In the aftermath of the tragic terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of innocent tourists on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met the families of the victims outside the Police Control Room in Srinagar.
The choppers have been allowed to fly in view of the ongoing counter-terror operations, defence officials said. The ALH Dhruv choppers have been grounded for over two months after a crash involving Indian Coast Guard officers in Porbandar. The grounding of the choppers has affected the troop
Following Tuesday's terror attack in Pahalgam that had left Kashmir Valley in deep mourning and the nation in collective grief, Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid his tributes to the victims of the attack outside the Police Control Room in Srinagar on Wednesday.
Karnataka Minister for Labour Santosh Lad on Wednesday reached Srinagar to oversee arrangements for the return of the mortal remains of Manjunath Rao, a Shivamogga resident who lost his life in the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
"This is a very sad incident. In the last three months, more than five lakh tourists have visited Kashmir. If we look at all these issues, the situation in Kashmir was very well managed, but this cowardly act by Pakistan is intolerable," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gupta told ANI.
Karnataka Minister Santosh Lad arrived in Srinagar to coordinate on behalf of the Siddaramaiah government. The ministers and officials from other states were also seen on the field.
Residents of Jammu and Kashmir turned up for a candlelight march at several places in the state against the Pahalgam terror attack that took place on Tuesday.
A review meeting of Char Dham Yatra, forest fire, drinking water, road improvement, CM helpline and other development schemes was held on Tuesday in Vikas Bhawan auditorium under the chairmanship of Commissioner Garhwal Vinay Shankar Pandey.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Tuesday to hold a high-level security review meeting in the wake of the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam.
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday paid "heartfelt" condolences to the families who have lost their dear ones in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and also prayed for the quick recovery of the injured ones.
HM Amit Shah condemned the Pahalgam attack and said the perpetrators will face the harshest action. He briefed PM Modi and will visit Srinagar. Rajnath Singh also condemned the incident. J&K LG and CM termed it a serious civilian attack.
PDP leader Iltija Mufti criticised Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after the latter called the Delhi Airport a "shit show", saying that he wants a state plane so that he so that he does not have to wait in any plane. Her comments came after a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Sr