Anti-encroachment drive on in J&K

Srinagar (PTI): Authorities in Kashmir launched a massive anti-encroachment drive here on Tuesday, bulldozing illegal structures to recover over 500 ‘kanals’ of land from influential people including former ministers and kin of an exchief minister. One acre is equal to eight ‘kanals’. The recovered land includes 40 kanals allegedly occupied by the owners of Hotel Nedou’s at MA Road here, officials said after the drive conducted by revenue department in Srinagar and Anantnag districts.

Authorities in Jammu

LANDSLIDE BLOCKS NAT’L HIGHWAY-44 boulders can be seen on the highway, blocking it. The deputy commissioner of Ramban district has advised people to follow advisories issued by the J&K traffic police. “People are advised to follow J&K Traffic Police advisories,” said Deputy Commissioner, Ramban.

Air Marshal AP Singh takes charge as Vice Chief of Indian Air Force

New Delhi: Air Marshal AP Singh, who has more than 5,000 hours of flying experience, assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force on Wednesday. He succeeded Air Marshal Sandeep Singh who retired on Tuesday after more than 39 years of service.

An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College, the Air Marshal was

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‘NATION’S SAFETY CANNOT BE OUTSOURCED’

Avalanche Kills Two Foreigners

Baramulla (ANI): Two foreign nationals were killed in an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg, police said on Wednesday. During the rescue oerations, 19 foreign nationals and 2 local guides have been rescued. Some skiers were trapped in the famous ski resort Gulmarg after an avalanche hit the Afarwat peak in the region, Baramulla Police said and added that three teams comprising twentyone Foreign nationals and two local guides went to Affarwat Gulmarg for skiing on Wednesday.

commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on Dec 1984. The officer is a qualified flying instructor & an experimental test pilot with over 5,000 hours of flying experience.

Pune (PTI): Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande on Wednesday said no country is willing to share the latest, “state-ofthe-art” technologies and it implies that security of the nation can neither be outsourced nor be dependent on the largesse of others. He was speaking at the foundation day of the Army Institute of Technology in Maharashtra’s Pune city.