More than 50 animals die in lightening strike at Rajouri
Rajouri, Oct 20: At least 50 animals perished after lightening struck a seasonal house in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district. The incident took place on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. Police said that lightening struck a dhok (seasonal house) in Bari Behak area of Thanamandi in which around fifty cattle perished. A local […]
Rains lash plains, upper reaches get first snowfall of the season
Srinagar, Oct 20: Rain lashed plains while upper reaches amassed fresh snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir since overnight, officials said on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded 13.8mm of rainfall during the last 24 hours till 0830 hours today. He said Qazigund received 8.0mm, Pahalgam 13.3mm, Kupwara 13.2mm, Kokernag 10.6mm, Gulmarg […]
India logs over 2,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 2,141 coronavirus infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases 4,46,36,517, while the active cases declined to 25,510, according to the government data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,943 with 20 fatalities, which include 13 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data […]
Heavy snowfall closes Mughal Road
Poonch, Oct 20: Mughal Road, connecting Shopian with twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri, was closed due to heavy snowfall, officials said on Thursday. DySP Traffic Rajouri-Poonch Range Aftab Bukhari confirmed and said that the thoroughfare will reopen once it is cleared of the snow. Official sources said that snowfall occurred during the intervening night […]
Indian embassy in Kyiv asks nationals to leave Ukraine as soon as possible
New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) The Indian embassy in Ukraine has asked Indian nationals to leave the country at the earliest in view of a fresh wave of hostilities. In an advisory, the mission also called upon Indian nationals not to travel to the Eastern European country. “In view of the deteriorating security situation and […]
Rupee hits record low of 83.06 against US dollar
Mumbai, Oct 20 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 6 paise to a record low of 83.06 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday due to a stronger greenback overseas and unrelenting foreign fund outflows. Besides, a sell-off in domestic equities and risk-averse sentiments weighed on the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank […]
JK reports two fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 19: Jammu and Kashmir reported two fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said both the cases were reported from Srinagar, taking the overall tally to 479254. Among the cases, 174025 are from Jammu division and 305229 […]
17 drug peddlers, narco smugglers booked under PIT-NDPS: Police
Srinagar, Oct 19: At least 17 drug peddlers and narcotic smugglers have been booked under PIT-NDPS in Srinagar, police said here on Wednesday. Srinagar police on its official Twitter handle informed that PIT-NDPS is preventive detention for one year akin to PSA. “Seventeen Drug peddlers and Narcotic smugglers booked under PIT-NDPS. PIT-NDPS is preventive detention […]
Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hits Ladakh
Leh/Jammu, Oct 19 (PTI) An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale hit Ladakh on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicentre of the tremor, recorded at 8.07 am, was 135 km north-east of Leh belt of the union territory, it said. The officials said there were no reports of any damage. […]
Panel launching started on Bailey suspension bridge over Chenab in Ramban
Ramban, Oct 19: The panel launching of 240 feet CI-40R Bailey suspension bridge over the river Chenab in Maitra area of Ramban district has been started today, officials said. An official said that the project was approved by National Highway Authority of India this year for de-launching of the existing Bailey Suspension Bridge and launching […]