Army chopper crash-lands in Reasi, both pilots escape unhurt
Jammu: Two pilots had a narrow escape when an Army chopper crash-landed on a dry riverbed after it developed a technical snag in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Monday, officials said. The Chetak helicopter was on a training sortie from Udhampur to Reasi when it got entangled in power lines, resulting in the snag, […]
Nagrota encounter: Security forces launch search operation to sanitise areas along IB in Samba
Jammu: Teams of police and security forces accompanied by sniffer dogs and armed with metal detectors carried out a massive search operation to sanitise areas along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Monday, officials said. The operation was carried out based on information provided by overground workers (OGW) of Jaish-e-Mohammad […]
Four men linked to JeM held from Pulwama district of J&K
Srinagar: Police arrested four overground workers of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from the Awantipora area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. “Awantipora police arrested four terrorist associates linked to proscribed terror outfit JeM,” a police spokesperson said. The arrested persons were identified as Mohammad Amin, Mohammad Rafiq, Fayaz Lone, residents of Khrew, and […]
Stranded Indian woman in China’s virus-hit Wuhan city appeals for evacuation
Beijing: An Indian woman techie has appealed to the Indian government to evacuate her from China’s virus-hit Wuhan city, days after she was stopped from boarding the special New Delhi-bound flights due to high body temperature. The woman was among 10 Indians who were stopped from boarding the special Air Indian flights last Friday and […]
Only one swab sample enough for coronavirus testing, says WHO
Mumbai: In a fresh set of instructions, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that testing of only one swab sample is enough, as against the earlier two, in suspected novel coronavirus cases, a senior Maharashtra health official said on Sunday. The new WHO instructions will ensure faster testing of samples which will quicken the […]
Chinese FM shifts media briefings online as Coronavirus death toll crosses 300
Beijing: As the coronavirus outbreak turns virulent in China with the death toll crossing over 300, the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday announced that it will hold its daily media briefings online. The Chinese Foreign Ministry holds the media briefings all weekdays. The briefings remain suspended since January 24 due to Chinese New Year/Spring festival […]
Lt Guv hopeful of discernible change in next few months in JK
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu has said his administration is working tirelessly towards the welfare of the people and a discernible change would be visible on the ground in the union territory in the next few months. He also said the government alone cannot sustain the economy and it is the […]
JK admin releases 4 politicians from preventive detention: officials
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir adminstration on Sunday released four politicians from preventive custody in the MLA hostel, which has been temporarily converted into a subsidiary jail, officials said here. The three of the released politicians belong to the National Conference and one is from the PDP, they said. The four have been sent to […]
Mughal Garden to open doors to public from Feb 5 as fresh flowers bloom
New Delhi: Long rows of dark pink “Modern Art” roses juxtaposed with white, full-bodied “Ice Berg”, patches of daisies, tulips and lilies mark the onset of the spring ahead of the annual “Udyanotsav” at the historical Mughal Gardens. The iconic garden at the heart of the President’s Estate will be opened to public from February […]
2 CRPF personnel, 7 civilians injured in grenade attack in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two security force personnels and seven civilians were injured in a grenade attack by militants on CRPF personnel in Lal Chowk area of the city on Sunday, police said. The militants hurled a grenade on the CRPF personnel posted on duty near Pratap Park in busy Lal Chowk area of the city, a police […]
