India has never considered war first option but last resort; we believe in peace: PM Modi
Kargil, Oct 24 (PTI) India has always viewed war as the last resort, but the armed forces have the strength and strategies to give a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil eye on the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Addressing the armed forces here on Diwali, the prime minister also […]
Night temp hovers below normal in J&K, mainly dry weather forecast by MeT
Srinagar, Oct 24: Despite slight rise the night temperature continued to hover below normal in Jammu and Kashmir except Kupwara on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 3.7°C against 3.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.1°C below normal for the summer capital during this time of […]
Elderly woman drowns in pond at Kupwara
Kupwara, Oct 24: A 66-year-old woman drowned in a pond (a small water body) adjacent to the famous shrine of Ziyarat Hazrat Muqami Shahwali (RA) here, reports and officials said on Monday. They said that the woman identified as Saba Begum (66) wife of late Molvi Ghulam Mohammad Pirzada fell into the water body at […]
Rishi Sunak one step closer to be elected UK PM on Diwali
London, Oct 24 (PTI) Rishi Sunak is one step closer as the clear frontrunner in the Conservative Party leadership race on Monday to be elected Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after his former boss, Boris Johnson, confirmed he would be pulling out of the contest. With the former prime minister stepping aside on Sunday night […]
PM Modi arrives in Kargil to celebrate Diwali with soldiers
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Kargil to celebrate Diwali with soldiers on Monday. The PMO said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Kargil, where he will celebrate Diwali with our brave soldiers.” Since coming to power in 2014, Modi has been visiting different military facilities to celebrate Diwali.
COVID-19: India records 1,334 fresh cases
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) India has recorded 1,334 fresh coronavirus infections, the lowest in 188 days, which took the tally of cases to 4,46,44,076, while the number of active cases has declined to 23,193, the Union health ministry said on Monday. The death toll has climbed to 5,28,977 with 16 fatalities, which include 12 deaths reconciled […]
Police seize 21 kg of heroin from truck on Jammu-Srinagar highway, driver detained
Jammu, Oct 23 (PTI) Police detained a truck driver on Sunday after heroin weighing more than 21 kg was seized from his vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur. “During the checking of vehicles at Zero Point on the highway at Chenani, a truck coming from Kashmir and driven by Kulwinder Singh […]
Elderly woman killed in Baramulla road mishap
Sopore, Oct 23): An elderly woman was killed in a road accident that took place in Sangrama area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday even as the driver of the vehicle has been arrested. An official said that the woman was killed after being hit by a speedy bus in Sangrama area. He identified […]
J&K emerging as top investment destination across Country
SRINAGAR, OCT 23: The investment projects worth Rs 10,000 crore are under execution in Jammu and Kashmir and proposals of around Rs 60,000 crore are being processed which reflects the successful campaign of J&K Government to attract investors to Jammu and Kashmir. In Naya J&K, the investment ecosystem has changed a lot after abrogation of […]
Chinese President Xi creates history, wins record third term in power
Beijing, Oct 23 (PTI) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday created history, becoming the first leader of the ruling Communist Party after party founder Mao Zedong to get re-elected for an unprecedented third term in power with the prospect of ruling China for life. Xi, 69, who was elected Sunday morning as General Secretary of […]