ALH Dhruv choppers have been grounded for over two months after a crash involving Indian Coast Guard officers in Porbandar, affecting troop movement in counter-terror operations.
Just a year after joining militancy, LeT operative Junaid Ahmad Bhat had already been involved in several terror attacks in J&K, including Ganderbal tunnel attack in October.
Tourists can book a Shikara 12 hours before the ride, up to 15 days in advance. They can be booked from Shikara Ghat 16 for an hour, and can accommodate up to four passengers.
The attack in the Sunday flee market comes a day after security forces eliminated a top Pakistani commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the Khanyar locality of downtown Srinagar.
Security forces launched a cordon & search operation in Khanyar Saturday morning following inputs about presence of terrorists, which turned into encounter after they opened fire.
One-day visit to J&K during 2nd phase of assembly polls was arranged by external affairs ministry. Similar visit is likely to be arranged during 3rd and final phase, it is learnt.
Sadaf Wani’s book ‘City as Memory’, launched recently at Delhi’s India International Centre, blends the personal and historical to give a new account of Srinagar.
In an interview to news agency PTI, the prime minister said the ‘peace and optimism’ among the people has rattled terrorists and their sponsors in ‘our neighbouring country’.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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