Commercial LPG rate cut by Rs 39.50 per 19-kg cylinder
NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (PTI) : Commercial cooking gas (LPG) prices were on Friday cut by Rs 39.50 per 19-kg cylinder in line with softening international benchmarks. However, the price of domestic LPG — used in household kitchens for cooking purposes — remained unchanged at Rs 903 per 14.2-kg cylinder. Commercial LPG — used in […]
French President Macron set to be Republic Day chief guest
New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) French President Emmanuel Macron is set to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, people familiar with the development said on Friday. India had invited US President Joe Biden to grace the occasion but he expressed inability to travel to New Delhi in January. French […]
Search Ops to track down terrorists in J-K’s Poonch begins
POONCH/JAMMU, Dec 22 (PTI): Security forces Friday launched a massive cordon and search operation in the forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a day after five army personnel were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack. An official said aerial monitoring is also being conducted and sniffer dogs have been pressed […]
Noida reports first Covid case in months as man tests positive
NOIDA, Dec 22 (PTI): A Noida resident has tested positive for Covid, in a first case of the infection in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar after several months, officials said. The patient is a 54-year-old male who lives in Noida but works at a multinational company in Gurugram, Gautam Buddh Nagar Chief Medical Officer Dr […]
Police books ‘notorious’ drug peddler under PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla
Srinagar, Dec 22: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Baramulla booked a wanted drug peddler Shoaib Aijaz Guru under stringent PIT NDPS Act, a police spokesman said Friday “Acting tough against drug peddlers and to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police booked the most wanted and notorious drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act […]
Cold conditions continue in Kashmir, minus 3.3°C reported in Srinagar
Srinagar, Dec 22: Severe cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir on the second day of the ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the 40-day harsh period of winter, on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that minimum temperature in Srinagar was minus 3.3°C against minus 4.3°C on previous night and it was below 1.3°C normal for the summer […]
3 soldiers killed, 3 injured as terrorists ambush Army vehicles in Poonch
POONCH/JAMMU, Dec 21: (PTI): Three soldiers were killed and as many injured when heavily armed terrorists ambushed two Army vehicles in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The vehicles, carrying the personnel from the site of a cordon-and-search operation, came under attack at Dhatyar Morh between Dhera Ki Gali and Bufliaz […]
Gunfight started after CASO in Poonch: Army
Poonch, Dec 21: Army on Thursday said that a gunfight with terrorists started in Buffiaz area of Surankote in Poonch amid a Cordon-and-Search-Operation. “Based on hard intelligence, a joint operation was launched in general area of DKG last night. Contact has been established today evening and encounter is in progress,” Army’s Jammu based spokesperson said […]
No plan to make Covid testing mandatory at airports as of now, say health ministry sources
New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) There is no plan so far to make RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 mandatory at airports for travellers, Union health ministry sources said on Thursday, amid an uptick in coronavirus infections in India. Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been detected in the country, […]
Govt announces winter vacations for Degree Colleges in phased manner from Dec-27
Srinagar, Dec 21: Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department Thursday announced winter vacations for all degree college of Jammu and Kashmir Division in a phased manner from December-27-2023 to February-14-2024 in Kashmir division. Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Alok Kumar said that government Degree Colleges of Kashmir region shall observe the vacations from December-27-2023 to […]