Srinagar Airport operations halted for an hour after bomb threat
Srinagar, May 31 (PTI) Flight operations at the Srinagar International Airport had to be halted for an hour on Friday after a bomb threat as the authorities took preventive measures, officials said. The Air Traffic Control (ATC) at the Srinagar Airport received a bomb threat on an Air Vistara flight from New Delhi, prompting a […]
Police books two notorious drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act
Srinagar, May 31: Police booked two notorious drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla in north Kashmir after obtaining formal detention orders from competent authority, a police spokesman said Friday. He said that the notorious drug smugglers identified as Ehtisham ud Din Khan son of Late Bahsir Ahmad resident of Gousia Mohalla Ladoora Watergam […]
Avian influenza: Centre asks states to be vigilant
NEW DELHI, May 31 (PTI): The Centre has asked all states to be vigilant for any unusual deaths amongst the domestic birds and poultry, and share the information with the Animal Husbandry Department immediately so that public health action can be initiated as per the national action plan for Avian influenza. A joint advisory issued […]
Final phase of Lok Sabha polls in 57 seats on Saturday, PM Modi in fray
VARANASI/CHANDIGARH May 31 (PTI): Fifty-seven seats across seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh will go to polls in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday that include Varanasi, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term. Polling is scheduled in all 13 seats of Punjab […]
DGCA issues show cause notice to Air India for inordinate flight delays
NEW DELHI, May 31 (PTI): Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday issued a show cause notice to Air India for inordinate delay of at least two international flights and failure to take due care of passengers. The show cause notice also comes at a time when passengers of a San Francisco-bound Air India flight from the […]
Security forces launch search for terrorists in Poonch
Poonch/Jammu, May 31 (PTI) Security forces and police launched a cordon-and-search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday following reports of movement of suspected terrorists, officials said. They said there were intelligence inputs about suspicious movement in the Dera Ki Gali-Bafliaz area of the district. According to sources, around three armed men were […]
Akhnoor mishap: Six officials of Lakhanpur check post suspended, probe ordered
Jammu, May 31: Day after 22 people were killed and 57 injured, Jammu and Kashmir Transport Department suspended six officials deployed in Lakhanpur for alleged dereliction of duty by allowing overcrowded bus into the Union Territory. As per an order six officials including motor vehicle inspector and a junior assistant of Lakhanpur check post have […]
Delhi govt moves SC, seeks direction to Haryana to release more water to crisis-hit capital
New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) The Delhi government has moved the Supreme Court to seek a direction to Haryana to supply more water to the crisis-hit national capital, sources said on Friday. The AAP government in Delhi has told the top court that the water demand in the city has risen significantly due to heatwave […]
Markets rebound in early trade after five days of decline
Mumbai, May 31 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Friday, after falling for the past five days, amid a rally in Asian markets along with buying in index majors Larsen & Toubro and Mahindra & Mahindra. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 550.22 points to 74,435.82 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went […]
