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 […]
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 […]
Explosion on CRPF convoy was heard 10 km away: Locals
Srinagar: The scene of devastation and destruction caused on Thursday by the suicide car bomb attack that killed at least 39 security personnel sent chills down the spine of unsuspecting locals who witnessed the blood bath in Pulwama district’s Awantipora area, about 20 km from here. The explosive used in the attack was so strong […]
Union HM takes stock of situation, likely to visit state Friday
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and took stock of the situation in the state after the deadly attack on a CRPF convoy, officials said. He also cancelled all his political engagements in Bihar Friday and is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir. He called […]
NSG, NIA teams to join investigation
New Delhi: Experts of the anti-terror commando force National Security Guard (NSG) and investigators of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are being sent to Jammu and Kashmir to join the probe into the attack in Pulwama in which at least 44 CRPF personnel were killed, officials said Thursday. The decision was taken in view of […]
Afghan Taliban announce talks with US in Pakistan
Islamabad: The Taliban said Wednesday its negotiators would next week meet the top US and Pakistani officials including Prime Minister Imran Khan during a key round of talks in Islamabad as part of the ongoing Afghan peace talks. Neither Washington nor Islamabad immediately confirmed the announcement by the Taliban. On the “formal invitation of the […]