Fresh snowfall in Kashmir brings relief from freezing temperatures
SRINAGAR, Jan 2 (PTI): Several parts of Kashmir, including the plains of the valley, received fresh snowfall on Thursday, with moderate to heavy snow in the higher reaches, leading to an improvement in the minimum temperatures, officials said. The Meteorological Department had forecast two back-to-back western disturbances affecting the region. A feeble western disturbance hit […]
SC agrees to hear Owaisi’s plea for implementation of 1991 places of worship law
NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking the effective implementation of the 1991 places of worship law, which asks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna […]
Will implement recommendations of expert panel on NEET-UG exam: Centre to SC
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would be implementing all the corrective measures suggested by its seven-member expert panel on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency’s functioning in holding NEET-UG last year. The top court on August 2, last year refused to annul the […]
40 years on, toxic waste shifted from Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory for disposal
Dhar (MP), Jan 2 (PTI) Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 377 tons of hazardous waste has been shifted from the defunct Union Carbide factory for its disposal at a unit in Dhar district, officials said on Thursday. The toxic waste was transported at around 9 pm on Wednesday in 12 sealed container trucks […]
Hope Statehood Is Restored Soon, Will Fulfil All Promises Made To People: CM Omar Abdullah
Hope Statehood Is Restored Soon, Will Fulfil All Promises Made To People: CM Omar Abdulla Srinagar, Jan 2 (GNS): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed optimism about the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir by centre soon. Holding formal media interaction at SKICC here, Chief Minister Abdullah also stated that the promises made […]
Three found dead in hotel room at Bhaderwah, police says case of ‘Asphyxiation’
Jammu, Jan 2: Three people were found dead inside a room in a hotel in Bhadarwah area of Doda district, officials said on Thursday. SSP Doda, Sandeep Mehta said that the preliminary inquiry suggest it as a case of “asphyxiation”. Giving details as regards the recovery of the bodies, the SSP said that police received […]
NC running visionless, directionless government in JK: BJP
JAMMU, Jan 2 (PTI): The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit hit out at the National Conference for running a “visionless and directionless government” in the Union Territory, accusing it of failing to address critical public issues such as water, electricity and jobs shortages, tourism, and key development projects. The saffron party expressed confidence in its […]
Terror strikes New Orleans: 15 Killed in French Quarter rampage
HOUSTON, Jan 2 (PTI): New Orleans rang in the new year with a tragedy as a man drove a pickup truck into crowds of revellers early Wednesday, killing 15 and injuring dozens more in a horrifying attack near the iconic Bourbon Street. Authorities are now investigating potential ties between the suspect, a 42-year-old Army veteran […]
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
New Delhi: India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral pact that prohibits the two sides from attacking each other’s atomic facilities, in continuing an over-three-decade practice. The exchange of the list took place under the provisions of an agreement on the prohibition of attacks against nuclear installations […]