BSF Special DG reviews operational preparedness along LoC in north Kashmir’s Kupwara
Srinagar, Mar 19 (PTI) Border Security Force (BSF) Special Director General Y B Khurania reviewed the operational preparedness of the personnel deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the force said on Tuesday. “Y B Khurania IPS, Special Director General, SDG HQ BSF (Western Command), visited forward areas of […]
New black hole map depicts “largest-ever volume of universe”
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Scientists have mapped about 1.3 million of active supermassive black holes in three dimensions, depicting the “largest-ever volume of the universe”. As the gravitational pull of these black holes living at the centres of galaxies “gobbles up” nearby gas, the process generates extremely bright disks – called quasars – and […]
Two held with 90 Kgs of poppy straw in Pahalgam, south Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 19: Two persons were apprehended with a whopping ninty kilograms of poppy-straw in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district, an official said on Tuesday. The official said that on receipt of reliable inputs, police laid a naka during which it intercepted a duo in possession of ninety kilograms of poppy-straw. Identifying the duo as […]
India committed to combating piracy, terrorism in Indian Ocean region: PM Modi
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that India is committed to protecting freedom of navigation and combating piracy and terrorism in the Indian Ocean region after Bulgarian President Rumen Radev thanked him for Indian Navy rescuing his country’s ship and crew. Radev had posted on X, “My sincere gratitude […]
Night temp drops at most places in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 19: Amid forecast for generally cloudy weather with possibility of light rain/snow from March 21, night temperature recorded a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 2.5°C against 3.5°C on the previous night which was below normal by […]
Gold falls to Rs 66,140 per 10 grams; silver declines Rs 100
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Gold price marginally fell Rs 10 to Rs 66,140 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had closed at Rs 66,150 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also declined Rs 100 to Rs 77,000 per kg.
Scientists find potential new drug target to prevent Ebola
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Scientists have found a new way in which Ebola reproduces in the human body, identifying a potential target for drugs to prevent the viral disease. The study also sheds light on how the deadly virus that affects people mostly in sub-Saharan Africa interacts with a human protein called ubiquitin. “We […]
Rs 70 Per Person Fixed As Sadq-e-Fitr This Ramadan: Grand Mufti
Srinagar, Mar 18: Grand Mufti Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Nasir-ul Islam Farooqi on Monday announced the Sadq-e-Fitr (Zakaat-ul-Fitr) as rupees seventy per person this holy Ramadan. The Grand Mufti while highlighting the essence of the charity under the (Sadq-e-Fitr) heading said that after reaching upon a consensus with the scholars of different schools of thought, […]
Light rains, snow with gusty winds forecast in J&K on March 21, 22
Srinagar, Mar 18: The weatherman on Monday forecast generally cloudy weather with possibility of light rain/snow at many places with thunder, lightning and gusty winds over plains of Jammu and Kashmir on March 21 and 22. A meteorological department official here said that generally dry weather was expected till March 20. “From March 21-22, generally […]
Three residential houses gutted in overnight fire mishap in Baramulla
Srinagar, Mar 18: At least three residential houses were gutted in a massive blaze in Dangiwacha Rafiabad in Baramulla on intervening Sunday and Monday night. Reports said that a massive fire broke out in a residential house at Dangiwacha in Rafiabad Baramulla last night. Soon after Fire and Emergency Services’ arrived at the site with […]
