Day: May 3, 2023

Marine Commandos, NSG, and SOG to Secure G-20 Summit Venues in Kashmir

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Marine Commandos, NSG, and SOG to Secure G-20 Summit Venues in Kashmir

A high-level security meeting was held in Srinagar on Tuesday where the top officials of the security grid framed a joint strategy to ensure peaceful conduct of the upcoming G-20 event and to counter the possible fidayeen, drone, vehicle-borne IED, stand-off and grenade attacks. The meeting evolved consensus that NSG will be used along with the Special Operation Group (SoG) of J&K police to counter drone, fidayeen, standoff, V-BIED or any untoward incident while as MARCOS will be given the responsibility of “lake and river domination.” The security meeting was…

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Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh receive excess rainfall in April following a deficit from January to March

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Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh receive excess rainfall in April following a deficit from January to March

After three months of deficit rainfall, Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh received above normal rainfall in the month of April, officials said. The data provided by the meteorological department’s (MeT) local centre, the union territories collectively received 113 mm of average precipitation in April against a normal of 99.5 mm – registering an increase of 13%. “The month of April witnessed just above normal rainfall of 112.9 mm after three months of deficit precipitation,” the centre’s deputy director Mukhtar Ahmad said, adding that the months of March and…

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Amid financial crunch Go First cancels all flights for May 3&4, leaving tourists stranded

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Amid financial crunch Go First cancels all flights for May 3&4, leaving tourists stranded

In a major blow to its passengers, low-cost airline Go First has announced that all its flights will remain cancelled on May 3-4. The decision was communicated to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) by the airlines and as per sources, a detailed report will be submitted soon to the civil aviation regulator.Adding to the uncertainty, the Mumbai-based airline has also stopped taking bookings for the next two days. The move came after Go First, which has around 5,000 employees, filed an application for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings before…

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Secret talks underway between BJP – NC to form next government in J&K: Sajad Lone

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BJP-NC Alliance to Form Next Government in J&K: Sajad Lone

Peoples Conference (PC) chairman and former minister Sajad Lone has claimed that the National Conference and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were “confabulating” with each other and that both the parties will form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview with Karan Thapar, broadcasted on The Wire , Lone said the National Conference and BJP are “confabulating” with each other for “at least a year”. As an alleged proof, Lone said that ‘although Omar Abdullah joined Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar none of the Abdullahs nor…

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