Mobile internet restored in Rajouri-Poonch after week-long suspension
Jammu, Dec 29 (PTI) Mobile Internet services were restored in Poonch and Rajouri districts a week after being suspended following a terror attack on two army vehicles, officials said. The curbs were effected last Friday as a precautionary measure to check rumour-mongering and prevent any law and order situation from arising. “The services have been […]
As Covid cases rise, experts advise elderly, people with comorbidities to wear masks
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) As Delhi gears up to ring in the New Year amid fear of the new Covid sub-variant JN.1, experts advised people with comorbidities and the elderly to avoid crowded places and wear masks while asserting there was no need to put in place public health measures right now. According to […]
Security forces launch search operation in Rajouri
Jammu, Dec 29 (PTI) Security forces on Friday launched a search operation in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district following information about the movement of suspicious elements, officials said. Acting on the information from the Muradpur area of Kalakote, security forces launched the operation in the Afla, Muradpur, Bothni and Swani areas, […]
Govt sanctions Rs 1,170 crore for road projects in Ladakh: Gadkari
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the government has sanctioned Rs 1,170.16 crore for 29 roads projects in Ladakh. In a post on social media platform X, Gadkari said Rs 1,170.16 crore has been sanctioned for 29 roads projects, encompassing state highway and other major roads in the Union Territory. Additionally, […]
Penal charges in loan accounts: RBI gives 3 more months to banks, NBFCs to implement modified norms
Mumbai, Dec 29 (PTI) The Reserve Bank on Friday granted three more months up till April 1, 2024 to banks and NBFCs to implement the modified norms for levying penal charges in loan accounts, as part of fair lending practice. In August, the central bank issued a circular on ‘Fair Lending Practice – Penal Charges […]
Benzodiazepine use linked with increased miscarriage risk: Study
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Use of benzodiazepine, a widely used drug to treat anxiety and insomnia, during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage, according to a study. The researchers from the National Taiwan University and colleagues quantified the risk for miscarriage associated with benzodiazepine use during pregnancy in a nationwide, population-based […]
India records 797 new Covid cases
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) India has logged 797 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 225 days, while the number of active cases of the infection have been recorded at 4,091, the health ministry said on Friday. Five new fatalities due to Covid– two from Kerala and one each from Maharashtra, Puducherry and Tamil […]
COVID-19 case detected in Jammu, sample sent for genome sequencing
Jammu, Dec 29 (PTI) Jammu has recorded its first COVID-19 case in a “long time” and the patient, who has mild symptoms, has been kept in home isolation, a senior doctor in said. However, he asserted that there is no need to panic as measures are in place to meet any challenge. Government Medical College […]
Bomb threat: Security check carried out at Mangaluru International Airport
Mangaluru, Dec 29 (PTI) A security check was conducted at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) after the airport authorities received an email claiming that explosives had been planted in a plane at the airport, police said. Mangaluru was one among the multiple airports in the country that received similar emails on Tuesday night by the […]
Dense fog continues across Kashmir amid severe cold conditions
Srinagar, Dec 29: Dense foggy conditions continued to linger on in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir even as most places in the valley recorded below the minus 3.0-mark on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.3°C, same as on the previous night and it was 1.2°C below […]