Top Headlines of The Day – 12 Feb, 2024

Jammu and Kashmir

  • ED Summons Farooq Abdullah For Questioning In Money Laundering Case Tomorrow
  • Army foils Pakistani drone attempt along Poonch border
  • PM Modi likely to visit J&K on Feb 20; to address rally, launch projects; Rozgar Mela: 3 Ministers in JK, Ladakh today; 1.08 lakh job letters to be distributed
  • Aged man among 3 arrested for Forging minor’s Aadhaar card at Jammu Airport
  • Fire Mishap Claims Lives of Three Sisters in Ramsoo
  • Forest Fire Claims Life of 93-Year-Old Woman in Doda District, Second Incident in a Day
  • Leopard Carcass Found in Ichgam Budgam
  • 7 Shanties, 4 Cowsheds Damaged in Overnight Fire Mishap in Srinagar Locality
  • Seven persons injured after attacked by stray dogs in Kupwara
  • Motorcyclist, pillion rider die after hit with a roadside pole in Udhampur

Politics (J&K)

  • Former J-K MLC Shahnaz Ganai joins BJP, hails govt for extending reservation benefits to SCs, STs
  • Senior Leader of Peoples Confrence Yasir Reshi May Switch To PDP
  • Apni Party will end discrimination in J&K if it forms Govt: Altaf Bukhari; Demands railway line linkage up to Poonch, Uri, Karnah, Kralpora in Kupwara

Weather

  • Warmer days, colder nights in J&K during last 24 hrs; Srinagar recorded minus 3.6°C and Jammu 8.0°C; Overall, dry weather is expected till February 17, “Another wet spell is most likely  with possibility of light to moderate snow/rain at many places of J&K from February 18-20.”

National

  • Sonia Gandhi To Rajya Sabha, Priyanka Poll Debut From Rae Bareli: Sources
  • People Not Getting Jobs, Their Pockets Being Robbed, Says Rahul Gandhi Targeting Centre: Reports
  • Drunk Man Mistakes Apple Traders from Kashmir for Terrorists, Sends Police on Wild Goose Chase in Delhi
  • Manish Sisodia granted 3-day interim bail to attend niece’s wedding function
  • 120 Arms Licenses Cancelled, 30 Arrested Over Haldwani Violence
  • Roads Blocked, Prohibitory Orders In Delhi Ahead Of Feb 13 Farmers March; Large Gatherings Banned In Delhi Till March 12 Ahead Of Farmers’ Mega March
  • Nitish Kumar wins Bihar floor test with 129 votes, targets Lalu and Rabri rule
  • Approximately 100 farmers from Karnataka, headed to Delhi for a scheduled protest, were stopped by police in Bhopal, as revealed by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM).
  • Delhi: Amity School in Saket receives bomb threat through mail, investigation underway

International

  • Qatar releases 8 Indian Navy men jailed on espionage charges, 7 back in India
  • 112 Palestinians killed in Gaza in last 24 hours, death toll climbs to 28,176: Health Ministry
  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels suspected of missile attack targeting a ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
  • Joe Biden’s campaign joins TikTok, even as administration warns of national security concerns with app

Sports

  • KL Rahul has been ruled out of the third Test match between India and England in Rajkot starting Thursday after failing to recover from injury
  • Marathon World Record-Holder Kelvin Kiptum Dies In Road Accident At Age Of 24