#Latest Current Affairs 15th February 2019 16 February 2019

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs introduces ECTS to facilitate transport of Nepal bound transit containers: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs has introduced Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) to facilitate transport of Nepal bound transit containers from Kolkata/Haldia port.

PM Narendra Modi paid tributes to martyrs of Pulwama terror attack: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore paid tributes to martyrs of Pulwama terror attack.

PM Narendra Modi says Terrorist attacks will not weaken India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned Pakistan that attacks such as the one on CRPF soldiers in Pulwama will not weaken India and those responsible will have to pay a very heavy price.

PM Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of various projects in Jhansi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

PM flags off Vande Bharat Express, dedicates to Pulwama attack martyrs: PM Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express on Friday, dedicating it to the martyrs of Thursday’s Pulwama attack.

Those responsible for Pulwama attack have made a huge mistake; will pay heavily for it: PM Modi: PM Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to the martyred soldiers of a terror attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

Pulwama attack: India withdraws MFN status granted to Pakistan: Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the Most Favoured Nation status which had been granted to Pakistan stands withdrawn.

PM Modi’s visit to Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh cancelled: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cancelled his scheduled visit to Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh on Friday.

Pulwama terror attack: Cabinet Committee on Security meeting ends: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir against the backdrop of the Pulwama attack that has claimed 37 lives of CRPF personnel, has ended.

Be cautious of content threatening nation’s integrity: I&B ministry’s advisory to channels: Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued an advisory to all private satellite TV Channels in view of the terrorist attack in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir.

Fresh snowfall in Uttarakhand; rains in lower region: The upper reaches of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall on Thursday while the lower areas were lashed by heavy rains.

World comes together to condemn terror attack on CRPF in Jammu & Kashmir: Condemnation has poured in from various countries, including US, France, Rusia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan.

37 CRPF personnel martyred in J&K terror attack; JeM claims responsibility: 37 CRPF personnel were martyred in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday when a terrorist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the bus they were travelling in, one of the worst terror strikes in the state in recent years.

Sri Lanka condemns Pulwama terror attack: Sri Lanka has condemned in strongest terms the terror attack on CRPF personnel.

US calls on Pakistan to end safe haven to terror outfits on its soil: United States has condemned “in the strongest terms” the heinous terrorist attack by “Pakistan-based terrorist group” in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.

US calls on Pakistan to end safe haven to terror outfits on its soil: United States has condemned “in the strongest terms” the heinous terrorist attack by “Pakistan-based terrorist group” in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.

President directs Arun Jaitley to take charge as Finance Minister: President Ram Nath Kovind, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has directed that the Finance and Corporate Affairs portfolios be assigned to Union Minister Arun Jaitley.

Senior National Badminton Ch’ship: Sindhu grabs semis spot: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu sailed into the semi-finals of the women’s singles at the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championship in Guwahati on Thursday.

Northern lights sparkle across sky in Finnish Lapland: The night skies over the Paatsjoki river in Finnish Lapland, close to the Russian border, turned green and pink early on Thursday.