Kashmir remains in grip of severe cold conditions
Srinagar, Dec 18 (PTI) There was a slight improvement in the intense cold conditions in Kashmir as the minimum temperature rose across the valley, but continued to settle below the freezing point, officials said here on Wednesday. Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.5 degrees Celsius ‘“ slightly up from minus 5.3 degrees […]
Doval holds talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on peace at borders, restoration of ties
Beijing, Dec 18 (PTI) India, China Special Representatives for the border mechanism, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Wednesday to discuss a range of issues, including management of peace and tranquillity along LAC and restoration of bilateral ties frozen for over four years due to the military standoff […]
Six people, including two minors die of asphyxiation as fire erupts inside house in Kathua
Jammu, Dec 18 (PTI) Six people, including two children, died of asphyxiation when a fire erupted in a house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua early Wednesday, officials said. Four persons were hospitalised due to the incident, they said. A fire broke out inside a house in the Shiv Nagar area of the district, filling it […]
KU likely to announce winter vacations from Jan-01
Srinagar, Dec 17: The University of Kashmir (KU) is likely to announce winter vacation from January-01 to February-23. An official at KU informed that there vacations are most likely to commence from January-01-2025. “Most probably, we the vacations will be announced till February-23. However, formal orders in this regard are yet to be issued,” he […]
ACB arrests fire service department clerk in bribery case
Srinagar, Dec 17: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a clerk of Fire & Emergency Service department posted in Sopore for demanding bribe of Rs 5000 for issuance of NOC to open a timber sale depot. According to a statement issued here, the agency said that a complainant alleged that he intended to open a […]
PM favoured referring ONOE bill to JPC for wider discussions: Shah tells LS
NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi favoured detailed discussion at every level on the ‘one nation, one election’ bill and wanted it to be referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Shah made the remarks in Lok Sabha when the House was hearing objections to […]
NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks for some classes will cost less from next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. The Council, which currently prints 5 crore textbooks in a year, is working to augment the capacity to 15 crore from next year, […]
Cold wave conditions intensify in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Dec 17 (PTI): Cold wave conditions intensified in Kashmir as the minimum temperature plummeted several degrees below freezing point, causing the fringes of several water bodies including the Dal Lake here to freeze, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.3 degrees Celsius, down from minus 3.4 degrees Celsius […]
Unscheduled Power Cuts: Traders in north Kashmir’s Pattan stage protest, block Srinagar-Baramulla highway
Srinagar, Dec 17: Traders Federation Pattan on Tuesday held a protest over prolonged and frequent power cuts in the area. The protest led to halting of traffic movement on Srinagar-Baramulla highway, causing inconvenience to commuters Nasir Bashir, president of the trader’s federation, said that despite being a metered area, Pattan receives only a few hours […]
Jammu cop suspended after protest by lawyers over alleged misbehaviour
Jammu, Nov 17 (PTI) Lawyers held a protest and blocked a road on Monday night over the alleged misbehaviour of a traffic policeman in Jammu, prompting authorities to suspend him. Scores of lawyers blocked the Janipur road, alleging that an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Traffic Police misbehaved with a member of their fraternity. The […]