Mysterious blast reported in Armed Police Camp premises in Surankote Poonch
Poonch, Dec 20: A mysterious blast occurred in the premises of an armed police camp in Surankote area of Poonch district but there were no immediate reports of any loss or injury to life, officials said on Wednesday. They said that window panes of some vehicles, parked in the camp of armed police 6th battalion […]
Cold wave conditions continue in Kashmir, minus 4.4°C recorded in Srinagar
Srinagar, Dec 20: Severe cold wave conditions continued unabated in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.4°C on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that today’s minimum temperature in Srinagar was down by 0.7°C from previous minus 3.7°C recorded on previous night and it was 2.7°C below normal for the […]
Death toll in China’s earthquake rises to 131
BEIJING/JISHISHAN, Dec 20 (PTI): The death toll in the powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted a mountainous region of northwestern China late Monday night has risen to 131, local authorities said on Wednesday. A total of 113 people were killed in the Gansu, while the death toll in the neighbouring Qinghai province in the Himalayan region […]
Govt orders delineation of land in Kathua, Samba
JAMMU, DEC 19: Revenue Department today issued directions for delineation of lands outside water course in the twin districts of Samba and Kathua. As per Govt Order No 207 JK Rev of 2023, delineation exercise has been carried out in 6 villages of the twin districts. It is pertinent to mention that Lieutenant Governor, Manoj […]
No increase or decreasing trend of power observed during actual peak demand of power: J&K PDD
Srinagar, Dec 19: The Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (JKPDD) has said that there was ‘no continuous increasing or decreasing trend of power observed in actual peak demand and peak demand met.’ Stating the projection of load growth in the transmission network and present load in the transmission network, PDD said, “It is observed […]
‘Fraudulent’ company allegedly dupe locals worth crores
Srinagar, Dec 19: A major scam involving financial fraud worth crores has surfed in Kashmir Valley after investors alleged that they were duped of their hard earned money by some private company based in the Valley. According to details some investors on Tuesday held a protest in Srinagar alleging that they were duped by a […]
Div Com reviews Power scenario in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, DEC19: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Tuesday convened a meeting of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) to review power scenario in Kashmir division. Addressing the meeting of officers, the Div Com directed the concerned to act humanely in event of harsh cold climatic conditions and replace the damaged Distribution […]
India logs 288 Covid cases
New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) India has recorded 288 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 1,970, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,318, the data updated at 8 am showed. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.50 crore (4,50,05,364). The number […]
RS adjourned twice during pre-lunch period; chairman takes umbrage at mimicry by MP outside house
New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice during the pre-lunch period on Tuesday after opposition members continued to create uproar in the house while raising the issue of Parliament security breach. The chairman raised the issue of mimicry of the speaker and the chairman by an MP and the videography of […]
Anti-corruption court sentences former official to 3-year imprisonment
Srinagar, Dec 19: A former SO Panning, DC Office Jammu has been convicted in Disproportionate case and was sentenced to three years imprisonment. A spokesman of the Special Judge Anti Corruption Court of Tahir Khurshid Raina, in a disproportionate assets case, has awarded three years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on the convict public servant Nasir […]