India logs 71 Covid cases
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) India has logged 71 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 352, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll stands at 5,33,298, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.50 crore (4,50,02015). The number of people […]
DGP’s grievance redressal programme scheduled for tomorrow deferred
Srinagar, Dec 1: Director General of Police Rashmi Ranjan Swain’s office has deferred the grievance redressal programme scheduled for tomorrow, the media wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police informed on Friday. “In view of a few unforeseen and unavoidable official engagements, the grievance redressal programme scheduled to be held on 2nd Dec 2023 at Police […]
Senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo takes over as new chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, Dec 1 (PTI) Senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo on Friday took over as the new chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, and received a rousing reception from hundreds of civil secretariat employees here. Dulloo succeeded Arun Kumar Mehta who retired at the end of November. According to an order issued by the Ministry of […]
All gaps along Pakistan, Bangladesh border to be plugged over next 2 years: HM Shah
Hazaribag (Jharkhand), Dec 1 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India’s two major borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh will be completely secured in the next two years, with work underway to plug gaps in about 60 km stretch along these two fronts. Shah was speaking after taking salute from a ceremonial parade […]
Snowfall in Sonamarg; night temperature rises at several places
Srinagar, Dec 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir’s Sonamarg tourist resort recorded light snowfall for the second day on Friday while the Meteorological Department forecast significant improvement in weather across the Union Territory, officials said. The three-week dry spell in Kashmir ended on Thursday with snowfall in the higher reaches of the Valley and rains in […]
ATF price cut by 4.6 pc; commercial LPG rate hiked by Rs 21
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Jet fuel or ATF price was on Friday slashed by 4.6 per cent – the second reduction in one month – while commercial cooking gas (LPG) rate was raised by Rs 21 per 19-kg cylinder in line with international benchmarks. However, price of domestic LPG – used in household kitchens […]
LeT terrorist killed in encounter in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 1 (PTI) A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. Acting on specific intel regarding the presence of a terrorist in Arihal village of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area […]
Rising ambitions on climate action must see matching progress on climate finance: PM Modi
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for ensuring requisite climate financing and technological transfer to developing countries, asserting that it must be recognised that they have not contributed in creating the climate problem but are still willing to be a part of the solution. In Dubai to attend the COP28 […]
Govt confident of adhering to 5.9 pc fiscal deficit target, says official
New Delhi, Dec 01 (PTI) The government is confident of adhering to the 5.9 per cent fiscal deficit target budgeted for the current fiscal and the extension of free ration scheme will not impact the fiscal consolidation path, Finance Secretary T V Somanathan said. “I am confident, as of today, we will adhere to our […]
Encounter breaks out in Arihal Pulwama: Police
Srinagar, Nov 30: An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces in Arihal in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. A senior police official said that a team of Police and security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Arihal on a very specific input. As the joint team approached towards the suspected […]