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 […]
JK highway closed due to landslide in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu, Jan 16 (PTI) The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Monday due to a landslide in Ramban district, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, an official said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by the landslide at Pantiyal area. An iron tunnel […]
WPI inflation cools to 22-month low of 4.95 pc in Dec on softening food prices
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) The wholesale price-based inflation declined to a 22-month low of 4.95 per cent in December 2022, mainly due to fall in prices of food articles, especially vegetables, and oilseeds. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was 5.85 per cent in November 2022 and 14.27 per cent in December 2021. Last […]
Govt orders transfer, posting of seven JKAS officers
Srinagar, Jan 16: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered transfer and posting of 7 JKAS officers with immediate effect. According to an order issued here, Pardeep Kumar, JKAS, Deputy Secretary to the Government, Information Department, is transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Reasi, against an available vacancy. As per the order, Ishtaq […]
PM Modi holds roadshow as BJP national executive begins in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Enthused BJP workers and supporters lined the roads to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his roadshow here as the party’s two-day national executive began in Delhi on Monday. In an atmosphere enlivened by music and the cheering crowd, the roadshow started from Patel Chowk and continued till the NDMC […]
Severe cold wave in Delhi, mercury plunges to 1.4 deg C
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) A punishing cold wave swept Delhi on Monday morning with the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory, the city’s base station, plunging to 1.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the month since January 1, 2021. The minimum temperature in the national capital has dropped by around nine notches in just […]
Nepal crash: Nepalese rescuers resume search for four missing persons
Kathmandu, Jan 16 (PTI) Nepalese rescuers resumed their search on Monday for four persons still missing after a passenger plane with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in the resort city of Pokhara, killing at least 68 people onboard. The accident took place on Sunday, […]
Temperatures plunge as Gulmarg records season’s coldest night at minus 12°C
Srinagar, Jan 16: The minimum temperatures recorded a plunge in Kashmir Valley with Gulmarg recording season’s coldest night at minus 12.0°C on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.9°C against last night’s minus 0.6°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 0.2°C above normal for the summer capital, he said. […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 2,119
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) India logged 114 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 2,119, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,154). The death toll stands at 5,30,726, the data updated at 8 am stated. The national COVID-19 recovery […]
Admin warns of avalanche in 11 districts
Srinagar, Jan 15: The administration has warned of an avalanche in eleven districts of Jammu & Kashmir in the next 24 hours. The Jammu & Kashmir State Disaster Management Authority on Sunday warned of “medium danger level” above 2000 metres over Kupwara district in the next 24 hours. It further said that an avalanche with […]