Pak aviation authority suspends 15 more pilots having fake licenses
Islamabad: Pakistan’s aviation authority has suspended 15 more pilots for possessing dubious licenses, taking the number of those taken off duty for flying with fake credentials in the country to 93, according to a media report on Saturday. They were suspended by the Aviation Division on Friday. These are among the 262 pilots, who were […]
Rajnath visits key forward post along LoC in Kashmir
Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday visited a key forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Singh, who was accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, visited the North Hill post and was apprised about the situation […]
Ex-Army Havildar shoots self in Poonch, dies
Poonch: A former Army Havildar who had subsequently joined Defence Service Corps (DSC) shot himself dead with his service weapon at Mendhar area of this district on Saturday, officials said. They said that the 45-year-old, former Havildar of 4 JAKLI, Bashir Ahmad, was shifted to hospital soon after he was found in pool of blood […]
Rajnath Singh offers prayers at Amarnath cave shrine
Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday visited the holy cave of Amarnath and offered prayers. Singh spent about an hour at the temple complex there. The Amarnath cave is considered to be one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism and hundreds of thousands of devotees make an annual pilgrimage to it across challenging mountainous […]
34,884 fresh cases push India’s COVID-19 tally to 10,38,716; death toll rises to 26,273
New Delhi: With 34,884 people testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, India’s caseload surged to 10,38,716 while the death toll from the disease rose to 26,273 with 671 fatalities, the Union health ministry said. According to the ministry”s data updated at 8 am on Saturday, 6,53,750 people have recovered from the disease […]
Pak intruder arrested along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was arrested by the Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday. The intruder was found moving into this side in Nowshera sector late Friday night and was immediately arrested, he said. The official said the man was being questioned. […]
80-year-old woman from Bandipora dies of covid-19, J&K toll 232
Srinagar: An 80-year-old covid-19 positive woman from Bandipora died at a hospital here, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 232, officials said on Saturday. The octogenarian was admitted on July 11 as a case of “hypertension, Community Acquired Pneumonia with shock with MODS.” “She died at 11.p.m. last night,” a […]
Three militants killed in Shopian, operation continues
Srinagar: Three militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight between militants and government forces in Amshipora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. A senior police officer told GNS that three militant bodies have been recovered so far in an ongoing operation. However the identity of the slain militants is yet to be […]
J&K reports 601 new COVID-19 cases; 9 deaths
Out of 12757 infected, 5968 are Active Positive; 6558 have recovered; 213 have died
Srinagar, July 17: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 601 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the Union Territory to 12757. Among the cases, 464 were reported from Kashmir valley and 137 were reported from Jammu division, officials said, adding, nine (09) COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir division. Officials […]
Announced by PM some 5 years ago, AIIMS for Kashmir, Jammu visible nowhere on ground
Srinagar: At a time when the modest health-care infrastructure of Kashmir is crumbling under a heavy coronavirus load, an AIIMS like hospital would have provided the much-needed quality and affordable facility to its populace. But the proposed super specialty health facility is yet to reach the foundation laying threshold despite being announced by Prime Minister […]
