Lt Guv condemns Narwal blasts, announces 50,000 in favour of injured
Jammu, Jan 21: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has strongly condemned the blasts that have taken place in Narwal, Jammu Saturday morning. Senior police officials briefed the Lt Governor about the blast and on the state of investigation. He called for urgent steps to identify and take action against those responsible. “Such dastardly acts highlight the […]
Fresh light snowfall in parts of Kashmir; Srinagar-Jammu NH closed
Srinagar, Jan 21 (PTI) Some areas in Kashmir received intermittent light snowfall amid a decrease in minimum temperatures in most parts of the Valley, officials said on Saturday. The bad weather also forced closure of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. Some areas in the Kashmir Valley, especially the upper reaches, received fresh light snowfall early on […]
Updated: Seven injured in twin blasts amid heightened security in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 21 (PTI) Seven people were injured in two explosions within a span of 15 minutes here on Saturday, sources said. The additional director general of police (Jammu zone) confirmed the explosions and injuries to six people. Hospital sources, however, said seven people were admitted with splinter injuries and all of them are “stable”. […]
Six injured in twin blasts in Jammu: Police
Jammu, Jan 21 (PTI) Six persons were injured in two explosions in Jammu on Saturday, a senior police officer said. The blasts occurred in the Narwal area of Jammu City, Additional Director General of Police (Jammu) Mukesh Singh said. “The whole area has been cordoned off and the injured evacuated to hospital,” another police official […]
Shooting stones in Panthyal closes Highway
Srinagar, Jan 21: The Jammu-Srinagar highway, only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with outside world, has been closed due to shooting stones at Panthyal in Ramban district. “Traffic movement stopped from both ends on Jammu-Srinagar highway in view of road blocked at Panthyal due to continuous shooting stones,” a traffic police official said. Yesterday, the […]
COVID-19: Active cases in India dip to 1,940
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 131 new coronavirus infections while active cases declined to 1,940, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The total number of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,781). The death toll stands at 5,30,730 with one death reconciled by Kerala and […]
Gun shots reported near former MLA’s house in Poonch, police says investigating the matter
Jammu, Jan 21: Police on Saturday launched investigations amid reports of damage to a streetlight and splinters marks on wall of a house of a former MLA at Lassana in Surankote area of Poonch district. Official sources said that the house belongs to ex-MLA Surankote Choudhary Mohammad Akram and falls close to a jungle area. […]
UN says Taliban divided on appeal to restore women’s rights
United Nations, Jan 21 (AP) A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations urged the Taliban during a four-day visit to Afghanistan that ended Friday to reverse their crackdown on women and girls. Some Taliban officials were more open to restoring women’s rights but others were clearly opposed, a UN spokesman said. […]
President to address joint sitting of both Parliament houses in existing building: Speaker
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said the President will address the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament in the existing building, putting to rest speculations that it could be held in the new building. Amid reports that President Droupadi Murmu can address joint session of both houses in […]
Google axes 12,000 jobs; CEO Pichai says ‘sorry’
New York, Jan 20 (PTI) Google will lay off 12,000 jobs across the globe, its CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Friday, becoming the latest tech giant to retrench staff en mass amid the global economic downturn. In an email to employees, the Indian-origin CEO said:”I have some difficult news to share. We’ve decided to reduce […]