Night temperature rises slightly in Kashmir but stays below freezing point
SRINAGAR, Dec 10 (PTI): Kashmir witnessed slight improvement in night temperature as the mercury rose by a few degrees across the Valley though it remained below the freezing point, officials said on Wednesday. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, up from the previous night’s minus 3.7 degrees, though still […]
Domestic help found dead in Sanat Nagar Srinagar
Srinagar, Dec 10: A Nepal resident was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Sanat Nagar area of Srinagar on Wednesday, officials said. An official said that the deceased, who was working as a domestic help at a house in Sanat Nagar, was found dead under mysterious circumstances earlier today. The official said that upon […]
Bomb threat triggers evacuation at east Delhi school; search underway
NEW DELHI, Dec 10 (PTI): A bomb threat call received at a private school in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar on Wednesday morning triggered a swift emergency response and evacuation, an official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said. The threat call was received around 10.40 am, claiming that an explosive device had been planted inside […]
Over 1 billion people faced childhood sexual violence in 2023: Lancet
NEW DELHI, Dec 10 (PTI): Over a billion individuals worldwide aged 15 and above had experienced sexual violence during childhood, while around 608 million females were exposed to intimate partner violence in 2023, according to estimates published in The Lancet journal. Highest prevalence of both intimate partner and sexual violence were found to be concentrated […]
PM Modi offers tributes to Rajagopalachari on his birth anniversary
New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered tributes to freedom fighter C Rajagopalachari on his birth anniversary, hailing him as one of the sharpest minds of the 20th century. “Freedom fighter, thinker, intellectual, statesman – these are some descriptions that come to mind when one recalls Shri C Rajagopalachari,” PM […]
Chief Secy pushes for expansion of MBBS and PG seats across the GMCs
JAMMU, DEC 9: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to comprehensively review the augmentation of undergraduate and postgraduate seats across Government Medical Colleges (GMCs), Dental Colleges, Ayurvedic and Unani Colleges by the Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Department in J&K. The meeting was attended by Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department; Director, SKIMS; […]
CM Omar Abdullah reviews urban projects taken up under SASCI
JAMMU, DEC 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today reviewed the projects of the Housing & Urban Development Department being implemented under the scheme, Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI). The meeting was attended by Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary […]
Division of Vande Mataram song led to partition of India: Home Minister Amit Shah
NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (PTI): The division of ‘Vande Mataram’ song for “politics of appeasement” led to partition of India, Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, as he slammed Opposition for linking the debate on 150 years of the national song with the upcoming West Bengal elections. Initiating the debate […]
J&K transporters call for strike on Dec 15 over ‘neglect’ by government
Srinagar, Dec 9: Jammu and Kashmir Transport Welfare Association on Tuesday announced a one-day token strike on December 15 over their “long-pending” demands. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the association General Secretary Sheikh Mohammad Yousuf said transporters from both Jammu and Kashmir divisions have unanimously decided to observe the strike as a mark of […]
Man accused of criminal, anti-social activities detained under PSA
Jammu, Dec 9 (PTI) A man wanted for his alleged involvement in various criminal and anti-social activities was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday, police said. Pradeep Ambedkariya, who was named in four FIRs registered under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in the […]