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DGCA finds 263 lapses during 23 audits of domestic airlines in a year

Mumbai: Aviation safety watchdog DGCA on Wednesday said it has come across 263 lapses, including those requiring immediate corrective actions, during 23 audits of eight domestic airlines carried out in the last one year. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, however, said that higher number of audit findings or lapses for airlines with extensive operations […]

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Congress hands over cheques for education expenses of children

Children were orphaned by Pak shelling in Poonch Jammu: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Wednesday handed over cheques for education expenses of 30 children, who lost their parents in Pakistani shelling in Poonch district, on behalf of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi, the former Congress president, has decided to sponsor […]

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Police carry out proclamation proceedings against 3 accused persons

Jammu: Police on Wednesday carried out proclamation proceedings against three accused persons here involved in a murder case through drum beating, pasting of notices on their homes and directing them to appear before the court and join the investigation, an official said. The absconding trio are involved in the murder of Gataru gang leader Sumit […]

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Two teachers die in flash flood in Ramban

Ramban/Jammu: Two government teachers lost their lives after being caught in a flash flood in Ramban district, police said on Wednesday. Jagdev Singh, 37, and Sanjay Kumar, 39, residents of Ghordi village of Ramnagar in Udhampur, were on a motorcycle when they were swept away by the strong current of a mountain stream near Nathatop […]

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School teacher hit by bus in Kupwara, dies

Srinagar: A school teacher was killed after being hit by a bus in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The bus skidded off the road and crashed, resulting in injuries to 10 passengers inthe Behnipora area of Handwara, they said. Irshad Ahmad Lone, a government school teacher, was walking on the road […]

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Amarnath Yatra suspended on Pahalgam, Baltal routes due to heavy rains

Yatra to remain suspended on Thursday as well Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday suspended the Amarnath Yatra on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes due to heavy rains in Kashmir, a senior official said. The yatra will remain suspended from Jammu too on Thursday due to the inclement weather conditions. “Shri Amarnathji Yatra has been suspended for […]

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Rectified Nehru’s big blunder, kept Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance: Modi

Rectified Nehru’s big blunder, kept Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance: Modi

Says no world leader told India to stop Operation Sindoor New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government took a strong decision and put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, thus rectifying a “big blunder” committed by the country’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Participating in a 19-hour debate in the Lok […]

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Pahalgam attackers eliminated: Amit Shah

Says forensic ballistics, witnesses helped identify the terrorists New Delhi: Three terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack have been eliminated by security forces in a joint operation by the Army, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police near Srinagar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Participating in the special discussion […]

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If Pak not able to take action against terrorism, India can help: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said if Pakistan cannot take action against terrorism on its soil, India is ready to help it as Indian forces are capable of fighting terror on the other side of the border as well. Initiating a special discussion on Operation Sindoor in Rajya Sabha, Singh said three […]

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Congress should tell who let PoK go: PM Modi in LS

New Delhi: Hitting out at the Congress for its claims of pausing Operation Sindoor under pressure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said before asking why Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has not been taken back yet, the party must respond as to who let it go in the first place. Responding to a two-day debate on the Pahalgam […]