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Vande Bharat Express runs over cattle, halted in UP

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[Nasheman news] Tundla (Uttar Pradesh) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the indigenously built Vande Bharat Express to Varanasi from New Delhi, the train made an unscheduled stop for over three hours on Saturday near Tundla in Uttar Pradesh.

The train came to a halt 18 km ahead of Tundla station after it ran over some livestock around 5.30 a.m. near Chamraula station, according to railway officials.

He also pointed out that this was not a scheduled commercial run. “Commercial operation of Vande Bharat Express starts from February 17.” 

The train resumed its onward journey for Delhi at around 8.15 a.m., he added

The 16-coach train will have two executive compartments with 52 seats each and trailer coaches with 78 seats each.

Curfew to continue in Jammu

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[Nasheman news] Jammu Curfew imposed here in Jammu and Kashmir was not relaxed on Saturday two days after 49 CRPF troopers were blown up in a suicide attack on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Pulwama by a Jaish-e-Mohammad man, although authorities claimed the situation was under control.

“Curfew will continue till further orders. We will take a call later in the day after assessing the overall law and order situation,” said an official here.

The Mobile Internet suspension started on Friday and continued on Saturday, as well.

Speed of fixedline broadband connections have also been slashed to prevent any form of amplification of the situation given the fact that anti-social elements could upload inflammatory pictures and comments on social media to disrupt peace in the city.

Curfew was imposed on Friday when miscreants torched and damaged several vehicles that carried registration numbers belonging to the Kashmir region.

The Army was immediately called out to assist the civil administration to restore order in the city.

Curfew was initially imposed in some vulnerable areas, but was later extended to the entire city as tension mounted in the wake of violence against a particular section of the society.

The authorities met with important citizens belonging to different communities on Friday to seek their help in bringing the city back to normal.

India says Pakistan’s links with Pulwama attack clear for all to see

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[Nasheman news] New Delhi India has rejected Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua’s claims denying her country’s links to the Pulwama terror attack, saying that JeM, which claimed responsibility for the attack on Thursday, is based in Pakistan, and the “links are clear and evident and for all to see”.

The External Affairs Ministry spokesperson on Friday termed as “preposterous” the demand for an investigation, saying there is a video of the suicide bomber declaring himself a member of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

The spokesperson said India has not seen any constructive approach from Pakistan on bilateral relations and it has been sheltering terrorists and terror organisations such as JeM. He said Islamabad has not taken any action against such groups despite international demands. 

India also demanded that Pakistan take immediate and verifiable action against terrorists and terror groups operating from territories under its control to create a conducive atmosphere in the region free of terror.

The spokesperson’s response came over Pakistan Foreign Secretary’s briefing rejecting Pakistan’s involvement in the terror attack on a paramilitary convoy in Jammu and Kashmir that killed at least 45 troopers. Janjua met envoys of P-5 countries late on Friday.

The spokesperson said JeM has claimed responsibility for the attack. 

“The organisation and its leadership are located in Pakistan. LeT and other terror groups have welcomed the news of the attack. These groups are also based in Pakistan. Pakistan cannot claim that it is unaware of their presence and their activities. 

“They have not taken any action against these groups despite international demands, especially against groups and individuals proscribed by the UN and other countries. The links to Pakistan are clear and evident for all to see. Its own Ministers have shared the same podium with UN proscribed terrorists,” the spokesperson said.

He said there was audio-visual material linking JeM to the terror attack. 

“The demand for an investigation is preposterous when there is a video of the suicide bomber declaring himself a member of the JeM. There are also other audio-visual and print material linking JeM to the terrorist attack. We have therefore no doubt that the claim is firmly established,” the spokesperson said.

He said while there are claims to offer dialogue from Pakistan, it continues to shelter terror outfits.

“We have not seen any constructive approach from Pakistan on relations with India. What we have noticed however, are claims to offer dialogue on the one hand, while sponsoring and sheltering terrorists and terrorist organisations such as JeM on the other,” the spokesperson added.

Pulwama fallout: US for India’s bid to name Masood Azhar as global terrorist

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[Nasheman news] New Delhi US National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton, in a telephonic conversation with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, has extended support for India’s bid to designate Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, an MEA statement said on Saturday.

Washington extended and reiterated its support towards India’s right to self-defence against cross-border terrorism under the 1267 Committee of the UN Security Council after the toll in the deadly Jaish attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on Thursday reached 49.

The suicide attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy carrying troopers towards Srinagar had blown up a bus when an explosive-packed SUV rammed into the paramilitary vehicle, causing the death of some 40 troopers at the spot.

Doval and Bolton have resolved to hold Pakistan to account for its obligations under UN resolutions and to remove all obstacles to designate Azhar as a global terrorist under the UN Security Council Resolution which has already designated JeM as a terror body.

It was China, who has been stonewalling the process. Beijing on Friday indicated it would continue to block India’s bid to declare Azhar as an international terrorist even after JeM claimed responsibility for the worst-ever attack in Jammu and Kashmir on security forces since militancy erupted in the state in 1989.

“The two NSAs vowed to work together to ensure that Pakistan cease to be a safe haven for JeM and terrorist groups that target India, the US and others in the region,” the External Affairs Ministry statement said. 

The conversations took place during a telephone call between Doval and Bolton on Friday evening. 

During the conversation, Bolton expressed condolences and outrage over the Pulwama attack by the Pakistan-based terror group.

The American diplomat also offered all assistance to India to bring the perpetrators and sympathisers of the attack promptly to justice. 

Doval appreciated the US support. 

Apollo Hospital offers to treat free injured CRPF troopers

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Nasheman News :  Leading private hospital Apollo on Friday offered to treat free injured troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who survived the terror blast near Awantipora in Kashmir on Thursday.

“We offer to treat the CRPF troopers injured in the terror attack till recovery and rehabilitation at any of our hospitals across the country,” said Apollo Hospitals Chairman Prathap Reddy in a statement here.

Grieving the loss of 45 brave troopers, Reddy hailed the martyrs who laid their lives for the country and offered condolence to their bereaved families.

“We salute the families of the victims who gave the country such brave sons of the soil and for their supreme sacrifice,” added Reddy.

Karnataka to give job to CRPF trooper’s widow

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Nasheman News : Karnataka will provide a job to the widow of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper H. Guru, who was among those killed in a suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Friday.

“It is a heart-wrenching incident. The state government will provide a job to the widow (Kalavathi) of Guru who is from Mandya district in the state,” Kumaraswamy told reporters.

In a tweet earlier, the Chief Minister said he spoke to Guru’s family members over the telephone and consoled them.

“Their grief is heart-wrenching. We are with them. I have instructed officials to speed up the compensation process,” Kumaraswamy tweeted.

Guru, 33, from Gudigere village in Mandya district, about 100 km from here, belonged to the 82nd Battalion of the CRPF and was posted in Srinagar.

Guru’s family members, including Kalavathi, father Honnaiah, mother Chikka Thayamma and younger brothers Madhu and Anand were inconsolable over his sudden death in the terror attack on the bus in which he was travelling along with other troopers from Jammu to Srinagar.

According to his relatives, Guru was at home on leave last week and left for Jammu and Kashmir on February 11.

Guru joined the CRPF in 2011 and was deployed in Jharkhand as part of the 94th Battalion before being posted in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Though Guru’s mother feared for his life and asked him to quit the job and settle down in the native village, he told her that he was committed to serve the country and not to worry about his welfare,” a family member told the local media in Kannada.

BJP’s state unit President B.S. Yeddyurappa, who also hails from Mandya district, said Guru’s tragic death was painful.

“Guru, who dedicated his life to the nation at a young age, was a role model for the youth of the country. I pray for his soul to rest in peace and give strength to his bereaved family,” Yeddyurappa tweeted in Kannada.

Former External Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader S.M. Krishna, who too hails from Mandya, condemned the savage terror attack on the CRPF convoy in which 45 troopers were killed.

“The imprint of Pakistan’s ISI is visible in the cowardly attack, going by the target chosen and the modus operandi of the terrorists,” Krishna said in a statement.

Regretting that the latest terror attack proved that Pakistan did not learn any lesson from India’s September 2016 surgical strike across the LoC, Krishna said India’s policy must be more muscular and lethal while dealing with the hostile neighbouring country.

“The surgical strike by the Indian Army Commandos ought to have made Pakistan realise the futility of fomenting trouble in Jammu and Kashmir. As it did not, it must be spoken to in the language it understands,” said the former Karnataka Chief Minister.

Noting that Pakistan did not learn any lesson in spite of losing four wars against India in 1948, 1965, 1971 and 1999 (Kargil), Krishna said it would be naive to believe that one surgical strike will discipline Pakistan.

“Repeated military blows on Pakistan’s strategic and commercial interests must be undertaken,” said Krishna.

Condoling Guru’s death, Krishna said the trooper laid down his life to the call of the motherland. “We are all proud of Guru’s sacrifice. I assure his parents that their son’s sacrifice will not go in vain. India will avenge this barbaric killing. I pay my condolence to them and will meet them soon,” added Krishna.

A Political Encounter With Prakash Raj

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 By: Rizwan Asad

Rizwan Asad Chief Editor interviewing Prakash Raj

 The Reel Life Actor Turns A Real Life Politician  Prakash Raj needs no special introduction, as he is a very popular multilinguistic actor, producer & director having worked not only in all the South Indian languages namely Kannada, Malyalam, Tamil & Telugu but also in varied other languages like Hindi, Marathi, Bhojpuri, English et al! And now at this age & stage he has said a final good bye to the Indian Cinema industry forever to step into the Political arena to contest for the forthcoming Loksabha elections as an independent candidate. Tune in for his political nuggets in his Garden house on off MG Road. 

*So Prakashji you are now all set to contest the forthcoming Loksabha elections as an independent candidate. So what brings you back to Bangalore? *But what made you to take the decision to come back to Bangalore only & contest for the elections?  *Sir I was never away from Bangalore as Bangalore is where my real roots are. So you see there is no coming back syndrome as far as Bangalore is concerned! To that my answer once again is that I don’t come, I have been brought & it is always the situation that brings me here. This time I came to observe the political scenario & also to see where our country & its politicians are headed and as compared to that where our voters are  headed and whether together they all are forming the correct political scenario or not?      

 *But why only Bangalore? You could have contested the forthcoming elections from anywhere?  *You see I belong to Bangalore & today whatever I am or whatever qualities I have is because of my upbringing & my roots in Bangalore. I have learned my craft here & I have started my career on stage & films as an actor in Kannada films from Bangalore. Actually speaking Bangalore has empowered me, whatever I have achieved today & whatever qualities I have acquired is because of my deeply enmeshed roots in Bangalore. So Bangalore has given me so much that I thought it was payback time. I want to do something for my Bangalorean people.  Hence I decided to restart my independent political journey from Bangalore all over again. I also realized that I should be the voice of the Bangaloreans in particular & of the entire India in general & this way I can take their demands to the parliament on a State & National level too. Now it remains to be seen if I can succeed in my mission & if the people of Bangalore will accept me as their independent leader. 

 *So what do you think of the current political scenario? * I feel that the current political scenario is more in a denial mode. Nobody, I mean none of the parties are showing the correct picture of Bangalore’s varied culture, its varied languages thereby it effects the current & the correct representation in the constitution. So my advice to them is to get their act together, one which would help them to make the proper inclusion of the massaes vote bank in order to have their right representation in the constitution.       

Prakash Raj With Cheif Editor Mr Rizwan Asad and Cheif of Bureau Mr Faizan Rizwan

*Don’t you think today’s politics constitutes more of a disordered chaos!!!
*Yes! You are right we find a lot of chaos everywhere & especially in all the corners of the political arena. What we need today is that people should strive to keep alive the spirit of humanity by understanding the right nuances of politics as befitting to the human spirit, those politicians who do not follow these rules needless to say that they end up in a clueless chaos. 

 *I am sure many political parties may have invited you to contest the elections. Yet you decided to go independent. Why?  *Yeah many political parties which are on the verge of decline dangle baits in your way and most of them just strive to hang on to the invited people to survive in the cesspool of politics but thankfully I am not one of those who will bite the bait. So I thought it is better to contest the election as an independent candidate. 

*How different is today’s politics as compared to the earlier times?    *Of course there is a vast difference in today’s politics as earlier they were committed to their cause of the betterment of the country & its people but today everyone knows what’s going on so the less spoken about the current situation the better.

*So where have all those committed politician gone?
*No one knows. So what do you want me to do should I go & find them?

*Most of the politicians & even the voters are illiterate so do you think that something should be done in this regard?
*You tell me what can be done in this regard? The system definitely has to be changed. But who will bell the cat?   

*Do you think that the voters can be blamed as most of them, especially the hi-fi people do not step out of their apartments or bungalows & do not even come out to exercise their power of vote?
*Nothing can be done as long as the so called hi-fi voters themselves realize their follies & understand what change they can bring about with their power of vote. They should realize about their duties towards their country. Nowadays the illiterate people in distant villagers are also becoming conscious about their duties & even making their brethren realize about their duties & responsibilities towards their country. 

*Lastly how do you think the system can be changed for a better leader who can at least think of everyone’s well-being?
*Simple! Let the voter’s analyze the situation & and choose the right candidate mind you not the party. Don’t get tempted by dangling baits & false promises.   

TN CM announces Rs 20 lakh each to kin of two CRPF troopers

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Nasheman News : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palanisami on Friday condoled the death of 45 CRPF troopers in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir and announced a solatium of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of two troopers from the state who died.

He expressed his grief at the death of the two troopers from Tamil Nadu – G. Subramanian and C. Sivachandran – in the Thursday suicide bombing in Pulwama district.

Sidhu talks of dialogue with Pakistan even after Pulwama attack

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Nasheman News : While a suicide attack which killed 45 CRPF troopers evoked widespread condemnation and calls for action against Pakistan, Punjab cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu sounded a discordant note on Friday saying the dialogue with Islamabad should continue.

Sidhu, who takes every opportunity to harp on his friendship with Pakistan Prime Minister and former cricketer Imran Khan, said: “Whereever wars are fought and such things (Pulwama type attack) happen, dialogue also continues simultaneously. There is a need to find a permanent solution to (issues between India and Pakistan).

“Such people (terrorists) have no religion, no country and no caste. When a snake bites, its anti-dote is also snake poison,” Sidhu said, justifying his take on the matter regarding dialogue between the two nuclear neighbours.

Sidhu condemned the Pulwama terror attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy on Thursday which killed 45 troopers but added that the entire nation (Pakistan) could not be blamed for the actions of a handful people.

“This (attack) should be condemned by all. For a handful people, you cannot blame an entire nation. Those behind the attack must be punished,” Sidhu said.


Curfew in Jammu as protests turn violent

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Nasheman News : Authorities on Friday imposed curfew in Jammu city after mobs protesting against the terrorist strike in the Kashmir Valley turned violent, torching some vehicles and damaging several others.

District Magistrate Ramesh Kumar said the curfew had been clamped to maintain law and order.

Police said the violence began in the city’s Gujjar Nagar area.

Police used tear smoke and batons to bring the situation under control after which curfew was imposed, initially in Gujjar Nagar, Talab Khatikan, Janipur, Bakshi Nagar, Chenni Heemat, Bus Stand and some other places in old city area and later extended to entire Jammu.

Tension spread to other “sensitive areas” of the city as news about the violence in Gujjar Nagar spread.

“People are advised to maintain calm and not play into the hands of anti-social elements who want to exploit the situation for their nefarious objectives,” a police officer said.

One of the 45 CRPF soldiers killed in Thursday’s suicide bombing in Pulwama was identified as Naseer Ahmad of Rajouri district in the state.

A protest shutdown was called on Friday by the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI).

Jammu transporters association, the local Bar association and the National Conference have extended support to the shutdown.

Rakesh Gupta, President of JCCI, an influential body of local traders and industrialists, told IANS: “We condemn the brutal attack and stand in solidarity with the families who have lost their dear ones in this attack.

“I appeal to the people belonging to different sections of the society to maintain the traditional harmony and brotherhood for which Jammu has been known ever since the fires of violence spread in the (Kashmir) Valley.”

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