Cold wave back in Kashmir, minus 4.2 degrees Celsius recorded in Srinagar
Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 14 (PTI) Cold wave conditions returned to Kashmir as the mercury plunged several degrees below freezing point after a day’s respite provided by a feeble western disturbance on Saturday, officials said on Sunday. A dry and largely snowless winter in Kashmir has resulted in freezing nights and warmer than usual days as Srinagar’s day […]
Northern border stable but ‘not normal’: Army’s northern command chief
Srinagar, Jan 14 (PTI) The northern border is stable but “not normal”, a top Army commander said on Sunday, referring to the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh region. Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Command, said five of the seven friction points in eastern […]
India logs 375 new Covid cases
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) India recorded 375 new cases of coronavirus, while the number of active infections has declined to 3,075, the health ministry said on Sunday. Two deaths have been reported from Karnataka in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am. The number of daily cases had […]
Indian armed forces one of the finest in the world: IAF chief
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) The Indian armed forces have transformed with changing times to meet the challenges of the “entire spectrum of warfare,” IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said on Sunday. In his address at an event hosted here to mark the 8th Armed Forces Veterans Day, he also asserted that resilient […]
Dense fog blankets north India
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) A blinding layer of fog shrouded the Indo-Gangetic plains in North India on Sunday, with visibility levels plunging to zero metres at several places. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has advised people to avoid unnecessary travel and to take precautions while driving. A spokesperson for the Railways said fog impacted […]
Delhi airport sees 7 flight diversions due to bad weather
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) Seven flights were diverted at the Delhi airport on Sunday morning due to bad weather, according to an official. The official said that six flights were diverted to Jaipur and one to Mumbai between 4.30 am and 7.30 am. A blinding layer of fog shrouded Delhi and other parts of […]
2023 officially warmest year on record by a huge margin: WMO
New Delhi: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially confirmed that 2023 is the hottest year on record by a huge margin, smashing global temperature records. The yearly average global temperature approached 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, which is significant because the Paris Agreement on climate change aims to limit the long-term temperature increase […]
