Pulwama attack anniversary:
Tributes to martyred CRPF men
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying tribute to the 40 CRPF personnel killed in a terror attack in Pulwama a year ago and said India will never forget their martyrdom. Modi said the slain security personnel were “exceptional individuals” who devoted their lives to serving and protecting the nation.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid his homage to the Brave-hearts of attack.. “I pay homage to the martyrs of Pulwama attack. India will forever be grateful of our Brave hearts and their families who made supreme sacrifice for the sovereignty and integrity of our motherland,” tweeted Amit Shah.
Art to pay tribute!
In a beautiful gesture, Padmashri award winner and sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand art to pay tribute to CRPF soldiers. Taking to Twitter, Pattnaik paid homage to the jawans by posting a picture of his sand art at Puri Beach in Odisha. “Salute our martyrs of Pulwama attack. Jai Hind!!” he wrote.
‘Be brave enough to die death of martyr’
Former cricketer and BJP lawmaker Gautam Gambhir paid his tribute.. “Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr. The sound of bullets still echoes in our ears, the wounds still hurt like they are fresh. Salute to the supreme sacrifice of our brave hearts. Jai Hind #PulwamaAttack,” Gambhir tweeted.
What had happened?
Around 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives when a suicide bomber of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) rammed his explosive-laden vehicle on into a CRPF convoy on Srinaga Jammu national highway.
How India responded
Nationwide protests erupted against the dastardly terror attack even as the country bid goodbye to its brave-hearts. Leaders across the party lines and civil society condemned the attack and called for an appropriate response.
Days after the attack, the Indian Air Force on February 26 carried out multiple aerial strikes at JeM terror camps in Pakistan’s Balakot, killing a “large number” of terrorists and destroying their infrastructure.
Courtesy: Times of India, February 15, 2022
K.P.W.A. office-bearers for 2022 to 2024
Following office-bearers have taken took Oath of Office of Kashmiri Pandits Welfare Association, (KPWA), Faridabad.
Sarvashri. Ajay Kumar Kak, Chairman; Naresh Wanchoo, President; Smt. Veena Koul, Vice President; Saarvashri Sanjay Pandita, Vice President; Ashok Kumar Sher; General Secretary, Vijay Kumar Hakhu, Treasurer; Rajeev Thussu, Joint Secretary; Shaadi Lal Raina, Joint Treasurer; Surinder Qazi, E. Member; Ashok Kak, E. Member; Sanjay Kumar Koul, E. Member; Vicky Razdan, E. Member; Sushil Kumar Sher, E. Member.
3rd Online Essay Contest – 2022
TEAM ESSAY has announced 3rd Online Essay Contest - 2022 for Kashmiri Hindi students in 9-12 yrs. & 13-17 yrs. age group in Hindi, English, Sharda, Kashur (01 mark extra award) languages on the Topic: KASHYAP BANDHU AS A SOCIAL REFORMER &FREEDOM FIGHTER FROM KASHMIR
Google Link for registration:
https://forms.gle/oH6dmoYGBLF4gAhJA
e-mail essays in your own handwriting on:
kashyapbandhu2022@gmail.com
between 15th - 17th June’ 2022
Awards in Valley shall be given separately for:
three zones viz. North, Central & South covering all the 10 districts
06 colonies i.e., Nutnussa & Veerwan, Tulmula, Mattan, Vessu, Haal, and Sheikhpora.
Different Award Zones for Jammu shall be:
1. Jagti & Nagrota
2. Jaipur, Bantalab, Durga Nagar, Sarwal, Muthi, Mishriwala, Purkhoo, Akhnoor, etc.
3. City area, Bhori, Talk Tillo, Anand Nagar & Beyond
4. All Pull paar areas and rest all Districts of Jammu
Entries from rest all States and other Countries shall comprise one separate group. Hence, a total of 87 prizes including 03 No. of DIVYANG visually impaired category shall be awarded. One mark extra shall be awarded to any essay accompanied by a hand-drawn drawing of late Sh. Kashyap Bandhu.
For detailed information and knowledge, Contestants can join WhatsApp groups: “Participants” & “Our Progeny Our Joy”; Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/essaycompetition; and Telegram group: “ESSAY2022” and keep track of various Online weekly Google Meets, Webinars etc on the said Topic as well as on: “How to write a good essay?” from well known Authors, Historians, and experts in the coming months upto June’2022.
Prof. R.L. Raina conferred Edu Excellence Award
Prof (Dr) R L Raina, Vice Chancellor – Jaipur National University, Jaipur, received ‘The Edu Excellence Award – 2021’, presented by the Brillianz Educational Group in association with BIMS College, Dubai in JNU Alumni Meet, organized in Dubai on December 29, 2021.