Air India evacuation flights timeline
New Delhi/ Mumbai, Feb 25 (PTI) Over the decades, Air India has been the key airline when it comes to evacuating Indians from foreign countries during times of conflict. The carrier also has the distinction of carrying out the largest evacuation of people by a civil airliner and the same is mentioned in the Guinness World […]
Two militants, civilian killed in Shopian gunfight: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 25: Two militants and a civilian were killed in Amshipora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday, Inspector General Of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said. “Based on a specific input of police about the presence of (militants) in village Amshipora, Shopian, a joint operation was launch during the late night of 24/25-02-2022,” […]
KU to re-open for offline classes from March 3, authorities notify guidelines
Srinagar, Feb 25: The University of Kashmir on Friday issued necessary guidelines for deans, heads of departments, faculty members and students ahead of re-opening of the varsity for offline classes from March 3, 2022. “This is for the information of all concerned that the class-work/examination in the teaching departments of the main and satellite campuses […]
AC accords administrative approval for construction works related to women battalions
JAMMU, Feb 25: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, accorded administrative approval to the construction works for women battalions at Sopore, Baramulla and Pargalta, Jammu. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K, and Nitishwar […]
COVID-19: Ladakh records 19 new cases
Leh, Feb 25 (PTI) Ladakh reported 19 fresh Covid cases, raising the union territory’s tally 27,947, officials said on Friday. The active cases have come down to 248 — 228 in Leh district and 20 in Kargil district — with 55 more patients recovering from the disease in the past 24 hours, they said. The […]
Union Law Secy appointed Delhi HC judge
New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) In a first, a union law secretary has been appointed as a judge of a high court. According to the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry, Union Law Secretary Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has been elevated as a judge of the Delhi High Court. Mendiratta was a judicial officer in Delhi […]
After three3 days, 6 missing persons from Warwan traced, on way to home: Officials
Srinagar, Feb 25: The six persons from Marwah area of Warwan in Kishtwar district, who had gone missing on way to their home from Anantnag via Margan top, have been traced on Friday morning. An official from Warwan said that all six persons are alive and they were spotted at the top of Inshan area […]
Two local LeT militants killed in Amshipora Shopian gunfight
Srinagar, Feb 25: Two local militants of Lashkar-i-Toiba oufit were killed in an encounter in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Friday, officials said. They said a joint team of police, CRPF and army had launched a joint cordon-and-search operation in Amshipora area of the district amid inputs about the presence of the militants. “Subsequently […]
Gunfight rages in Amshipora Shopian in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 25: An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Amishipora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Reports said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Amishipora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]
India records 302 fresh COVID-19 fatalities
New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) India logged 13,166 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,28,94,345, while the active cases declined to 1,34,235, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,13,226 with 302 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily […]