Nepal’s Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister among seven killed in helicopter crash
Kathmandu, Feb 27 (PTI) Nepal’s Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari and six others were killed Wednesday when a private helicopter crashed in eastern Nepal’s mountainous Taplejung district, the latest aviation accident in the Himalayan nation. Besides the 39-year-old tourism minister, the Air Dynasty helicopter was carrying Nepal’s prominent aviation and hospitality entrepreneur Ang Tsering […]
PM must suspend all his political activities till missing pilot returns safely: Omar
Srinagar, (PTI) National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should suspend all his political activities till the missing Indian Air Force pilot returns home safely. India Wednesday said the pilot went missing after the IAF foiled Pakistan Air Force’s attack on military installations in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan claims the pilot is […]
Will provide accommodations, other necessaries: Kashmir hoteliers ask stranded tourists
Srinagar: Kashmir based hoteliers have urged stranded tourists to contact them and they will arrange accomation and other necessary facilities for them. The Kashmir Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHARA) appeals to the tourists ‘who are at present stranded in Srinagar due to the prevailing warlike situation’ and also due to closure of airports and […]
Top security, intel officials meet at PMO; Modi briefed
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday briefed about the latest security situation following violation of Indian airspace by Pakistani fighter jets in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. Top security and intelligence officials were in a huddle earlier in the day at the prime minister’s office in the wake of fresh developments that […]
Six Air force officials killed in Budgam aircraft crash
Srinagar: Two more bodies were recovered near the crash site of an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet at Garend Kalan in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. The death toll of the IAF officials has reached six. Earlier death of a civilian civilian Kifayat Ahmad Ganaie (30) son of Mohammad Ramzan Ganie and Two […]
Market extends losses as India-Pak tension escalates
Mumbai, (PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex surrendered early gains Wednesday to end in the negative terrain by shedding 68 points on escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Investor sentiment took a beating after Pakistani fighter jets on Wednesday violated Indian air space in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Nowshera sectors, brokers said. After rising nearly […]
Operations at 9 airports have resumed as of now: DGCA
New Delhi,(PTI) Aviation watchdog DGCA Wednesday said operations at the nine airports, which were shut earlier in the day, have resumed “as of now”. A spokesperson of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said, “As of now, ops to these airports resumed (sic).” Earlier on Wednesday, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) issued a notice to […]
Kashmir issue must be resolved soon: Turkey on India Pakistan tensions
ANKARA: Turkey on Wednesday said that it is concerned over the prevailing tension between Pakistan and India and has pitched for a dialogue between the two countries saying they are ready to intermediate between the two countries. “We are concerned over this tension. We want to call for common sense and calm between the parties. […]
Everyone is welcome”: Srinagar hotels opens its doors for stranded tourists
Srinagar PTI: A hotel here threw open its doors for tourists stranded in Kashmir in the wake of tensions between India and Pakistan, which led to closure Srinagar airport for civilian flights on Wednesday. “We are offering free accomodation and food for all those tourists who have got stranded in Kashmir due to the prevailing situation,” […]
It is imperative we act with wisdom, two Indian pilots with us: Imran Khan
Srinagar: Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has again pitched for dialogue between two countries and said that it is imperative that the two countries should act with ‘wisdom’. “Two of India’s MiGs were shot down [in the ensuing action]. From here, it is imperative that we use our heads and act with wisdom,” said […]
