Govt initiates process for comprehensive amendment of criminal laws
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The central government has initiated the process for comprehensive amendment of criminal laws the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 in consultation with all stakeholders. Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said in Rajya Sabha that amending […]
Manager of India’s Winter Olympics contingent tests COVID positive upon arrival in Beijing
Beijing, Feb 2 (PTI) The manager of India’s Winter Olympics contingent, Mohammad Abbas Wani, has tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival at the Beijing Airport here. Abbas Wani is a part of the six-member Indian delegation at the Winter Olympics where Jammu and Kashmir skier Arif Khan is the only athlete from the country to […]
Militant killed in Shopian encounter
Srinagar, Feb 2 (PTI) An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at village Nadigam in Nowpora area of the district, a police spokesman said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter […]
Acid attack on woman: Police arrest three accused
Srinagar, Feb 02: A day after 24-year-old girl was attacked with acid, Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three persons involved in the act in Srinagar and also seized the two-wheeler used by the assailants. A police spokesman in a statement aid that during the evening of 01-02-2022, Srinagar police received […]
Gunfight starts between militants, forces in Shopian village
Srinagar, Feb 2: An encounter has started between militants and security forces in Nadigam area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, sources said Wednesday. Reports said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Nadigam. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants […]
10 persons injured in road mishap at Poonch
Poonch, Feb 2: Ten persons were injured, two of them critically, when a minibus they were travelling in met with an accident in Mandi area in Poonch district on Wednesday. A police official said that the mini bus bearing registration number (JK12-1419) skidded off the road due to snowfall in the Swajian area of Mandi […]
India reports over 1.61 lakh Covid cases, 1,733 fatalities
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) With 1,61,386 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.16 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 4,97,975 with 1,733 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period, the data updated at 8 […]
Mercury drops as MeT predicts snowfall, rains in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 2: The minimum temperature dropped at most places in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday as the weatherman has forecast “fairly widespread light rain, snow and thundershowers over J&K” in next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of minus 1.9°C against last night’s […]
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
Washington, Feb 2 (AP) Pfizer on Wednesday asked the US to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March. In an extraordinary move, the Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech […]
Union Budget- India poised for 9.2 percent growth in FY22-23: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Union Budget 2022 in Parliament. While presenting the Budget, Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the country’s economic growth is expected to be at around 9.2 per cent in the current financial year. The Union Budget of 39.45 trillion rupees for the coming fiscal year focused on […]