Covid-19: Govt waves off ‘capacity restriction’ on airlines from Oct 18
New Delhi: Airlines can operate domestic flights without any capacity restriction from October 18 onwards, the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced on Tuesday keeping in mind the “passenger demand for air travel”. The carriers have been operating 85 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic services since September 18, according to the ministry’s order. The capacity […]
80 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir registered 80 new positive cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Among the fresh cases, 12 were reported from Jammu Division and 67 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 330666. There was no death due to the virus. […]
Civilian killings: Militants behind the act identified: Security Officials
Srinagar: Security agencies Tuesday identified the militants they believed were behind the civilian killings in the city last week, and the attackers included their 25-year-old kingpin Basit Ahmed Dar, a resident of Kulgam in South Kashmir, officials said here. They said that Dar, who disappeared from his home in Redwani in Kulgam district in April, […]
Arms licensing case: CBI raids residence of Baseer Khan
Srinagar: A week after his unceremonious exit as the advisor to the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor, the CBI Tuesday searched the residence of Baseer Ahmed Khan, alongside those of two other serving IAS officers in a case related to arms licenses being issued in the erstwhile state on fake and forged documents. A CBI […]
Teacher shoots himself dead in Kishtwar
Jammu: In an apparent case of suicide, a 45-year-old teacher shot himself dead in Kishtwar district on Tuesday, police said. Majid Muzaffar Najar used his licensed 12-bore gun to kill himself at his residence, a police official said. The motive behind the extreme step was not known immediately, the official said. Police have sent the […]
Union MoS visits far-flung villages in Samba
Samba: Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Tuesday visited Zero Line village Barota of Ramgarh and far-flung hilly village Goran of Sumb block in District Samba. The Union MoS while participating in the public outreach programme at Barota and Goran assured the delegations of Central Government’s commitment […]
Maintenance of roads: Empowered committee to decide on allocation of funds
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir will have a standing empowered committee to decide on annual allocation of funds for maintenance of different categories of roads in the Union Territory. According to the Road Maintenance Policy the empowered committee headed by Chief Secretary will comprise administrative secretaries of departments of Finance & Public Works (Roads & Buildings), […]
‘Terror’ attacks in JK will be dealt with: BJP leader
Jammu: Asserting that India will decimate terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday said the security forces will give a befitting reply to a sudden spurt in Pakistan-sponsored terror attacks in the Union Territory. He was referring to the seven selective killings, including of minority Kashmiri Pandits and a […]
Surge in violence: 5 soldiers, 2 militants killed in three encounters
Jammu/Srinagar: Five Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), lost their lives in a fierce gunfight with militants during an operation in Poonch district on Monday, officials said. Meanwhile, two militants were also killed in separate encounters in north and south Kashmir. Defence sources said that a operation was launched in a village close […]
Home Minister Amit Shah to visit JK
Shah also scheduled to visit Goa, Andaman, Uttarakhand
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu and Kashmir, Goa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Uttarakhand in the next fortnight, officials said on Monday. Shah will first visit Goa on October 14 to inaugurate a forensic science laboratory and hold meetings with top functionaries of the state government. The home minister will […]
