India records 2,112 new Covid cases, active case down by nearly 1K in one day
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 2,112 new infections raising the COVID-19 tally to 4,46,40,748, while the number of active cases declined to 24,043, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,957 with four fatalities which includes three deaths reconciled by Kerala, […]
Army helicopter sent distress call to ATC before crash in Arunachal: Sources
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Before it went down in the mountainous region of Migging in Arunachal Pradesh, the Army’s Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) sent a distress call to the air traffic control suggesting a technical failure, military sources said on Saturday. Mortal remains of four personnel out of five on board the Weapon System […]
Night temp drops further in J&K, Gulmarg records minus 2.4°C
Srinagar, Oct 22: Night temperature recorded a further drop in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday with Gulmarg recording minus 2.4°C and Pahalgam minus 0.4°C. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 4.2°C against 5.5°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.9°C below normal for the summer […]
Criminal held under Public Safety Act in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 22 (PTI) A criminal involved in drug peddling has been arrested in Jammu district after being slapped with the Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said on Saturday. Based on a tip-off, police teams arrested Paramjeet Singh alias Sunny, resident of Simbal camp in Jammu city, on Friday evening after conducting a raid in […]
India successfully test fires medium-range ballistic missile
Balasore, Oct 21 (PTI) India on Friday successfully test-fired indigenously-developed new generation medium-range ballistic missile Agni Prime from the Odisha coast, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources said. The sleek missile was test fired from a mobile launcher from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island around 9.45 am, they said. The solid-fuelled canisterised missile met […]
Govt extends deadline for filing September GST return till Oct 21
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) The government has extended the deadline for filing GST returns for the month of September by a day to October 21, the CBIC said on Friday. On Thursday, taxpayers faced a slow functioning of the GST portal, which was the last date for filing monthly GST returns for some taxpayers. […]
Alert issued on Indo-Nepal border after ISIS operative’s arrest from Varanasi
Maharajganj (UP) Oct 21 (PTI) An alert has been issued on the Indo-Nepal border following the arrest of an ISIS operative from Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency on Wednesday, an official here said. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Assistant Commandant Lalit Mohan Doval said on Friday that the alert had been sounded on the […]
Police Commemoration Day: Those trying to destabilize peace in J&K will have to pay a heavy price: Lt Guv
Srinagar, Oct 21: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday said that no one will be allowed to disrupt the peace in the UT and those hatching conspiracies to “destabilize the peace will have to pay a heavy price.” Addressing the police commemoration day function at Armed Police Complex Zewan, Srinagar, the LG Sinha […]
JK shivers after snowfall and rains, weather to improve says MeT
Srinagar, Oct 21: As higher reaches received snowfall and rains lashed plains, mercury recorded a considerable drop in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Meanwhile, the weather department here has forecast “isolated very light rain/snow over Jammu and Kashmir” during next 24 hours and “mainly dry weather” thereafter. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar […]
Snow clearance work being carried out on Mughal road in full swing: Officials
Poonch, Oct 21: The authorities have started snow clearance operations on the Mughal road and is going on in full swing, which continues to remain closed after heavy snowfall in the area. An official said that snow clearance operations were started today as the road remained closed for the last two days. He said that […]