Wildlife employee among 4 injured in bear attack in Tral
Pulwama, Nov 16: Four persons including a wildlife employee were injured after being attacked by a bear in Chattrogam area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. An official said that wildlife employee and three other local residents were injured after they were attacked by a bear in Chattrogam. He said that all […]
Mercury continues slide across J&K
Srinagar, Nov 16: Mercury recorded a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the meteorological department here said. An official of the department said that Srinagar recorded a low of 2.4°C against 4.5°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.2°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the […]
Trump announces 2024 presidential run, promises to defeat ‘radical left Democrats’
Washington, Nov 16 (PTI) Former US president Donald Trump has announced that he will run for the US president in 2024 to make America “great and glorious” again, vowing to fight like no one to defeat the “radical left Democrats” that are trying to destroy the country from within. Trump, seeking a potential rematch with […]
India reports single-day rise of 501 new coronavirus infections
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) : India reports single-day rise of 501 new coronavirus infections; active cases decline from 7,918 to 7,561, union health ministry said.
Twitter very slow in India: Elon Musk
New York, Nov 16 (PTI) Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has said Twitter is “very slow” in India and many other countries. “Twitter is very slow in India, Indonesia & many other countries. This is a fact, not a “claim”. 10 to 15 secs to refresh homeline tweets is common. Sometimes, it doesn’t work at all, […]
Unidentified dead body of a non-local recovered in Soura: Police
Srinagar, Nov 15: An unidentified body seemingly of a non-local was found lying on road in Soura area of Srinagar, police said here on Tuesday. Srinagar police, in a Tweet informed that prima facie it seems a case of unnatural death. It said that inquest proceedings have been started in this regard. “One unidentified dead […]
Can restrictions be imposed on public functionaries? SC reserves order
New Delhi, Nov 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved it order on whether restrictions can be imposed on a public functionary’s right to freedom of speech and expression. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer heard the arguments of Attorney General R Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and lawyers from […]
Pahari community to get reservation but no tempering with Gujars, Bakerwals: Lt Guv
Jammu, Nov 15: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that Pahari community will be given reservation but there will be no tempering with the reservation status being already enjoyed by Gujjars and Bakerwal community in J&K. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, LG Sinha said that some people are playing politics over […]
Train crushes man to death in Budgam
Srinagar, Nov 15: An unidentified man was killed after hit by a moving train in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. They said that the person was hit along Mazhama-Budgam railway station this morning, resulting in his instant death. “A police team has reached the site and the identity of the person is being ascertained”, […]
Gulmarg records minus 4.6°C as MeT predicts dry weather
Srinagar, Nov 15: Mainly dry weather has been forecast in Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours even as mercury recorded a drop on Tuesday at most places with Gulmarg and Pahalgam resorts recording sub-zero temperature following snowfall over upper reaches. “Mainly dry weather over the plains of Jammu and Kashmir with very light […]