PM gets emotional while reminiscing about his close association with Ghulam Nabi Azad
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke down several times in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday while reminiscing about his close association with Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad whose term is coming to an end next week. The prime minister was participating in the farewell speech for Leader of Opposition Azad and […]
Kashmir records increase in temperatures
Srinagar, Feb 9 (PTI) The minimum temperature increased in Kashmir, except in Gulmarg, on Tuesday, even as the Meteorological department has forecast a spell of light rain or snowfall at a few places in the higher reaches of the valley, officials said. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus […]
Missing minor’s dead body recovered in Budgam
Budgam, 9 Feb: A 12-year-old boy who was missing for the last five days was found dead in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. Official sources said that the locals in the morning informed the police about the body lying at Soibugh area of the district. Later, a police team reached the spot and recovered […]
Pfizer vaccine can neutralise coronavirus variants first reported in UK, SA: Study
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) The COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by the American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the German biotechnology company BioNTech can neutralise variants of the novel coronavirus that were first reported in the UK and South Africa, a new study suggests. The research, published in the journal Nature Medicine, noted that the vaccine is […]
Toll climbs to 28 in Uttarakhand disaster, CM undertakes aerial survey of affected areas
Dehradun, Feb 9 (PTI) Two more bodies of the around 170 missing in the Uttarakhand disaster were recovered from the debris in Raini village on Tuesday, while rescuers worked through tonnes of muck and slush to rescue around 30 workers trapped in a tunnel at a power project site in Tapovan. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, […]
Fuel prices rise again
New Delhi, Feb 9: After remaining steady for three days, prices of petrol and diesel across the country inched higher on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. The prices of both auto fuels were raised by 35 paise per litre each across the national capital on Tuesday. Prior to this, the prices were last hiked by 30 […]
Six killed, 11 injured in crash on highway in UP
Jaunpur (UP), Feb 9 (PTI) Six people were killed and 11 others injured in a two-vehicle crash on the Varanasi-Jaunpur highway in Jalalpur area of Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district on Tuesday, police said. All the 17 people were travelling in a jeep after attending a cremation in Varanasi, they said. The injured have been admitted to […]
Deep Sidhu arrested in Jan 26 Red Fort incident
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) Actor Deep Sidhu, who was wanted in connection with the Red Fort incident on Republic Day, has been arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday. The arrest has been made by a team of Delhi Police’s Special Cell, said Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell). The […]
US demands immediate and full restoration of the democratically elected government in Myanmar
Washington, Feb 9 (PTI) The United States has demanded the immediate and full restoration of the democratically elected government in Myanmar and said that America stands with the elected representatives of the Asian nation. “It is fair to say that we stand with the duly elected representatives of the people of Burma in their efforts […]
RS passes JK Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Monday cleared The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to replace the ordinance to merge the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre of civil services officer with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre. The bill was introduced in the Upper House of the Parliament […]
