Airlines can operate domestic flights without any capacity restriction from Oct 18: Govt

New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) Airlines can operate domestic flights without any capacity restriction from October 18 onwards, the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced on Tuesday keeping in mind the “passenger demand for air travel”. The carriers have been operating 85 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic services since September 18, according to the ministry’s […]
Four vehicles used for sand mining seized in Jammu

Jammu, Oct 12 (PTI) The police here have seized four vehicles used for illegal mining of sand in violation of directions of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, officials said Tuesday. In order to strictly implement the drive against illegal mining and to tighten the noose against violators of the law, Jammu police have initiated strict […]
Anti-militancy Ops going on in Valley purely based on human intelligence: Lt Gen D P Pandey

Srinagar, Oct 12 (KNO): General officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar based army’s 15 Corps Lieutenant General D P Pandey said that anti-militancy operations launched by the army in the past few days are based on human intelligence and he would not like to connect any operation with the events that took place in Srinagar or […]
Drone dropping case: OGW from Anantnag held in Jammu

Jammu, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) in Jammu district. Police officials said that an OGW from Anantnag, who was reportedly in touch with handlers from across border was held, saying that he was tasked to collect the drone dropped consignment of arms and […]
Gunfight resumes at DKG encounter site Rajouri

Rajouri, Oct 12: After a gap of 16 hours, the gunfight resumed at the encounter site in Dehra Ki Gali forest area on Tuesday afternoon. Officials said that the encounter in the area started on Monday morning in which five Army men lost their lives after which the cordon was launched in the entire forest […]
Pakistan national arrested, arms recovered

New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) A Pakistani national has been arrested from east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar area and arms and ammunition have been recovered from him, officials said on Tuesday. Mohammad Ashraf alias Ali, a resident of Pakistan’s Punjab province, had obtained Indian identity cards through forged documents, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh […]
India logs 14,313 fresh Covid cases, 181 new deaths

New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) India recorded 14,313 fresh coronavirus cases, the lowest in 224 days, taking the infection tally to 3,39,85,920 on Tuesday, while the national Covid recovery rate increased to 98.04 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data. The death toll reached 4,50,963 with 181 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
CBI raids ex-LG Advisor Baseer Khan’s house in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct 12: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried raid at the house of Baseer Ahmad Khan, a week after he was relieved as advisor to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. Official sources said that a team of CBI from New Delhi along accompanied by local police carried the raid at the house of […]
Another gunfight starts in Shopian District

Srinagar, Oct 12: A afresh gunfight between militants and joint team of police, army and CRPF has started in Feeripora area of Shopian, hours after the culmination of an overnight gunfight in the south Kashmir district’s Tulran area in which three militants were killed. “Police & Security Forces are on the job. Further details shall […]
Two absconding criminals arrested in Jammu

Jammu, Oct 12 (PTI) Two persons wanted in criminal cases registered against them were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. They said Dheeraj Kesar, a hardcore criminal of Roopnagar area of Jammu city, was booked in cases of rape and cheating seven months ago and was arrested on Monday. He was produced in […]