Fisherman found Goddess Durga sculpture from Jhelum River in Baramulla
SRINAGAR, Dec 26 (PTI): A stone sculpture of Goddess Durga was recovered by a fisherman from the Jhelum River in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Friday. A police spokesman said that on Thursday, Nazir Ahmad Latoo, a resident of the Shaltang-Zogyar area of the north Kashmir district, reported that he had found […]
DESK grants permission to private schools to hold ‘remedial classes’ during winter vacation
Srinagar, Dec 26: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has granted permission to recognised private schools to conduct remedial classes during winter vacation. According to an order, DESK stated that the remedial class work shall be conducted between 11 am to 3 pm only. The directorate said that the applications from heads of recognised […]
India conveys concern to US over cancellation of H1B visa interviews
NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (PTI): India on Friday said it flagged its concerns to the US over cancellation of pre-scheduled H1B visa interviews of large numbers of Indian applicants and that both sides are engaged on the issue. The interviews of thousands of H-1B visa applicants slated from the middle of this month in India […]
Red Fort blast: Court extends NIA custody of two accused
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) A court here on Friday extended the NIA custody of two accused in the Red Fort blast case. Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma allowed the probe agency to quiz the accused Yasir Ahmed Dar in its custody for ten more days, while the other accused Dr Bilal Naseer Malla will […]
Need national-level legal academy to tackle challenges emerging from AI, cybercrimes: CJI
Panaji, Dec 26 (PTI) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday underscored the need for a national-level legal academy to train lawyers across the country to tackle challenges emerging from AI and cybercrimes. Kant was addressing the inaugural session of the Bar Council of India’s National Conference and Symposium on Mediation at India International […]
Govt’s reform trajectory will continue with even more vigour in coming times: PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government’s reform trajectory will continue with even more vigour in the coming times as it is committed to boosting ‘Ease of Living’. The prime minister made this observation on a series of posts by the central government on its various reform initiatives. […]
Air pollution India’s biggest health crisis since Covid, warn doctors
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) Air pollution is arguably the biggest public health crisis India has faced since the pandemic and will continue to worsen each year unless urgent action is taken, a UK-based Indian-origin pulmonologist warned, noting that a looming tsunami of airway disease remains largely underdiagnosed and untreated. Speaking to PTI, multiple senior […]
Light snow, rain likely in Kashmir next week
SRINAGAR, Dec 26 (PTI): The minimum temperatures improved at most places in Kashmir owing to overcast conditions, providing residents slight relief from cold conditions, officials said on Friday. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 0.2 degrees Celsius, over two degrees up from minus 2.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night, the officials said. Central Kashmir’s tourist […]
Indigo cancels 67 flights from multiple airports due to bad weather, operational issues
MUMBAI, Dec 25 (PTI): Domestic carrier IndiGo on Thursday cancelled 67 flights from multiple airports due to “forecasted” bad weather and operational reasons, according to the airline’s website. Of the 67 cancelled flights, only four were for operational reasons, and the rest were due to “forecasted” bad weather at various airports, including Agartala, Chandigarh, Dehradun, […]
Two criminals arrested under PSA in Jammu
Jammu, Dec 25 (PTI) Two wanted criminals were arrested under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on the outskirts of Jammu and shifted to a jail in Poonch district, police said on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Paramjeet Kumar alias Jungi, a resident of R S Pura and Shubam Saini alias Mundi, of Arnia […]