News Topic:Indian Air Force (IAF)
Kashmir
IAF conducts overnight trial on emergency landing strip in Bijbehara
The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted an overnight trial run on 3.5 km-long emergency landing strip on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Bijbehara area of Anantnag.
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Travel
IAF rescues 260 stranded passengers in Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh
The Indian Air Force (IAF) executed a vital airlift operation on Monday, rescuing a total of 260 stranded passengers across Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Ladakh
IAF rescues Israeli national from high altitude area in Ladakh
Indian Air Force rescued an Israeli national from a high-altitude area in Ladakh as he was suffering from acute mountain sickness and having difficulty in breathing.
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India
CDS General Bipin Rawat dies in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu
The Indian Air Force has confirmed that Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter accident in Tamil Nadu.
Kashmir
30-year-old Twin Cases: Won’t take help of any lawyer, says Yasin Malik
In twin cases of 1990’s, chairman of banned Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yasin Malik appeared through video conferencing.
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J&K
IED Recovery Case: NIA raids 14 locations in J-K
National Investigation Agency is conducting raids at multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with two IED recovery cases.
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Jammu
Mawya Sudan — J&K’s first woman fighter pilot in IAF
Mawya Sudan, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, has become the first woman fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Rajouri district.
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Jammu
Sexual harassment allegations: Court seeks response from Defence and Air Force officials
A female Air Force pilot has moved the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, alleging that she was sexually harassed by her Flight Commander.
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AIP questions Demography Committee’s scope, says LoC displacement must be assessed
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900 doctors appointed, 400 more underway, says Sakina Itoo
J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo says 900 doctors have been appointed via PSC, with 400 more recruitments underway alongside expansion of diagnostic facilities.
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Locals pool funds to send Jharkhand labourer home after mother’s death
Residents of Kadipora area in Anantnag district pooled money and arranged transportation for a labourer from Jharkhand after learning that his mother had died back home.
India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash
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