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News in Pics – 12th December 2017

News in Pics – 12th December 2017

By pratiksha kukreti | Updated: December 12, 2017 10:12 AM IST

5 army jawans missing after avalanches hit forward posts on LOC

Five Army jawans are missing as avalanches hit two forward posts on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. While two soldiers are missing in Kupwara’s Nowgam sector, three are untraceable in Bandipora district’s Gurez sector.

New Zealand beat West Indies by 240 runs in 2nd test match

New Zealand beat West Indies by 240 runs to win Test series 2-0. Ross Taylor was declared man of the match.

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Narendra Modi takes off on Seaplane from Sabarmati river to visit Ambaji Temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took off on a seaplane from Sabarmatiriver to visit the Ambaji temple in Gujarat’s Mehsana district. This is the first-ever flight by such a craft in the country.

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed due to fresh snowfall

The Kashmir valley was cut off from the rest of the country today as flight operations at the Srinagar airport were suspended and the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed for traffic due to snowfall. Flights services to and fro from the Srinagar International Airport have been hit due to poor visibility caused by heavy snowfall, airport authorities said.Helicopter service to Vaishno Devi shrine continues to remain suspended for the second consecutive day today due to bad weather.

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Cold intensifies in Delhi post Monday rain

The mercury came down by several degrees on Tuesday after rain continued to lash parts of Delhi till late last night. Weather forecast said the sky is likely to be enveloped by clouds over Delhi-NCR on Tuesday as well. Twenty-seven trains have been delayed, 15 cancelled and one rescheduled due to low visibility.