China reports nearly 60,000 COVID deaths since last month
Beijing, Jan 14 (PTI) China on Saturday reported 59,938 new coronavirus deaths in hospitals across the country over the last 30 days, amid criticism from the WHO that Beijing was “heavily under-reporting” the magnitude of the pandemic. The death toll included 59,938 COVID-19 related deaths at hospitals from December 8 to January 12, the National […]
Delhi-NCR likely to witness cold wave from Jan 16-18, says IMD
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) Several places in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) are likely witness a cold wave next week with the minimum temperature expected to settle around 3 degree Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday. The minimum temperature in the national capital on Saturday settled at 10.2 degrees Celsius, […]
Avalanche hits Gurez Village, no damage reported
Gurez, Jan 14: An avalanche hit a village in Tulail area of Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, however, no damage has been reported, officials said on Saturday. An official said that snow avalanche hit Jurniyal village of Tulail today. He said the teams have been already activated in the area who are assessing futher […]
Indian armed forces counted among best in world, thanks to indomitable courage of veterans: Army chief
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) Indian armed forces is highly professional and counted among the best in the world which is a result of the indomitable courage of the veterans and their sacrifices, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Saturday. Addressing a gathering of ex-servicemen on the occasion of the seventh Armed Forces Veterans […]
Mercury drops after snowfall in Kashmir, Pahalgam records season’s coldest night at minus 11.0°C
Srinagar, Jan 14: The minimum temperatures recorded a drop after snowfall with Gulmarg recording season’s coldest night at minus 11.0°C on Saturday. A meteorological department official here told said that in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today Srinagar received 9cm (3.6 inches) of snowfall, Pahalgam 47 cm (18.8 inches), Qazigund 50.9cm(20.36 inches), Kupwara 10.4 […]
Sgr-Jmu highway opens for traffic, LMVs allowed to ply from both sides
Srinagar, Jan 14: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was thrown open for the vehicular movement on Saturday morning while the officials said that the traffic on both the sides has been cleared. Officials said that the highway was thrown open for traffic this morning after the road was cleared. The men and machinery were pressed into the […]
Sharad Yadav’s last rites to take place in his ancestral village in MP
Bhopal, Jan 14 (PTI) The last rites of veteran socialist leader and former Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav will take place at his ancestral village in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district on Saturday. The former Union minister died on Thursday at a private hospital in Gurugram at the age of 75. Former JD (U) Madhya […]
India logs 179 Covid cases in a day, active caseload declines by 30
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 179 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 2,227, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The total number of COVID-19 cases now stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,80,936) while the death toll was 5,30,726 with one death reconciled […]
High-yielding crop varieties, favourable weather expected to add wheat output by 5 million tonnes this year: IIWBR
Chandigarh, Jan 14 (PTI) The country’s wheat output is expected to be 112 million tonnes in the 2022-23 crop year, almost five million tonnes more than last year’s rabi harvesting season, with rise in area under high-yielding varieties contributing to this, said Gyanendra Singh, Director of Karnal-based ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR). […]
Govt following policy of zero tolerance against terror: Amit Shah
Says all security agencies fighting a decisive battle against terrorism
KV News Network Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narinder Modi is following a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism. “The government is following the policy of zero tolerance against terrorism under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. All security […]
