Jammu Jan 28 PTI The extended runway at Jammu airport was made operational on Friday officials said An Indigo airline undertook the first flight to traverse through the newly-constructed portion and a water cannon salute was given by the Indian Air Force IAF they said The Centre on July 22 2019 had given environmental clearance for the expansion of the runway at the airport Operationalisation of extended portion of runway was done at joint user airfield of IAF AAI at Jammu a defence spokesman said The runway has been extended from existing 6700 feet to 8000 feet he said The work was completed by the AAI in coordination with the Indian Air Force and MES he said Air Commodore G S Bhullar AOC Jammu IAF Station Sanjeev Garg Airport Director and other officials were present on the occasion the spokesman said The Jammu airport which is in operation since 1985 belongs to the Indian Air Force and the Airports Authority of India AAI maintains a civil enclave for the movement of passengers The officials said in addition to the runway 2800-metre boundary wall and rigid pavement perimeter road were also constructed A turn pad designed for Airbus 321 was also constructed under this project they added PTI AB AQS AQS
Jammu Jan 28 PTI Authorities served show cause notices to 21 employees who were found absent during a surprise visit at government offices in Kishtwar district on Friday officials here said The visits were made by Additional District Development Commissioner ADDC Sham Lal to check attendance in the government offices they said A total of 21 employees were found absent without leave while district drug control office was found locked during his visit they said As a consequence the ADDC served show-cause notice to these 21 employees and ordered withholding of their salaries the officials said He ordered the concerned officers to seek explanation from the absentees within three days and initiate future action against them they said PTI AB VN VN
Jammu Jan 28 PTI Deployed to guard the Line of Control LoC in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district Army jawans carried a pregnant woman for kilometres on shoulders to help her to reach a hospital official said On Thursday night Local formation of the Army got a distress call from border area of Tuglu Noorkote village situated on the LoC in Poonch for urgent medical assistance to a pregnant woman who had developed labour pain they said The Army personnel responded promptly and with the help of locals evacuated the woman to the nearest civil hospital on a charpoy they said PTI AB AQS AQS
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