Tag: Pulwama Attack

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Friday a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Centre and the state governments to protect Kashmiri students, being targeted across the country in the wake of Pulwama terror attack. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Sanjiv […]

Washington: Asserting that there is a lot of problems between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump has said New Delhi is looking at something “very strong” in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack. Forty CRPF personnel were killed and five injured on February 14 in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu […]

Cuttack: Amidst mounting pressure, Badambadi Police registered a case against BJD MLA Debasish Samantaray for shoving Pulwama martyr’s kin. The development came after Mahila Congress filed a complaint against the MLA yesterday. Moreover, the case will be transferred to Niali Police station where the incident actually occurred on February 16, informed Cuttack DCP Akhileswar Singh […]

New Delhi: In the wake of the Pulwama attack, the Centre has decided to deploy additional 100 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) on an urgent basis in Jammu and Kashmir, the MHA has said. A Home Ministry letter on Friday asked the Inspector General (Operations) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) […]

Tonk (Rajasthan): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday denounced the attacks on Kashmiris in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, saying such things should not happen in the country as the fight is against those who sponsor terrorism, no those suffering from it. He also said that the armed forces have been given free […]

Washington:US President Donald Trump has said that there is a “very dangerous situation” between India and Pakistan following the Jammu and Kashmir suicide bombing that killed 40 CRPF troopers and indicated that Washington was trying defuse the heightening tensions between the two neighbours.  “Right now between Pakistan and India, there is a very, very bad […]

Islamabad: Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday called Indian media reports of the Pakistan government taking administrative control of the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) “fabricated”, claiming that the facility was a madrasa where students receive education and the action had nothing to do with the Kashmir suicide bombing. His comments came after the country’s […]

Visakhapatnam: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday said the team would “respect the government decision” in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack as far as playing Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup is concerned. “Our stand is simple. We stick by what the nation wants to do, what the BCCI decides and that is […]

Gorakhpur: Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Narendra Modi government had zero tolerance for terrorism and assured the people that the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF troopers were killed will not go unpunished. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day national convention of the BJP Kisan Morcha, he […]

Mumbai: The decision of Indian film fraternity to not release their movies in Pakistan following Pulwama attack will have a fleeting effect on the box office collections, believe experts. In the wake of the February 14 terror attack, which claimed the lives of 40 CRPF jawans, makers of films such as “Total Dhamaal”, “Luka Chuppi”, […]

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday asked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to “give peace a chance” and assured him that he “stands by” his words and will “immediately act” if New Delhi provides Islamabad with “actionable intelligence” on the Pulwama attack. Khan’s remarks came a day after Modi in a rally in […]

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of doing politics with the blood of the slain CRPF troopers ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, and claimed that the Centre had “prior information” regarding the February 14 Pulwama terror strike. Condoling the bereaved families of the 40 paramilitary troopers […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the controversy and mounting pressure on BJD after party’s Barabati-Cuttack MLA Debasish Samantaray shoved the kin of Pulwama martyr, another BJD MLA has found himself in the dock. This time, a woman leader of BJD has brought misbehaviour allegations against party’s Jajpur legislator, Pranab Prakash Das aka Bobby. Tilottama Nayak, a woman BJD […]

New Delhi: The NIA Monday said the owner of the vehicle used in the Pulwama terror attack has been identified and he has joined the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit. An official spokesman said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a significant breakthrough in the investigation by identifying the vehicle and its owner after piecing together […]

Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to exchange views on the recent suicide attack in Kashmir. Qureshi informed Wang about Pakistan’s stance on the attack and measures to deal with it, reaffirming the country’s sincerity and resolution to communicate with India […]