Hotel employee dies in fire mishap at Banihal
Jammu/Srinagar: A 56-year-old hotel employee hailing from Kokernag Anantnag was killed in a fire that hit a small roadside building, damaging a restaurant and a medical shop inside it near Old Bus stand in Banihal area of Ramban district, police said. They said that prompt action by its personnel and those from the fire and […]
Suspected IED recovered in Ramban
Jammu, Oct 13: Police on Thursday said that a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found in a bag in Ramban district. A police official said that the suspected device was found in a bag in Sangaldan area of Gool sub-division of the district. Immediately, he said, a bomb disposal squad was summoned to the […]
PM Modi to flag off fourth Vande Bharat train, inaugurate development projects in Himachal
New Delhi/Shimla, Oct 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the country’s fourth Vande Bharat Express train and launch a slew of developmental projects in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. In Una, the prime minister will flag off the inaugural run of the new Vande Bharat Express from Amb Andaura to New Delhi, dedicate […]
US will take action against Saudi Arabia, says Biden after OPEC+ cuts oil production
Washington, Oct 13 (PTI) US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration will take action against Saudi Arabia after the Riyadh-led OPEC+ alliance announced plans to cut oil production, a move that America said would support oil exporters such as Russia. “We’re going to react to Saudi Arabia, and they’re (Congress) doing consultation when […]
Jammu logs 9 Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir reported nine 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 all the cases were reported from Jammu and none from Kashmir for the second day in running, taking the overall tally to 479229. […]
Movement of Jammu bound heavy goods vehicles banned on 3 routes in Anantnag
Anantnag, Oct 12: The authorities in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Wednesday banned the movement of heavy goods vehicles on three inner routes, which lead to Qazigund tunnel. In an order district magistrate Anantnag , Dr Basharat Qayoom said that in view of the apple harvest season there has been a noticeable increase in the movement […]
Samples of two suspected monkeypox cases from Uri turn negative: BMO Boniyar
Uri, Oct 12: The samples of two suspected Monkeypox cases from Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have turned negative, officials said here on Wednesday. Block medical officer Boniyar Dr Parvaiz Masoodi said that the samples of two persons that were sent to SKIMS Microbiology lab for screening have returned negative for monkeypox. Earlier, […]
Army to procure electric vehicles for select units
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) The Indian Army decided to procure electric vehicles (EV) for select units and formations in sync with the government’s overall policy of reducing the carbon emissions, officials said on Wednesday. As per the plan, around 25 per cent light vehicles, 38 per cent buses and 48 per cent motorcycles in […]
Aware of “Lakshman Rekha” but will examine demonetisation: SC
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it is aware of the “Lakshman Rekha” on judicial review of the government’s policy decisions but will have to examine the 2016 demonetisation decision to come to a conclusion whether the issue has become a mere “academic” exercise. Observing that when an issue arises […]
Govt to give Rs 22,000 cr grant to oil PSUs to cover LPG losses
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) The government will extend a one-time grant of Rs 22,000 crore to three state-owned fuel retailers to cover for the losses they incurred on selling domestic cooking gas LPG below cost in the last two years, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday. The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister […]