Punjab: BSF seizes Chinese weapons dropped by Pak drone along international border
New Delhi/Gurdaspur, Jan 18 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized a cache of weapons and ammunition possibly dropped by a Pakistani drone along the international border in Punjab, officials said on Wednesday. The spokesperson said BSF troops heard the humming sound of a “suspected drone coming from Pakistan” in the Uncha Takala frontier […]
About 150 terrorist entities, individuals based or linked with Pak blacklisted by UN
New York, Jan 17 (PTI) About 150 terrorist entities and individuals, either based or with links to Pakistan have been blacklisted by the UN, with the latest addition being of Abdul Rehman Makki, the Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy chief designated by the Security Council’s Al Qaeda sanctions committee. The UN Security Council’s 1267 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al […]
Media report on ‘multiple side-effects of Covid vaccines’ ill-informed, erroneous: Health Ministry
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said media reports claiming admission of ‘multiple side-effects of COVID-19 vaccines’ by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) officials are ill-informed and erroneous. Citing an RTI response, a recent news report had claimed that ICMR and CDSCO […]
SEC extends period of filling of claims, objections for updation of Panchayat Electoral Roll by two days
JAMMU, JAN 17:-The State Election Commission (SEC) has extended the period of filling of claims and objections for Addition/Deletion/Correction/Transposition by two days upto 20th January, 2023; The extension in the dates from January 18th to January 20th has been done to facilitate all the eligible persons for getting themselves registered as voters in the Panchayat […]
Lt Guv hands over appointment letter to widow of a slain Kashmiri Pandit
Jammu, Jan 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday handed over the appointment letter to Sweety Bhat wife of Kashmiri Pandit Puran Krishan Bhat, who was shot dead by terrorists in south Kashmir’s Shopian district last year. The job letter was handed over to the window of Puran Krishnan at Jammu Raj Bhavan, the Lt Guv’s […]
Moderate to strong Western Disturbances to affect JK between Jan 22 and 24: MeT
Srinagar, Jan 17: The weatherman on Tuesday said that a fresh Western Disturbance is going to hit Jammu and Kashmir from January 22 onwards during which the weather will remain erratic. Deputy director Meteorological Department Mukhtar Ahmad said that a fresh Western Disturbance is going to hit the region from January 22 to 24. He […]
Two LeT terrorists killed in Budgam
Srinagar, Jan 17: Two terrorists were killed in a retaliatory fire after security forces tried to stop a vehicle during area domination in central Kashmir’s Budgam district had escaped from a recent encounter in the area, police said here. Quoting additional director general, Kashmir zone police on its official Twitter handle informed that both the […]
Cold wave conditions prevail in Delhi, minimum temp recorded at 2.4 Deg C
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Cold wave conditions prevailed in Delhi with the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory, the city’s base station, settling at 2.4 degrees Celsius. It was a notch above Monday’s minimum temperature of 1.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the month since January 1, 2021. Foggy weather disrupted road and rail movement […]
Pakistan-based LeT’s deputy leader Abdul Rehman Makki designated a global terrorist by UN
United Nations, Jan 17 (PTI) In a major development, Pakistan-based deputy leader of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Abdul Rehman Makki has been designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations, subjecting him to an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. The UN Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee added 68-year-old Makki, the […]
Lowest daily Covid cases recorded in India since March 2020
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) India recorded 89 new coronavirus infections, the lowest since March 27, 2020, while the active cases declined to 2,035, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The Covid case tally stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,233). The death toll stands at 5,30,726, the data updated at 8 am stated.