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Pulwama terror attack coverage: Amit Shah pays tribute to CRPF jawan Maneswar Basumatary in Assam
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a nationwide protest against terror and condolence meetings for the victims of the Pulwama attack at district headquarters on Sunday, and has asked all its elected representatives and office-bearers to take part in the programme, a senior leader of the party said.“These events should be held in a public place,” the party said in a communication to all its leaders.These are programmes in memory of those who lost their lives in the car bomb strike and an attempt to show the government’s resolve to fight terror and build public opinion against them, a leader said.Also read | Shutdown in Valley after Kashmiris harassed over Pulwama attackFollow coverage here:
9:14 pm IST
Candlelight march at Connaught Place
Candlelight march being held at Connaught Place to pay tribute to the CRPF jawans who lost their lives in Pulwama.
Delhi: Candle light march being held at Connaught Place to pay tribute to the the CRPF jawans who lost their lives in #PulwamaTerroristAttacks on February 14. pic.twitter.com/3V5rZskjyW
— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2019
9:02 pm IST
Youth tonsure their heads to pay homage to CRPF jawans
Youth tonsure their heads to pay homage to CRPF jawans killed in Pulwama, in Maharashtra’s Buldhana.
Buldhana: Youth tonsured their head to pay homage to the CRPF jawans who lost their lives in #PulwamaTerroristAttacks on February 14. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/xEOaJ68496
— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2019
8:40 pm IST
Protests in London against Pulwama attack
Slogans of “Pakistan Murdabad” and “Pakistan terrorist” shouted in London during protest held to condemn Pulwama attack, reports ANI.
#WATCH: Slogans of "Pakistan Murdabad" and "Pakistan terrorist" shouted in London during protest held to condemn #PulwamaTerroristAttack, earlier today pic.twitter.com/RMxMIWWNwA
— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2019
8:30 pm IST
Students take out candle march in Varanasi
Students of Central University for Tibetan Studies in Sarnath take out candle march to pay tribute to CRPF soldiers who lost their lives in the Pulwama attack.
Varanasi: Students of Central University for Tibetan Studies in Sarnath took out a candle march earlier today to pay tribute to the CRPF soldiers who lost their lives in Pulwama terrorist attack. pic.twitter.com/9E0JEsTnY4
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 17, 2019
8:20 pm IST
Rumours being spread regarding ill-treatment of Kashmiris: Uttarakhand CM
Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat says in a statement, “Rumours are being spread regarding ill-treatment and thrashing of Kashmiri students in Dehradun.”
He tells ANI, “Maintaining law and order is the responsibility of all of us and strong action will be taken against those who break it.”
7:54 pm IST
People gather at India Gate to pay tribute to CRPF jawans
People in huge numbers gather at India Gate to pay tribute to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama attack.
Delhi: People in huge numbers gathered at India Gate to pay tribute to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in #PulwamaAttack. pic.twitter.com/i26QZAgJIK
— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2019
6:15 pm IST
Gujarat couple takes out procession ahead of marriage to pay tribute to CRPF jawans
A couple in Vadodara, Gujarat, took out a procession ahead of their marriage to pay tribute to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama attack.
Gujarat: A couple In Vadodara took out a procession ahead of their marriage to pay tribute to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in #PulwamaAttack. pic.twitter.com/K51VTFzKgK
— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2019
4:47 pm IST
J&K Governor announces Rs 20 lakh aid for CRPF jawan’s family
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik announces ex-gratia of Rs 20 lakh to the next of the kin of CRPF head constable Naseer Ahmed of district Rajouri who was killed in the Pulwama attack.
4:45 pm IST
Yogi Adityanath meets family of CRPF jawan
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath meets family of CRPF jawan Pankaj Kumar Tripathi in Maharajganj, who was killed in the Pulwama terror attack.
4:35 pm IST
PDP raises questions on withdrawal of separatist leaders’ security
There is a consultative committee which comprises senior officers from security and intelligence agencies.They do a threat perception assessment and decide who is to be given what type of protection. How rational this decision would be (withdrawing security of separatist leaders), we’ve our doubts on that: PDP’s Suhail Bukhari
4:22 pm IST
Amarinder announces help for parents of CRPF jawan killed in Pulwama
Apart from ex-gratia worth Rs 12 lakh, special monthly pension of Rs 10,000 per month will be given to his parents for life, as the deceased soldier had no children whom we could provide job: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh
4:20 pm IST
Amarinder Singh meets parents of CRPF jawan killed in Pulwama
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh meets parents of deceased CRPF constable Kulwinder Singh at their village in Anandpur Sahib (Ropar). He announced that a local school and link road connecting the village to Anandpur Sahib would be named after Singh.
3:30 pm IST
Rajnath Singh observes one-minute silence during public rally
Union Home minister Rajnath Singh observes one-minute silence during public rally in Bhadrak. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is also present.
Odisha: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh observes 1-minute silence during a public rally in Bhadrak, for the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in #PulwamaAttack on February 14. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also present. pic.twitter.com/3DOEcT2pwQ
— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2019
3:15 pm IST
We sorted out the girls’ hostel matter: Police
It is said that girls from the hostel chanted ‘Pakistan zindabad’. We don’t have any proof regarding this. Police got this information and we immediately intervened in the matter and sorted it out: Ashok Kumar, ADG (Law & Order), Uttarakhand
3:10 pm IST
Rumours of students being trapped in girls’ hostel: Police
The incident of students being trapped in a girls’ hostel is a rumour being spread on social media. A procession was taken up by locals in wake of Pulwama attack where people were chanting ‘Pakistan murdabad’: Ashok Kumar, ADG (Law & Order), Uttarakhand
3:00 pm IST
Over 200 people donate blood in honour of those killed in Pulwama attack
As a mark of tribute to the CRPF personnel killed in the ghastly Pulwama terror attack, more than 200 people in Karnataka’s Shivamogga donated blood at a blood donation camp here on Sunday.
The blood donation camp was organised by locals in Shivamogga city’s Gopal Gowda area and was also attended by Deputy Commissioner of Shivamogga KA Dayanada.
“This is a good programme organised by the people, donating the blood we remembered our brave soldiers and pay tribute. I am happy to participate in the event; everyone should donate the blood to save lives,” he told ANI.
2:55 pm IST
Fire raging in your bosoms is in my heart too: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that he shared the grief and outrage with the people of the nation in the wake of the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir which claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel.
The prime minister, who was in this north Bihar town to launch a slew of projects, began his speech with a few lines in the local dialect Angika and paid tributes to two jawans from the state who died in the Pulwama attack.
2:50 pm IST
Kashmiri students in Delhi fear for their security
Several Kashmiri students in Delhi said they were in a state of fear after reports of alleged harassment of Kashmiris following the Pulwama terror attack, even as police asserted that security had been enhanced in the national capital and they would ensure the safety of all citizens, reported news agency PTI.
According to media reports, several Kashmiris living outside the state claimed they were harassed and attacked after the terrorist attack in Pulwama district in which 40 CRPF men were killed.
A Kashmiri student from Jamia Millia Islamia, who did not wish to be identified, said, “Just the fact that one is a Kashmiri, irrespective of his ideology or leanings, is enough to put one’s life to risk. It is happening across the country. Kashmiri students are being harassed and hounded, be it Dehradun, Ambala or Bangalore. We really fear for our security here too.”
2: 45 pm IST
Boycott tourism in J&K: Shiv Sena MLC
Against the backdrop of the Pulwama terrorist attack that claimed lives of 40 CRPF personnel, a Shiv Sena MLC wants people from other parts of India to boycott tourism in Jammu and Kashmir for two years.
Sena legislator and spokesperson Manisha Kayande said boycotting tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, “where youth, women and children pelt stones on security forces”, would hurt the economic resources of the northern state.
“The need of the hour is to counter the mentality of keeping the state on tenterhooks by targeting Indian jawans,” she said in a statement issued on Saturday.
2:15 pm IST
Amit Shah pays tribute to CRPF jawan Maneswar Basumatary in Assam
“I pay my tributes to Assam’s son Maneswar Basumatary, along with the other CRPF personnel. Their sacrifice won’t go in vain as it’s not the Congress government which is at the Centre, it is the BJP which is at the Centre,” said BJP national chief Amit Shah in Lakhimpur, Assam.
2:00 pm IST
Curfew continues without relaxation in Jammu
Curfew continued without any relaxation in Jammu for the third consecutive day on Sunday even as the Army staged flag march in sensitive areas, officials said. Senior civil and police officers held a marathon meeting with prominent citizens as part of efforts to restore normalcy in the city, they said.
Internal security columns of the Army, which were deployed in the curfew-bound areas, were seen staging flag marches, while dozens of persons were taken into preventive custody to maintain law and order, they said.
2:00 pm IST
Normal life affected after bandh call against attacks on Kashmiris
Normal life was affected in Kashmir on Sunday due to a valley-wide bandh called by trade bodies here against the alleged harassment and attacks on Kashmiris in Jammu and outside the state, officials said.
The Kashmir bandh call was supported by major trade bodies like the Kashmir Economic Alliance and Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation as well as transporters’ associations.
Shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut here in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said.
12:30 pm IST
DGP Dr Rajendra Sharma assures protection of Kashmiris in Odisha
In the wake of Pulwama terror attack, Odisha DGP Dr Rajendra Sharma has assured protection of Kashmiris in Odisha. “We are alert. In case of any trouble, people from Kashmir staying/visiting Odisha can contact local PS or dial 100. All help will be provided. We are duty bound to protect all of you.”
12:13 pm IST
All security and vehicles provided to separatists will stand withdrawn
According to the order, all security and vehicles provided to the separatists will stand withdrawn by Sunday evening. No security forces or cover will be provided, under any pretext, to them or any other separatists. If they have any other facilities provided by the government, they are to be withdrawn forthwith, according to new agency PTI.
Police will review if there are any other separatists who have security or facilities which will be withdrawn immediately, the officials said. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, during his visit to Srinagar on Friday, had said security given to people getting funds from Pakistan and its snooping agency ISI should be reviewed.
11:59 am IST
J&K administration withdraws security of 5 separatist leaders
The Jammu and Kashmir administration Sunday issued orders to withdraw security of five separatist leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, officials said, reported news agency PTI.
Besides Mirwaiz, the security cover for Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Hashim Qureshi and Shabir Shah has been withdrawn, they said. However, there is no mention of pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani in the order.
11:45 am IST
Kashmiri student arrested in Dehradun for comments on Pulwama attack
A Kashmiri student was arrested in Dehradun on Saturday for allegedly posting “insulting and provocative” comments against the armed forces personnel following the Pulwama attack.
A case has been registered against him for trying to incite animosity between communities by posting such comments on social media platforms and would soon be produced before court, said senior police officials.
Senior superintendent of police, Dehradun, Nivedita Kukreti said the Kashmiri youth, who is a first-year student in a city-based medical institute, was nabbed based on a complaint by a resident of Prem Nagar on Saturday for posting “insulting and provocative comments against armed forces personnel on Facebook and WhatsApp”.
11:35 am IST
Attack Pak even if it means delaying LS polls: Gujarat Minister
Gujarat cabinet minister Ganpatsinh Vasava has said a befitting response should be given to Pakistan on the Pulwama terror attack, even if the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are delayed.
“Pakistan should be taught a lesson even if we need to put on hold the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls by two months. All 125 crore Indians want our security forces to do something like this (retaliatory attack on Pakistan). We will definitely take revenge for killing our soldiers. We have full faith in our soldiers. The CRPF has said it will decide on place and time to take revenge,” Vasava said while addressing a public gathering on Saturday, reported news agency ANI.
11:20 am IST
High speed mobile internet suspended in Srinagar
Following the shutdown in Kashmir valley, high speed mobile internet has been suspended in Srinagar.
11:10 am IST
Shivpal Yadav’s party puts up posters against Pakistan
Shivpal Yadav’s Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party has put up posters urging India to attack Pakistan.
11:00 am IST
Feel like ‘personal loss’: Vicky Kaushal
The killing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in the Pulwama terror attack feels like a “personal loss” and strong befitting reply must be given, ‘Uri’ star Vicky Kaushal has said.
“It feels like a personal loss. A strong befitting answer must be given to terrorism. As a nation, we should come together and give the required support to the families of the martyrs, emotionally and financially. Our prayers are with them,” he told ANI on the sidelines of an event on Saturday.
10:35 am IST
Shutdown in Kashmir Valley today
Trade bodies including the Kashmir traders and manufacturers federation (KTMF) and the Kashmir economic alliance (KEA) called for a complete Valley-wide bandh on Sunday against mob attacks on Kashmiris in Jammu and other states.
The transporters have supported the bandh call.Shops and business establishments in the Kashmir Valley have been closed .
8:45 am IST
BJP to stage protest
The Bharatiya Janata Party has called for a countrywide protest, on Sunday to condemn the Pulwama terror attack, and condolence meetings for the victims at various district headquarters, a senior party leader said.
“According to instructions from the party’s national president, all party workers will on February 17 participate in the event that will be held in a public place and offer their respects to the slain soldiers. Party workers will also resolve to take a pledge for a decisive battle against terrorism. All elected representatives and office-bearers will take part in the programme,” a communique issued by the BJP’s media cell said.
