Parliament session: Five bills related to J&K to be taken up for discussions
Srinagar, Dec 2: The Centre is highly likely to deliberate on Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 besides four other bills related to J&K in a total of some twenty one during the upcoming sessions of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. According to a circular the bills likely to go under hammer during the […]
ED raids 2 ex-Punjab ministers; seizes documents, mobile phones
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) “Incriminating” documents, mobile phones, and other electronic devices were seized by the ED after raids against two former Punjab forest ministers and Congress leaders Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and Sangat Singh Giljian and others as part of an alleged forest scam-linked money laundering probe. The federal probe agency issued a statement […]
India logs 88 Covid cases
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) India has logged 88 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 396, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,300, the data updated at 8 am showed. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.50 crore (4,50,02,103).
Gulmarg, Pahalgam record sub-zero night temperature as weather improves in Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 2: Gulmarg and Pahalgam recorded sub-zero nights even as minimum temperature remained above normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A meteorological temperature department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 4.8°C against 4.5°C on the previous night and it was 5.7°C above normal for this time of the year in […]
Dead body recovered near a river in Rajouri
Jammu, Dec 2: A dead body of a youth was found by police in Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said. They said that the body was found near a river and subsequently police, on receiving the information, recovered it. Confirming the recovery of a dead body SHO Rajouri said that identification is being established and […]
At U.N. climate talks, world leaders to pledge and plead on second of leaders’ summit
Dubai, Dec 2 (AP) A critical climate conference that began with world leaders acknowledging an Earth in crisis was set for a second day of leaders’ speeches on Saturday that organizers hope will set the stage for concrete action in coming days. The annual United Nations conference, known as COP28, was dominated Friday by presidents, […]
Mild earthquake hits Ladakh, no report of damage
Leh, Dec 2 (PTI) An earthquake of 3.4 magnitude struck the Union Territory of Ladakh on Saturday, officials said. However, there was no report of any damage, they added. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremor occurred at 8.25 am. Its depth was 10 kilometres below the surface at a latitude of 35.44 […]
Delhi airport: 18 flights diverted due to bad weather
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) As many as 18 flights at the Delhi airport were diverted due to bad weather on Saturday morning, according to an official. The official said the flights were diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Amritsar. In a post on microblogging platform X at around 0810 hrs, the Delhi airport said […]
JKDMA issues avalanche warning in north Kashmir’s Kupwara
Srinagar, Dec 1: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) Friday issued a ‘low’ danger level avalanche warning over higher reaches of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district for next 24 hours. The DMA said, that ‘low’ danger level avalanche is likely to occur above 2800 metres above sea level in the district. People living in these […]
RBI says Rs 2,000 notes totalling Rs 9,760 cr still with public
Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said nearly 97.26 per cent of the Rs 2,000 bank notes have been returned to the banking system, and only about Rs 9,760 crore worth of the notes are still with the public. On May 19, the RBI announced the withdrawal of Rs […]