Dead body recovered near a river in Rajouri
Jammu, Dec 2: A dead body of a youth was found by police in Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said. They said that the body was found near a river and subsequently police, on receiving the information, recovered it. Confirming the recovery of a dead body SHO Rajouri said that identification is being established and […]
At U.N. climate talks, world leaders to pledge and plead on second of leaders’ summit
Dubai, Dec 2 (AP) A critical climate conference that began with world leaders acknowledging an Earth in crisis was set for a second day of leaders’ speeches on Saturday that organizers hope will set the stage for concrete action in coming days. The annual United Nations conference, known as COP28, was dominated Friday by presidents, […]
Mild earthquake hits Ladakh, no report of damage
Leh, Dec 2 (PTI) An earthquake of 3.4 magnitude struck the Union Territory of Ladakh on Saturday, officials said. However, there was no report of any damage, they added. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremor occurred at 8.25 am. Its depth was 10 kilometres below the surface at a latitude of 35.44 […]
Delhi airport: 18 flights diverted due to bad weather
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) As many as 18 flights at the Delhi airport were diverted due to bad weather on Saturday morning, according to an official. The official said the flights were diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Amritsar. In a post on microblogging platform X at around 0810 hrs, the Delhi airport said […]
JKDMA issues avalanche warning in north Kashmir’s Kupwara
Srinagar, Dec 1: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) Friday issued a ‘low’ danger level avalanche warning over higher reaches of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district for next 24 hours. The DMA said, that ‘low’ danger level avalanche is likely to occur above 2800 metres above sea level in the district. People living in these […]
RBI says Rs 2,000 notes totalling Rs 9,760 cr still with public
Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said nearly 97.26 per cent of the Rs 2,000 bank notes have been returned to the banking system, and only about Rs 9,760 crore worth of the notes are still with the public. On May 19, the RBI announced the withdrawal of Rs […]
India logs 71 Covid cases
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) India has logged 71 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 352, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll stands at 5,33,298, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.50 crore (4,50,02015). The number of people […]
DGP’s grievance redressal programme scheduled for tomorrow deferred
Srinagar, Dec 1: Director General of Police Rashmi Ranjan Swain’s office has deferred the grievance redressal programme scheduled for tomorrow, the media wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police informed on Friday. “In view of a few unforeseen and unavoidable official engagements, the grievance redressal programme scheduled to be held on 2nd Dec 2023 at Police […]
Senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo takes over as new chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, Dec 1 (PTI) Senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo on Friday took over as the new chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, and received a rousing reception from hundreds of civil secretariat employees here. Dulloo succeeded Arun Kumar Mehta who retired at the end of November. According to an order issued by the Ministry of […]
All gaps along Pakistan, Bangladesh border to be plugged over next 2 years: HM Shah
Hazaribag (Jharkhand), Dec 1 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India’s two major borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh will be completely secured in the next two years, with work underway to plug gaps in about 60 km stretch along these two fronts. Shah was speaking after taking salute from a ceremonial parade […]