MeT predicts improvement in weather, says no major weather activity forecast in JK
Srinagar, Oct 20: The weatherman on Thursday said that there will be gradual improvement in the weather towards evening and from tomorrow weather will be pleasant while there is no major forecast till October end. Deputy Director Meteorological department Srinagar, Mukhtar Ahmad said that as predicted upper reaches in the valley received snowfall while rains […]
More than 50 animals die in lightening strike at Rajouri
Rajouri, Oct 20: At least 50 animals perished after lightening struck a seasonal house in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district. The incident took place on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. Police said that lightening struck a dhok (seasonal house) in Bari Behak area of Thanamandi in which around fifty cattle perished. A local […]
Rains lash plains, upper reaches get first snowfall of the season
Srinagar, Oct 20: Rain lashed plains while upper reaches amassed fresh snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir since overnight, officials said on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded 13.8mm of rainfall during the last 24 hours till 0830 hours today. He said Qazigund received 8.0mm, Pahalgam 13.3mm, Kupwara 13.2mm, Kokernag 10.6mm, Gulmarg […]
India logs over 2,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 2,141 coronavirus infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases 4,46,36,517, while the active cases declined to 25,510, according to the government data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,943 with 20 fatalities, which include 13 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data […]
Heavy snowfall closes Mughal Road
Poonch, Oct 20: Mughal Road, connecting Shopian with twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri, was closed due to heavy snowfall, officials said on Thursday. DySP Traffic Rajouri-Poonch Range Aftab Bukhari confirmed and said that the thoroughfare will reopen once it is cleared of the snow. Official sources said that snowfall occurred during the intervening night […]
Indian embassy in Kyiv asks nationals to leave Ukraine as soon as possible
New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) The Indian embassy in Ukraine has asked Indian nationals to leave the country at the earliest in view of a fresh wave of hostilities. In an advisory, the mission also called upon Indian nationals not to travel to the Eastern European country. “In view of the deteriorating security situation and […]
Rupee hits record low of 83.06 against US dollar
Mumbai, Oct 20 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 6 paise to a record low of 83.06 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday due to a stronger greenback overseas and unrelenting foreign fund outflows. Besides, a sell-off in domestic equities and risk-averse sentiments weighed on the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank […]
Lt Guv chairs first meeting of JK Higher Education Council
Stresses need to develop pragmatic roadmap to enhance potential of human resources
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday chaired the first meeting of J&K Higher Education Council here at Raj Bhawan Auditorium. The Lt Governor stressed on the need to develop a pragmatic roadmap to enhance the potential of human resources and progressively transform J&K’s universities into economic growth centres. “Our Higher Education ecosystem needs to re-align […]
