Modi walks up to Manmohan in RS, shakes hands
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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die; 12 bills passed in Winter Session
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was today adjourned sine die, bringing to an end the short Winter Session during which the House passed 12 bills, including the ‘triple talaq’ legislation that seeks to criminalise instant divorce in the Muslim community. Announcing the adjournment, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the session, which commenced on December 15, had […]
Kralpora observes strike against shortage of doctors
Kupwara: After power woes, north Kashmir’s Kralpora town is up in arms against the shortage of doctors and observed a spontaneous strike on Friday to invite the attention of the government towards the difficulties people were put to in the remote areas of Kupwara. The citizens, irrespective of their sex and age, took to roads and raised […]
Gulmarg, Pahalgam receive light snowfall
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Kargil shivers at – 20, next 2 days could be uncomfortably cold for Kashmir
Srinagar: Kargil, in the cold desert of the Ladakh region, shivered at -20 degrees Celsius, making it one of the coldest places in northern India, as dense fog in Delhi delayed nearly 200 flights and forced cancellation of another 11. Elsewhere in the Kashmir Valley, the minimum temperature remained several degrees below the freezing point. […]
Biker critically injured in Sopore road accident
Sopore: A motorcyclist was critically injured when a speedy four wheeler vehicle hit his motorcycle in Sopore outskirts on Friday morning. According to reports a 35 year old man identified as Bashir Ahmed Malik son of Mohammad Subhan Malik resident of Darpora Bomai was critically injured in a road accident at Zindri crossing near Bomai […]
North Korea accepts South’s offer of talks next week
Seoul: Nuclear-armed North Korea today accepted the South’s offer of talks next week, hours after Seoul and Washington agreed to defer joint military exercises which always infuriate Pyongyang until after the Winter Olympics. The meeting, the first since December 2015, will take place in Panmunjom, the truce village in the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone that […]
Five die due to extreme cold in western UP
Muzaffarnagar: Four people have died due to intense cold wave conditions in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts, according to the administration. According to a report from the district headquarter, Kherati (70) died due to cold at Miranpur town. 40-year-old Kuldeep died due to hostile weather conditions at Jansath town. A 50-year-old labourer, Budh Singh Saini, died […]
Cordon and search operation in Bijbehara village
Anantnag: Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) has been started by government forces in Jablipora village of Bijbehara tehsil in South Kashmir Anantnag district. Official sources said that search operation was started after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Local sources said that large number of forces have been deployed in […]
Clashes erupt during CASO in Pulwama village
Pulwama: Clashes erupted between protesters and the government forces during a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Kareemabad village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Official said that as soon as the forces started a CASO in the village early today after inputs about the presence of militants, locals took to streets and pelted the forces with […]