55 foreign terrorists among 76 neutralised in J-K in 2023: DGP
Jammu, Dec 30 (PTI) A total of 76 terrorists, including 55 foreigners, were neutralised, 291 terrorist associates arrested and 201 overground workers booked under the Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir this year, Director General of Police R R Swain said on Saturday. Swain further said that only 31 local terrorists – an all […]
PM Modi virtually flags off second Vande Bharat train in Katra
Katra/Jammu, Dec 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually flagged off the second Vande Bharat train between Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra and New Delhi, with LG Manoj Sinha expressing hopes of a railway link between Kashmir and Kanyakumari early next year. Union minister Jitendra Singh, who attended the ceremony in Katra, congratulated the […]
India logs 743 Covid cases
New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) India on Saturday recorded 743 fresh COVID-19 infections while the number of active cases stood at 3,997, the Union health ministry said. Seven new fatalities — three from Kerala, two from Karnataka and one each from Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu — were reported in a span of 24 hours, according […]
Police destroys huge quantity of seized contraband substances at Pulwama
Srinagar, Dec 30: Police destroyed a huge quantity of seized contraband substances, worth crores, in the presence of a Magistrate in Lassipora Pulwama, a police spokesman said Saturday. “Today, District Level Drug Disposal Committee Baramulla under the chairmanship of SSP Baramulla Amod Ashok Nagpure destroyed a huge quantity of seized drugs and psychotropic substances under […]
Special plantation drive launched in Doda to increase green cover
Bhaderwah/Jammu, Dec 30 (PTI) A special plantation drive ‘Green Earth, Happy Earth’ to increase the green cover was launched at famous high-altitude tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, an official said on Saturday. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Chander Shekhar along with officials of Chirala and Neeru range of the Bhadarwah forest division launched […]
5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Aceh province. No casualties reported
Banda Aceh (Indonesia), Dec 30 (AP) A strong and shallow undersea earthquake shook part of Indonesia’s Aceh province Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.9 earthquake was centered 362 kilometers (225 miles) east of Sinabang, a coastal town in Aceh province at […]
Police announces cash reward for info related to killing of ex-SSP
Srinagar, Dec 30 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police has announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for any information in connection with the killing of a retired senior superintendent of police in Baramulla district on Sunday. The 72-year-old retired police officer and local “muezzin”, Mohammad Shafi Mir, was shot dead by terrorists on Sunday […]
PM Modi inaugurates redeveloped Ayodhya railway station
Ayodhya (UP), Dec 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a roadshow after his arrival here and inaugurated the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station. He will also inaugurate an airport and lay the foundation stones for a slew of development projects for Uttar Pradesh. People in large numbers who had gathered along the roadshow’s […]
Sub-zero temperature continues across Kashmir, foggy conditions subside
Srinagar, Dec 30: The visibility improved on Saturday after four days of dense fog while mercury continues to settle below freezing point across the Kashmir Valley. According to the MeT a feeble Western Disturbance is affecting J&K today due to which the visibility has improved. Meanwhile, Pahalgam in South Kashmir recorded minimum temperature of minus […]
Labourer dies after falling from house in south Kashmir’s Shopian
Shopian, Dec 30: A labourer hailing from Uttar Pradesh died after he fell down from a rented house in Gagren area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Saturday. They said that a migrant labourer fell down from a rented house at Gagren near main town Shopian. He said that the labourer identified as […]