India reports 1,68,063 fresh covid-19 cases

New Delhi: India logged 1,68,063 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,58,75,790 which includes 4,461 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday The active cases rose to 8,21,446, the highest in 208 days, while the death toll climbed to?4,84,213 with 277 fresh […]

Sub-zero temperatures continue across Kashmir

Srinagar: Sub-zero temperatures returned to the Kashmir Valley as the mercury plunged with Gulmarg and Pahalgam witnessing extreme cold conditions, officials said on Tuesday. Gulmarg, the famous ski resort in Baramulla district, recorded a low of minus 10.6 degrees Celsius. This is for the third straight night that the minimum temperature in Gulmarg has fallen […]

Current situation on Sino-India border ‘generally stable’: China

Confirms commander-level talks on Jan 12

Beijing: China said on Tuesday that the current situation on the border areas with India was “generally stable” as it confirmed that the 14th round of Corps Commander-level talks to discuss the disengagement process in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh will be held on Wednesday. The remarks by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang […]

Registered, unrecognised political parties increased during last 10 years: ADR

New Delhi: The number of registered unrecognised political parties increased more than twice between 2010 and 2021 and disproportionately during the year of parliamentary elections, poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said. Either newly registered parties or those which have not secured enough percentage of votes in assembly or general elections to become […]

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed again

Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed again due to fresh landslides in Ramban district on Tuesday, triggering massive traffic jams on the stretch, officials sources said. Many truckers, who are stranded on the highway for the past several days, blamed the traffic management authorities for not allowing them to move on, causing them huge […]

One way traffic to ply on Highway today

Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar Highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir with the outside world, shall remain open for one-way traffic on Wednesday, officials said. “Tomorrow (Jan 12), subject to fair weather and better road condition LMVs Passengers shall be allowed from Jammu towards Srinagar (only one way) in view of narrow and slippery conditions of […]

ASI arrested while accepting bribe

Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau sleuths on Tuesday arrested a police officer in Kupwara district of north Kashmir for demanding and accepting a bribe from a driver for getting his vehicle released from the court. The ACB received a complaint on its helpline alleging therein that Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Mohammad Sultan Mir of Police Station […]