IED recovered in Aramulla Lassippra in Pulwama
Pulwama, Jun 16: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) material was recovered from an orchard at Aramulla in Lassipora Litter area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. An official said that security forces today recovered Improvised Explosive Device material in Aramulla Lassipora area of Pulwama. A senior police official said that the IED was recovered […]
Gold valued at Rs 86 lakhs seized from woman flyer
Hyderabad, Jun 16 (PTI): Gold weighing over 1 kg and worth around Rs 86 lakh was seized from a woman passenger who arrived at the international airport here on Thursday, Customs officials said. The passenger came from Kuwait, they said adding Air Intelligence Unit of Hyderabad Customs detected and seized the gold which was concealed […]
Prophet remark row: Curfew relaxed for 3 hours in Bhaderwah; situation peaceful
Bhaderwah/Jammu, Jun 16 (PTI) Curfew was relaxed for three hours on Thursday morning in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district as situation remained relatively peaceful with no untoward incident, officials said. Shops and business establishments reopened around 9 am, immediately after authorities announced the relaxation in the curfew that was imposed on June […]
No shortage of fuel in Kashmir: Div Com
Srinagar, June 16: Refuting the claims, Divisional Commissioner P K Pole on Thursday said that there is no shortage of fuel in Kashmir. The Div Com said that there is no need to panic as people can go to retail outlets of Indian oil corporation limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation limited and can refill the […]
Scattered rains forecast as night temp rises in Kashmir, drops in Jammu
Srinagar, June 16: Weatherman on Thursday forecast “scattered light rain and thundershowers over Jammu and Kashmir” in next 24 hours even as night temperature recorded as rise in Kashmir Valley and drop in Jammu division. A meteorological department official here said that scattered to fairly widespread light rain and thundershowers are expected for two days […]
India reports 12,213 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
New Delhi, June 16 (PTI) The single day rise in new coronavirus infections were recorded over 12,000 after 111 days, registering 38.4 per cent jump in daily cases while the active cases have increased to 58,215, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Thursday. A total 12,213 cases were reported in a span of […]
Minimum 10-15% increase in airfares must due to ATF price increase, rupee slide: SpiceJet CMD
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) The sharp increase in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices and the depreciation of the rupee have left the domestic airlines with no choice but to immediately raise airfares, said Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, SpiceJet, on Thursday. A minimum 10-15 per cent increase in air fares is required to […]
Mother-son duo dies, two other family members injured after tree falls on their tent
Srinagar, Jun 16 : In a tragic incident on Wednesday, a mother-son duo died while as two other family members were injured after a tree fell on their tent in Zaban Gali area of Shopian. An official said that during gusty winds last night, one big tree fell on Kotha (tent) at Zaban Gali in […]
The beauty of planning
In today’s competitive world almost all the economies are facing severe stress owing to the two years of lockdown following the pandemic in 2020. The situation turned more grave when most of the economies opened up but the two years of slowdown had by then done the damage. The situation that emerged needed immediate attention […]
Infrastructure, construction key propellers of economic growth
General (Dr) V K Singh Infrastructure is the backbone of our country and along with the construction sector plays a crucial role in accelerating India’s overall development, hence acts as a key propellor of economic growth. The Indian infrastructure sector has always shown remarkable resilience despite disruptions and covid limitations which had brought a complete […]