Day: August 19, 2019

Pak Army chief Gen Bajwa gets 3-year extension; ‘regional security environment’ cited

9:53 pm August 19, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s term has been extended for another three years by Prime Minister Imran Khan in view of the “regional security environment”, an official announcement said on Monday. General Bajwa, 58, who was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in November 2016, […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Bank fraud case: ED attaches assets worth Rs 2.42 crore

9:51 pm August 19, 2019

New Delhi: The ED has attached Rs 2.42 crore worth of assets, including agricultural land and residential flats, of a person and his relatives for allegedly taking housing and vehicle loans to the tune of Rs 25.50 crore from various banks by submitting fake documents. The probe against Ganne Srinivasa Rao and others was initiated […]

IAF rescues 4 fishermen stranded in Tawi river

9:42 pm August 19, 2019

Jammu: Four fishermen were rescued by an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter in a daring operation on Monday after they were stranded on an under-construction bridge at the swollen Tawi river here, officials said. Two of the fishermen were stranded on a concrete platform near a pillar of the structure, which was being constructed to […]

Floods in Punjab, Haryana; IAF rescues 9 people

9:37 pm August 19, 2019

Chandigarh: The Army, IAF and NDRF carried out rescue operations on Monday as floods hit parts of Punjab and Haryana, putting lives at risk and damaging crops over hundreds of acres. The Punjab government declared the situation in affected areas a natural calamity after a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to review the […]

J-K admin to resolve problems of families of veterans, slain soldiers on priority: LG advisor

No major incident of law and order violation in Kashmir, life returning to normal: Officials

9:34 pm August 19, 2019

Srinagar: There has been no major incident of law and order violation in Kashmir Valley and life is slowly returning to normal, top Jammu and Kashmir administration officials said on Monday. Syed Sehrish Asgar, Director of Information and Public Relations of Jammu and Kashmir, told reporters here that in the Jammu region, no law and […]