Cold wave unlikely in northwest India for next 5 days, says IMD
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Cold wave conditions abated in some parts of north India Thursday and another bout of intense cold is unlikely during the next five days, the India Meteorological Department said Thursday. According to the weather department, cold wave conditions prevailed in pockets of south Haryana, east Rajasthan, north Madhya Pradesh and […]
We want neighbourly ties with Pak but there should be atmosphere free from terror for it: India
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) India on Thursday said it always wanted normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan, but there should be an atmosphere free from terror and violence for such ties. The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came when asked at a media briefing about Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer last […]
Mortar shell found in border village in JK
Jammu, Jan 19 (PTI) Security forces detected and defused a 120-mm mortar shell in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. Villagers informed the security forces about the shell lying in a field in Kalsian village near the LoC on Wednesday evening. Officials said it is a Pakistani shell […]
China accuses ‘some Western media’ of COVID-19 coverage bias
Beijing, Jan 19 (AP) China on Thursday accused “some Western media” of bias, smears and political manipulation in their coverage of China’s abrupt ending of its strict “zero-COVID” policy, as it issued a vigorous defense of actions taken to prepare for the change of strategy. The move in December to end mass testing and quarantines […]
Many places across Kashmir witness mild snowfall
Srinagar, Jan 19: People in Srinagar and some other parts in Kashmir woke to a thin layer of snow even as the minimum temperature recorded a rise but hovered below sub-zero level in the valley on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received 0.5 cm of snowfall, Pahalgam 3.6 cm, Kupwara 1 […]
India logs 134 Covid infections in a day; active cases decline to 1,962
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 134 in a day while the number of active cases has declined to 1,962 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. India has so far recorded 4.46 crore Covid cases. The death toll stood at 5,30,728, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity […]
Blinken to travel to China early next month: US State Department
Washington, Jan 19 (PTI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China early next month and the details of his visit are being worked out, an official spokesperson said. The challenge that North Korea poses to the Indo-Pacific region and beyond will be on the agenda when the secretary of state visits Beijing, […]
Rahul Gandhi should apologise to J-K people before Yatra enters UT: BJP
Jammu, Jan 18 (PTI) Before his Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the nation, especially the people of the Union territory, for the “sins committed by his family and party” in the region over the last 70 years, the BJP said on Wednesday. BJP’s J-K unit chief […]
Admin launches drive against encroachments on state land
Srinagar, Jan 18 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Wednesday started a drive to evict encroachers from state land in Baramulla district, even as public notices were issued to violators in other districts of the Valley to remove illegal constructions within seven days, officials said. “The drive is going on in Baramulla district and […]
Elections in JK are due: CEC
Srinagar, Jan 18: Chief Election Commissioner of (CEC) India Rajiv Kumar Wednesday said that elections in J&K are due and the same will be held after taking the weather, security concerns and the schedule of other state polls into account. Replying to a query in a press conference held in New Delhi, CEC Kumar said […]