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 […]
Active Covid cases in India dip to 7,918
New Delhi, Nov 15 (PTI) India recorded 474 new coronavirus infections, the lowest since April 6, 2020, taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,46,67,398, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases further declined to 7,918, while the death toll climbed to 5,30,533 with one fatality being reported from Gujarat, […]
Today, world has greater expectations from G-20: PM Modi
Bali: Today, world has greater expectations from G-20; relevance of our group has become more significant, PM Narendra Modi said at G-20 summit at Mali Indonesia.
2 IEDs found near police post in Jammu, destroyed by bomb squad
Jammu, Nov 15 (PTI) Two improvised explosive devices found near a police post were destroyed on Tuesday in a controlled explosion on the outskirts of Jammu, an official said. The weight of each device was 500 grams and they were kept inside a black coloured backpack near their Phallian Mandal post in the Satwari area, […]
BSF ADG reviews security situation along International Border in Jammu
Jammu, Nov 15 (PTI) BSF Additional Director General, Western Command, P V Rama Sastry has reviewed the security situation, including challenges related to drone activities and smuggling, along the International Border here with Pakistan, officials said. Sastry, on his arrival in Jammu from Chandigarh on Monday, was welcomed by top officers led by Border Security […]
KPDCL issues power curtailment for Srinagar, metered areas to face 4 ½ hours, non-metered 8 hours cut
Srinagar, Nov 14: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Monday issued a fresh power curtailment schedule for Srinagar in winter period with effect from November 15. KPDCL in a fresh curtailment schedule stated that the metered areas will face 4 ½ hours curtailment every day. As per the new schedule, the metered areas […]
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju fires fresh salvo on Nehru on Kashmir issue
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Law Minister Kiren Rijiju mounted a fresh attack on the country’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on the Kashmir issue on Monday, claiming that he moved the United Nations under the wrong Article after Pakistan’s invasion, thereby making it a party to the dispute instead of an aggressor. Rijiju also […]
Three govt officials dead as vehicle plunges into gorge in Doda
Bhaderwah/Jammu, Nov 14 (PTI) Three officials died and one more was critically injured when their vehicle skidded off a road and plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Monday, police said. The vehicle was carrying a team of the Roads and Building department when it met with the accident near […]
Hoteliers, houseboat and shikara operators happy as Kashmir sees surge in tourism
Srinagar, Nov 14 (PTI) Srinagar’s postcard perfect Dal Lake has been drawing a large number of tourists in the past few weeks for shikara rides while the lights on ornately carved houseboats are shimmering again as the Kashmir Valley has witnessed a huge tourism influx in recent months. Hotels dotting the historic Boulevard Road skirting […]
Will discuss key issues of global concern with G20 leaders in Bali: PM Modi
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he will hold extensive discussions with G20 leaders in Bali on key challenges such as reviving global growth, ensuring food and energy security and addressing issues relating to health and digital transformation. In a statement ahead of his visit to the Indonesian city […]