NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting at his residence on security this evening amid the heightened tensions with Pakistan. News agency PTI quoted official sources to say the meeting was attended by chiefs of the three Services, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, […]
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik accorded sanction to the establishment of 10 new Government Degree Colleges at various locations during the years 2019-2020-2021. The Colleges will be established at Tulail (Bandipora) Boniyar (Baramulla) Soibugh (Budgam) Kastigarh (Doda) Jourian (Jammu) Women College, Bhagwati […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan on Thursday announced that Indian Air Force’s captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be released on Friday as a “gesture of peace”. The surprise announcement during a joint session of Parliament came barely an hour after Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Prime Minister Khan is ready […]
New Delhi : US President Donald Trump said, “We have some reasonably decent news coming from India and Pakistan. Hopefully, the issue will end soon.” Talking on the sidelines of Hanoi Summit in Vietnam, where he was meeting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, Trump said has the US has been in touch with the countries […]
Amid tension, Kashmir hoteliers offer free stay, food to tourists Srinagar: At a time India and Pakistan have engaged in a war on borders, Kashmiris have yet again came forward with their goodwill gestures. The hoteliers in Srinagar are offering free stay and food to the tourists who are stuck in Kashmir after the overnight […]
NEW DELHI: Senior leaders of 21 opposition parties who met in parliament today said they backed the armed forces and expressed deep concern for the Air Force pilot who went missing during this morning’s engagement with Pakistani Air Force. But there was sharp criticism for the “leaders of the ruling party” for politicization of the […]
New Delhi: India on Wednesday summoned Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner here to lodge a strong protest over Pakistan Air Force’s bid to attack Indian military installations, External Affairs Ministry sources said. According to sources, Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah, who was summoned to the South Block here, also told Indian officials about capturing […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday briefed about the latest security situation following violation of Indian airspace by Pakistani fighter jets in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. Top security and intelligence officials were in a huddle earlier in the day at the prime minister’s office in the wake of fresh developments that […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday once again invited India for talks and urged better sense should prevail. Addressing the nation in the wake of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shooting down two Indian aircraft inside Pakistani airspace, the premier said, “I wanted to take you into confidence regarding the situation arising since yesterday. We […]
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA Wednesday said operations at the nine airports, which were shut earlier in the day, have resumed “as of now”. A spokesperson of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said, “As of now, ops to these airports resumed (sic).” The DGCA Wednesday issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM), saying flight operations […]