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The Hindu
07-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Odisha woman who lost her husband in Pahalgam terror attack expresses gratitude to forces, govt
The woman who lost her husband, Prashant Satpathy, in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack has welcomed India's Operation Sindoor, expressing her gratitude to defence forces and Government of India. ''The terrorists brutally massacred civilians, including women. The swift and precise military action, executed in the dead of night, served as a fitting response. Naming it 'Operation Sindoor' was symbolic — the terror attack had wiped out sacred vermilion on the foreheads of innocent women,' Priyadarshini Satpathy, the woman, said from Balasore on Wednesday. Follow the 'Operation Sindoor' LIVE 'My husband is gone. He is never coming back. I want terrorism wiped out completely. I hope our actions today will prevent such tragedies in the future. This response reaffirms that government values the lives of ordinary citizen,' she said. Follow the Operation Sindoor reactions LIVE updates Earlier taking to the social media site, 'X', Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi said, 'In our culture, 'Sindoor' is not just a tradition but a symbol of sacrifice and determination. This is the feeling in the minds of our soldiers too. India is no longer just defending — but moving forward with determination to root out terrorism.' 'We salute the courage of the army. We are with the army. We believe in the victory of the army,' said Mr. Majhi. On Operation Sindoor, Odisha Leader of Opposition and BJD Chief Naveen Patnaik says, 'I have been informed that the Indian Armed Forces have been successful in the operation against terrorists. I congratulate them with all my heart.' In some places, people came out in public hailing bravery of armed forces and determination of the government for targeting terrorist addresses in Pakistan.
Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘They need to be taught a lesson': Pahalgam attack victim's family in Odisha hails Operation Sindoor
The widow of a Pahalgam attack victim from Odisha on Wednesday hailed India's strike on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and called it a bold step by the Union government. Prashant Satpathy (43) was among the 26 civilians killed in the terrorist attack in south Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22. His wife Priyadarshani told The Indian Express, 'I thank the Union government for the bold step. The terrorists attacked my husband on a Tuesday, and Operation Sindoor also been started on a Tuesday. I request the government to continue the operation to end of terrorism in the world.' Prashant, who worked as an accountant with the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Balasore, was on vacation with his wife and nine-year-old son at Pahalgam on the day of the terror attack. The family is from Remuna in Odisha's Balasore district. Priyadarshini said that while she will never get back what she lost, she wanted it to be ensured that no one else goes through a similar situation. 'There shouldn't be any fear in the mind of anyone when they are going outside for work or vacation,' she said. Expressing faith that the government will take the fight against terrorism to a decisive end, she said, 'Pakistan, or whoever has done this, they need to be taught a lesson so that they never dare to do this again. The enemy need to know the reaction to their action.' On April 22, hours after the attack in Pahalgam, Priyadarshini had spoken to The Indian Express, saying that her husband had received bullet injuries on his head as they were alighting from a ropeway. 'We couldn't understand what happened as my husband was suddenly hit by a bullet. There was chaos all over,' she said. The attack left 25 tourists and one local man dead.
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Business Standard
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Odisha CM announces ₹20 lakh, job for wife of tourist killed in J-K attack
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced Rs 20 lakh financial assistance for the family of Prashant Satpathy, who was killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. Majhi made the announcement after paying floral tributes to the mortal remains of Satpathy at his house in Ishani village in the Remuna block of Balasore district. He also announced that the state government would provide a job for Satpathy's wife Priya Darshani Achariya, and take care of the education of their nine-year-old son Tanuj. "I strongly condemn the incident, and the state government solidly stands with the family of Prashant Satpathy at this hour of crisis. The state will provide financial assistance of Rs 20 lakhs, a job for his wife and take care of his son's education," the CM told reporters. Majhi also expressed concern over the health of Priya Darshani, who fainted while talking to him. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Saudi Gazette
24-04-2025
- Saudi Gazette
Rage and despair after brazen attack kills 26 in Kashmir
MUMBAI — An Indian naval officer on honeymoon, a tourist guide who was sole breadwinner for his family, and a businessman holidaying with his wife and children were among the victims of the horrific attack that killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir. A group of gunmen opened fire on Tuesday on tourists at a resort in Pahalgam, a picturesque town in the Himalayas often described as the "Switzerland of India". Visitors from different states in India were killed, others seriously injured — there is no official confirmation of the numbers yet from the government. The attack was one of the deadliest in recent years in the troubled region, and it has shattered the lives of many. The attack took place on Tuesday afternoon. Eyewitnesses told the BBC that tourists had gathered at Baisaran, a mountain-top meadow 5km (three miles) from Pahalgam, when they heard the sound of bullets ripping through the air. They began to run for cover and in the chaos, some were injured or separated from their Bhai, who fractured his arm as he was trying to escape, told BBC Hindi that there was confusion and mayhem everywhere. Children could be heard screaming and no one knew what was going on, he whose husband Prashant Satpathy was killed in the attack, told the Indian Express newspaper that he was hit by a bullet as they were alighting from a Chandramouli, a retired banker who had traveled to Kashmir with his wife and four others, became separated from his group and his bullet-ridden body was found several hours later at the site of the attack, the newspaper of the victims were Hindu eyewitnesses said it appeared the gunmen targeted non-Muslims but others have described the shooting as random. A local Muslim man was among the government has not given an official account on whether people were targeted on the basis of who was on honeymoon with her husband Vinay Narwal, an Indian naval officer, can be heard saying in a video that has now gone viral that one of the attackers asked her husband if he was a Muslim."When he said no, the man shot him dead," she couple married last week, on 16 April. On Wednesday, Himanshi bid a tearful farewell to her husband as he lay in a coffin draped with the Indian flag."He was the best man. I pray that his soul rests in peace and he has the best life wherever he is," she grandfather, Hawa Singh Narwal, told BBC Punjabi that his grandson had initially wanted to go to Switzerland for his honeymoon."But he did not get a visa," he the daughter of Santosh Jagdale — a businessman from Maharashtra state — told PTI news agency that the gunmen asked her father to recite an Islamic verse."When he failed to do so, they pumped three bullets into him, one in the head, one behind the ear and another in the back," she added that the attackers killed her uncle too, who was standing next to whose husband Manjunath Rao was killed, told reporters that when she confronted the attackers and asked them to shoot her too, one of them said, "I won't kill you. Go tell this to [Prime Minister Narendra] Modi."The tragedy has torn families apart and engulfed households in they speak to journalists, many relatives break down in mother of Syed Hussain Shah, a local man who took tourists on horse rides to earn a living and died in the attack, told ANI news agency that her son was the sole breadwinner of the was inconsolable when reporters asked her about her son. Reports said that hundreds of people attended Shah's funeral, including Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who told reporters that the man was killed while trying to stop the the western state of Maharashtra, a family is struggling to come to terms with the sudden loss of three of its Mone, Sanjay Lele and Hemant Joshi, cousins who had gone to Kashmir with six other family members, were killed by the gunmen."We found out last night [about their deaths]. The family is in shock," a relative told BBC brazen attack at one of its most popular tourist destinations has shocked India and been condemned by leaders around the world. People across India have been Kashmir, locals shut down markets, businesses and schools on Wednesday in protest at the attack. Some locals told the BBC that they feared tourists would be scared away, causing irreparable harm to their businesses and Kashmir's an eerie silence in areas that once bustled with tourist been more than 24 hours since the atrocity, and those affected are still struggling to come to terms with what's happened. A huge manhunt is under way for the militants suspected of carrying out the Minister Narendra Modi cut short a foreign trip to return to Delhi for talks with security chiefs and other officials."Those responsible and behind such an act will very soon hear our response, loud and clear," Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said. "We will not only reach those who have perpetrated this incident but also those who, sitting behind the scenes, have conspired to commit such acts on the soil of India."India has yet to say who it thinks carried out the killings. But after previous attacks it launched cross-border strikes, blaming militant groups it says are supported by Pakistan, which denies the say there is now a risk of fresh hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbors if India takes a similar course of Singh Narwal says he is full of rage and grief and wants "exemplary punishment" for the attackers."Today, I lost my grandson. Tomorrow, someone else will lose theirs [if such attacks don't stop]," he told BBC Punjabi. — BBC
United News of India
24-04-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Odisha CM pays tribute to victim of Pahalgam attack, announces assistance
Bhubaneswar, Apr 24 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh for the family of Prashant Satpathy, who was killed in the terrorist attack at Pahalgam on April 22. The Chief Minister visited Ishani village in Balasore district to pay tribute to the departed soul and offered condolences to the bereaved family. Majhi also announced a government job for Prashant Satpathy's widow and assured her of full support for the education of their nine-year-old son. Prashant, who was working as an accountant at the Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) in Bampada, was on a holiday trip to Jammu & Kashmir with his wife and son when he was killed by terrorists on Tuesday, along with 27 others. Majhi condemned the attack as "cowardly" and expressed solidarity with the family, reaffirming the state government's commitment to support them during this difficult time. He strongly denounced the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, located in South Kashmir's Anantnag district, describing it as a most heinous and barbaric act. UNI DP PRS
