Militant make abortive bid to target police, CRPF in Pulwama
Pulwama: Militants on Friday made an abortive bid to target a joint police and CRPF post by hurling a grenade at Kakapora area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir, officials said. Official sources said that the militants hurled a grenade at a joint police and CRPF post outside higher secondary school Kakpora Pulwama. The device […]
Covid-19: Two bakers among 40 fresh cases reported
Srinagar, May 22: Two bakers from Pulwama district were among 40 fresh cases of the COVID-19 infection in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, taking the overall tally closer to 1500. Official sources said that 16 of these cases, all from Shopian district, were confirmed at viral diagnostic lab at SKIMS Bemina, ten at viral diagnostic […]
SpiceJet opens booking for domestic flights
Mumbai, May 22 (PTI) No-frills carrier SpiceJet on Friday announced the opening of booking for its domestic flights as it resumes operations with a little over 200 daily flights to 41 destinations after a hiatus of almost two months. Operations of commercial passenger flights were suspended from March 25 in the wake of COVID-19 and […]
Restrictions to be intensified in Red zones of Pulwama
Pulwama May 22: In view of spike in the COVID-19 positive cases in the district and a likelihood of flouting of social distancing norms in upcoming festivities, District Authorities in Pulwama issued directions for intensification of restrictions in Red Zones of the district. As prohibitory orders under Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, Section 144 of the […]
Govt brings back 85521 stranded residents of JK
JAMMU, MAY 22: Nearly, 85521 J&K residents, stranded outside UT due to lockdown imposed in the wake of global pandemic, have been brought back to the UT by the Jammu and Kashmir government through 24 COVID special trains, 3 flights besides scores of buses after strictly observing all necessary preventive measures regarding the Virus. As […]
Vitamin D reduces risk of dying from Covid-19: DAK
Srinagar, May 22: If you have healthy levels of vitamin D, you are less likely to get severe disease from the novel coronavirus, said Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday in a communiqué. “Having adequate levels of vitamin D reduces your risk of dying from Covid-19,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “People with […]
PIA plane crashes near Karachi airport
KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane crashed near the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on Friday, one minute before landing, according to CAA sources. As per CAA sources, PIA Airbus A320 from Lahore was about to land in Karachi when it crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir. CAA […]
China hikes defence budget to USD 179 billion, nearly three times that of India
Beijing, May 22 (PTI) China, the second-largest military spender after the US, on Friday hiked its defence budget by 6.6 per cent to USD 179 billion, nearly three times that of India, the lowest increment in recent years amidst the massive disruption caused to the communist giant’s economy by the COVID-19 pandemic. China, which has […]
Protective gear for crew to aircraft deep cleaning as airlines prepare to resume domestic ops
New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) From providing protective gear like face shields and gowns to cabin crew to deep cleaning of aircraft every 24 hours, airlines are taking various measures as they plan to restart curtailed domestic operations from Monday onwards amid the coronavirus pandemic. Full-service carrier Vistara on Friday said it will operate a […]
Think tank comes up with good governance course as Modi govt 2.0 approaches 1st anniv
New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) With the Narendra Modi government set to complete the first year of its second term later this month, a think tank associated with the ruling BJP will launch a five-day online course in good governance, where several serving and retired officials are expected to address the participants on a variety […]