Infiltration bid foiled along LoC in Uri, arms and contraband recovered
Srinagar, Dec 02: Security forces on Friday claimed to have foiled an infiltration and smuggling bid of arms and drugs along the Line of Control in Uri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a statement, a spokesperson said that a joint team of police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Rewand […]
Minor among 3 injured in leopard attack in Pulwama village
Pulwama, Dec 02: A minor boy was among three persons were injured after a leopard attacked them in Ladoo village of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday Locals said that a leopard appeared in orchards of the area on Friday morning and attacked three persons including a 4-year-old boy. They said the injured […]
Delhi Metro services to begin from 4 AM on MCD polls day
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) Delhi Metro train services on all lines will start from 4 AM from all terminal stations on the day of the civic polls slated to be held on December 4, officials said on Friday. Election to the 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is scheduled to be held […]
Three students injured in hit-and-run mishap in Sopore
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Dec 02: Three minor students were injured when an unknown vehicle hit them in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. Reports said that the students were hit by an unknown vehicle in Chankhan area of Sopore, after hitting the trio the said vehicle fled away from the spot, reports […]
Drone with 5kg heroin recovered near international border in Punjab
Chandigarh, Dec 2 (PTI) A drone was found from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district along with 5 kg of heroin, police said on Friday. The hexacopter, an unmanned aerial vehicle with six rotors, was recovered in a joint operation by the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force. “Tarn […]
India records 275 new COVID-19 cases, tally of active infections now 4,672
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) India recorded a single-day rise of 275 new coronavirus infections, while the count of active cases has dipped to 4,672, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The total tally of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 4.46 crore, it showed. The death toll due to the […]
Night temperature improves slightly across Kashmir: MeT
Srinagar, Dec 2: Amid dry weather, minimum temperature in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh witnessed slight rise even though most places continued to record sub-zero level on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.2°C against minus 2.1°C on the previous night. The temperature was around 1.0°C above normal […]
AC approves subsidized Rooftop Solar Power Plants on Residential Buildings
JAMMU, Dec 1: In a significant step towards a greener future, the Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved installation of Roof Top Solar power plants on Residential Buildings across all districts of J&K, an official spokesman said Thursday. The 20 MW Rooftop Solar Power Plants […]
Pak hands over BSF jawan who accidentally crossed IB
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan, who inadvertently crossed over to the Pakistani side on Thursday morning in the Punjab sector, has been handed over to the Indian authorities, a force spokesperson said. The jawan was undertaking zero line checking along the India-Pakistan international border (IB) near BSF post G […]
SC reserves judgment on plea challenging J-K delimitation
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea challenging the government’s decision to constitute a delimitation commission for redrawing the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir on grounds that it violated constitutional provisions. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S […]