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Pulwama attack updates: Police in Pulwama appeals locals to leave encounter site

By Anuj Cariappa
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New Delhi, Feb 17: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has called for a nationwide trade bandh or shutdown on Monday (February 18). The bandh has been called to express solidarity with the families of security personnel who were killed in the Pulwama terror attack.

bus service from Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir to Rawalakot suspended

The traders body also said that the Bharat Trade Bandh across the country will be peaceful and only business establishments will remain closed. Essential items and public transport have been kept out of bandh.

Meanwhile, the bodies of the soldiers killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, which were brought to Delhi on Friday evening, have started reaching their respective hometowns.

At least 44 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed after a suicide bomber rammed his SUV, laden with explosives, into a CRPF bus on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Kashmir's Pulwama district. Scores were injured in the Kashmir terror attack.

Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) claimed the responsibility for the attack. The suicide bomber was identified as Adil Ahmed Dar, native of Kakapora tehsil in Pulwama district, who officials said joined the terror group in 2018.

Here are the updates after terrorist attack on CRPF convoy at Pulwama:

Feb 18, 2019, 1:59 PM IST

Deputy Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar: Relaxation given in curfew between 2 pm to 5 pm at locations in South Jammu. Relaxation not given in Digiana, Balicharana and few other areas. Curfew was imposed in wake of Pulwama Attack.
Feb 18, 2019, 1:54 PM IST

Army Sources to ANI: Army is constantly briefing Defence Minister & other senior govt functionaries on the developments in Kashmir. Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists have moved from their hideouts to locations near populated areas fearing retaliation from security forces.
Feb 18, 2019, 1:30 PM IST

Parkash Singh Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal in Chandigarh : Navjot Singh Sidhu should be suspended from the Congress party for his comments on Pakistan. In fact, a case should be registered against those who make anti-national statements.
Feb 18, 2019, 1:16 PM IST

All India Cine Workers Association announce a total ban on Pakistani actors and artists working in the film industry.
Feb 18, 2019, 12:44 PM IST

Dr Mohammad Faisal, Spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan tweets, "We have called back our High Commissioner in India for consultations. He left New Delhi this morning."
Feb 18, 2019, 12:13 PM IST

Police in Pulwama appeals to locals to leave the site of Pulwama encounter
Feb 18, 2019, 11:58 AM IST

The encounter continues as security forces suspect one more militant is holed up.
Feb 18, 2019, 11:57 AM IST

2 militants have been killed in an encounter in Pinglan, Pulwama, reports suggest. Mufti Abdullah and Kamran were suspected to be masterminds of the attack on the CRPF convoy.
Feb 18, 2019, 10:52 AM IST

Top officials arrive at Home Ministry for a high level meeting.
Feb 18, 2019, 10:51 AM IST

Two Jaish-e-Mohammed commanders are believed to be holed up in Pulwama. An encounter is on, reports suggest.
Feb 18, 2019, 10:02 AM IST

Internet 3G and 4G services have been snapped in Srinagar, Anantnag, Sopore, Bandipora, Kulgam, Kupwara, Baramula, Handwara. 2G, 3G and 4G services have been snapped in Awantipora, Shopain, Pulwama, according to reports.
Feb 18, 2019, 10:01 AM IST

The cross-LoC bus service from Poonch in Jammu & Kashmir to Rawalakot (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) has been suspended for today.
Feb 18, 2019, 10:01 AM IST

The 4 Army personnel including a Major, who were killed in action during encounter between terrorists and security forces, in Pinglan area of Pulwama district, belonged to 55 Rashtriya Rifles.
Feb 18, 2019, 10:01 AM IST

Meanwhile, Four soldiers including Major were killed in an overnight encounter in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
Feb 18, 2019, 9:05 AM IST

It said the Bharat Trade Bandh across the country will be peaceful and only business establishments will remain closed. Essential items and public transport have been kept out of bandh.
Feb 18, 2019, 9:04 AM IST

Traders in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, J&K and other states will participate in the trade bandh on February 18.
Feb 18, 2019, 9:04 AM IST

Traders’ body CAIT has called for a nationwide trade shutdown on Monday to express solidarity with the families of security personnel martyred in the Pulwama terror attack, which claimed lives of 40 CRPF personnel.
Feb 17, 2019, 9:27 PM IST

A woman teacher of a private school in Karnataka has been arrested for allegedly hailing Pakistan in the backdrop of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that left 40 CRPF personnel dead, police said Sunday.
Feb 17, 2019, 9:27 PM IST

Hundreds of people from all walks of life gathered at India Gate and Jantar Mantar on Sunday to hold candle light marches to express solidarity with the families of the CRPF jawans killed in the Pulwama terror attack.
Feb 17, 2019, 9:26 PM IST

A student was on Sunday arrested in Himachal Pradesh for allegedly making "anti-national" remarks on social media over the Pulwama terror attack. The student has been arrested.
Feb 17, 2019, 9:26 PM IST

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the Narendra Modi government has "broken the backbone" of terrorists as he asserted that the "cowardly" Pulwama terror attack will be avenged. "National security is most important and there cannot be any compromise on this. Neither can there be any soft posturing. The cowardly act will be avenged," Naqvi told reporters here, referring to the recent terror attack in Pulwama in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.
Feb 17, 2019, 9:25 PM IST

The Odisha police on Sunday said no incident related to harassment of Kashmiris has been reported in the state. A police officer said the state police is committed to protecting them and all personnel of the force are on high alert.
Feb 17, 2019, 6:25 PM IST

In the wake of violent protests against the deadly attack in Pulwama carried out by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday sealed People Democratic Party's office in Jammu ahead of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's visit to the city. The police said the PDP office was sealed in view of the law and order situation in Jammu.
Feb 17, 2019, 4:43 PM IST

The CRPF on Sunday cautioned people against "fake pictures" being circulated online of body parts of its 40 soldiers killed in the Pulwama attack, the deadliest terrorist strike on security forces in Kashmir Valley in three decades.
Feb 17, 2019, 4:42 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind describes the Pulwama attack as a cowardly act, says that the nation has faced such challenges with courage and patience "We have faced such challenges with courage and patience," the President said, adding that while facing these challenges, we have marched on with full vigour and will do so in the future as well. Kovind said the entire nation was grieving along with the bereaved families of the jawans killed in the attack.
Feb 17, 2019, 4:39 PM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh: 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.
Feb 17, 2019, 3:10 PM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh observes 1-minute silence during a public rally in Bhadrak, for the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in Pulwama Attack on February 14. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also present.
Feb 17, 2019, 3:07 PM IST

''We have jawans from Odisha who lost their lives in Pulwama. We all want action against the perpetrators. We will not let their sacrifice and the sacrifices of our 40 jawans in Pulwama to go in vain,'' said Rajnath Singh.
Feb 17, 2019, 3:06 PM IST

Ashok Kumar, ADG (Law&Order), Uttarakhand said,''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 the Pulwama Attack where people were chanting 'Pakistan murdabad'.''
Feb 17, 2019, 2:44 PM IST

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.
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