Eight core sectors’ output up 3.1% in Nov
New Delhi: Output of eight core sectors rose by 3.1 per cent in November as against a contraction of 1.1 per cent in the same month last year, according to government data released on Friday. Barring crude oil and cement, all other sectors recorded positive growth in November. In October, these core sectors’ output had […]
India’s current account slips into deficit in Q2
Mumbai: India’s current account slipped into a deficit of USD 9.6 billion or 1.3 per cent of GDP in the September quarter, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. The current account, which records the value of exports and imports of both goods and services along with international transfers of capital, was in a surplus mode […]
Hyderpora encounter was transparent; hurt by political leaders’ comments on probe: DGP
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh on Friday asserted that the Hyderpora encounter was “transparent” and that political leaders who had been questioning the “clean chit” given to the forces should submit evidence to the investigation panels. “We have made it clear that the Hyderpora operation was transparent. If they have evidence, they should […]
Court only authority to decide on SIT probe report: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar Friday said that only court has the authority to decide whether SIT probe into the Hyderpora encounter was having any flaw and that political leaders should refrain from “instigating people by terming police probe as false.” Addressing a year-end conference at PCR here, the IGP Kumar […]
MeT forecasts ‘heavy snowfall’ at some places in J&K On Jan 5-6; ‘may affect surface, Air Traffic
Srinagar: Weatherman on Friday said that “heavy snow” was expected at some place in Jammu and Kashmir during January 5 to 6 and that it may affect road and aerial transportation. “As per today’s analysis, widespread snow/rain spell of moderate intensity is most likely during 4-6th January in both J&K and Ladakh with main activity […]
Freezing conditions prevail despite rise in mercury across Kashmir valley
Srinagar: Cold conditions prevailed across J&K and Ladakh even there was slight rise in minimum temperature with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 9.0°C. An official of the meteorological department told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of minus 3.0°C against previous night’s minus 4.0°C. Although the temperature was above […]
3 JeM militants, one soldier killed in Anantnag encounter
Death toll in south Kashmir encounters reaches 7
Srinagar: Three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, including a Pakistani national, were killed during an overnight encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of south Kashmir in which an Army soldier also lost his life, police said on Thursday. They said three security forces personnel were also injured in the gunfight. With the death of the three […]
Number of active militants in Kashmir has come down to 180: Officials
Say it’s for first time that number has fallen below 200
Srinagar: For the first time since insurgency broke out in Kashmir, the total number of militants active in the Valley has fallen below 200 and the recruitment of youngsters by militant outfits has also been kept in check, top security officials said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference in the Qazigund area of […]
Decision on which vaccine to be given as precautionary dose expected soon: Govt
New Delhi: There have been extensive deliberations on whether the precautionary (third) dose of Covid vaccine for healthcare and frontline workers and citizens above 60 years with comorbidities should be the same as the first two doses and a decision is expected soon, the government said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, ICMR Director General […]
Hyderpora encounter: Amir Magray’s father files petition in J&K HC to seek return of body
Jammu: The father of Amir Magray, one of the four persons killed in an encounter in Hyderpora area of Srinagar in November, on Thursday filed a petition in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking the return of his body of his son, maintaining his “innocence” and the family’s long contribution in the “fight against […]
