Services sector activity in India hits 1-year low in Nov on slower order growth, output: PMI
New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) The services sector growth in India fell to a one-year low in November on softer expansions in new work intakes and output, despite receding price pressures, a monthly survey said on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Services Business Activity Index fell from 58.4 in October to a one-year […]
Rupee falls 3 paise to 83.41 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Dec 5 (PTI) The rupee edged 3 paise lower to hit its all-time low of 83.41 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, tracking higher demand for the American currency from importers. Forex traders said investors are awaiting cues from the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy outcome. The Monetary Policy Committee […]
Private car catches fire on highway in Kulgam, passengers escape unhurt
Anantnag, Dec 5: A private car was charred to ashes after it ‘suddenly’ caught fire along Jammu-Srinagar highway near Shamsipora in Kulgam district, officials said on Tuesday. The driver of the vehicle bearing registration number (JK02CL- 4090) belonging to one Arvin Pandita son of M L Pandita of Jammu and other travelers escaped unhurt in […]
Srinagar shivers at minus 1.4°C as cold conditions intensify across Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 5: Mercury continued to witness downward trend in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday and settled below freezing point in the Valley barring Kokernag. A meteorological temperature department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.4°C against 0.7°C on the previous night and it was 0.5°C below normal for this time of […]
Anti-terror case: NIA searches in 5 districts of J-K
Srinagar, Dec 5 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at several places in five districts of Kashmir valley as part of a probe into an anti-terror case, officials said here. The raids were carried out by the NIA sleuths in Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Pulwama and Shopian districts of the valley, […]
Hajj Committee of India invites online application for Hajj-2024
SRINAGAR, DEC 04: The Haj Committee of India has invited Online Haj Application Forms for all the aspirants who intend to undertake Hajj journey 1445(H)—2024(CE). The Haj application forms shall be available w.e.f 04/12/2023 and the last date for submission of the same has been fixed as 20th December, 2023. Before filing the application form […]
Massive searches underway in J-K’s Rajouri, Poonch; 3 detained
Jammu, Dec 4 (PTI) Three persons were detained for questioning as security forces launched massive search operations to flush out suspected terrorists in the forest areas of Rajouri and Poonch districts in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The joint search operations by police, Army, and CRPF in different parts of Budhal, Thanamandi, Sunderbani, […]
Lt Governor attends Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Delhi Public School, Jammu
JAMMU, DEC 04: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Delhi Public School, Jammu, today. In his address, the Lt Governor congratulated the Administration, Teachers and Students of Delhi Public School on the occasion. He said the reputed educational institution, under the care and tutelage of Maharaja Hari Singh Social & Education […]
Congress erred in going it alone in Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh: JD(U)
Patna, Dec 4 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Monday asserted that the Congress, its junior ally in the state, made a mistake by going it alone in assembly elections for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and not having a truck with partners in the INDIA coalition. JD(U) chief spokesperson and MLC Neeraj […]
28,522 murder cases registered in India in 2022, 78 every day: NCRB
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) A total of 28,522 FIRs of murder were registered in 2022 an average of 78 killings every day or more than three every hour across India, down from 29,272 in 2021 and 29,193 in 2020, according to the latest NCRB data. ‘Disputes’ with 9,962 cases was the motive in highest […]