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“Sacrifice of Pulwama martyrs will not go in vain. At the event, the prime minister inaugurated an Eklavya Model Residential School for tribal students and handed over the keys of houses constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to some of the beneficiaries. Asserting that the sacrifice of the 40 CRPF personnel killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama will not go in vain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said security forces have been given a free hand to punish the perpetrators of the attack. At a public function in Maharashtra’s Pandharkawada in Yavatmal district, where he launched a number of projects, Modi also slammed Pakistan saying it has become a synonym for terrorism. Modi flaged off the Ajni (Nagpur)-Pune train service through video link and also distributed certificates and cheques under the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission to women Self-Help Groups..