It said that Sherwani, then a 19-year-old has been credited with single-handedly stalling the advance of the tribal invaders to Srinagar-Budgam airport.
This memorial service marked the one-month anniversary of the attack, which resulted in a tragic loss of life, with a majority of the victims being civilians.
Firing a fresh salvo at the ruling BJP over its saturation drive across the country, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the "blatant" use of officials for an individual's "personal political propaganda" is a major talking point ahead of the upcoming electoral battles.
Defence Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh hit out at the Congress on Monday, accusing it of being a family-run party that does not care about the people of the country.
Amid perceived cracks in the INDIA bloc in light of the breakdown in seat-sharing talks between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections and the souring of ties thereafter, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed the grand old party does not want to al
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, took a swipe at both the Congress and the BJP, accusing them of misusing central probe agencies such as the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Opposition leaders when in power.
In a strong condemnation of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, former US President Barack Obama has said that the conflict is the "century-old stuff" that has now come to the fore and blamed social media for amplifying the divisions, according to the New York Times.
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference chief Sajad Lone condemned the targeted killings in the valley. He said that we should not involve violence with politics.
"The DGP said that handlers from across the borders are not sending money here to build hospitals, roads and other things but to support terrorism and disturb peace here," the statement quoting DGP said.