Mercury Plunges Again In Kashmir; Pahalgam Shivers At Minus 9.4°C, Srinagar At Minus 5.2°C

Mercury Plunges Again In Kashmir; Pahalgam Shivers At Minus 9.4°C, Srinagar At Minus 5.2°C

Intense cold conditions continued unabated in Kashmir Valley as minimum temperature dropped to minus 9.4°C in Pahalgam on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2°C against last night’s minus 4.4°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 3.1°C below normal for the summer capital, the official said. Srinagar has so…

Old Rusted Shell Recovered, Defused in Shangus Anantnag
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Old Rusted Shell Recovered, Defused in Shangus Anantnag

An old rusted shell was recovered as well defused in Sunglan, Chittergul area of Shangus in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. A senior police officer told that a rusted old Shell was recovered late evening yesterday. Today early morning a joint team of Police, security forces along with Bomb Disposal Squad reached to the…

Teacher, appointed 13 years ago, managed entry into Edu Deptt through fake order: Probe Panel
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Teacher, appointed 13 years ago, managed entry into Edu Deptt through fake order: Probe Panel

The probe, ordered into the appointment of a teacher, has found that the teacher in question has managed his entry in the department after producing fake appointment order. An official told the probe has revealed that the teacher has managed entry in the education department through fake appointment On December 6, last year reported that…

Bharat Jodo Yatra to enter J&K on January 20 and concludes on January 30: Congress leader Rajni Patil
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Bharat Jodo Yatra to enter J&K on January 20 and concludes on January 30: Congress leader Rajni Patil

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra will arrive in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on January 20 and will conclude in Srinagar summer capital on January 30, a senior party leader said on Tuesday. Rajya Sabha MP and party in-charge J and K Rajni Patil said the Congress is focused on making the Yatra…

Kashmir, Ladakh under intense cold wave
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Kashmir, Ladakh under intense cold wave

Clear skies brought Kashmir and Ladakh under intense cold wave on Tuesday while Gulmarg ski resort in north Kashmir shivered at minus 9.2 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department officials that there would be mainly clear weather till January 6. “Expect further fall in minimum temperature across J&K,” they said. “On January 7, weather is expected…

Biting cold sweeps Punjab and Haryana, Gurdaspur shivers at 2.5 degrees Celsius

Biting cold sweeps Punjab and Haryana, Gurdaspur shivers at 2.5 degrees Celsius

Piercing cold swept Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday with minimum temperatures hovering below normal at many places. Many places in both states remained shrouded in a dense layer of fog in the morning, reducing visibility. The two states have been in the grip of intense cold for the past several days. According to the Meteorological…

RailTel ties up with tech firm to monetise Wi-Fi project over 6000 stations

RailTel ties up with tech firm to monetise Wi-Fi project over 6000 stations

RailTel, a PSU under the Ministry of Railways, has tied up with a technology firm in a bid to monetise its Wi-Fi project at more than 6,100 railway stations across the country, the company said on Tuesday. The rail PSU has signed a five-year contract with a consortium led by 3i Infotech Ltd, a global…

Manufacturing PMI reaches 13-month high in December

Manufacturing PMI reaches 13-month high in December

India’s manufacturing activity, as measured by the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), reached a 13-month high in December, according to the data released by the S&P Global Market Intelligence on Monday, indicating that 2022 ended on a positive note for the Indian manufacturers. The manufacturing PMI rose to 57.8 in December, from 55.7 in November. The…

Ronaldo rejected offers elsewhere for top salary Saudi deal

Ronaldo rejected offers elsewhere for top salary Saudi deal

Cristiano Ronaldo was presented as the superstar new signing of Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on Tuesday, with the team’s president saying the Portugal great deserves to be the highest paid player on the planet. Ronaldo said he turned down “many clubs” around the world to complete one of the most surprising transfers in the…

Foggy day in Delhi today, air quality to stay in ‘very poor’ category

Foggy day in Delhi today, air quality to stay in ‘very poor’ category

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a fairly clear sky, with moderate to dense fog, in Delhi on Wednesday, with the minimum and maximum temperatures expected to be at 8 and 17 degrees Celsius, respectively. Delhi witnessed this season’s densest fog between Monday night and Tuesday morning, as parts of the haze spread from…