Search operation in Kishtwar enters second day
JAMMU, May 23 (PTI): The search operation to track down terrorists in Kishtwar district entered the second day on Friday. One soldier was killed in the encounter that followed the launch of Operation Trashi by a joint team of the Army, police, and paramilitary forces in the Singhpora-Chatroo area on Thursday. The Cordon and Search […]
KCCI delegation calls on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR, MAY 23: A delegation of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by its President Javid Ahmed Tenga, today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and put forth important matters pertaining to trade and tourism sector of Kashmir region, an official spokesman said Friday.
IndiGo Srinagar flight crew’s request to enter Pak airspace to avoid turbulence was rejected: DGCA
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday said the crew of the IndiGo flight from the national capital to Srinagar on Wednesday had sought permission to enter Pakistan airspace to avoid turbulence but the request was rejected. In a detailed statement about the incident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said […]
Forest fire trigger landmine blasts along LoC in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu, May 23 (PTI) Several landmines exploded due to a forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, official sources said. No loss of life was reported. A forest fire broke out near LoC and spread to a large chunk of mountainous area in the Krishna Ghati […]
Narco-terrorism case: SIA conducts raid in Poonch
Poonch (J-K) May 23 (PTI) The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday raided a premises in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district in connection with a narco-terrorism case, official sources said. The raids were conducted in police line belt of Sailan area, they said. According to sources, the raid on house of Zameer Sheikh was linked to […]
Rahul to visit Poonch on May 24 to meet families bereaved during shelling by Pakistan
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Poonch in the Jammu region on Saturday to meet the families of those killed and affected by the recent Pakistani shelling, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said. This will be the second visit of Gandhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, to […]
President Murmu confers six Kirti Chakras, 33 Shaurya Chakras
NEW DELHI, May 23 (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu conferred six Kirti Chakras, including four posthumously, to personnel of the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police for displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary valour in the line of duty. The Kirti Chakra is India’s second-highest peace-time gallantry award. Col Manpreet Singh of the Sikh Light Infantry, two […]
Playing with blood of Indians will cost Pakistan dearly: PM Modi
Says Pakistan won’t get India’s rightful share of water Bikaner (Raj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the country’s enemies have learnt what happens when ‘sindoor’ becomes gunpowder, and lauded India’s armed forces for creating such a trap that Pakistan was forced to go down on its knees. In his first public address […]
