Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi arrived at the residence of Prashant Satpathy, a resident of Balasore, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, to pay last respects on Thursday morning. He also announced Rs 20 lakh financial assistance for the victim’s family and offered a job to the deceased’s wife.
#WATCH | Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi arrived at the residence of Prashant Satpathy – a resident of Balasore, who was killed in the #PahalgamTerroristAttack, to pay last respects.
He also interacted with the grieving family. pic.twitter.com/NSW7ovXvsu
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#WATCH | Balasore | | Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi says, ” I express my deep condolences on the passing away of Balasaore resident Prashant Satpathy, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. The state government stands with the family. The government will give financial… pic.twitter.com/RRGDnCLfrT
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“I express my deep condolences on the passing away of Balasaore resident Prashant Satpathy, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. The state government stands with the family. The government will give financial assistance of Rs 20 lakhs and a job to the deceased’s wife. We will also support the education of the child of the deceased,” he said. Earlier in the day, the mortal remains of Satpathy reached his home at Balasore.
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#WATCH | Odisha | The mortal remains of Prashant Satpathy brought to his residence in Balasore.
Prashant Satpathy was killed in the #PahalgamTerrorAttack, which took place on the 22nd of April. pic.twitter.com/5uXPX0XYKI
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CM Majhi also interacted with the grieving family. “…We connected with them (my brother and his family) after a lot of difficulty…When we connected with them, we were told that my brother was fine… But later we were informed that he had been killed in the attack… We got this information when we were at the Delhi airport…” said Satpathy’s sister.
8 tourists from Puri return
Meanwhile, a group of eight tourists, including a child, from Puri, safely returned to Bhubaneswar from Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday. “The whole world is shocked by the Pahalgam terror attack. Seven of our people who are part of our Panchayati Raj system were stranded in Pahalgam. Soon after the terror incident, they contacted us, and we got in touh with LG Manjo Sinha’s office, which helped us arrange their travel to Jammu. From Jammu, they travelled to Delhi, and then to Bhubaneswar. Sadly, we lost one Prashant ji in the incident,” said BJP MP Sambit Patra at Bhubaneswar airport.
#WATCH | A group of eight tourists, including a child, from Odisha’s Puri, safely returned to Bhubaneswar from Jammu & Kashmir today
BJP MP Sambit Patra says, “The whole world is shocked by the Pahalgam terror attack. Seven of our people who are part of our Panchayati Raj… pic.twitter.com/VtKWDYzG1w
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Check updates on India’s response to Pahalgam attack: Pak top diplomat summoned
India has summoned Pakistan’s top diplomat, Saad Ahmad Warraich, and handed over a Persona Non Grata note for its military diplomats as families of the Pahalgam terror attack victims called for “severe” action against the terrorists.
1) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday decided to indefinitely suspend the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack in which 26 people, including one foreign national, were killed
2) The integrated Attari checkpost has been closed with immediate effect. Those who have crossed over with valid endorsements may return through that route before May 1, 2025.
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#WATCH | Morning visuals from the Attari Integrated checkpost in Punjab’s Amritsar.
In the wake of the horrific #PahalgamTerroristAttack, the government of India has decided to close the integrated checkpost Attari with immediate effect. Those (Pakistani nationals) who have… pic.twitter.com/nfYIA8OsjX
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3) Pakistani nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) visas. Any SVES visas issued in the past to Pakistani nationals are deemed cancelled. Any Pakistani national currently in India under SVES visa has 48 hours to leave India.
4) The Defence, Military, Naval, and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi are declared persona non grata. They have a week to leave India. India will also be withdrawing its own Defence, Navy and Air advisors from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. These posts in the respective High Commissions are deemed annulled, signalling a downgrade in military-to-military diplomatic engagement.
5) Overall strength of the High Commissions will be reduced from current 55 to 30.
