Minimum temperatures continue to fall in Kashmir
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures dropped across the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Wednesday triggering cold wave conditions, the weather office said. A Met Department official said the minimum temperatures were likely to drop further in the coming days. Due to cloud cover in the last three days, the minimum temperatures had increased across Jammu […]
Rupee falls 32 paise to 72.17 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, (PTI) The Indian rupee Wednesday plunged 32 paise to 72.17 per US dollar in early trade on the forex market after the appointment of former bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das as the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Das Tuesday was named the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India after Urjit Patel abruptly […]
2018, Blood soaked year for JKP: 41 cops killed in militant attacks, highest in 15 years
Srinagar: 2018 has been the deadliest year for the Jammu and Kashmir police who have lost 41 cops in militant attacks. Highest in the past 15 years. In 2017, 31 policemen fell to bullets. Militants also looted 28 weapons from the police, official figures say. According to figures nine of the killed were special police […]
Cong single-largest party in Rajasthan with 99 seats; BJP gets 73
Jaipur, Dec 12 (PTI) The Congress has emerged as the single-largest party in Rajasthan, winning 99 seats, while the BJP got 73, the State Election Commission Office said Wednesday. The Bahujan Samaj Party won 6 seats, CPI(M) 2, Independents 13 and other parties got 6, according to the state Election Commission’s website. The Congress is one […]
Indian-origin man jailed for 7 years in Singapore for stabbing pregnant wife
Singapore, (PTI) An Indian-origin man was sentenced to seven years in jail and six strokes of the cane for stabbing his pregnant wife, who used to be a sex worker. Jayselan N Chandrasegar flew into a rage after he spotted his pregnant wife talking to a man, he assumed was a pimp, reported The Straits Times […]
Gunman on run after killing three at Strasbourg Christmas market
France(AFP): A gunman killed at least three people and wounded a dozen others at the famed Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday before fleeing the scene, authorities said. A manhunt was underway after the killer opened fire at around 8 pm (1900 GMT) on one of the city’s busiest streets, sending crowds […]
China, US begin talks to sort out trade differences
Washington, (PTI) Top officials from the US and China have begun talks to sort out their trade differences, in particular to identify steps that address the concerns of US President Donald Trump on intellectual property and reduce the balance of trade, a media report said. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer held […]
Cong ends BJP’s 15-year rule in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, (PTI) The Congress will form the next government in Chhattisgarh, ending the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 15-year reign in the tribal state. The Congress has won 66 seats and is leading in two more in the 90-member Assembly, while the BJP has been relegated to a distant second spot, winning just 15 seats, according to […]
One way traffic allowed on Srinagar-Jammu highway, Mughal road closed
Srinagar: One way traffic is through on Srinagar-Jammu highway, while historic Mughal and Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumari Road road remains closed due to snow accumulation at Peer Ki Gali and Zojilla pass. Officials said that traffic has been allowed from Jammu towards Srinagar. “One way traffic is allowed today for both Light Motor Vehicle’s and Heavy Motor Vehicle’s,” officials […]
Int’l expert imparts training to farmers, officials on HD fruit plantation
SRINAGAR: An international expert of Wellant College; Netherland G. Van Dieren and a renowned researcher of High Density (HD) fruit plant cultivation today chaired a daylong session to impart training to the officers, field functionaries and farmers in the cultivation of HD fruit plants. Dieren delivered a detailed lecture on the modern techniques of pruning […]