Suicide bomber kills 6 people near foreign ministry in Kabul
Islamabad, Mar 27 (AP) A suicide bomber struck on Monday near the foreign ministry in Kabul, killing at least six people and wounding several, according to officials. It was the second time this year that there has been an attack near the ministry. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing but the […]
SC notice to Centre, Gujarat govt on Bilkis Bano’s plea against remission to convicts
New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre, Gujarat government and others on a plea filed by Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped and seven members of her family were killed during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. Bano has challenged remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the case. […]
Gold declines Rs 640; silver tumbles Rs 700
New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) Gold price declined Rs 640 to Rs 59,220 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday amid weak global trends, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had ended at Rs 59,860 per 10 grams on Friday. Silver also tumbled Rs 700 to Rs 70,140 per kilogram.
Greenhouse gas methane cools our planet even as it heats: Study
New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) Methane — a potent greenhouse gas — traps a great deal of heat in Earth’s atmosphere, but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30 per cent of the heat, a “surprising” new study has found. Greenhouse gases like methane create a kind of blanket in the atmosphere, trapping heat from […]
Active Covid cases above 10,000 after 134 days
New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) India has logged 1,805 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases have surpassed the 10,000-mark after 134 days, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 3.19 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.39 per cent. The active cases […]
Amid dry weather forecast, night temp drops below normal in JK
Srinagar, Mar 27: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather in the next 24 hours, the minimum temperatures recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir with mercury settling below sub-zero level in Pahalgam and Gulmarg on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 3.0°C against 5.7°C on the previous night […]
SSP Crime Kashmir among two cops transferred
Srinagar, Mar 27: Government of Jammu and Kashmir has in the interest of administration ordered for transfers and postings in Police Department with immediate effect. Amritpal Singh, IPS, SSP Crime Kashmir, is transferred and posted as SSP Rajouri while as Mohammad Aslam, JKPS, SSP Rajouri, is transferred and posted as Commandant, JKAP 13th Battalion, as […]
Police conducts midnight raids to arrest group of youth for ‘Harassing, Attacking Family on Road’
Srinagar, Mar 27: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said to have arrested a group of youths alleged of harassing and attacking a family on road in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Taking to microblogging site Twitter, District Police Srinagar wrote; “…Police took cognisance of a video wherein a group of youths on bikes are seen […]
Two brothers’ quest to keep papier-mache craft alive and economically viable
Srinagar, Mar 26 (PTI) Sheer determination to save the dying ‘papier-mache’ art has led two brothers in Jammu and Kashmir to learn the ropes of the craft, introduce latest designs and patterns and advertise the products on social media, thus making it a profitable pursuit. In times when the young hesitate to pursue traditional forms […]
India summons high commissioner of Canada over actions of separatist elements
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) India has summoned the Canadian high commissioner and conveyed its strong concern about the actions of separatist and extremist elements against its diplomatic mission and consulates in Canada recently. The Government of India on Saturday sought an explanation on how such elements were allowed, in the presence of police, to […]