Coronavirus brought tourism to its knees in 2020
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) The year 2020 exposed the vulnerability of our cultural heritage which is dependent on tourism for its survival and forced the government to look at alternatives to keep not just the sites and monuments alive, but also to position India as the choice of destination when the coronavirus pandemic ends. […]
Day after taking oath, DDC member tested positive for COVID-19 in Poonch
Poonch, Dec 29: A day after attending the oath taking ceremony a recently elected District Development Council (DDC) member was on Tuesday tested positive for novel Corona Virus in Poonch district, forcing authorities to direct all the participants of oath ceremony held yesterday to undergo isolation and to get themselves tested. “Please pray for my […]
Dense fog disrupts flight operations in Jammu
Jammu, Dec 29 (PTI) Four flights to and from the Jammu airport were cancelled and seven more delayed as dense fog engulfed the region on Tuesday, a day after high-altitude areas, including the Vaishno Devi shrine, received the season’s first heavy snowfall, officials said. Jammu Airport Director Pravat Ranjan Beuria said flight operations were yet […]
UP:15-year-old girl kidnapped, raped
Ballia (UP), Dec 29 (PTI) A 15-year-old girl belonging to a village here was allegedly kidnapped and raped, police said on Tuesday. According to a complaint given by the girl’s father, his neighbour Suraj Paswan (22) kidnapped his daughter on October 9 and took her to Noida where he raped her, Ubhaon police station SHO Yogendra […]
18 senior KAS officers to retire in 2021
Srinagar, Dec 29: The government Tuesday issued a list of 18 officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service who will retire after attaining the age of superannuation in the calendar year 2021. In an order, the government stated that 18 members of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service will retire on attaining the age […]
I refused crackdown on JeI, holding back militants bodies: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, Dec 29: In a major revelation, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti today said that a major reason to break the alliance with BJP was she didn’t accept the pact that entailed the bodies of slain militants won’t be handed over to their families for last rites and a major crackdown would be launched on Jamaat-e-Islami […]
Moderate snowfall across Kashmir Valley; Gulmarg coldest at minus 7.5 degrees Celsius
Srinagar, Dec 29 (PTI) There was moderate snowfall at most places in Kashmir on Tuesday, bringing cheer to those associated with tourism and trade as they expect business to pick up in the New Year’s Eve. Officials said snowfall started in Srinagar around 7 am, several hours after it had begun in neighbouring Budgam and […]
COVID-19:India records 16,432 new cases
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) The daily new coronavirus infections in India dipped below 20,000 for the third time this month taking the COVID-19 caseload to 1,02,24,303, while the recoveries crossed 98 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 16,432 new infections were reported in a span of 24 […]
Woman killed, 3 members of family injured in Kupwara accident
Kupwara, Dec 29: A woman was killed and three other members of her family were injured in an accident in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. Reports said that an accident took place in Potushie near JNV when a vehicle bearing registration number (JK09B-3517) they were travelling in fell into a nallah after the driver […]
All exams scheduled for today will be conducted: KU Spokesman
Srinagar, Dec 29: All Kashmir University examinations scheduled today (29.12.2020) will be held as per schedule. “However if some candidates are not able to appear due to snowfall, their examination will be conducted later on, separately,” Controller of Examination Dr M Y Bhat said in a statement issued here.
