Air India says will review preliminary plane crash report with pilots
MUMBAI, Jul 12 (PT): Air India on Saturday said it will take on board its pilot community by holding dedicated sessions in the coming days to review the preliminary investigation report of the Ahmedabad plane crash on June 12. The 15-page preliminary report by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIIB), released early on Saturday, has found […]
One Nation, One Election: Next JPC meeting likely on Jul 30
NEW DELHI, Jul 12 (PTI): The next meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’ is likely to be held on July 30, panel chairman P P Chaudhary said. In an Interview with PTI Videos, Chaudhary said Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha and Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde might be called to express their […]
Amarnath Yatri from Ludhiana goes missing in Ganderbal
Srinagar, Jul 12 (PTI) An Amarnath yatri went missing in Ganderbal district after jumping off a railing, police said on Saturday. Surinder Pal Arora, a resident of Ludhiana, was trekking from Brarimarg to Railpathri in a group of seven when, around midnight, high-altitude sickness gripped him, police said. Arora “exhibited erratic behaviour, started running up […]
Narratives of distrust fading, J&K witnessing new dawn of empowerment: LG Sinha
Shopian, Jul12: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that Jammu and Kashmir is undergoing a remarkable transformation, particularly in education, women empowerment, and economic sectors. Speaking in Shopian, the LG underlined shifting mindsets and dismantling of false narratives that once discouraged community engagement with initiatives like the Army Goodwill Schools. “There was a time […]
License of four pharma firms cancelled for illegal drug trade in JK
JAMMU, Jul 12 (PTI): The license of four pharmaceutical firms have been cancelled after they were allegedly found indulging in “clandestine purchase and sale” of addictive drugs in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday. State Drugs Controller-cum-Licensing Authority Lotika Khajuria ordered enforcement action against Healthways Pharma, Rajouri, Nuegene Pharmaceutical Distributors and N T […]
PM Modi highlights govt’s focus on generating employment
NEW DELHI, Jul 12 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday emphasised his government’s focus on generating employment in the public and private sectors, asserting that the country has progressed in every field in the past 11 years. In a virtual address after the distribution of over 51,000 appointment letters, he said his government’s welfare […]
Change in school timing: Decision taken after consultations with all stakeholders, says Sakina Itoo
Srinagar, Jul 12: Education minister Sakina Itoo Saturday said that the government decided to revise the school timing following consultations with the concerned stakeholders. Speaking to reporters, the minister said the government sought feedback and suggestions from the directors of both regions and secretary of school education department regarding the change in school timing. She […]
Man bites off wife’s nose after fight over loan repayment in Karnataka
Davanagere (Karnataka), Jul 12 (PTI) A man allegedly bit off a portion of his wife’s nose following a heated argument over loan repayment in this district, police said. The incident occurred on July 8 at Mantaraghatta village in Davanagere district. Vidhya is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Shivamogga district and is stated to […]
Fresh batch of 6,639 pilgrims sets out for Amarnath shrine from Jammu base camp
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) The 11th batch of 6,639 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Saturday to pay obeisance at the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, including 1,462 women, 41 children and 181 sadhus and sadhvis, left for the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam […]
Five dead, 1 injured as SUV falls into gorge in Ramban
Ramban/Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) Five people were killed and another was critically injured when a private passenger vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 600-feet gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The SUV met with the accident near Senabathi in Ukhral Pogal Paristan area late Friday, they […]
