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Sources said he deadly car bomb attack 2016,” the official said. forces in three decades of insur- convoy, were also killed. that more than hundred kg of Tcarried out by the Jaish-e- Last such attack was gency in Kashmir. Pakistan- Sources said more than a explosive has been used in the Mohammad on a convoy of the recorded on November 2, 2005 based Jaish-e-Muhammad out- couple of dozen personnel were attack. Central Reserve Police Force when a suicide bomber blew up fit claimed responsibility for the wounded in the attack. The attack was carried out (CRPF) on Thursday in his car at Nowgam, near the attack saying a 21-year-old Most of the personnel died at a time when security forces Pulwama district in Jammu & private residence of then Chief local terrorist Adil Dar carried on the spot even as many had upped the ante against Kashmir is similar to terror Minister Mufti Mohammad out the attack. injured were evacuated to hos- ultras in the Valley especially in strikes in Afghanistan, Syria Sayeed, killing three cops and Gory pictures of splattered pital for treatment. the south Kashmir region. The and some other trouble-torn six civilians. body parts of the slain troop- Attacker Dar hails from attack is also significant in the parts of the West-East. Another major car bomb ers, blood-soaked tattered Kakapora village, 5 km from wake of preparations for the Intelligence had informa- strike was registered on Oc- clothes and mangled vehicles the blast site. He had joined the upcoming Assembly and par- tion about the attack for the last tober 1, 2001 when terrorists tr- went viral soon after the after- JeM outfit in April last year. He liamentary polls. Several top one year but no counter-mech- iggered a car bomb outside the noon attack that signals major is second Kashmiri suicide officials of the State led by Chief anism could be put in place. old Legislative Assembly Co- shift in terrorists’ tactic in bomber who carried out attack Secretary BVR Subramanyam Officials in the security mplex in Srinagar in which 38 Kashmir. The all-time high on security forces. Afaq Shah, are scheduled to hold a crucial establishment said attack of persons were killed fatal casualty figure even sur- 21, had blown himself off out- meeting in New Delhi on such magnitude and while three terrorists were also passed Uri attack on Indian side the XV corps headquarters February 18 to decide poll sophistication on Thursday neutralised. The first “human Army on September 18, 2016 in year 2000. possibilities in the embattled has been unseen before in the bomb” was used on April 19, when 19 soldiers were killed by Sources said that Dar had State. Valley which is a marked shift 2000 in which two soldiers a group of LeT fidayeen. recorded a video before The security forces blocked in the terror tactic in Jammu & were killed in the suicide car Large scale condemnation embarking on the suicidal path traffic on the national highway Kashmir amid a clear admin- bomb at the Army headquar- has poured in against the and it was uploaded by his out- after the blast leading to major istrative and Intelligence failure. ters at Badamibagh area in attack. Home Minister Rajnath fit almost simultaneously with chaos on the highway. # $$ %& '( )* + “The initiative always lies Srinagar. Singh is likely to visit Kashmir the attack’s timing. Such was Continued on Page 4 with the terrorists and the Sources in the security on Friday to assess the situation security and intelligence com- agencies and counter-terror in the aftermath of the attack. O O$P $$ O #! * $ % O) $ munity have clearly failed in experts said the planner for the Official sources said that an !# !# /012 $ %! ) ) ') * $ assessing such an attack before- terror strike could have been of alert has been sounded in the $ %& ' # *! $ $ !% '& !#% * ! ' * 4 hand. It also indicates the capa- Pakistani military background Valley to check the escalating $# ) $$ % ) $ )# & $#$ ) ) 5 !# bilities and capacities to execute who had put in a well-engi- situation. & ) * * 4 ) ) * $ ) * # $ 0##! terror attacks in a repeated neered system to maximise Sources said that 21-year- ! % ! ) ) & * ) $ ! !) $P 1 )# fashion by the JeM continue impact and inflict maximum old local Jaish cadre Adil Dar ' PL $ .$ * ) 4!$PL 4) ') ) ) *!!PL $) $#% PL )$ with impunity. The JeM was damage. / *$ " #$ Central Government employ- difference of opinion between . 0 % ees and for setting up of the L-G and the Chief Minister, enquiry commissions. the view of the L-G should pre- R!R While the court left it for a vail and the Ministry of Home larger Bench to conclusively Affairs can issue a suitable R decide who will have control notification,” he said. over administrative services in Justice Sikri noted all trans- Delhi, the Bench of Justices AK fers and postings for Grade III Sikri and Ashok Bhushan and IV DASS (Delhi unanimously ruled the the Administration Subordinate n a major setback to the AAP power to appoint enquiry com- Service) are done by the est Bengal Chief Minister IGovernment in Delhi, the missions would rest with the Secretary (Services), WMamata Banerjee on two-judge Bench of the Centre as “there is no ‘State while those for Grades I Thursday said Opposition par- Supreme Court on Thursday Government’ in the Union and II are done by the Chief ties will meet in the national agreed that the Centre should Territory and the State Secretary. Capital during the last week of have the final word on posting Government (for this purpose) this month to finalise how to and transfer of bureaucrats in shall mean the Central collectively take on the Modi the national Capital adminis- Government”. Government in the Lok Sabha , - . hief Minister Raghuvar tration, but their disagreement In its 202-page verdict, the P " polls. - " CDas has strongly con- on finer details resulted in a court, however, held that the She said one round of demned the terrorist incident split verdict and the matter got elected Delhi Government will meeting with top Opposition in Pulwama in Goripora near referred to a larger Bench. have the right to appoint pub- ple to elect AAP candidates in defined the power Delhi has, it’s leaders, including Congress AAP supremo had struggled Avantipur on the Jammu- The Bench, which was lic prosecutors to decide land all the seven Lok Sabha seats in not unlimited. chief Rahul Gandhi, NCP’s hard to become the Chief Srinagar National Highway. called upon to decide on six revenue matters and also to erming the Supreme Delhi to help the party achieve The Centre, the Lieutenant Sharad Pawar, TDP’s N Minister of Delhi and that he He said that the martyrdom of vexatious issues pertaining to appoint or deal with electrici- TCourt’s verdict on the con- full-Statehood for Delhi. Governor, and the Home Chandrababu Naidu and Delhi is continuing to struggle. the soldiers will not go waste. a long-running feud between ty commission or board. tentious issue of control of While the AAP used pop- Ministry handle many things in CM Arvind Kejriwal Earlier in the day, Kejriwal India will take revenge for this the Central and the national On the most contentious services in the National Capital ular Bollywood dialogue the Capital. So fighting is no among others, has already said the Congress had “more or martyrdom. Das expressed Capital Governments, gave an issue, Justice Sikri said, “The Territory (NCT) as anti-con- “tareekh pe tareekh” to describe solution, make changes if need- taken place while next crucial less” declined to have an condolences to the families of unanimous verdict on the transfers and postings of sec- stitution and anti-democracy, a split verdict after four years ed,” Sheila said. round is scheduled for alliance in Delhi for the general martyrs and said that the whole remaining five counts and retaries, heads of departments Delhi Chief Minister Arvind of litigation, the BJP promptly Rebutting her advice, February 26-27. election. He also said the BJP country is with them. ruled that the Delhi and other officers in the scale Kejriwal said it is an injustice accused Kejriwal of “declaring Kejriwal said, “I respect Sheilaji. Batting for Aam Aadmi would benefit in a three-cor- Meanwhile, State BJP Government’s Anti-Corruption of Joint Secretary to the to the people of Delhi and that a war on the Supreme Court” I appeal to her not to make Party (AAP), she said Kejriwal nered poll contest in the spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo Branch (ACB) cannot probe Government of India and the AAP Government will seek and said it is considering filing such comments.

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