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Kashmir freeze continues unabated, Srinagar records minus 4.3°C

Kashmir freeze continues unabated, Srinagar records minus 4.3°C

Srinagar, Jan 8: A day after experiencing season’s coldest night, Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.3°C as freezing conditions continued without reprieve in Kashmir Valley on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that the temperature was 1.9°C below normal for the summer capital of J&K for this time of the year. He said […]

 Press Trust of India

3 criminal laws framed with spirit of ‘citizen first, dignity first and justice first’: PM Modi

3 criminal laws framed with spirit of ‘citizen first, dignity first and justice first’: PM Modi

Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the three new criminal justice laws were enacted with the spirit of “citizen first, dignity first and justice first” and that the police should now give more emphasis on data than ‘danda’ (stick). Addressing the 58th conference of Director Generals of Police (DGPs) and Inspector Generals of […]

 Press Trust of India

Amit Shah to visit Jammu on Jan 9, to take part in development programmes

Amit Shah to visit Jammu on Jan 9, to take part in development programmes

New Delhi: Union Home Minister will visit Jammu on Tuesday during which he will attend a number of development-related programmes and flag off an e-bus service in the city, officials said. This will be Shah’s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after terrorists ambushed two army vehicles, killing five soldiers and injuring two others at […]

 Press Trust of India

J P Nadda’s Jammu visit cancelled due to bad weather

Jammu: BJP president J P Nadda’s scheduled visit to Jammu on Sunday was cancelled due to “bad weather”, leaving hundreds of enthusiastic party workers disappointed. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina confirmed the last-minute cancellation of Nadda’s tour of Jammu after his flight failed to land at the Jammu airport due to poor visibility. Nadda was […]

 Press Trust of India

INDIA bloc no threat to BJP, people don’t want weak PM: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh

Jammu: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh here on Sunday said the INDIA bloc is no threat to his party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as people do not want a “weak prime minister”. “INDIA alliance is nowhere. It is like ‘Bhanumati ka kunba’ where everyone wants to be the prime minister. They are […]

 Press Trust of India

Launch of manned space and deep ocean missions in 2025: Union minister Jitendra Singh

Jammu: India will launch its first manned space and deep ocean missions in 2025, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. “The final launch (of Gaganyaan) will happen in 2025. This year is going to be very important because the test flights will be completed. It is very significant and exciting to send a human […]

 Press Trust of India

Srinagar city records coldest night of season thus far

Srinagar: The Srinagar city recorded the coldest night of this season thus far as the bone-chilling cold wave conditions continued in Kashmir with the Mercury plunging more than five notches below the freezing point, officials said here on Sunday. A thin layer of ice formed on the surface of the Dal Lake here and other […]

 Press Trust of India

Cold wave sweeps Jammu region

Jammu: Jammu recorded the coldest night of the season as the minimum temperature dropped four notches below normal to settle at 3.4 degrees Celsius, an official of the meteorological department said on Sunday. Fog also disrupted flight and train schedules, inconveniencing many passengers. Banihal town along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was the coldest place in […]

 Press Trust of India

Suspended cop among two dismissed from service in Samba

Jammu: Two policemen a suspended constable and a special police officer (SPO) were dismissed from service for prolonged absence from their duties in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said on Sunday. Samba Senior Superintendent of Police Benam Tosh ordered the removal from service of suspended selection grade constable Joginder Singh and disengagement of SPO […]

 Press Trust of India

Five held for unauthorised extraction of forest produce in Kishtwar

Jammu: Five persons, including two residents of Nepal, were arrested for alleged unauthorised extraction of forest produce in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, police said. A police party intercepted a vehicle at Gulabgarh and recovered five bags loaded with a large quantity of forest produce, a police spokesman said. He said five persons […]