Gulmarg gets 20cm fresh snowfall as mercury drops in JK, Ladakh
Srinagar, Nov 10: Mercury recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday amid rainfall in plains and snowfall over higher reaches. In the last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort, received 20cm of snowfall, a meteorological department official here said. During the same time, he said, Srinagar received […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend G-20 summit
Jakarta, Nov 10 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia next week, an Indonesian government official said on Thursday, avoiding a possible confrontation with the United States and its allies over his war in Ukraine. US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders […]
Active cases in country dip to 13,187
New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) India logged 1,016 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,63,968, while the active cases dipped to 13,187, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,30,514 with three new fatalities — two in Maharashtra and one in Rajasthan –being […]
Three killed, 16 others injured as two busses collide at Kathua
Jammu, Nov 9: Three people were killed and sixteen others injured in an accident between two buses in Kathua district on Wednesday. Official sources said that at around 04:30 P.M., a mini bus hit another passenger vehicle from behind near Nanak Chak area, leading to the death of three people on the spot and injuries […]
CBI arrests two persons involved in bank fraud case in J&K
Srinagar, Nov 09: The CBI on Wednesday said that it arrested two then directors of a private company in a case related to bank fraud. In a statement, issued here, a spokesperson said that CBI has arrested two then directors of a private company based at Kathua in the ongoing investigation of a bank fraud […]
Infant kidnapping case: Kidnapper woman booked under PSA
Srinagar, Nov 09: Police on Wednesday said that the woman who was involved in kidnapping a infant in Kishtwar recently has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) by the authorities. In a handout issued here, police said that recently Kishtwar Police solved mystery of kidnapping case at District Hospital Kishtwar where one burqa Clad […]
BSF shoots down Pak drone along International Border
New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI) A Pakistani drone has been shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab, a senior officer said Wednesday. The ‘hexa copter’ drone was shot around 11:25 pm on Tuesday in the Ferozepur sector. The drone was recovered Wednesday morning by a joint team […]
J&K all set for another spell of rains, snow; minus 2°C in Gulmarg
Srinagar, Oct 9: As forecast by the meteorological department, Jammu and Kashmir is all set to receive more rains and snow till November 11. With overnight cloud cover, there was some increase in minimum temperature on Wednesday but stayed below freezing point in Gulmarg which also received fresh snowfall of 2cms in the last 24 […]
Around 14,000 dropouts re-join schools in JK: Officials
Jammu, Nov 9 (PTI) About 14,000 dropouts rejoined their schools during the just concluded fourth phase of Back-to-Village (B2V) programme in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The information was given at a meeting chaired by chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta who was here to review the achievements of the programme held from October 27 to […]
Justice D Y Chandrachud sworn in as 50th Chief Justice of India
New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI) Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud was sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India on Wednesday. President Droupadi Murmu administered him the oath at a brief ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice Chandrachud takes over as the head of India’s Judiciary from Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, who demitted office […]