Services sector activity in India hits 1-year low in Nov on slower order growth, output: PMI
New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) The services sector growth in India fell to a one-year low in November on softer expansions in new work intakes and output, despite receding price pressures, a monthly survey said on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Services Business Activity Index fell from 58.4 in October to a one-year […]
Rupee falls 3 paise to 83.41 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Dec 5 (PTI) The rupee edged 3 paise lower to hit its all-time low of 83.41 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, tracking higher demand for the American currency from importers. Forex traders said investors are awaiting cues from the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy outcome. The Monetary Policy Committee […]
Private car catches fire on highway in Kulgam, passengers escape unhurt
Anantnag, Dec 5: A private car was charred to ashes after it ‘suddenly’ caught fire along Jammu-Srinagar highway near Shamsipora in Kulgam district, officials said on Tuesday. The driver of the vehicle bearing registration number (JK02CL- 4090) belonging to one Arvin Pandita son of M L Pandita of Jammu and other travelers escaped unhurt in […]
Srinagar shivers at minus 1.4°C as cold conditions intensify across Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 5: Mercury continued to witness downward trend in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday and settled below freezing point in the Valley barring Kokernag. A meteorological temperature department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.4°C against 0.7°C on the previous night and it was 0.5°C below normal for this time of […]
Anti-terror case: NIA searches in 5 districts of J-K
Srinagar, Dec 5 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at several places in five districts of Kashmir valley as part of a probe into an anti-terror case, officials said here. The raids were carried out by the NIA sleuths in Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Pulwama and Shopian districts of the valley, […]
Six Kulgam residents killed in road accident in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: Six people were killed and as many sustained injuries when their vehicle fell into a gorge near Sunni in Shimla district on Monday morning, police said. The mishap took place at Kararghat, about 35 km from here, when the driver of the ill-fated pickup truck — carrying labourers hailing from Jammu and Kashmir — […]
