Day: December 2, 2019

13 Pakistanis, mostly children, killed in Jordan fire

8:20 pm December 2, 2019

Islamabad/Amman: Thirteen Pakistani nationals, mostly children and women, were killed when a fire broke out in their tin house in Shuneh area in Jordan, officials said on Monday. The Foreign Office in a statement in Islamabad said three Pakistanis were also injured in the fire early on Monday and are reported to be in stable […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

Israeli occupation costs Palestinian economy USD 2.5 bn a year: UN

8:17 pm December 2, 2019

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories): Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories has cost the economy of the Palestinians more than USD 2.5 billion a year for the past two decades, a UN report said Monday. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report estimated the total fiscal loss to the Palestinian government between 2000 and 2017 […]

Lord Padmanabha Swamy temple to open tomorrow

Conference on Vedas at Padmanabha temple in January

8:00 pm December 2, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: The Sree Padmanabha Temple is set to host a national vedic conference as part of the ongoing ritual “Murajapam”, a ritual of chanting of mantras, conducted once in six years. Temple executive officer V Ratheesan said the conference would take place from January 2-5. “Vedic experts from the state and outside will present seminars, […]

HP: After fresh snowfall, Shimla, Kufri & Dalhousie reel under sub-zero temperatures

Cold wave continues in Himachal Pradesh

7:55 pm December 2, 2019

Shimla: Intense cold wave continued in Himachal Pradesh on Monday with temperatures in high-altitude areas staying between one and 9 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said. Tribal district Lahaul-Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 9.7 degrees Celsius, Shimla […]

Mission Indradhanush begins in Rajasthan

7:53 pm December 2, 2019

Jaipur: The state-level programme of Mission Indradhanush, a national vaccination campaign, began in Rajasthan on Monday. Health Minister Raghu Sharma said the campaign will be conducted in four stages in the state. This is the first phase of the intensive vaccination campaign. The second phase will start from January 6, the third from February 3 […]