Day: January 15, 2020

Gold rises Rs 256 on strong global trend

5:57 pm January 15, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices rallied Rs 256 to Rs 40,441 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday, led by strong buying in global markets, according to HDFC Securities. On Tuesday, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 40,185 per 10 gram. “Spot gold for 24 Karat in Delhi rose by Rs 256 on […]

Tourist from J-K dies after being trapped in snowfall in Uttarakhand

Weatherman warns of snowfall, rain in Uttarakhand

5:55 pm January 15, 2020

Dehradun: The MeT department on Wednesday warned of heavy snowfall and rain in different parts of Uttarakhand on Thursday and Friday. Heavy snowfall is likely to occur at isolated places located at a height of 3000 metres and above in Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts on January 16 and 17, the meteorological department said. […]

CCL miner found hanging in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh

2:08 pm January 15, 2020

Ramgarh (J’khand): A miner of the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) was found hanging at his residence in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, police said on Wednesday. Parmanand Prasad (52), who worked at the washery plant here, was found hanging on Tuesday morning at his residence in CCL’s Rajarappa colony, said police station in-charge Binod Kumar Mahato. Prasad […]

Snow, landslides lead to closure of Jammu-Srinagar NH

Over 5000 vehicles stranded as JK highway remains shut

2:06 pm January 15, 2020

Jammu: Fresh landslides kept the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway shut for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, leaving over 5000 vehicles stranded. “There were four fresh landslides in Digdol and Panthiyal belts on highway in Ramban district. The traffic on the highway remained closed for the third day today”, a police officer told PTI. On Monday, […]

Man found dead in car parked on road in Jammu

2:03 pm January 15, 2020

Jammu: A man was found dead on Wednesday in a car that was parked in the middle of the road in Diginia belt of Jammu city. Police said they rushed to the spot upon receiving information from some passersby that a body could be seen on the seat of a parked car. Police has seized […]