Mercury settles below freezing point in Kashmir
Srinagar: The minimum temperature in Kashmir fell as the mercury settled below freezing point across the valley on Thursday, officials said here. Gulmarg resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.8 degrees Celsius, the officials said. They said the resort was the coldest recorded place in the valley. Srinagar recorded […]
JK govt orders transfer of 6 IAS officers
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday transferred six IAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to a government order, Bipul Pathak, IAS (AGMUT:1992) Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Rural Development and Panchayatiraj has been transferred and posted as Principal Resident Commissioner, JK House, New Delhi relieving Dheeraj Gupta, […]
Gen Bipin Rawat dies in helicopter crash
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 other people on board an Indian Air Force helicopter died in a crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, the Indian Air Force said. “Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was on a visit to Defence Services Staff […]
Three militants killed in encounter in Shopian
Srinagar: Three unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Chack-i-Cholan village in Shopian following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said the operation turned into an encounter […]
Chopper carrying CDS Bipin Rawat crashes in Tamil Nadu
Srinagar: Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat was among top Army officers on board an IAF helicopter which crashed in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, reports said. News agency ANI while quoting sources reported that General Rawat, his wife and other staff were on board the Mi series chopper that crashed in the area falling […]
Shopian encounter: One militant killed, ops on
Shopian: One militant has been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Check-e-Cholan area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a militant has been killed, whose identification is being ascertained while as the operation is on in […]
RBI retains growth forecast for current fiscal at 9.5 pc
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday retained the GDP growth forecast at 9.5 per cent for the current fiscal but cautioned that the economic recovery is not yet strong enough to be self-sustaining and durable. In an address after the three-day meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said managing a durable, […]
BSF Inspector dies of heart attack in Poonch
Poonch: A BSF inspector died due to heart attack on Wednesday at the paramilitary force’s 5 battalion headquarters in Mankote area of this mountainous district. Official sources told GNS that at around 0700 hours inspector Madan Lal had sudden heart attack in BSF’s 05 headquarters at Uchhad in Mankote sector of Mendhar Sub Division. He […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian
Shopian: An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Check-e-Choland area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Wednesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint of team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area. […]
Army conducts helicopter-borne training exercise in Kashmir
Srinagar: Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army on Tuesday conducted a helicopter-borne training and validation exercise in the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley. “This was a tri-service exercise undertaken in Kashmir with the Indian Air Force, the Navy and the Army,” an Army official said. He said the exercise was planned to validate the […]
