NEW DELHI — The suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services to and from India has been extended till January 31, 2022, the Director-General of Civil Aviation announced on December 9. The ban on scheduled international flights will be in place till 11:59 pm on January 31. This suspension will not be applicable to any […]
NEW DELHI — The government is set to begin the process soon to appoint the next Chief of Defence Staff with Army Chief Gen MM Naravane emerging as the front-runner for the top post that fell vacant following the demise of Gen Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash. The move by the government comes even […]
CHENNAI — One of the ambulances and a police van, part of the convoy carrying the bodies of the Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crash victims, met with an accident while on the way from Wellington to Sulur in Tamil Nadu. Thirteen people, including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat […]
JAMMU — A man hailing from a village near Rajouri town in the J&K district was detained by police on Thursday for his “objectionable social media post” on the death of Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat along with his wife and other security personnel in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu a day […]
NEW DELHI — The farmers’ organisations have ended their over year-long agitation after the Centre on Thursday handed over a revised proposal as demanded. This was announced by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha at Singhu border on Thursday. The farmers have said, they will vacate the Delhi borders on Saturday and will meet on January 15. […]
GENEVA — Certain features of the Omicron variant, including its global spread and large number of mutations, suggest it could have a major impact on the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, said the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO). With the Omicron variant now present in 57 countries, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned […]
SRINAGAR — A 3-storey migrant house, occupied by paramilitary CRPF, was among at least five structures including a family quarter of BSF gutted in overnight fire incidents in Kashmir Valley, official sources said on Thursday. They said the fire erupted in the 3-storey concrete house, housing CRPF’s personnel of 132 battalion, at 1-Housing Colony Sanatnagar […]
DHAKA — Pakistan skipper was all praise for off-spinner Sajid Khan as his brilliant spell led the team to victory against Bangladesh in the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. A sensational bowling performance from Pakistan saw them collect 13 Bangladesh wickets on the fifth and final day of the […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has asked the Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation Athar Amir Khan to show the authority under which he is holding the post. According to Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com, three Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Corporators have filed a petition against the Commissioner in the High […]
SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Thursday said that there was no forecast for any “major snowfall” till the start of ‘Chillai-Kalan’— the 40-day harshest winter period which commences on December 21. “Mainly Dry is expected till December 14. Light to moderate snow/rain in likely at scattered places of J&K on December 15,” an official of the […]