj Kumar Behera and Prasanna Kumar Sahu were performed at their respective villages at Ratnapur […]

New Delhi: In the backdrop of reports of threats issued to Kashmiris based out of Jammu and Kashmir following the Pulwama terror attack, a Srinagar-based CRPF helpline Saturday asked them to approach it in case they face any harassment. The ‘Madadgaar’ helpline posted a tweet in this context stating that Kashmiri students and general public […]

Tehatta (West Bengal): He had promised to bring football and bat for the youngsters on his next visit to his village. But instead, the kids and numerous other people of his locality and far off places had to give a teary-eyed farewell to slain CRPF constable Sudip Biswas at the very playground where he had […]

Bengaluru: The last rites of a CRPF trooper from Karnataka, killed in the Pulwama attack, were held on Saturday at his native village in Mandya district with full honours as thousands bid tearful adieu. H. Guru’s body, brought in an Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft from Delhi, landed at the HAL airport and was […]