Defence Expert SR Sinho on Monday said that the suspected terror attack on the Dina Nagar police station in Gurdaspur district of Punjab may have taken place with the aim of attacking Amarnath yatris.
27 July,2015 10:45 AM ISTIn an early morning attack, gunmen in Army uniform travelling in Maruti 800 car on Monday morning attacked Dinanagar police station in Punjab's Gurdaspur. At least three people were killed and four others injured in the suspected terror attack in Gurdaspur district.
27 July,2015 11:02 AM ISTUnion Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said Special Forces have been deployed in Gurdaspur and added that the counter insurgency forces are already there.
27 July,2015 12:16 PM ISTUnion Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday assured that the situation in Gurdaspur district of Punjab will be soon brought under control. The Home Minister took to twitter to share that he has spoken to Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, Home Secretary LC Goyal and NSA Ajit K Doval regarding the suspected terror attack.
27 July,2015 12:23 PM ISTHome Ministry on Monday called a meeting to assess the situation in Gurdaspur district of Punjab following a terrorist attack. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said it was too early to give out details of the Gurdaspur terror attack.
27 July,2015 12:29 PM ISTThe advisors to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday briefed about the ongoing operation in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. Harcharan Bains said that the CM is personally monitoring the entire situation keeping constant contact with the police personnel supervising the operation.
27 July,2015 01:45 PM ISTTalking about suspected terrorist attack in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, state CM Parkash Singh Badal on Monday said that the incident is very unfortunate and sad. He said that such an attack has taken place after many years.
27 July,2015 03:06 PM ISTSecurity has been beefed up in various parts of India especially the border states of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir following the Gurdaspur attack on Monday.
27 July,2015 03:15 PM ISTFormer Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on Monday condemned the Gurdaspur incident. He said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to stay in touch with the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir being border states for better co-ordination of anti-terror efforts.
27 July,2015 03:27 PM ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday condemned the 'cowardly attack' in Punjab's border district of Gurdaspur and expressed hope that the culprits would soon be nabbed.
27 July,2015 03:36 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT