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Night temperatures continue to plummet in Kashmir, Pahalgam coldest place in Valley

Night temperatures continue to plummet in Kashmir, Pahalgam coldest place in Valley

Srinagar, Dec 25 (PTI) Minimum temperatures continued to decline in most parts of Kashmir for a second consecutive night even as dense fog disrupted daily life in the Valley early on Monday, officials said. Srinagar — Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital — recorded a low of minus 2.3 degrees Celsius, a slight decrease from the […]

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COVID-19: India records 628 fresh cases, active caseload at 4,054

COVID-19: India records 628 fresh cases, active caseload at 4,054

New Delhi, Dec 25 (PTI) India recorded a single-day rise of 628 new COVID-19 cases while the active caseload jumped to 4,054, according to Union Health Ministry data. The total fatalities were recorded at 5,33,334 (5.33 lakh) with one new death reported from Kerala in the previous 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am […]

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Thick fog blanket covers Srinagar

Thick fog blanket covers Srinagar

Srinagar, Dec 25 (PTI) A dense layer of fog engulfed Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday affecting normal life, officials said. There was less than usual traffic on roads in the morning while vehicles were seen moving at low speeds due to the reduced visibility. “The visibility in Srinagar at […]

 Press Trust of India

Retired SSP shot dead by terrorists while offering ‘azaan’

Retired SSP shot dead by terrorists while offering ‘azaan’

Srinagar: A 72-year-old retired police officer, who was the local “muezzin”, was shot dead by terrorists while he was giving “azaan” the call for prayer — from a mosque in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday, police said. Recalling the moments before Mohammad Shafi Mir was killed, his cousin Mohammad Mustafa, who was at home, […]

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Lt Guv condemns killing, says cowards behind it will not be spared

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday condemned the killing of a retired police officer by terrorists in Baramulla district and said the cowards behind the barbaric act would not be spared. The retired senior superintendent of police, Mohammad Shafi Mir (72), was shot dead by terrorists while he was giving “azaan” the call for […]

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Pahalgam remains coldest place in JK at minus 3.9°C

Srinagar records minus 2.1°C Srinagar: The night temperature recorded a drop and settled below freezing point in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.1°C against 1.2°C on previous night and it was above 0.1°C normal for the summer capital of J&K for this […]

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Special DG BSF visits troops in Jammu frontier

Reviews security situation Jammu: Special Director General of Border Security Force Y B Khurania visited the troops along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu frontier, officials said on Sunday. Khurania, who heads the Chandigarh-based Western command of the BSF, arrived here on Saturday on a two-day visit to review the […]

 Press Trust of India

Army orders probe into deaths of 3 civilians in Poonch

New Delhi: The Army has ordered a thorough internal investigation into the deaths of three civilians in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir following allegations that they died in its custody, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The three civilians were allegedly picked up by the Army for questioning in the wake […]

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PM Modi interacts with students from JK

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday interacted with around 250 underprivileged students from almost every district of Jammu and Kashmir who have been touring the country as part of the “Watan Ko Jano-Youth Exchange” programme. An official statement said the interaction at Modi’s residence was freewheeling and informal. These students are visiting Jaipur, Ajmer […]

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140 private universities set up in India in last 5 years: MoE

New Delhi: A total of 140 private universities have been established across the country during the last five years with a maximum of them being set up in Gujarat followed by Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, according to the Ministry of Education statistics. According to data accessed by PTI, 28 private universities have been established in […]

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