Pulwama blast: Protests break out in Bihar
Patna: Public outrage spilled out on the streets in several parts of Bihar on Friday against the Pulwama militant strike which has claimed the lives of 49 CRPF personnel, two of them belonging to the state. Sanjay Kumar Sinha and Ratan Kumar Thakur, both of them hailing from Bihar, are among the CRPF personnel who […]
Pulwama attack: Don’t allow Pakistani devotees to visit Ajmer Dargah: Shrine Dewan
Ajmer: Condemning the terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, Ajmer Sharif Dargahdewan Syed ZainulAbedin Ali Khan Friday urged the government to not allow devotees from Pakistan to visit the shrine. Ali Khan, the descendant of Sufi saint HazratKhwajaMoinuddin Hassan Chishti, paid tribute to the personnel killed in the attack. He […]
NCPCR asks CBSE for relaxation for kids of slain CRPF jawans
New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) wrote to the CBSE on Friday seeking exemption from the upcoming board examinations and to make alternative arrangements for the children of the CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama attack. The NCPCR suggested that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) may issue a […]
Pulwama attack: Punjab minister cancels Pak visit
Chandigarh: Punjab minister Balbir Singh Sidhu Friday cancelled his scheduled visit to Lahore to lodge a “strong protest” against the Pulwama attack orchestrated by a Pakistan-based militant group in which at least 49 CRPF men died. The animal husbandry and labour minister was supposed to attend an International Buffalo Congress organised by the University of […]
JKPCC calls for apt response to avenge Lethpora killings
Jammu: Executive Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Friday held a meeting at Jammu wherein they called for an appropriate and effective response to avenge the killings in Lethpora attack on Thursday. The meeting as per a statement issued here was held under the chairmanship of JKPCC President Ghulam Ahmad Mir […]
A phone call that proved to be his last one
CRPF jawan's brother recalls his talk with his brother hours before attack
Nagpur: Rajesh Rajput spoke to his younger brother Sanjay, a CRPF jawan, on phone Thursday morning. Little did he know that it would be their last conversation? Sanjay Rajput (45) was among the 49 jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force killed when a terrorist rammed a bomb-laden vehicle into their bus in Pulwama district […]
Three days after his vacation ended, jawan’s returns home dead
Gorakhpur/Kannauj (UP): Just three days ago PankajTripathi was at home in his village, wrapping up a two-month vacation with his wife Rohini and a three-year-old son. On Friday morning, the family awaited the return of the CRPF jawan, expecting him in a coffin wrapped in the tricolour. The 35-year-old is among the 49 Central Reserve […]
Youth Congress workers demand closure of Pak High Commission
New Delhi: Activists of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) Friday protested near the Pakistan High Commission against the terror attack in Pulwama that killed 40 CRPF personnel and demanded that India should shut down the neighbouring country’s diplomatic mission in Delhi. Around 100 youth Congress workers assembled at Teen MurtiMarg and raised slogans against Pakistan. […]
World leaders condemn Pulwama militant attack
Washington/Moscow: Countries from across the globe, including the US, Russia, Australia, France, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, have condemned the brutal Pulwama terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and extended support to India in the fight against terrorism. At least 49 CRPF personnel were killed and many injured on Thursday […]
Bodies of slain CRPF men reach New Delhi
New Delhi: A military plane carrying the mortal remains of the CRPF men killed in a terror attack in Pulwama arrived here on Friday evening, officials said. The bodies were received by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and senior officials of the CRPF at the Palam Technical area, they said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul […]
