Court grants interim protection from arrest to activist Sushil Pandit
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to activist-journalist Sushil Pandit, who has been booked for allegedly tweeting fake news related to the “death” of five CRPF personnel in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pampore area in May last year. The court noted that he has already approached […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]