NC, BJP target each other on Martyrs’ Day commemoration
Jammu: The ruling NC and the BJP traded charges on Sunday after leaders were stopped from visiting the martyrs’ graveyard in Srinagar to pay tributes to the victims of the 1931 shooting under the Dogra rule, with J-K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary accusing the BJP of peddling “communal narratives”. Leader of Opposition in Jammu […]
13-year-old boy drowns, two missing after slipping into canal in Baramulla
Srinagar: A 13-year-old boy drowned while two others are feared dead after they slipped into a canal in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred in the Gantmulla area when four members of a family — two adults and two teenagers — started drowning after one of them accidentally […]
Singapore is at ‘heart’ of India’s Act East Policy: Jaishankar
Singapore: India will play an increasingly important role globally as the world “inexorably” transitions into multipolarity, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said after holding talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Sunday. Jaishankar, who was in this city-state as part of his two-nation trip, also met President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Deputy Prime Minister Gan […]
Two lakh pilgrims undertake Amarnath Yatra in 11 days
Srinagar: The number of pilgrims who undertook Amarnath Yatra this year crossed the two-lakh mark on Sunday. “More than 17,000 pilgrims on Sunday paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the total number of yatris to 2,00,063,” officials said here. A total of 17,317 pilgrims […]
10 Amarnath yatris injured after 3 buses collide in Kulgam
Srinagar: Three buses part of the Amarnath Yatra convoy collided on Sunday on their way back to a base camp in Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring at least 10 pilgrims, officials said. The injured pilgrims were taken to a hospital for treatment, they said. The convoy was returning after pilgrims had their darshan […]
Ahmedabad Air Tragedy: Air India crash report points to fuel flow cut off, confusion among pilots
New Delhi: Seconds before Air India flight 171 crashed while ascending from Ahmedabad, the fuel control switches of both its engines were cut off, a preliminary investigation report said on Saturday, suggesting a catastrophic pilot error in the cockpit of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Airlines Pilots Association of India raised the issue with the […]
Air India says will review preliminary plane crash report with pilots
MUMBAI: 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 that the fuel […]
Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Mela: 237 candidates handed over job letters in Jammu
Jammu: As many as 237 candidates were given appointment letters at a function here as part of the ‘Rozgar Mela’ presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing across the country on Saturday. Union Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada handed […]
PM highlights govt’s focus on generating employment
New Delhi: 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 schemes, be it […]
Women-led development key to peace, prosperity in JK: Lt Guv
Srinagar: Women-led development is key to overcoming challenges like terrorism and drug addiction, and building a peaceful and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday. Sinha attended the valedictory function of the women’s vocational training course at the Army Goodwill School in Balapur in south Kashmir’s Shopian. He felicitated the women […]