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💻Jk News info 📰 JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Congress President G A Mir and several other senior leaders were placed under house arrest here on Tuesday ahead of their planned visit to parts of Jammu region and south Kashmir, according to a party leader. Mir along with former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and senior vice president and former minister Raman Bhalla were placed under house arrest here this morning, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief spokesperson Ravinder said. He said several other former legislators, ministers and youth leaders were also directed not to move out of their houses by police. Police officials were not immediately available for a confirmation. Talking, Mir said, “We decided to visit parts of Jammu region and South Kashmir and sent a formal request to the government. We were granted permission. But this morning, when we were supposed to leave for the visit, police was there at my house and the houses of other leaders. They told ...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Over 1.15 crore FASTags – electronic toll collection system on national highways – have been issued so far, the government said on Tuesday. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) started electronic toll collection through RFID-based FASTags on its 523 toll plazas on December 15 for seamless flow of traffic. “Over 1.15 crore FASTags have already been issued, with more than one lakh being issued every day,” the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement. The daily transactional value has crossed Rs 52 crore with the number of FASTag payments surpassing 30 lakh, it added. A FASTag provides smooth journey to commuters through toll plazas on national highways. In order to simplify the recharge of FASTag, the Centre has recently included UPI-based BHIM app among many other modes of recharge. (AGENCIES) The post Over 1.15 crore FASTags issued so far appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K...

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💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: The country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Tuesday launched BS-VI compliant version of its entry level 100 cc bike, HF Deluxe with price starting at Rs 55,925. The HF Deluxe BS-VI will be available at Rs 55,925 for self-start alloy-wheel variant and Rs 57,250 for self-start alloy i3S variant (prices ex-showroom Delhi) from the beginning of January 2020, the company said in a statement. The launch of HF Deluxe BS-VI follows the recent launch of the company’s first-ever BS-VI product, Splendor iSmart. “With these products coming in quick succession, Hero MotoCorp is rapidly ramping-up its portfolio of BS-VI products and plans to transform its entire range to BS-VI norms very soon,” it said. Commenting on the launch, Hero MotoCorp Executive Director – Operations (Plants) and Chief Technology Officer Vikram Kasbekar said: “At Hero MotoCorp, we have been working towards ensuring a smooth transition to the BS-VI norms, not just for us but also f...

💻Jk News info 📰 LONDON:  People who regularly sleep for over 11 hours or less than four hours in a day are 2-3 times more likely to have the incurable lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, compared to those that sleep for seven hours, according to a study. The study, published in the journal PNAS, also shows that tuning the body clock reduces fibrosis or lung scarring in cell studies, revealing a potential target for this killer disease. Pulmonary fibrosis occurs when the lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred, making it more difficult for the organ to work properly. The researchers, including those from the universities of Manchester, and Oxford in the UK noted that our internal body clock regulates nearly every cell in the human body. The clock drives 24-hour cycles in many processes such as sleeping, hormone secretion, and metabolism. In the lungs, the clock is mainly located in the main air carrying passages — the airways. However, the team discovered that in people with l...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: India speedster Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday described 2019 as a year of “accomplishments, learning and memories” on and off the field and said he was eagerly looking forward to another successful year in 2020. “2019 has been a year of accomplishments, learning, hard work and making memories, on the field and off it too. And on the last day of the year, I’m looking forward to everything that 2020 has to offer!” Bumrah wrote on his twitter handle along with a few pictures of his achievements in the year gone by. In 2019, Bumrah not only emerged as India’s pace spearhead in all three formats of the game, but also became one of the best bowlers of the world. Bumrah, 26, finished 2019 as the numero uno bowler in one-day cricket while occupying the sixth spot in ICC Test bowlers rankings. In the year gone by, he also achieved a rare feat, becoming only the third Indian to scalp a hat-trick in Tests after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan. Bumrah picked up 62, 1...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday raised several questions over the appointment of Gen Bipin Rawat as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), saying the government has started on a “wrong foot” on the issue. The party also asked whether the country was headed on a portentous path. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said the government has started on a wrong foot on the appointment and only time will unfortunately reveal the implications. “With great regret and fullest of responsibility may I say that the Govt has started on a very wrong foot with regard to CDS. Time alone unfortunately will reveal the implications of this decision,” he said on Twitter. He also asked why the appointment of a CDS is fraught with difficulties and ambiguities. “What implications does nomenclature Principal Military Advisor to Defense Minister have in relation to the three service chiefs in terms of Military advise tendered to the government?Will the advise of the CDS override the adv...

💻Jk News info 📰 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution demanding scrapping of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, amid raging countrywide protests against the legislation. The ruling CPI(M)-LDF and the Opposition Congress led UDF supported the resolution while BJP’s lone MLA and former Union minister O Rajagopal’s was the only dissenting voice in the one-day special session. The house adopted the resolution moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (AGENCIES) The post Kerala Assembly passes resolution demanding scrapping of CAA appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Newly appointed Congress ministers in Maharashtra on Tuesday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi here. The Maharashtra ministers met the two top Congress leaders separately at their residence. They were accompanied by Congress General Secretary in charge of Maharashtra, Mallikarjun Kharge and also senior Congress leader KC Venugopal along with AICC secretary Ashish Dua. The ministers who included former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan sought the blessings of the Gandhis. However, murmurs of dissent within the Congress have also cropped up amid reports that some senior Congress leaders are miffed about the appointments in the Maharashtra Cabinet. Over a month after coming to power in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday expanded his Cabinet by inducting 36 ministers, including his son Aaditya and some Gen-next leaders from political families, while NCP’s Ajit Pawar made a comeback as deputy CM. (AGENCIES) The post Congress...

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💻Jk News info 📰 SRINAGAR: Traffic will ply from Jammu to Srinagar for the second consecutive day on Tuesday on the highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country. Only Kashmir-bound Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) will be allowed to ply on the highway, official sources said this morning. The sources said keeping in view the condition of the road and weather, advisory for fresh snowfall during the next 24 hours, only Jammu to Srinagar traffic will ply for the second day today. However, only LMVs will be allowed, they said, adding that the vehicles had to cross Nagrota between 0600 hrs to 0900 hrs. No vehicle will be allowed after the deadline, they said. Similarly, no vehicle will be allowed from opposite direction, they said. Meanwhile, due to slippery conditions after freezing of snow water, there is no chance of resumption of traffic on the historic 86-km-long Mughal and Anantnag-Kishtwar roads during winter. Traffic on the Mughal road, con...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: The Government has created a Department of Military Affairs, to be headed by newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat, according to an official order issued on Tuesday. The new department will have under it works relating to the three forces — Army, Navy and Air Force — and procurement exclusive to the services, except capital acquisitions, according to prevalent rules and procedures, it said. (AGENCIES) The post Govt creates new Department of Military Affairs, to be headed by CDS appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: The year 2019 will go down as a watershed in the BJP’s journey as the party not only achieved its highest ever tally in Lok Sabha but also realised its decades-long ideological planks with the Modi government pushing the saffron agenda with renewed vigour in its second term. However, it was not altogether a smooth run for the BJP as regional satraps in alliance with the Congress succeeded in dethroning it in Maharashtra and Jharkhand while nationwide protests against the citizenship law and the concept of National Register for Citizens pushed it on the defensive. The scale of protests prompted its top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah, to decouple the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) with the NRC, and it remains uncertain as to how the saffron party will push on with its ideological agenda in the face of mounting challenges. All debated and done, party leaders are likely to look back at 2019 with more than a tou...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday took charge as the Chief of Army Staff, succeeding Gen Bipin Rawat. Gen Naravane served as vice chief of the Army before taking charge of the 1.3 million strong Army. In his 37 years of service, Gen Naravane served in numerous command and staff appointments in peace, field and highly active counter-insurgency environments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast. He also commanded a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Jammu and Kashmir and an infantry brigade on the eastern front. Before appointed as vice chief of the Army, Gen Naravane was heading the Army’s Eastern Command that takes care of India’s nearly 4,000-km border with China. (AGENCIES) The post Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane takes charge as Chief of Army Staff appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Enthused by a record foreign investment inflow, India is optimistic of continuing to be one of the world’s favourite FDI destinations in 2020 on the back of the Modi government’s liberalised norms and a significant jump in the ease of doing business ranking. Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra said that despite a slowdown in the global economy, inflows of foreign investment into the country have not been impacted. India received a USD 27.2-billion foreign investment in the first half of 2019 and the pace is said to have sustained thereafter. The healthy growth in the overseas investments is proving that there is a lot of optimism and enthusiasm about India as a foreign investment destination, he said. He added that all the ministries, departments and states are working to address issues and providing stable policies to facilitate entry of foreign companies. “FDI growth has been very good...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: With many crucial initiatives taken by the Union Home Ministry in 2019, the abrogation of Article 370 and Citizenship Amendment Act emerge as landmark decisions taken by it this year. Two months after assuming the charge of the Ministry, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a historic decision to repeal the Article 370 and 35 A through the Jammu and Kashmir (re-organisation) Act 2019. The Act, passed by Parliament, bifurcated the State into two separate Union Territories. Before the introduction of the Bill in the Rajya Sabha on August 5, the Home Ministry deployed huge para- military forces in the Kashmir Valley with a complete clamp down on communication and detained hundreds of people including three former Chief Ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti with whom the BJP had formed a coalition Government in the state. In recently-concluded Winter Session of the Parliament, the Home Ministry brought the controversial Citizenship Amendm...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: The year 2019 was the first year in the history of railways in which no human life was lost in train accidents and a world class but cheapest semi high speed train under the name of ”Vande Bharat” was launched and the 114-year-old railway board was restructured. Indian Railways has recorded zero passenger deaths in rail accidents in 2019. According to official data, while the Railways witnessed staff deaths during the last year, there were no passenger deaths in the last 12 months, the data revealed. This year has been the national transporters’ safest year in history, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav told reporters here. He said the changes in the modalities of railway maintenance, especially the renovation and maintenance of tracks, had made 2019 a year of ‘Zero Fatality’ and the day was not far when the Railways could achieve the goal of ‘Zero Accident’. Mr Yadav said a major change effected has been in the railway maintenance system. The rail ...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Delhiites continued to reel under severe cold conditions on Tuesday even as the minimum temperature settled at 4.8 degrees Celsius, over two notches above than that on Monday morning. While parts of national capital witnessed shallow to moderate fog, the operations at Delhi airport were normal and no flights were delayed or cancelled. The minimum temperature settled at 4.8 degrees Celsius at the Safdarjung observatory, two notches below the season’s average, and humidity was 91 per cent. The minimum temperature at Palam was recorded at 4.1 degrees Celsius, Lodhi Road at 3.7 degrees Celsius while at Ayanagar it was recorded at 4.2 degrees Celsius. Delhi’s air quality index was in the severe category at 401. At least 34 trains were reported to be running late due to fog including Chennai-Nizamuddin Duronto Express delayed by over eight hours, Bhubhaneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express by 6 hours and Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express delayed by 3 hours. The...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Outgoing Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Tuesday thanked all the army personnel and their families for extending full support to him in his three year tenure at the helm of the 1.3 million force. After a farewell Guard of Honour, Gen Rawat also hoped that the Army will rise to greater heights under the new chief Lt Gen M M Naravane. When asked wether the Army is better prepared now to face the security challenges facing the country he said: “Yes, we are better prepared.” Gen Rawat who interacted with media persons after receiving the Guard of Honour in the forecourt of the South Block also paid respects to the fallen soldiers at the National War Memorial on a chilly winter day. “I express my gratitude to all soldiers who have stood steadfast under challenging circumstances, performing their duties, keeping the traditions of our armed forces. My special complement to our soldiers on northern, western and eastern borders who are braving tough winter and icy...

💻Jk News info 📰 Sir, This has reference to the news item ‘Real Kashmir down Chennai City at home’ DE Dec 27, 2019. First of all, it is a good augary for the newly carved out Union Territory that sports activities have returned to the delight of sports lovers after remaining in limbo for almost 5 months in the aftermath of abrogation of Art 370. Though the stadium was not full to its capacity, as was expected the presence of 5000-6000 spectators is still quite reassuring that people of the Valley have turned in such numbers to support the local team in the bone chilling cold. Second, the spectecular victory of Real Kashmir over defending champions-Chennai City has once again proved that the local team is emerging as a powerful football team in the country. All that it needs is supports from public and Government to keep the present momentum going on with out any break. Otherwise the team may lose its winning streak in the future. There is great latent sports talent in the UT which...

💻Jk News info 📰 Sir, After the abrogation of Art 370, there was great hope among OBCs that their lot would change with the implementation of Central Reservation rules in the newly carved Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In this regard, advertisement were carried out in local newspapers that “OBCs would get their due in employment and in education at par with the OBCs of the rest of country”. But nothing like that happened. The J&K OBCs continue to be governed under State Reservation Act 2004. Likewise, West Pakistan Refugees who were denied jobs and property rights as they had to produce State Subject Certificates for the same. After abrogation of Art 370, it was deemed that they no longer have to produce this vital document. But that is not true. These people have to produce State Subject Certificates even now for employment and other purposes. They have raised their grievances time and again before the concerned authorities, but no one listens them. Therefore, it may be...

💻Jk News info 📰 O.N Koul The citizenship amendment act is a revolutionary piece of legislation and is most required one so for as the plight of the refugees is concerned .The refugees are a discriminated lot and a persecuted one. The fact is that they were persecuted in the countries of their origin and they took refuge in India but in the free India they were also discriminated and were denied justices and were mal-treated in the largest democracy of the world. For the last 70 years these unfortunate people were discriminated against and deprived of the basic rights by the successive Congress Governments thanks to the pseudo -secular politics and appeasement policies of the Congress Government. On the one side these hapless ones were persecuted in their countries and on the other they stand discriminated in the democratic republic of India. The NDA Government headed by the BJP has decided to come to the rescue of these non-Muslim refugees as it was an item in the manifesto of the ...

💻Jk News info 📰 H C Katoch Just as water is essential for sustaining life, economics and statistics application is similar for needs of human life. Water is formed through combination of two molecules of hydrogen and one molecule of oxygen. However, this formula is wrongly applied for economic development by making a mixture of economics and statistical cadre with accounts cadre which don’t find the above similarity for mix up. In fact the clubbing is heterogeneous in nature. While accounts maintenance is purely a subject of arithmetic calculations for preparing statements of departmental expenditure, the planning process consists of various exercises dealing with both primary and secondary data for economic development using different parameters, indicators and also building hypothesis leading to theory and with the passage of time it becomes the law. Thus its horizon matches nowhere to simple arithmetic calculations where the end results are governed by rules/ codes of financial b...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat was on Monday appointed the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff whose mandate will be to bring in convergence in functioning of the Army, the Navy and the Indian Air Force. According to a Government order, Gen Rawat has been appointed CDS with effect from December 31. (AGENCIES) The post Gen Bipin Rawat appointed Chief of Defence Staff appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 New Delhi:A fire has been reported at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 9, Lok Kalyan Marg residence in Delhi. Seventeen fire engines have been rushed to the spot after the fire was reported around 7:25 this evening. The post Fire Near PM Modi’s House In Delhi, 17 Fire Engines Rushed appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 MUMBAI: Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar’s “Chhapaak”, starring Deepika Padukone in the lead, on Monday received a ‘U’ certificate and was cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification with no cuts.             The movie, based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, is slated to be released on January 10.             Meghna said getting a ‘U’ certificate is an “immense validation”, especially for a film like “Chhapaak” which could have been perceived as “difficult and graphic” due to its storyline.             “This validation by the CBFC, that everyone should be able to see this film, is a valuable encouragement for ‘Chhapaak’,” the filmmaker said in a statement.             Deepika had to put on prosthetics to transform into an acid attack surv...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Outgoing Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. Gen Rawat, who is due to retire on Tuesday, is widely tipped to be anointed as the first Chief of Defence Staff. The CDS will function as a single-point adivsor to the government on matters related to the military and will provide better synergy among the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. On Tuesday, he will complete a full three-year term as the Chief of Army Staff. (AGENCIES) The post Gen Rawat calls on Prez appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) have developed materials that can produce energy from water on a small scale to help households support the concept of decentralisation of energy sources. In the centralised energy generation model, one large plant produces energy for an entire region. In contrast, the decentralised energy model introduces a large number of small generation devices that can be employed to generate energy in every household. The excess energy produced in the households can be transported to nearby areas, where there is an excessive need for energy. The researchers of IIT Guwahati employed a nanoscale phenomenon called “electrokinetic streaming potential” to harvest energy from flowing water on a small scale like water flowing through household water taps. Similarly, for “Contrasting Interfacial Activities”, different types of semiconducting materials were employed to generate power from stagnant water. “While hydro...

💻Jk News info 📰 JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday registered case against the former bank manager for financial irregularities in Central Co-operative Bank Ltd, Rajouri. The spokesman said that Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a formal case against Rajinder Raj Sharma, then District Manager JCC Bank Ltd. Rajouri on the outcome of miscellaneous verification conducted by ACB Rajouri on the basis of a complaint lodged by one Parmanand of JMC 119, Wazir Lane, Talab Tillo, Jammu. He said that the case has been registered into the allegations of financial  irregularities and mismanagement by the officials of Jammu Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. (JCCBL). (AGENCIES) The post Ex-bank manager booked for financial irregularities by ACB appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Senior IPS officer Arun Kumar Sinha was on Monday given over one year extension as the Director of Special protection Group (SPG), mandated to guard the Prime Minister and former PMs, an order by the Personnel Ministry stated. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved extension in deputation tenure of Sinha from March 19, 2020 to July 30, 2021, it added. The Central Government has recently amended the SPG Act, 1988. (AGENCIES)   The post SPG chief Arun Kumar Sinha gets extension appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Senior IAS officer Umesh Sinha has been reemployed in the EC as the deputy election commissioner after his retirement on Tuesday, according to a Personnel Ministry order. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the re-employment Sinha on a contract basis for one year with effect from January 1, 2020, and up to December 31, 2020, the order said. Sinha, a 1986 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, was working as the secretary general in the Election Commission. (AGENCIES) The post Umesh Sinha re-employed as Dy Election Commissioner post retirement appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 JAMMU: Air Commodore Ajay Singh Pathania, Air Officer Commanding, Jammu on Monday called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan. The AOC briefed the Lt Governor about various important matters relating to activities of the Jammu Air Force Station. The Lt Governor appreciated the IAF for displaying commendable professionalism while discharging its duties and rendering vital and absolutely valuable service to the civilian population during any emergent situation especially to those living in remote and inaccessible areas in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. (AGENCIES) The post Jammu AOC briefs LG on IAF activities appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 General Bipin Rawat, the current Army Chief who will retire on December 31, is set to be named as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) had, on December 24, approved the creation of the CDS position, who will be the single-point military adviser to the government, as suggested by the Kargil Review Committee in 1999. On December 29, the government amended the rules placing a maximum age limit of 65 years for the CDS to serve in the position. The changes were made in the Army Rules, 1954, according to a notification by the defence ministry. The CCS had, on December 24, also approved the report of a high-level committee, headed by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, which finalised responsibilities and the enabling framework for the CDS. In a landmark military reform, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on August 15 announced that India will have a CDS heading the tri-services. Days after the prime minist...

💻Jk News info 📰 SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday released five political leaders who have been under detention since August 5, the day when the Centre announced abrogation of Article 370 provisions and bifurcation of the state. The five leaders released belonged to the National Conference, the PDP and the Congress, who were kept under preventive detention, officials said. The leaders included Ishfaq Jabbar and Ghulam Nabi Bhat (NC), Bashir Mir (Congress) and Zahoor Mir and Yasir Reshi (PDP), they said. Reshi is considered as a rebel PDP leader who had openly revolted against then chief minister and PDP patron Mehbooba Mufti. On November 25, two political leaders — Dilawar Mir of the PDP and Ghulam Hassan Mir of the Democratic Party Nationalist — were released by the new Union Territory administration. (AGENCIES) The post Five Kashmiri political leaders released after four months of detention appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Bre...

💻Jk News info 📰 SRINAGAR: Five political leaders detained for past four months released by J and K administration said Officials. (agencies) The post J&K: Five political leaders detained for past four months released appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI:Heavy fog disrupted flight operations at the Delhi airport on Monday with 20 flights diverted, four cancelled, and around 530 delayed till 12.52 pm, an official said. Flights are operating at the airport under CAT III B conditions, which means the runway visual range (RVR) is between 50 metres and 175 metres. Giving an update on flight operations at 12.52 pm, the official said 16 flights have been diverted and four cancelled as of now. “Around 530 flights – which includes 320 departures as well as 210 arrivals approximately – have been delayed on Monday till 12.52 pm,” the official added. In a statement, IndiGo airline said,”Owing to dense fog in north India our flights have been impacted across India. We will continue to review the situation and provide real time updates on our social platforms.” The airline also requested passengers to check flight status before leaving home and reach out to its customer care. Vistara airline said on Twitter that its...

💻Jk News info 📰 JAMMU: Amid cold wave conditions, dense fog on Monday gripped the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory while flights were cancelled at Jammu airport due to poor visibility. A blanket of fog early morning on Monday gripped the Jammu region thus bringing routine life to a standstill. The markets open late from scheduled timings while vehicles were seen plying at snail’s pace as preventive measure. However, all government and private schools from today were closed for winter vacations till January 8 while the Central Government run schools were already observing winter break from November 24. Meanwhile, an official at Jammu Airport said that due to poor visibility, no flight arrived or departed from here adding that the passengers faced hardships due to cancellation of flights. The temperature also dipped in Jammu region due to which the harsh cold conditions have effected the life. A weather on Friday said that the Jammu district observed minimum...

💻Jk News info 📰 DUBAI: Indian captain Virat Kohli will end the year at the top of the ICC Test ranking chart for batsmen but five-day specialist Cheteshwar Pujara slipped a place to fifth. With 928 points, Kohli is way ahead of second-placed Australian maestro Steve Smith (911) and New Zealand’s inspirational skipper Kane Williamson (822), while Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne, who has amassed 1,085 runs in 11 Tests this year, improved a place to grab the fourth spot. Pujara was placed fifth with 791 points, while Ajinkya Rahane was joint seventh with 759 points. With his enterprising 95 against England in the first Test, Quinton de Kock not only set up his team’s win, but also shot into the top of the latest rankings release on Monday. In bowling, India’s lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah, returning from an injury layoff, remained static at sixth position with 794 points, while spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (772 points) and seamer Mohammed Shami (771) were ninth and tenth respectively in t...

💻Jk News info 📰 MELBOURNE: Australia on Monday called up explosive opening all-rounder D’Arcy Short in place of injured pacer Sean Abbott in their ODI squad for the upcoming tour of India. The tour begins on January 14 with the first One-day International in Mumbai. The second and third ODIs will be held in Rajkot and Bengaluru on January 14 and January 19, respectively. Short has been included in the squad after a side strain during a Big Bash League game ruled out Abbott for four weeks. With fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Kane Richardson already in Australia’s ODI squad, selectors have called in Short, a top-order batter who also bowls wrist spin, to replace pacer Abbott. “It is extremely unfortunate for Sean, who is very much a part of our white-ball squad plans leading into the ICC T20 World Cup and the World Cup,” selection convener Trevor Hohns was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia. “D’Arcy offers the squad another spinning all-rounder op...

💻Jk News info 📰 MOSCOW: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) — a common technique used to obtain images of human internal organs and tissues — may help predict intelligence levels in children, a study suggests. Scientists from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia used ensemble methods based on deep learning 3D networks to analyse whether the intelligence level can be predicted from an MRI brain image. They used the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) database containing a total of over 11,000 structural and functional MRI images of children aged 9-10. The study, published in the journal Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Neurocognitive Prediction, focused on predicting the intelligence level, or the so called “fluid intelligence.” Fluid intelligence is the capacity to think logically and solve problems in novel situations, independent of acquired knowledge. The researchers made predictions for both the fluid intelligence level and the target variable indepen...

💻Jk News info 📰 MELBOURNE:  The International Cricket Council (ICC) could make four-day Tests mandatory from 2023 as part of the World Test Championship, primarily to free up the crowded calendar. The ICC’s cricket committee will formally consider trimming Tests to four days from five for the 2023-2031 cycle. ICC wanting to stage more global events, the BCCI’s demands for an expanded bilateral calendar, proliferation of T20 leagues around the world and cost of hosting a five-day game are some of the factors contributing to the need for a four-day game, reported ESPNcricinfo. If four-day Tests were held during the 2015-2023 cycle, it would have freed up 335 days of scheduled cricket. A four-day Test is not a new concept with the last one played between England and Ireland earlier this year. South Africa and Zimbabwe too played one in 2017. It is an issue that is likely to attract a contrasting view from the game’s stakeholders. Cricket Australia chief Kevin Roberts feel...

💻Jk News info 📰 JAMMU: A delegation of All India Backward Classes Union Social called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today. The delegation headed by its General Secretary, Sh. Kali Dass apprised the Lt Governor about various issues pertaining to reservation of OBCs, reorganization of State Commission for Backward Classes and induction of some left-out castes in the list of weak and under-privileged classes. The Lt. Governor assured that all the genuine demands and issues put forth by the delegation would be looked into meticulously and redressed at the earliest. The post All India Backward Classes Union Social calls on Lt Governor appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has cleared Rs 1,700 crore of vendors dues, its CMD P K Purwar said on Monday. The corporation has also made salary payment to its employees for November, Purwar added. “Payments worth Rs 1,700 crore have been released to our vendors and contractors of BSNL,” he said. Overall, the outstanding to creditors is Rs 10,000 crore, he added. “Employee salaries for November too have been released,” he said adding that monthly wage cost stood at about Rs 800 crore. In October this year, the government approved a Rs 69,000 crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL that includes merging the two loss-making firms, monetising their assets and giving VRS to employees so that the combined entity turns profitable in two years. The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved a plan to combine Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd – which provides services in Mumbai and New Delhi – with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Lt...

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Members of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Monday took out a silent protest march against Modi government’s alleged attempts to “suppress dissent”. The protesters wore masks to express their outrage at the “dictatorship” of the Modi government which is allegedly “suppressing voices” rising to safeguard the Constitution of India. The protest march which started from the IYC office on Raisina Road will conclude at India Gate. (AGENCIES) The post IYC takes out march to protest against Modi Govt’s ‘attempts’ at suppressing dissent appeared first on Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K . News posted by jknewsinfo Click Here Download JK News info Android app from play store

💻Jk News info 📰 NEW DELHI: Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday took a swipe at AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal saying people believed him to be a great revolutionary like Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in 2015 but now he was exposed. Javadekar, who is Delhi BJP ‘s Assembly election incharge, asserted that his party will form the next government in Delhi on its own. “In 2015, people believed him (Kejriwal) to be a great revolutionary, as Fidel Castro or Che Guevara. But now they are fed up with (his) lies,” Javadekar said at a press conference where AAP leader Guggan Singh joined BJP. He said Kejriwal’s “original face” has come in the open and people have realised the reality was nothing like what they believed about him. “What he says, he does not do. He was sleeping for four-and-a-half years and now he has woken up for six months. Earlier he complained Modiji did not let him work, how is he working now,” Javadekar said. He said Kejriwal’s “empire of lies” will be finished...

💻Jk News info 📰 VARKALA (Ker): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said though the country has made significant strides of progress on the economic and technological front, increasing cases of discrimination based on caste, community and gender are still a cause for great concern. Ending caste discrimination was the need of the hour, he added. The caste system in the country is a “vicious cycle” and the India of the future must be “caste-less and class- less”, he said here inaugurating the 87th Sivagiri Pilgrimage Meet at Sivagiri Mutt, located over 45 km away from the state capital. He urged religious heads of churches, mosques and temples to work towards eradicating discrimination on the basis of caste. Naidu said Sree Narayana Guru, founder of the Mutt, was a great saint and revolutionary humanist who had boldly rejected the caste system and all other divisive tendencies that turn people against each other. “Though India has made significant strides of progress on the eco...