Srinagar-Jammu highway partially opens for traffic
Banihal (J-K), Jul 27 (PTI) The strategic 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which was shut due to mudslides and shooting stones in Ramban district early Wednesday, was opened for vehicular traffic partially, officials said. Authorities allowed stranded vehicles, including an Amarnath Yatra convoy, to move towards Kashmir, they said. Shooting stones struck the highway, the only all-weather […]
42 pilgrims died due to natural causes during Amarnath Yatra till July 19: Govt
Srinagar, Jul 27 (KNO): The Minister of State for Home Affairs on Wednesday informed the Parliament that around 42 pilgrims have died due to natural causes till July 19, 2022 during the annual Amarnath Yatra. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, MoS Home, Nityanand Rai said that in 2020 and […]
Housing prices rise up to 15 pc annually in June quarter
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) Average housing price rose up to 15 per cent during April-June across 9 major cities, with Chennai witnessing the highest appreciation of 15 per cent, according to data analytic firm PropEquity. The weighted average price rose by 15 per cent in Chennai to Rs 6,744 per square feet in the June […]
Ladakh reports 21 new Covid cases
Leh, Jul 27 (PTI) Ladakh has reported 21 fresh cases of COVID-19, raising the infection tally to 28,821, officials said on Wednesday. All the cases were reported from Leh district, they said. So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, they […]
Muharram processions to be allowed on permitted routes only: Div Com P K Pole
Budgam, Jul 27: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole on Wednesday said that Muharram processions will be allowed only on permitted routes, which have been already notified by the authorities. Talking to reporters at Budgam, Pole said that decisions regarding Muharram processions have been taken at the appropriate level. “Muharram processions will be allowed only […]
Lok Sabha proceedings disrupted again
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) The Opposition on Wednesday forced adjournments in the Lok Sabha over price rise and GST rate, demanding a debate on the issues in the House. The House was first adjourned soon after it convened at 11 am and later at 12 noon, following the laying of parliamentary papers on the table […]
Minimum temperature rises across JK as MeT forecasts light to moderate rain
Srinagar, July 27: The weather man Wednesday forecasted light to moderate rain at scattered place in Jammu and at isolated places of Kashmir Valley in next 24 hours even as mercury recorded a rise and settled above normal in J&K. In fact, the weatherman has predicted moderate rain with “isolated heavy falls” at many places […]
India reports 18, 313 fresh covid infections
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) With 18,313 fresh cases reported in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,39,38,764, while the count of active cases of the infection has declined to 1,45,026, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,26,110 with 57 […]
Amarnath yatra: 1,147 pilgrims leave for cave shrine from Jammu
Jammu, Jul 27 (PTI) The ongoing Amarnath yatra is showing a decreasing trend in the number of pilgrims as a batch of only 1,147 of them left the base camp here on Wednesday for the twin base camps of the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. While 3,862 pilgrims had left Jammu […]
PM Modi greets CRPF personnel on raising day of force
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on the raising day of the force, and said it has distinguished itself for its unflinching courage and service. The force was raised on this day in 1939 as Crown Representative’s Police before a change in its […]