By pratiksha kukreti | Updated: December 19, 2017 6:55 AM IST
Two millitants were gunned down today in an overnight encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. According to reports the terrorists most likely belong to the Pakistan based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
Delhi NCR is engulfed with a layer of fog this morning which resulted in the cancellation of 3 trains and delay of 18 trains. As per IMD the minimum temperature was recorded at 11 degree Celsius, the maximum temperature stood at 24 degree Celsius and predicted that the situation is likely to continue with cold wave hitting entire Northern India.
Buoyed by the BJP’s electoralsuccess in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the Sensex todayrallied 143 points as it moved closer to an all-time high. Firm Asian stocks on bets that US tax reforms Bill will go through supported the uptrend. The NSE Nifty wrested control of the crucial 10,400-mark. In the sectoral space, all indices were up, driven by auto and consumer durables, with gains of up to 1.22 per cent.The 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 143.22 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 33,744.90. The gauge had rallied 548.64 points in the previous three sessions. The 50-share NSE Nifty also went up 39.45 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 10.428.20.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday would visit Lakshadweep, Kerala and Tamil Nadu to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Ockhi, which left a trail of destruction in the two states and the Union Territory.