Mughal Road closed after fresh snowfall
Poonch, Dec 16: Mughal road, connecting Kashmir Valley’s Shopian district with twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch, was closed due to fresh snowfall on Saturday, officials said. They said that there was fresh snowfall at several places along the road including ‘Pir Ki Gali’, leading to the closure of the thoroughfare. DySP PC Surankote Hamid […]
India records 339 fresh COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) India recorded a single-day rise of 339 new COVID-19 infections while the active caseload rose to 1,492, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,311 (5.33 lakh), the data updated at 8 am showed. The country’s Covid case tally currently stands at […]
Improving quality of life of 60 crore poor people biggest achievement of Modi govt: Shah
Ahmedabad, Dec 16 (PTI) Improving the quality of life of 60 crore poor people in the country has been the biggest achievement of the Narendra Modi government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. Addressing the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ organised at Sanand in Ahmedabad district, Shah also urged everyone to take a pledge […]
Intelligence suggests 250 terrorists present at launchpads across border, JK security on alert: BSF
Srinagar, Dec 16 (PTI) About 250 to 300 militants are present at launchpads across the border “waiting to infiltrate” Jammu and Kashmir, a top BSF officer said on Saturday. The officer, however, added that security forces were alert and would foil any cross-border infiltration attempts. “There are intelligence inputs that 250-300 militants are waiting at […]
13 states, Union Territories among achievers in logistics performance index 2023: DPIIT report
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh and Gujarat are among the 13 states and Union Territories categorised as achievers in the logistics index chart 2023, according to a report released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Saturday. The index is an indicator of the efficiency of logistical services necessary for promoting exports […]
COVID-19 sub-strain JN.1 detected in Kerala woman
NEW DELHI: A case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 was detected in Kerala on December 8, official sources said on Saturday. The sample from a 79-year-old woman had returned a positive result in an RT-PCR test on November 18, they said, adding that she had mild symptoms of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) and had recovered from COVID-19. […]
PM Modi pays tribute to heroes of India’s win over Pakistan in 1971 war
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to the heroes of India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war on the occasion of ‘Vijay Diwas’. “Their valour and dedication remain a source of immense pride for the nation. Their sacrifices and unwavering spirit will forever be etched in the […]
Mercury rises in Kashmir as weather forest predicts rain, snow
Srinagar, Dec 16: The minimum temperature has improved further across Kashmir while Pahalgam, a famous tourist place was coldest at minus 5.1 degree Celsius. According to reports the sub-zero temperature has been recorded across all the stations while Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir shivered at minus 1.3 degree Celsius. Qazigund, the gateway […]
India hosts anti-terror exercise of SCO member states
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) India on Friday hosted a joint anti-terror exercise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) nations with a broader aim of suppressing the use of the internet for terrorist activities. The exercise was carried out in New Delhi with the support of the executive committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) […]
ED attaches land worth over Rs 193 cr in Srinagar in JKSCB loan fraud case
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) A land in Srinagar worth more than Rs 193 crore has been attached by the Enforcement Directorate under the anti-money laundering law as part of an investigation into a loan fraud involving the Jammu and Kashmir State Cooperative Bank (JKSCB). A provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of […]
