SEC extends period of filling of claims, objections for updation of Panchayat Electoral Roll by two days
JAMMU, JAN 17:-The State Election Commission (SEC) has extended the period of filling of claims and objections for Addition/Deletion/Correction/Transposition by two days upto 20th January, 2023; The extension in the dates from January 18th to January 20th has been done to facilitate all the eligible persons for getting themselves registered as voters in the Panchayat […]
Lt Guv hands over appointment letter to widow of a slain Kashmiri Pandit
Jammu, Jan 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday handed over the appointment letter to Sweety Bhat wife of Kashmiri Pandit Puran Krishan Bhat, who was shot dead by terrorists in south Kashmir’s Shopian district last year. The job letter was handed over to the window of Puran Krishnan at Jammu Raj Bhavan, the Lt Guv’s […]
Moderate to strong Western Disturbances to affect JK between Jan 22 and 24: MeT
Srinagar, Jan 17: The weatherman on Tuesday said that a fresh Western Disturbance is going to hit Jammu and Kashmir from January 22 onwards during which the weather will remain erratic. Deputy director Meteorological Department Mukhtar Ahmad said that a fresh Western Disturbance is going to hit the region from January 22 to 24. He […]
Two LeT terrorists killed in Budgam
Srinagar, Jan 17: Two terrorists were killed in a retaliatory fire after security forces tried to stop a vehicle during area domination in central Kashmir’s Budgam district had escaped from a recent encounter in the area, police said here. Quoting additional director general, Kashmir zone police on its official Twitter handle informed that both the […]
Cold wave conditions prevail in Delhi, minimum temp recorded at 2.4 Deg C
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Cold wave conditions prevailed in Delhi with the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory, the city’s base station, settling at 2.4 degrees Celsius. It was a notch above Monday’s minimum temperature of 1.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the month since January 1, 2021. Foggy weather disrupted road and rail movement […]
Pakistan-based LeT’s deputy leader Abdul Rehman Makki designated a global terrorist by UN
United Nations, Jan 17 (PTI) In a major development, Pakistan-based deputy leader of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Abdul Rehman Makki has been designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations, subjecting him to an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. The UN Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee added 68-year-old Makki, the […]
Lowest daily Covid cases recorded in India since March 2020
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) India recorded 89 new coronavirus infections, the lowest since March 27, 2020, while the active cases declined to 2,035, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The Covid case tally stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,233). The death toll stands at 5,30,726, the data updated at 8 am stated.
Cold conditions intensify in JK, Pahalgam records minus 11.8°C
Srinagar, Jan 17: The minimum temperatures hovered below freezing point at most places in Jammu and Kashmir as Pahalgam recorded the season’s coldest night at minus 11.8°C on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.7°C against last night’s minus 1.9°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 2.1°C below normal […]
Police file charge sheet against 2 LeT terror associates in Rajouri
Srinagar, Jan 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Police filed a chargesheet against two LeT militant associates in Rajouri in a case related to grenade throwing. According to a statement the chargesheet was filed in case FIR No. 542/2021 U/S 307/120-B/121/122 IPC, 3/4 Explosive Act, 13-ULA (P) before the court of 3rd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu […]
Rajya Sabha session from January 31 to April 6
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) The 259th session of Rajya Sabha will commence on January 31 and end on April 6, a statement from the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2023-24 on February 1. “The President has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on Tuesday, the 31st […]