SRINAGAR: As Srinagar prepares to host an international event at the end of this month, a G20 air balloon has been seen flying over the city, catching the attention of passersby.
According to reports, the Tourism Department has launched the air balloon ahead of the event, which features the words “G20-2023 India.”
Secretary of Tourism, Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, stated that the balloon has been put up by the department as part of the branding exercise for the event.
In addition, several other measures and initiatives have been implemented as a prelude to the event.
Earlier, the Tourism Department organized a “G20 Model Summit” with students from different schools, colleges, and universities participating.
It is important to note that the Jammu and Kashmir government is working tirelessly to ensure that the G20 tourism group meeting in Srinagar is a great success and promotes Kashmir as a global tourism destination. (KNO)
A Chinese combat drone that state media says can carry a heavy weapons payload has flown around Taiwan, according to the island’s defence ministry.
The ministry said a TB-001 drone was one of 19 military aircraft that had entered the island’s air defence identification zone in 24 hours.
It flew around Taiwan, first crossing the Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan from the Philippines, then up the east of Taiwan before crossing back towards the Chinese coast.
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) regularly sends aircraft into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone, or ADIZ, but full circuits around the island are extremely rare.
Chinese state media has referred to the TB-001 as the “twin-tailed scorpion” and has shown pictures of it with missiles under its wings, saying it is capable of high-altitude, long-range missions.
China’s air force has flown what it calls “island encirclement” missions with the nuclear-capable H-6 bomber.
No shots were fired and Chinese aircraft have not flown in Taiwan’s airspace. The ADIZ, is a broader area Taiwan monitors and patrols to give its forces more time to respond to threats.
China has increased military pressure on democratically governed Taiwan over the past three years as it tries to force Taipei to accept Beijing’s sovereignty claims. Taiwan’s government rejects being part of China and says only the island’s people can decide their future.
This month China staged war games around Taiwan after the Taiwanese president, Tsai Ing-wen, met with Kevin McCarthy, speaker of the US House of Representatives, in Los Angeles.
The drills included deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group led by the Shandong, one of China’s two aircraft carriers. Japan’s defence ministry, which also monitors activity in the region, this week said the Shandong ran a record 620 fighter jet launches across 18 days in April.
Chinese military aircraft have since 2022 regularly crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, which serves as an unofficial barrier between the two sides, though China says it does not recognise this.
Thursday’s sorties included fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft, many of which crossed the media line. Taiwan’s defence ministry also detected six PLA ships, but did not give locations. It said defence aircraft, navy vessels, and land-based missile systems had been “tasked in response”, a usual reaction to the PLA’s ADIZ incursions.
With Reuters
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( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )
Mumbai: Ditching the luxury of a first class in an airplane, actress Kriti Sanon channelled her inner ‘aam aadmi’ as she took a budgeted flight and flew economy class to Indore.
Celebrity paparazzi Viral Bhayani posted a video of Kriti from the economy Indigo 6E flight. Kriti was seen in a white dress and a pink shawl over her shoulders.
Another video showed her sitting as she played with a toddler sitting in front of her. The toddler and Kriti were seen holding hands and playing and Kriti even blew kisses to the kid.
On the work front, Kriti will be seen next with Shahid Kapoor in an untitled romantic movie. She also has ‘Adipurush’ with Prabhas.
Kriti also has ‘Ganapath’ with her ‘Heropanti’ co-star Tiger Shroff. The film is slated for release this year.
Hyderabad: Two individuals were hurt when they were struck by a speeding car in Nagole on Thursday evening.
The driver of the car, which was driving two women, lost control and struck a woman first before hitting a man who was strolling alongside the road.
The injured man was recognised as Jai Babu of Kushaiguda. He was looking into his phone while walking and was flung into the air and landed 20 metres away.
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Jerusalem: Israel’s national air carrier El Al began operating a new time-saving route via the airspace of Oman and Saudi Arabia, the company has said.
El Al Flight 083 departed from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday evening bound for Bangkok, marking the first Israeli commercial flight using the new corridor, Xinhua news agency reported.
The flight is expected to take around eight hours to reach Thailand’s capital. The new route would shorten flights to some Asian destinations by about two hours, according to a statement released by the company.
The new route comes after Oman announced last week opening its airspace to Israel, following a similar move announced by Saudi Arabia in July 2022.
Israel does not have official ties with either Oman or Saudi Arabia.
SRINAGAR: A groom from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district Thursday hired a helicopter to bring his bride from Punjab’s Dinanagar district.
Groom Flies Bride To His Village Home In A Chopper
According to news agency KNO, Paras Mehta, resident of Village Flote, Block Barnoti, district Kathua got married to Khushboo of Punjab;s Dinanagar. The groom’s family booked a chopper for Rs 6 Lakh to bring the newlywed couple from Dinanagar, Punjab to Kathua.
Civil and police administration also made elaborate arrangements for smooth landing of the helicopter in the village. Hundreds of people from the area had reached to witness the moment.
“It was my family’s to see the first arrival of the bride in a gala event,” Paras said, adding, “My wife brings fortune and this dream comes true”.
Deewakar Mehta, father of the groom said that it’s an emotional moment for us as we have realised our dream.
“I wanted to see my son boarding a helicopter to bring his bride and this has come true. The administration and security personnel have helped us in realising our dream,” said the groom.
“I am happy that my son will bring his bride in a helicopter, which has been happening for a long time in the district Kathua,” he said, adding that earlier a few years ago a groom of Jammu’s Bishnah brought her bride in a chopper.
