Day: December 25, 2019

Soldiers along LoC celebrate Christmas, sing carols

8:03 pm December 25, 2019

Srinagar: The higher reaches of North Kashmir along the Line of Control basked in Yuletide spirit on Wednesday with Army jawans celebrating Christmas by singing carols and dancing. ‘Jingle bells jingle bells’ rent the air as the temperature went down to around minus 15 degree Celsius and surroundings were covered with snow. Jawans were seen […]

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains

Himachal likely to get fresh snowfall on New Year’s eve

7:56 pm December 25, 2019

Shimla: Some parts of Himachal Pradesh are likely to receive fresh snowfall on the last day of the year, the meteorological department said on Wednesday. Isolated places in the middle and high hills are likely to witness rain, snowfall on December 31, Director of Shimla Meteorological Centre, Manmohan Singh, said. Thundershowers are expected at some […]

Vice-President Naidu urges Indian people to revisit food habits, not consume junk food

Administration should be centralised and development decentralised, says VP

7:51 pm December 25, 2019

Amaravati(AP): Disfavouring Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s plan to have “three capitals” for Andhra Pradesh, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said administration should remain centralised while development should be decentralised. The state Secretariat, High Court and Legislature should all be in one place, the Vice-President asserted, adding it was for the state […]

Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

We will fight China’s power of the gun with the power of truth: Dalai Lama

7:49 pm December 25, 2019

Gaya (Bihar): The Dalai Lama on Wednesday vowed that Tibetan Buddhists will continue to fight with “the power of truth” the communist regime in China which, according to him, thrived on the “power of the gun”. The Tibetan spiritual leader made the statement at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya near here, the place where […]

Taliban aim to sign deal/withdrawal agreement with the US by end of January month: report

Afghan official says Taliban abducted 26 peace activists

7:46 pm December 25, 2019

Kabul: The Taliban ambushed a peace convoy in western Afghanistan and abducted 26 activists, members of a peace movement, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The insurgents staged the ambush in the district of Bala Buluk in Farah province on Tuesday. The Taliban forced the six-vehicle convoy to a halt, then got into the cars and […]