AIIMS Awantipora expected to be functional by November 2025
JAMMU, JAN 17: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today held a joint meeting of the authorities of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Awantipora, Health & Medical Education, PWD, Jal Shakti and CPWD regarding early completion of this vital health facility in the region. Those who attended the meeting included Executive Director, AIIMS, Awantipora, Divisional […]
Lt Guv to take salute at Republic day function, CM to be chief guest
Srinagar, Jan 17: The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, will preside over and take the salute at the main Republic Day function at MA Stadium in Jammu. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will be the chief guest at the event. According to an official communiqué, the Lieutenant Governor will preside over and take […]
Budget session likely between January 31 and April 4
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The first part of Parliament’s Budget Session is likely to be held between January 31 and February 13, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to table her eighth straight budget on February 1. In line with the convention, the session will start with President Droupadi Murmu’s address to a joint […]
Farooq Abdullah’s convoy car crashes into cow on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
Jaipur, Jan 17 (PTI) A car in the convoy of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah crashed into a cow on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Friday, police said. The National Conference leader was on his way to Ajmer from Delhi. No one was injured in the accident, police said. Deputy Superintendent of Police Ravi […]
Mysterious Deaths in Budhal: CM Omar Abdullah directs Health & Police Departments to expedite investigations
JAMMU, JAN 17: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today chaired a high-level meeting to discuss the alarming situation in Budhal village of Rajouri district, where mysterious deaths have claimed 16 lives, with one more victim succumbing to an unexplained illness. The meeting was attended by Minister of Health & Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo; Advisor to the […]
Mercury dips in Kashmir after snowfall
SRINAGAR, Jan 17 (PTI): The minimum temperatures at most places in Kashmir have fallen after snowfall as the meteorological department forecast mainly dry weather over the next three days, officials said on Friday. The higher reaches of Kashmir as well as some areas in the plains of the valley received snowfall on Thursday. Following the […]
Rajouri deaths: One more succumbs, toll reaches 16
Jammu, Jan 17: The death toll in Badhal, Rajouri, climbed to 16 on Friday after a 60-year-old woman succumbed to the unexplained illness at GMC Rajouri. An official said that the 60-year-old woman was shifted to GMC Rajouri after falling ill yesterday evening. The deceased, identified as Jatti Begum, 60, wife of Mohammad Yousuf, succumbed […]
India to grow at 6.7 per cent for next 2 fiscal years: World Bank
Washington, Jan 17 (PTI) India’s economic growth is projected to remain steady at 6.7 per cent per annum for the next the two fiscals beginning April 2025, according to the World Bank’s latest growth estimates for South Asia. Growth in South Asia is expected to rise to 6.2 per cent in 2025-26, with the projected […]
Very dense fog in outer Delhi, air quality poor
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Very dense fog shrouded parts of outer Delhi on Friday morning, reducing visibility and disrupting traffic movement. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 8.8 degrees Celsius, 1.2 notches above normal, while the air quality was recorded in the poor category with a reading of 294. The India Meteorological Department […]
Mumbai police form 20 teams to nab Saif Ali Khan attacker
MUMBAI, Jan 17 (PTI): Mumbai police have formed 20 teams to track down and nab the intruder who stabbed Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in his apartment in upscale Bandra here and are tapping their network of informers to locate him, officials have said. Police are examining the CCTV footage of the building showing the […]