Rajouri attack: Cordon-and-search operation intensified to track down suspected terrorists
Jammu, Jan 2 (PTI) Security forces on Monday intensified a cordon-and-search operation by inducting additional personnel to track down two suspected terrorists involved in an attack on a particular community in Rajouri district, officials said. Four civilians were killed and six injured after the suspected terrorists opened fire on three houses in Upper Dangri village […]
Child killed, 4 injured in explosion in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu, Jan 2 (PTI) A child was killed and four others injured in an IED explosion on Monday near the house of one of the victims of the suspected terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Dangri village, officials said. On Sunday evening, suspected terrorists opened fire on three houses in the area in Rajouri district […]
Mercury plunges across JK, Gulmarg records minus 10°C, Pahalgam minus 9.6°C
Srinagar, Jan 2: Amid overnight clear skies, the minimum temperature plummeted across Kashmir Valley with Gulmarg and Pahalgam recording season’s coldest night at minus 10.0°C and 9.6°C respectively on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.4°C against last night’s 0.5°C. The temperature was 3.3°C below normal for […]
Active Covid cases in country decline to 2,670
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) India has recorded 173 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 2,670, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The total tally of Covid cases has been recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,78,822) and the death toll stands at 5,30,707 with two fatalities — one reconciled […]
Pakistan, India exchange list of nuclear installations, facilities
Islamabad, Jan 1 (PTI) Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in case of an escalation in hostilities, a Foreign Office statement said here, as part of an annual ritual that has been in practice between the two neighbours for more than three decades. The lists […]
GST revenues grow 15 pc to nearly Rs 1.50 lakh cr in Dec
New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) The collections from Goods and Services Tax (GST) grew by 15 per cent to over Rs 1.49 lakh crore in December 2022, indicating improved manufacturing output and consumption demand, besides better compliance. This is the 10th month in a row that the revenues have remained above the Rs 1.4 lakh […]
Army chief begins New Year by visiting troops at LoC in JK
Srinagar, Jan 1 (PTI) Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday began the new year by paying a visit to troops posted along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. “On the occasion of #NewYear2023, General Manoj Pande #COAS visited troops deployed at various locations in High Altitude Area along the Line of […]
Mercury slides to minus 9.4°C in Pahalgam, minus 8.2°C in Gulmarg
Srinagar, Jan 1: The minimum temperature plummeted to season’s lowest in the famous resorts of Pahalgam and Gulmarg, recording a low of minus 9.4°C and 8.2°C respectively, even as Srinagar saw an increase for the second consecutive day on Sunday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.5°C against last […]
India enhanced overall military capability in 2022
New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) India embarked on a major overdrive in 2022 to significantly bolster its overall military prowess and focused on its strategic goals in South Asia as a fresh attempt of transgression in the Tawang sector by the Chinese troops amid the unresolved eastern Ladakh border standoff renewed the focus on the […]
637 police, security personnel get DGP’s commendation
Jammu, Jan 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh has awarded the DGP’s commendation medal and certificate to 637 police, army and paramilitary personnel besides four civil officials for their meritorious and exemplary performance last year. Director General of Police (DGP) Singh congratulated the awardees and hoped that they will continue to work […]