Kashmir continues to reel under freezing night temperatures

Srinagar, Jan 4 (PTI) Kashmir continued to reel under sub-zero temperatures as the mercury remained several degrees below freezing point across the Valley for the third consecutive night, officials said on Wednesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night against minus 4.4 degrees Celsius the night before. Pahalgam in Anantnag […]
Health ministry proposes amendments in NMC Act; new board to conduct NExT exam

New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) The Union health ministry has proposed merging the existing National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBES) as an autonomous board under the National Medical Commission, which will also be in charge of conducting the NExT exam. The ministry has also proposed amendments to the existing NMC Act as part […]
India logs 175 Covid infections in a day, active caseload declines to 2,570

New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) India recorded 175 new Covid infections in a day while active caseload declined to 2,570, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The tally of Covid cases in India is at 4.46 crore while the death toll is 5,30,707, data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity rate was […]
JK has become tourist hotspot, no longer terrorist hotspot: MHA

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir, which used to be a “terrorist hotspot”, has become a “tourist hotspot” as 22 lakh tourists visited the Union Territory in 2022, nearly four time more than the previous highest, the Union Home Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the ‘Year End Review 2022’ of the Home Ministry, released on […]
BJP national executive meeting in Delhi on Jan 16-17
New Delhi: The national executive of the BJP will meet here for two days on January 16-17 and is likely to endorse an extension in its national president J P Nadda’s tenure, according to party sources on Tuesday. The key organisational body of the party will deliberate on its strategy for the upcoming state assembly […]
Improving road connectivity: Defence Minister inaugurates two infrastructure projects in JK, Ladakh
Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday inaugurated two infrastructure projects to improve road connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union territories, officials said. Singh, who inaugurated 28 projects in virtual mode while on a visit to Arunachal Pradesh, dedicated to people the Maitra Bridge in Ramban district and the double-lane Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road, they […]
Tearful adieu to 6 killed in twin terror incidents in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: The mortal remains of six people including two minor cousins who were killed in twin terrorist incidents in Rajouri district were given a tearful and emotional farewell as they were cremated at their native place on Tuesday. Hundreds of sobbing mourners – relatives, friends and neighbours – queued up with flowers and wreaths to […]
Slight respite in cold wave in Kashmir
Srinagar: Even with the mercury staying several degrees below freezing point across the valley, Kashmir got a slight respite from intense cold wave conditions, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius Monday night compared to minus 5.4 degrees Celsius a night earlier. Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, which […]
China tried to ‘unilaterally change’ LAC: EAM Jaishankar
Vienna: China did not observe agreements with India on border issues and that is why there is a “tense situation” between the two neighbours, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has pointed out as he explained how Beijing tried to “unilaterally change LAC”. During an interview to Austria’s national broadcaster ORF on Monday, Jaishankar said India […]
Second Covid booster shot unwarranted: Sources
New Delhi: The need for a second booster dose of Covid vaccine is not on the agenda of the government as of now, official sources said on Tuesday amid renewed concerns about the viral infections in view of surge in some countries. A fourth Covid shot is unwarranted at the moment as most people in […]