At minus 2.1 Degree Celsius Srinagar records coldest night of season
Srinagar, Nov 27: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 2.1 degree Celsius against minus 1.0°C on the previous night. The cold wave has tightened grip in Kashmir for the last one week amid forecast of dry spell. The minimum temperature continued to settle below […]
343 fresh COVID-19 cases in India
New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI) India on Sunday recorded 343 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,46,71,562, while the number of active cases came down further to 5,263, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,30,612 with four more fatalities, including three reconciled by Kerala and […]
GST Council to meet virtually on Dec 17
New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI) The 48th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will be held on December 17. “The 48th Meeting of the GST Council will be held on 17th December, 2022 by video conference,” the GST Council said in a tweet. The meeting would discuss two reports […]
Ukraine works to restore water, power after Russian strikes
Kyiv, Nov 26 (AP) Ukrainian authorities endeavoured on Saturday to restore electricity and water services after recent pummelling by Russian military strikes that vastly damaged infrastructure, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying millions have seen their power restored since blackouts swept the war-battered country days earlier. Skirmishes continued in the east and residents from the southern […]
Jamaat-e-Islami’s property in Anantnag sealed
Srinagar, Nov 26 (PTI) Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday sealed a property belonging to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), officials said. The property at Jablipora in the south Kashmir district was sealed on the orders of the district magistrate and the recommendation of the State Investigation Agency (SIA), they said. The officials […]
Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi reviews operational preparedness along LoC in Uri
Srinagar, Nov 26 (PTI) The army’s northern commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday reviewed the operational preparedness of the forces deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector. The army commander expressed confidence over the operational readiness of the forces and the strong anti-infiltration grid along the LoC. “#LtGenUpendraDwivedi, […]
Fundamental duties should be the first priority of citizens: PM
New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said fulfilling fundamental duties should be the first priority of citizens to take the nation to greater heights as it marches ahead towards the centenary of its Independence. Addressing Constitution Day celebrations in the Supreme Court, Modi said the entire world was looking at […]
Four cowsheds gutted in Shangus Anantnag during midnight blaze
Srinagar, Nov 26: At least four cowsheds were damaged in a massive blaze, which broke out on intervening Friday and Saturday night, at Tulbagh Shangus in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said that four cow-sheds belonging to Mohammad Rafiq Khan and Abdul Majeed Khan, sons of Abdul Ayoub Khan, were gutted in a massive fire […]
Sub-zero temperatures recorded across Kashmir
Srinagar, Nov 26: People in Srinagar woke up to a freezing and misty morning as minimum temperature continued to hover below sub-zero in Kashmir Valley on Saturday. A Meteorological department official here said that Srinagar witnessed mist this morning and recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against minus 1.4°C on the previous night. The temperature […]
BSF shoots down drone along international border in Amritsar
Chandigarh, Nov 26 (PTI) The Border Security Force has shot down a drone that entered from Pakistan in Punjab’s Amritsar district, officials said on Saturday. The troops fired at the drone after they noticed it sneaking into the Indian territory near Daoke village, 34 km southwest of Amritsar city, on Friday evening, the BSF said. […]