Eviction drive: Common masses, poor wouldn’t be touched, says Lt Guv
Srinagar, Jan 19: J&K’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that common masses and poor people wouldn’t be touched during the ongoing drive launched by his administration to retrieve state land from encroachers. Talking to reporters Sinha said that common masses and poor people wouldn’t be touched during the ongoing drive against land encroachers […]
12 people injured in separate road mishaps
Srinagar, Jan 19: At least twelve persons were injured in separate road mishaps in Kupwara and Anantnag on Thursday, reports said. They said that four persons suffered injuries after a private car bearing registration number JK09B 9125 driven by Mushtaq Ahmad Hajam (36) collided with a deodar tree at Rantsinard Lolab. Four persons, including the […]
President Lava International calls on Lt Guv
JAMMU, JAN 19: Sunil Raina, President, Lava International, Thursday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhawan. Raina apprised the Lt Governor about the initiatives of the company and the steps being taken to make 5G devices more affordable for common masses. As high speed 5G networks have started to roll out, very […]
Cold wave unlikely in northwest India for next 5 days, says IMD
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Cold wave conditions abated in some parts of north India Thursday and another bout of intense cold is unlikely during the next five days, the India Meteorological Department said Thursday. According to the weather department, cold wave conditions prevailed in pockets of south Haryana, east Rajasthan, north Madhya Pradesh and […]
We want neighbourly ties with Pak but there should be atmosphere free from terror for it: India
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) India on Thursday said it always wanted normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan, but there should be an atmosphere free from terror and violence for such ties. The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came when asked at a media briefing about Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer last […]
Mortar shell found in border village in JK
Jammu, Jan 19 (PTI) Security forces detected and defused a 120-mm mortar shell in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. Villagers informed the security forces about the shell lying in a field in Kalsian village near the LoC on Wednesday evening. Officials said it is a Pakistani shell […]
China accuses ‘some Western media’ of COVID-19 coverage bias
Beijing, Jan 19 (AP) China on Thursday accused “some Western media” of bias, smears and political manipulation in their coverage of China’s abrupt ending of its strict “zero-COVID” policy, as it issued a vigorous defense of actions taken to prepare for the change of strategy. The move in December to end mass testing and quarantines […]
Many places across Kashmir witness mild snowfall
Srinagar, Jan 19: People in Srinagar and some other parts in Kashmir woke to a thin layer of snow even as the minimum temperature recorded a rise but hovered below sub-zero level in the valley on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received 0.5 cm of snowfall, Pahalgam 3.6 cm, Kupwara 1 […]
India logs 134 Covid infections in a day; active cases decline to 1,962
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 134 in a day while the number of active cases has declined to 1,962 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. India has so far recorded 4.46 crore Covid cases. The death toll stood at 5,30,728, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity […]
Blinken to travel to China early next month: US State Department
Washington, Jan 19 (PTI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China early next month and the details of his visit are being worked out, an official spokesperson said. The challenge that North Korea poses to the Indo-Pacific region and beyond will be on the agenda when the secretary of state visits Beijing, […]