ACB arrests Patwari in Poonch for accepting bribe
Poonch, Jun 13: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said to have trapped and arrested a Patwari from Halqa Dhara, tehsil Mandi District Poonch for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5000. In a statement issued here, a spokesman of the anti-graft body said that it received a complaint alleging therein that complainant […]
Air India flight to Delhi returns to Phuket after ‘security alert’
MUMBAI, Jun 13 (PTI): A Delhi-bound Air India flight returned to Phuket following a security alert on Friday, an airline official said. The aircraft landed safely and is undergoing mandatory security checks at Phuket International Airport, the official said. The number of passengers onboard the Airbus A320neo plane could not be immediately ascertained.
We are all devastated by plane crash tragedy in Ahmedabad: PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Jun 13 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the plane crash tragedy in Ahmedabad has left everyone devastated, saying the loss of so many lives in such a sudden and heartbreaking manner is beyond words. Modi posted his message of grief and condolence on X as he visited the crash […]
Two killed, another injured in Udhampur road mishap
Jammu, Jun 13: At least two people were killed while as one person was injured in a road accident near Prince Dhaba in Udhampur district on Friday. Officials said that a swift car with registration number JK21K-9427 lost control near Prince Dhaba while travelling Jammu towards Udhampur. Two people were killed, and one person was […]
Cross-border narco smuggling racket unearthed, two arrested
CHANDIGARH, Jun 13 (PTI): Punjab’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force unearthed a cross-border narco smuggling racket by arresting two smugglers and recovering 4.5 kg heroin and Rs 11 lakh in drug money. An FIR under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered and investigation is underway to uncover the full extent of the network, […]
Air India confirms 241 dead in Ahmedabad plane crash
MUMBAI, Jun 13 (PTI): Air India has confirmed that 241 people on board its London-bound flight were killed when the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. The Boeing 787-8 aircraft was carrying 242 passengers and crew members. The passengers comprised 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals and […]
Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across Tehran
Jerusalem, Jun 13 (AP) Iranian state television says the head of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is feared dead after an Israeli attack. The report offered few other details about what happened to General Hossein Salami of the Guard. The report on air added that one other top Guard officials, as well as two nuclear scientists […]
Monsoon likely to cover most parts of northwest India by June 25: IMD
New Delhi, June 13 (PTI) The southwest monsoon, which regained momentum this week, is expected to cover most parts of northwest India, including Delhi, by June 25, well ahead of the usual dates, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The primary rain-bearing system reached Kerala on May 24, marking its earliest onset over the Indian […]
PM Modi reaches Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, Jun 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached the site of the Air India plane crash here, in which 265 people lost their lives. The prime minister arrived at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport here and drove straight to the crash site in the Meghaninagar area, officials said. He was accompanied by […]
265 killed as London-bound AI plane crashes near Ahmedabad airport
Ex-Guj CM Rupani among dead, 265 bodies brought to civil hospital Ahmedabad: At least 265 people were killed on Thursday when a London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical college complex here and burst into a ball of fire less than a minute after takeoff, an official said. […]
