Added on June 2, 2019
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Srinagar: Displaying the true traditions of ‘Kashmiriyat’, a tourist guide sacrificed his own life to save five people, including two visitors from West Bengal, after their raft capsized in Lidder river flowing through the picturesque South Kashmir resort town of Pahalgham. Rouf Ahmed Dar, a registered professional rafter, cared little for his life and jumped […]
Added on June 2, 2019
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday saluted the bravery of the tourist guide who sacrificed his life to save five tourists from drowning in the Lidder river in Pahalgam and announced a ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the deceased’s kin. Rouf Ahmed Dar, a registered professional rafter, cared little for his life and […]
Added on June 2, 2019
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SRINAGAR: The state administrative council (SAC) has approved establishment of 50 new Degree Colleges across the State. Out of these new colleges, 30 will be established in un-served areas, 10 will be for women in places where there are no separate women colleges and to rationalize the roll of the students in the existing ones. […]
Added on June 2, 2019
Press Trust of India
Lahore: Pakistan is likely to lift the airspace ban along its eastern border with India in reciprocation to India’s decision to remove all the temporary restrictions on all air routes in the Indian air space, a senior Pakistani government official indicated Saturday. The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday announced on Twitter: “Temporary restrictions on […]
Added on June 2, 2019
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: In a signal to Pakistan to open its airspace for commercial airlines, Indian Air Force has announced that all temporary restrictions imposed on Indian airspace post Balakot airstrike have been removed. Earlier this week, Pakistan civil aviation authorities had extended the closure of its airspace till June 14. Pakistan had fully closed its […]
Added on June 2, 2019
Press Trust of India
Jammu: Light dust storm swept across the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, bringing down temperatures in a slight relief to the residents. Jammu recorded a high of 43.6 degrees Celsius and a low of 25.5 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. While heat wave continued throughout the day, light dust storm was […]
Added on June 2, 2019
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: Scorching heatwave conditions gripped large swathes of the country Saturday as the mercury crossed the 50-degree mark in Rajasthan’s Churu, while several other places endured maximum temperatures markedly above normal with the weatherman saying there will be no respite until next week. The national capital battled weather conditions in the “red category” as […]
Added on June 1, 2019
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Shopian: Four militants and a civilian were Friday killed in two separate encounters with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts, police said. A police spokesperson said that following a tip off about the presence of militants in Dragad Sugan village, a cordon and search operation was launched by a joint column of […]
Added on June 1, 2019
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: Modi government 2.0 took shape on Friday with BJP President Amit Shah, who played a key role in his party’s electoral triumph, making his debut in the Central government as India’s new Home minister while incumbent Rajnath Singh was moved to Defence. Joining them in the ‘Big Four’ are Nirmala Sitharaman, the outgoing […]
Added on June 1, 2019
Press Trust of India
Lahore: Three members of the Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa have been arrested on the charges of terror financing in Pakistan’s Punjab province, amid pressure from the global community on Islamabad to rein in the militant groups. In a statement issued here late Thursday, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police said it […]
