Six houses damaged in late night blaze in Srinagar’s Dalgate
Srinagar, Dec 27: At least six residential houses were damaged in an overnight blaze in Dalgate area of Srinagar, officials said here on Tuesday. An official said that fire broke out in one of the houses in Kunrache area of Dalgate during late night hours and soon engulfed the nearby houses. He said soon after […]
India logs 157 new Covid infections, active cases tally at 3,421
New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI) India recorded a single-day rise of 157 new COVID-19 cases, while the count of active cases of the disease has marginally decreased to 3,421, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The tally of Covid cases in the country has now gone up to 4.46 crore (4,46,77,459). The death […]
Western New York death toll rises to 27 from cold, storm chaos
Buffalo (US), Dec 27 (AP) The death toll from a Buffalo-area blizzard rose to 27 in western New York, authorities said Monday, as the region reeled from one of the worst weather-related disasters in its history. Much of the rest of the United States was hit by ferocious winter conditions. Those who lost their lives […]
Finance Minister Sitharaman admitted to AIIMS with fever
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday with symptoms of viral fever and is recovering, sources said. Sitharaman, 63, is in a private ward of the hospital, they said. She was taken to the hospital around 12 noon.
India needs to break free from narrow views of past to achieve heights of success: PM Modi
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India needs to break free from the “narrow views” of the past to take the country to heights of success. Speaking at the first ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ event, Modi paid tributes to Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, Guru Gobind Singh’s sons who laid […]
15 kg IED recovered in Udhampur, major tragedy averted: Police
Jammu, Dec 26: A major tragedy was averted on Monday following recovery of an improvised explosive device weighing around 15 kgs in Basantghar area of Udhampur district, police said here. An official said that the IED was recovered after a specific input generated by police. He said along with the IED, a coded sheet, five […]
Missed inflation target, digital currency pilot mark RBI’s 2022 map; growth vector to dominate ahead
Mumbai, Dec 26 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India failed to deliver on its contracted inflation target for the first time, started fiat digital currency pilot and finally saw its efforts to improve bank balance sheets see fruition in 2022, making it a mixed year for the central bank. With inflation ebbing into the target […]
Govt forms high-level committee to oversee preparations regarding G20 event in J&K
Srinagar, Dec 26: The government on Monday constituted a high-level committee to oversee the preparations related to G20 event in Jammu and Kashmir. “In view of the visit of officials from G20 participating countries/organizations to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of Committee…to oversee the preparations related to […]
Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives
Buffalo (US), Dec 26 (AP) Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to tens […]
Cold wave hits Delhi, dense fog lowers visibility in Punjab and Haryana
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) A cold wave swept through parts of Delhi on Monday and dense fog lowered visibility to 50 metres in some areas of the city, affecting road and rail traffic. Ten trains were reported running late by 1:45 to 3:30 hours, a railway spokesperson said. The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi’s primary weather […]