Dead body fished out from Jhelum at Bijbehara
Srinagar, Jan 17: An unidentified male body was retrived Sunday afternoon from river Jhelum at Sangam area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that a male body was spotted by some locals in river Jhelum at Sangam in the afternoon and accordingly they informed the police. A police officer said that […]
J&K stall at ITM Lucknow evokes keen response from tour operators, intending tourists
LUCKNOW, JAN 17: The J&K Tourism Department stall at the India Travel Mart (ITM) here has been evoking keen response from the stakeholders particularly tour operators and intending tourists. The three day tourism event was inaugurated by Principal Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Mukesh Kumar Meshram and is closing by tomorrow. Large number of […]
SC-appointed panel on farm laws to hold first meeting on Jan 19
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court-appointed committee on the three new farm laws is scheduled to hold its first meeting on January 19 at Pusa campus here, its member Anil Ghanwat said on Sunday. The Supreme Court had on January 11 stayed the implementation of the three laws, against which farmers are protesting […]
Gunmen kill two women judges in Afghan capital
Kabul, Jan 17 (AP) Gunmen fired on a car in northern Kabul on Sunday, killing two women judges who worked for Afghanistan’s high court and wounding the driver, a court official said. It was the latest attack in the Afghan capital during peace talks between Taliban and Afghan government officials in Qatar. Supreme Court of […]
Radio Raabta fills airwaves of troubled south Kashmir with breath of fresh air
Anantnag (J&K), Jan 17 (PTI) “Hello! This is ‘Dil se Dil Tak’ welcoming its south Kashmir listeners.” The cheerful greeting in Urdu flows into homes in south Kashmir’s militancy stronghold areas from the ‘Radio Raabta’ community station, providing not just entertainment but also a platform for locals to air their grievances. The Army, which has […]
On day one Biden will sign roughly a dozen actions, says Incoming WH Chief of Staff
Washington, Jan 17 (PTI) On the first day of his presidency, Joe Biden would sign roughly a dozen actions on four overlapping and compounding crises that the US is facing — the COVID-19 crisis, the resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, and a racial equity crisis the incoming White House Chief of Staff said. President-elect […]
Freezing conditions continue in Kashmir, Sgr records Minus 7.6°C
Srinagar, Jan 17: Freezing conditions continued in Kashmir as Srinagar recorded minus 7.6°C while Qazigund was coldest in the Valley, the weatherman said on Sunday. Also, dense fog engulfed Srinagar and other parts of the Valley for the second day in running, causing traffic disruptions. A meteorological department official said that the minimum temperature in […]
COVID-19: India records 15,144 new cases
New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 1,05,57,985 with 15,144 new cases in a day, while 1,01,96,885 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 96.58 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. There are 2,08,826 active cases of coronavirus infection in the […]
Covid-19: The fight begins
PM launches India's vaccination drive
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive and asserted that the made-in-India vaccines being rolled out will ensure a “decisive victory” for the country over the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing the nation ahead of the launch, Modi reminded people that two doses of vaccine are very important and asked them […]
