J&K eyes 10-15 pc growth in tourist footfalls in 2023
Mumbai: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is expecting 15-20 per cent year-on-year growth in travellers visiting the Union Territory in 2023 and has developed 75 new destinations to reduce footfalls to the most visited places, a top official said on Saturday. Over 1.8 crore people, including 20,000 overseas travellers, visited Jammu and Kashmir after the […]
Western Air commander reviews security scenario along northern borders
Jammu: Western Air Commander Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha on Saturday visited forward areas on the northern borders and lauded the strong counter-infiltration grid along the Line of Control (LoC), a defence spokesman said. The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief assured that the western command is vigilant for the aerial defence of the sensitive areas of various […]
IAF officer urges people to promptly report any suspicious activities
Airfield security review in Jammu
Jammu: A top Indian Air Force officer on Saturday underlined the need to maintain strict vigil to ensure airfield security and urged people to provide timely information on any suspicious activities, according to a defence spokesperson. Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Air Force Station Jammu, Air Commodore G S Bhullar said this while chairing an airfield […]
India logs 128 fresh Covid cases
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 128 coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 1,792, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has increased to 5,30,745 with four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The total tally of Covid cases is […]
Tehsildar, Cop injured during anti-encroachment drive in J&K
Srinagar/Jammu: A senior revenue department official was injured during an anti-encroachment drive carried out by authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday, officials said. The anti-encroachment drive to retrieve state land was undertaken in the Chakla Rafiabad area of the north Kashmir district, they added During the drive, some people protested against the […]
Jamia Nagar violence: Court discharges 11 accused, says booked as ‘scapegoats’
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday discharged 11 people, including student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha, in the Jamia Nagar violence case, saying as the Delhi Police was unable to apprehend the actual perpetrators, it booked the accused as “scapegoats”. The court, however, ordered framing of charges against one of the accused, […]
Former AMU student shot at on campus, condition critical
Aligarh (UP): A former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student was shot at outside a hostel on the campus, police said on Saturday. Mohammad Faizan, who is a boarder at the Ross Masood Hall hostel, was rushed to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College hospital and his condition is stated to be critical, they said. AMU proctor […]
Delhi govt seeks Rs 927 crore from Centre for G20 summit preparations
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday wrote a letter to the Centre seeking a grant of Rs 927 crore to take up special development work for the G20 summit in the national capital. In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sisodia said it will not be easy for the […]
Opposition parties running away from discussion in Parliament: Union Minister Anurag Thakur
Jammu: Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday said the government has nothing to hide on the Adani issue and accused opposition parties of creating a ruckus in Parliament to evade a debate on the “people-friendly” budget. He alleged that they had insulted President Droupadi Murmu by stalling a discussion on the motion of thanks […]
PM Modi to inaugurate India’s largest helicopter production facility in Karnataka on Monday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday inaugurate a greenfield helicopter production facility of state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Karnataka’s Tumakuru that will initially produce light utility helicopters (LUHs). The defence ministry billed the 615-acre factory as India’s largest helicopter-manufacturing facility and it has been planned as a one-stop solution […]
