Why govt bought only 36 Rafale jets, asks Chidambaram
New Delhi (PTI) Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday accused the government of compromising national security and asked why it bought only 36 Rafale fighter jets instead of 126 required by the Air Force. His comments come in the wake of fresh revelations on the Rafale deal in a media report which claimed that Prime […]
BRO puts men for rescue operation at Khardungla Pass
Leh: Border Roads Organisation under Project Himank has pressed into service its jawans with equipment for rescue operation of ten persons who were stuck under snow due an avalanche at Khardungla Pass in Leh. Officials of the Project Himank said that the men and its machinery has been swiftly pressed into service to rescue […]
US discusses potential missile defence cooperation with India
Washington, Jan 18 (PTI) The Trump administration has discussed a potential missile defence cooperation with India as part of its effort to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership, the Pentagon has said, asserting that New Delhi is a “key element” in America’s Indo-Pacific strategy. The Pentagon’s announcement in the 81-page ‘Missile Defense Review’ report released by President […]
Ladakh: Rescue operation launched to save ten men buried under snow avalanche
Leh: At least ten persons have been stuck under snow after they came under snow avalanche in Khardugla area in Ladakh. An official said that two tippers and a scorpio carrying about twelve persons had gone towards K-top in the early hours today to load snow and to bring me back to Leh. “One tipper […]
Science City to come in Kashmir soon
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed Deputy Commissioners to identify 100 kanal State lands at suitable places in their respective districts for the establishment of first Science city in Kashmir. The DCs were also directed to furnish the details like road and rail connectivity, water, electricity, health and other major facilities […]
Rs 7300 fine recovered from erring traders
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement squad of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) collected a fine of Rs 7300 from 21 erring shopkeepers for violation of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The market checking squad headed by Assistant Director Enforcement North and South zones inspected 73 business establishments in Eidgah, Hawal, Boatkadal, Lalbazar, Mahrajbazar, Lalmandi, Jawharnagar, […]
JK Forests deptt wins 2 gold, 3 silver at 24th All India Forest Sports meet
JAMMU: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today felicitated the sportspersons of the State Forest department here who have won 5 medals in recently concluded 24th All India Forests Sports Meet–2019 held at Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Commissioner Secretary Forests Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, PCCF J&K Suresh Chugh, CCF Faroq Ahmad Gilani and other senior officers of the […]
Woman kills husband for opposing her illicit relationship
Vadodara, Jan 17 (PTI) A 40-year-old man died after his wife set him on fire in Govindi village in Panchmahal district of Gujarat, for opposing her extra-marital relationship, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night and the victim, Guruji Manorbhai Tadvi, died in a hospital on Thursday morning. The woman, Budhiben (40), […]
Man held with 7 kg poppy in Jammu
Jammu, (PTI) A man, suspected to be a drug peddler, was arrested and seven kilograms of poppy was seized from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district Thursday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted the man, identified as Mansoor of south Kashmir, and seized the poppy from him, they said. A […]
UN chief hails ‘historic’ moment as Palestine takes over reins of G77
United Nations, (PTI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the “historic leadership” of Palestine which assumed the chairmanship of G77, the global body’s largest intergovernmental organisation of developing countries including India. Egypt was the previous Chair of the Group of 77 (G77), a coalition of 134 members, along with China which aligns itself with the bloc. […]
