The Minister personally spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah and is monitoring the situation round the clock, working in close coordination with relevant authorities.
Indian Army troops on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid by two heavily armed Pakistani terrorists, who were killed in a gunfight in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.
Three residents of West Bengal were among those killed in a brutal terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir. Two of the deceased were central government officials.
Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Sonia Gandhi said on Tuesday that the entire country stands united against the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir.
Expressing their condolences over the terrorist attack in which at least 16 tourists, including two foreigners, were killed and 20 other tourists and locals injured in the Pahalgam hill station in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday, US, Russia, the UAE and Iran have condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with India in its fight against terrorism.
As soon as Parliamentary Affairs minister, Suresh Bhardwaj objected to the reference by Congress member, Jagat Singh Negi and questioned him back with some remarks, the latter got agitated and protested loudly.
The crowds in Ahmedabad, his visit to the Taj, meetings in Delhi, his interaction with the media and signing of mega defence deals, all happened while parts of Delhi were engulfed in sectarian violence.
This will be the first summer tourist season here after J&K losing its special status and becoming a Union Territory (UT).
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Tuesday made it clear that regardless of security concerns, the Kartarpur Corridor will remain open for ‘Khulle Darshan Deedar’ (free access) of Gurdwara (Sikh shrine) Darbar Sahib in Pakistan.
The schools had been shut due to tension following the abrogation of the Article 370 on 5 August last year.
