Div Com reviews operations of subsidized Heli services for snow-bound areas of Bandipora & Kupwara
SRINAGAR, DEC 22: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Friday took stock of the operations of ongoing subsidized Helicopter services for the general public during the winter months in the snowbound areas of Bandipora and Kupwara. During the review, the Div Com directed concerned Deputy Commissioners to ensure smooth operations of the […]
India logs 640 Covid cases
NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (PTI): India on Friday recorded 640 fresh COVID-19 infections while the number of active cases climbed to 2,997 from 2,669 the day before, according to Union health ministry data. The country’s COVID-19 tally now stands at 4.50 crore (4,50,07,212). The death toll climbed to 5,33,328 with one more fatality reported from […]
Commercial LPG rate cut by Rs 39.50 per 19-kg cylinder
NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (PTI) : Commercial cooking gas (LPG) prices were on Friday cut by Rs 39.50 per 19-kg cylinder in line with softening international benchmarks. However, the price of domestic LPG — used in household kitchens for cooking purposes — remained unchanged at Rs 903 per 14.2-kg cylinder. Commercial LPG — used in […]
French President Macron set to be Republic Day chief guest
New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) French President Emmanuel Macron is set to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, people familiar with the development said on Friday. India had invited US President Joe Biden to grace the occasion but he expressed inability to travel to New Delhi in January. French […]
Search Ops to track down terrorists in J-K’s Poonch begins
POONCH/JAMMU, Dec 22 (PTI): Security forces Friday launched a massive cordon and search operation in the forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a day after five army personnel were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack. An official said aerial monitoring is also being conducted and sniffer dogs have been pressed […]
Noida reports first Covid case in months as man tests positive
NOIDA, Dec 22 (PTI): A Noida resident has tested positive for Covid, in a first case of the infection in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar after several months, officials said. The patient is a 54-year-old male who lives in Noida but works at a multinational company in Gurugram, Gautam Buddh Nagar Chief Medical Officer Dr […]
Police books ‘notorious’ drug peddler under PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla
Srinagar, Dec 22: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Baramulla booked a wanted drug peddler Shoaib Aijaz Guru under stringent PIT NDPS Act, a police spokesman said Friday “Acting tough against drug peddlers and to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police booked the most wanted and notorious drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act […]
Cold conditions continue in Kashmir, minus 3.3°C reported in Srinagar
Srinagar, Dec 22: Severe cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir on the second day of the ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the 40-day harsh period of winter, on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that minimum temperature in Srinagar was minus 3.3°C against minus 4.3°C on previous night and it was below 1.3°C normal for the summer […]
3 soldiers killed, 3 injured as terrorists ambush Army vehicles in Poonch
POONCH/JAMMU, Dec 21: (PTI): Three soldiers were killed and as many injured when heavily armed terrorists ambushed two Army vehicles in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The vehicles, carrying the personnel from the site of a cordon-and-search operation, came under attack at Dhatyar Morh between Dhera Ki Gali and Bufliaz […]
Gunfight started after CASO in Poonch: Army
Poonch, Dec 21: Army on Thursday said that a gunfight with terrorists started in Buffiaz area of Surankote in Poonch amid a Cordon-and-Search-Operation. “Based on hard intelligence, a joint operation was launched in general area of DKG last night. Contact has been established today evening and encounter is in progress,” Army’s Jammu based spokesperson said […]
