After two decades US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans
Kabul: After nearly 20 years, the US military left Bagram Airfield, the epicentre of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, two US officials said Friday. The airfield was handed over to the Afghan National Security and Defense Force in its entirety, they […]
Stone crushers in Rajouri cause huge pollution: NGT
Says unscientific mining degrades environment
New Delhi: Observing that stone crushers cause huge pollution and such unscientific mining degrades the environment, the National Green Tribunal Friday formed a committee to look into a plea against their operation in Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a joint Committee of Central […]
Release Mirwaiz, demands Srinagar Jama Masjid managing committee
Srinagar: The managing committee of the Srinagar Jama Masjid on Friday called for the release of moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from “house detention”. The managing committee — Anjuman-e-Auqaf — said it has been 100 Fridays since the Mirwaiz has given a sermon at the historic Jama Masjid here. It expressed deep dismay […]
LoC ceasefire: Situation in JK saw marked improvement says Army Chief
New Delhi: There has been no infiltration along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kasmir after India and Pakistan agreed to observe a ceasefire in February and it has resulted in a significant drop in all parameters of violence, Army Chief General MM Naravane said on Thursday. In an interactive session at a […]
Drones increased complexity of challenges: Gen Naravane
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Thursday said that easy availability of drones has increased the complexity of security challenges from both state and state-sponsored actors and called for shedding “old mindsets” to deal with the changing character of modern warfare encompassing a multitude of new threats. Speaking at a think-tank, he said […]