Yamuna water levels drop marginally, floodwaters reach Supreme Court entrance
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) After breaching a 45-year record three days ago, water levels in the Yamuna here came down to 208.35 metres at 11 am on Friday even as several key areas in Delhi remained inundated. On Thursday, the water level had started rising after remaining stable for three hours and reached 208.66 […]
BR Sharma appointed as J&K State Election Commissioner
Srinagar, July 14: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday appointed Braj Raj Sharma, retired IAS officer, as the State Election Commissioner. According to an order in exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to sub-section (3) of section 36 of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, the Lieutenant Governor is […]
Shutdown, Hartals thing of past in JK, says Lt Guv
Srinagar, July 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday said that almost every year, Kashmir would witness bandh calls for almost every day and that gone the are days when school and colleges would remain closed in the Valley. He said that hartal calls are a thing of past and now 365 days of a year […]
Temp rises as MeT predicts light rain at scattered places in J&K
Srinagar, July 14: The weather department here has forecast mainly dry weather with possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain and thundershower at scattered places of Jammu and Kashmir till July 18 even as minimum temperature recorded increase in J&K on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that “intermittent light to moderate rain and […]
Surging bird flu cases may increase human infection risk: WHO
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) The recent surge in bird flu outbreaks among mammals could help the virus spread more easily among humans, the World Health Organization has warned. Avian influenza viruses normally spread among birds, but the increasing number of H5N1 avian influenza detections among mammals which are biologically closer to humans than birds […]
PM Modi to join President Emmanuel Macron for French National Day celebrations
Paris, Jul 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in France for a two-day official visit, will join President Emmanuel Macron for the French National Day celebrations as the Guest of Honour here on Friday. The French National Day, or Bastille Day, occupies a special place in the French consciousness as it commemorates the […]
Crime Branch Kashmir files chargesheet against 19 accused in forgery case
Srinagar, July 14: Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has produced chargesheet against 19 accused persons in the court of Passenger Tax Srinagar. According a statement issued here the accused persons were involved in the commission of offences punishable under sections 420, 468, 120-B & 201 RPC. The statement reads that brief facts of […]
72 pc districts exposed to extreme floods in India: Report
Says JK moderately exposed to extreme floods
New Delhi: An estimated 72 per cent of districts in India are exposed to extreme flood events but only 25 per cent of them have level flood forecasting stations, or early warning systems, a new report said on Thursday. Despite high exposure to floods, Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim are the best-performing states […]
