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Violent mobs go on a rampage in Jammu

Violent mobs go on a rampage in Jammu

Burn dozens of vehicles, curfew imposed

Jammu: Curfew was imposed in Jammu city Friday and the Army conducted flag marches in sensitive areas following massive protests and incidents of stone-pelting and arson over the Pulwama attack in which 49 CRPF jawans were killed, officials said. Internet was shutdown in Jammu as a precautionary measure, they said. Defying curfew, angry people took […]

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Lethpora attack fallout: Civilian vehicles to halt when convoy moves on highway: Rajnath

Lethpora attack fallout: Civilian vehicles to halt when convoy moves on highway: Rajnath

Srinagar: Civilian traffic will be restricted on highways and major roads in Jammu and Kashmir during the movement of convoys of army and security forces, Home Ministry Rajnath Singh announced on Friday, a day after 49 CRPF jawans were killed in an audacious suicide attack. In a veiled reference to separatists and hardline Hurriyat Conference […]

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China blocks India’s bid to list JeM chief Azhar as ‘global terrorist’

China blocks India’s bid to list JeM chief Azhar as ‘global terrorist’

Beijing: China on Friday expressed deep “shock” over the Pulwama attack carried out by a Jaish suicide bomber but did not give an assurance to India that it will back New Delhi’s appeal to list the UN-proscribed Pakistan-based group’s chief MasoodAzhar as a ‘global terrorist’. At least 49 CRPF personnel were killed and many injured […]

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US asks Pakistan to immediately end ‘support’ to militant groups

Washington: In a stern message to Pakistan, the White House has asked Islamabad to “immediately end” its “support” to all militant groups and not to provide “safe haven” to them, as the US strongly condemned the deadly Pulwama terror attack. Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed responsibility for the militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama […]

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Govt calls all-party meet

New Delhi: An all-party meeting will be held on Saturday to brief political parties on the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which 49 CRPF jawans were killed, officials said. The meeting has been convened by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and invitations have been extended to all major political parties. The parties will be […]

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CRPF says it will ‘avenge’ Pulwama deaths

NEW DELHI: The CRPF on Friday said it won’t “forget and forgive” but will “avenge” the death of 49 of its personnel in one of the worst terror attacks on its troops in Jammu and Kashmir. The country’s largest paramilitary force put out a tweet from its official handle saying, “We will not forget, we […]

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Strike inside Pakistan, says Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai: Shiv SenachiefUddhav Thackeray Friday said the Pulwama attack has shown that it is now time to “strike inside Pakistan”. If an intelligence failure led to the attack on the CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir, those who were in charge should be removed, he said. After surgical strikes of 2016, it is now time […]

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AMU suspends student over controversial post on Pulwama attack

AMU suspends student over controversial post on Pulwama attack

Aligarh (UP): The AMU on Friday suspended an undergraduate student from Kashmir for allegedly lauding a militant outfit in a social media post after a strike in Pulwama in which 49 CRPF personnel were killed. Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) spokesperson Omar Peerzada told PTI that the matter is being further probed and “strong deterrent action” […]

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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 […]

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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 […]