Amit Shah’s visit to JK deferred due to inclement weather
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday has been deferred in view of the prevailing inclement weather conditions and forecast, officials said on Monday. Shah was scheduled to visit the Union Territory to attend the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalpa Yatra’, a Central government programme, in Jammu […]
682 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states till Jan 7
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) The number of cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states till January 7 rose to 682, official sources said on Monday. They said 199 cases have been reported from Karnataka, 148 from Kerala, 139 from Maharashtra, 47 from Goa, 36 from Gujarat, 30 from Andhra Pradesh, 30 from […]
PM Modi interacts with Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra beneficiaries
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the beneficiaries of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra via video conferencing during which they hailed the government’s welfare schemes. Since its launch on November 15 last year, Modi has regularly interacted with the beneficiaries of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra all across […]
India, Saudi Arabia ink Haj agreement with 1,75,025 pilgrim quota for 2024
JEDDAH, Jan 8 (PTI) : India and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral agreement under which New Delhi has been allocated a quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims for the annual Haj pilgrimage in 2024. Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani accompanied by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 with Saudi […]
Three goods stores damaged in fire mishap in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jan 08: At least 3 goods stores were damaged in a blaze that broke out in Pinche Mandi area of Batmaloo in Srinagar on Monday, officials said. An official said that fire broke out in one of the stores, used to store clothes, goods and other items today morning. He said that the fire […]
Rupee rises 9 paise to 83.06 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Jan 8 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 9 paise to 83.06 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday on the back of positive domestic equity markets and inflow of foreign fund. However, forex traders said a strong American currency and volatile crude oil prices weighed on the domestic currency. At the interbank foreign […]
Kashmir freeze continues unabated, Srinagar records minus 4.3°C
Srinagar, Jan 8: A day after experiencing season’s coldest night, Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.3°C as freezing conditions continued without reprieve in Kashmir Valley on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that the temperature was 1.9°C below normal for the summer capital of J&K for this time of the year. He said […]
Five held for unauthorised extraction of forest produce in Kishtwar
Jammu, Jan 7 (PTI) Five persons, including two residents of Nepal, were arrested for alleged unauthorised extraction of forest produce in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, police said. A police party intercepted a vehicle at Gulabgarh and recovered five bags loaded with a large quantity of forest produce, a police spokesman said. He […]
Two wanted drug peddlers detained under PSA in Doda
Jammu, Jan 7 (PTI) Two ‘notorious’ drug peddlers were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Sunday, police said. Surinder Kumar of Chakrabhati and Mohd Sohail alias “Ganja” of Bhaderwah have been booked under the PSA for their involvement in illicit drug trafficking and lodged in Bhaderwah district […]
‘Kalash’ from Ayodhya installed at Ram Temple on Martand Sun Temple premises in Anantnag
Srinagar, Jan 7 (PTI) A ‘kalash’ from Ayodhya was on Sunday installed at the Ram Temple on the premises of the famous Sun Temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The ‘kalash’, one of those sent to select Ram temples, was installed by the local people in the presence of devotees from Uttar Pradesh and Tamil […]
