Global temperatures passed critical 1.5°C milestone for the first time in 2024 – new report
Oxford (UK), Jan 12 (The Conversation) The earth’s climate experienced its hottest year in 2024. Extreme flooding in April killed hundreds of people in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A year-long drought has left Amazon river levels at an all-time low. And in Athens, Greece, the ancient Acropolis was closed in the afternoons to protect tourists from […]
Search ops to track down terrorists spotted near LoC in Jammu intensifies on day 2
Jammu, Jan 12 (PTI) A search operation to track down terrorists, whose movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor sector was reported last week, entered the second day on Sunday with forces deploying drones and other latest equipment, officials said. The operation was launched by different units of the Army in Bhattal area […]
Centre plans permanent framework for weather advisory units for farmers shut last year
New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) The government wants to establish a solid framework to continue the work of district agrometeorological units (DAMUs) which until now had been operating in an ad-hoc manner, Ministry of Earth Sciences secretary M Ravichandran has said. PTI reported in August last year that the government plans to revive the network […]
Delhi CM Atishi launches crowdfunding campaign to contest assembly polls
NEW DELHI, Jan 12, (PTI): Chief Minister and AAP candidate from Kalkaji Atishi on Sunday launched a crowdfunding campaign to contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls and said she hoped that people would support her party’s politics of work and honesty. Addressing a press conference here, Atishi released an online link for people to donate […]
Army conducts search operation following suspicious movement near LoC in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 11 (PTI) The Army on Saturday conducted a search operation after getting a tip-off about suspicious movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector here, security officials said. Some villagers observed the movement of some suspected persons, believed to be terrorists, at Jogiwan in the early hours of the day […]
Eagerly waiting to visit Sonamarg for tunnel inauguration: PM ahead of his J&K visit
Srinagar, Jan 11: Ahead of his visit to Jammu & Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he is eagerly waiting for his visit to Sonamarg to inaugrate the Z-Morh tunnel. PM Modi will inaugrate the tunnel on January 13 at Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. “I am eagerly awaiting my visit […]
Dozen illegally built houses demolished in anti-encroachment drive in Jammu
JAMMU, Jan 11 (PTI): A dozen illegally built houses and four plinths were demolished in a major encroachment drive here on Saturday, leading to retrieval of 10 kanals of the land belonging to the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), a senior government official said. The successful drive was conducted by the JDA in close coordination with […]
Union Minister on 5-day visit to Saudi Arabia, to sign agreement for Hajj pilgrimage
NEW DELHI, Jan 11 (PTI): Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday embarked on a five-day visit to Saudi Arabia to sign a bilateral agreement for the Hajj pilgrimage of 2025, where India is seeking an additional quota for 10,000 pilgrims. Rijiju is scheduled to meet Saudi Arabian Minister Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabiah on […]
Security beefed up around Z-Morh tunnel in Ganderbal ahead of inauguration
SRINAGAR, Jan 11 (PTI): Security has been beefed up around the Z-Morh tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district which is likely to be thrown open by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 13, officials said on Saturday. The prime minister is likely to address a public rally after the inauguration of the tunnel in […]
Next CEC to be appointed as per new law, not convention
NEW DELHI, Jan 11 (PTI): All eyes are on the Supreme Court which will examine the law on appointing members of the Election Commission as its validity has been challenged for not having the chief justice of India as a member of the selection panel. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions […]