JK reports zero covid-19 cases on Monday
Srinagar, Oct 24: Jammu and Kashmir reported no fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours also, officials said on Monday. They said so far 479266 people have been infected. Among the cases, 174028 are from Jammu division and 305238 from Kashmir Valley. There was […]
Rishi Sunak wins Tory contest to make history as UK’s first Indian-origin PM
London, Oct 24 (PTI) Rishi Sunak on Monday is all set to make history on Diwali as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party, following Penny Mordaunt’s withdrawal from the race. The 42-year-old former chancellor was comfortably in the lead, having secured the public […]
Teenage girl commits suicide
Baramulla, Oct 24: A teenage girl on Monday allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself to death in Kreeri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that the girl, 14, hanged herself to death at his residence in Vizer locality of Kreeri. The official said that she was rushed to SDH Kreeri where doctors […]
China’s economic growth accelerates but weak amid shutdowns
Beijing, Oct 24 (AP) China’s economic growth picked up in the latest quarter but still was among the weakest in decades as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a slump while enforcing anti-virus controls and a crackdown on debt in its vast real estate industry. The world’s second-largest economy grew by 3.9% over a […]
CRPF commandant held for sexually harassing woman officer in Udhampur, gets bail
Udhampur/Jammu, Oct 24 (PTI) A commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was arrested on the charge of sexually harassing a woman officer of the force in Udhampur district, officials said on Monday. A complaint was registered on Sunday in which an assistant commandant of a CRPF unit at Battal Ballian alleged that commandant […]
India has never considered war first option but last resort; we believe in peace: PM Modi
Kargil, Oct 24 (PTI) India has always viewed war as the last resort, but the armed forces have the strength and strategies to give a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil eye on the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Addressing the armed forces here on Diwali, the prime minister also […]
Night temp hovers below normal in J&K, mainly dry weather forecast by MeT
Srinagar, Oct 24: Despite slight rise the night temperature continued to hover below normal in Jammu and Kashmir except Kupwara on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 3.7°C against 3.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.1°C below normal for the summer capital during this time of […]
Elderly woman drowns in pond at Kupwara
Kupwara, Oct 24: A 66-year-old woman drowned in a pond (a small water body) adjacent to the famous shrine of Ziyarat Hazrat Muqami Shahwali (RA) here, reports and officials said on Monday. They said that the woman identified as Saba Begum (66) wife of late Molvi Ghulam Mohammad Pirzada fell into the water body at […]
Rishi Sunak one step closer to be elected UK PM on Diwali
London, Oct 24 (PTI) Rishi Sunak is one step closer as the clear frontrunner in the Conservative Party leadership race on Monday to be elected Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after his former boss, Boris Johnson, confirmed he would be pulling out of the contest. With the former prime minister stepping aside on Sunday night […]
PM Modi arrives in Kargil to celebrate Diwali with soldiers
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Kargil to celebrate Diwali with soldiers on Monday. The PMO said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Kargil, where he will celebrate Diwali with our brave soldiers.” Since coming to power in 2014, Modi has been visiting different military facilities to celebrate Diwali.