FM Nirmala Sitharaman Announcements Live Updates: Congress says ‘cruel blow dealt to those who toil everyday’
FM Nirmala Sitharaman Announcements Live Updates: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Wednesday said there was nothing for the for the poor, hungry and migrant workers in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement on the Rs 20 lakh crore special Covid economic package today and it was a “cruel blow dealt to those who toil every day”. He also said […]
NO RESPITE TO STUDENTS
Student community in Kashmir valley was eagerly waiting for the Supreme Court direction regarding the restoration of 4G services in Kashmir valley. But the top court on Monday while refusing to issue the orders for complete restoration of 4G services has directed formation of special committee to address the issues raised by petitioners. The petitioners […]
Deeply disturbing that criminal laws are being used to intimidate journalists: Editors Guild
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India has said there is “a growing pattern of misuse of criminal laws to intimidate journalists” in different parts of the country, which is “deeply disturbing”. In a statement issued Wednesday, it cited the latest instances of Dhaval Patel, editor and owner of Gujarati news portal Face of Nation who was booked […]
Killing of an unarmed civilian at Budgam must be investigated and guilty punished : CPI (M)
Srinagar, May 13 (KNS): CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Wednesday said the reckless killing of an unarmed civilian at the hands of security personnel must be investigated in a time bound, impartial manner and responsibility be fixed so that guilty is punished under law. A statement issued to KNS, Tarigami said the justification given […]
Troopers’ gun down man for not stopping at barricade in Central Kashmir
Budgam, May 13, KNT: Paramilitary troopers Wednesday gunned down a civilian after he allegedly didn’t stop at a barricade in Kawoosa Narbal area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The incident occurred at around 10:50 hours in the morning. Sources told KNT that a Wagon-R vehicle (JK02AK-6702) was on way to Narbal from Magam area […]
Infected Ladakh teacher emerges as an inspiration
A mathematics teacher from Leh district in Ladakh UT, who has tested positive for coronavirus, has become an inspiration for society as well as other patients. Admitted to Mahakaruna Charitable Hospital, Kifayat Hussain has defied all psychological challenges faced by Covid patients and continues to teach his students online. When I tested positive, I was […]
ICMR starts household survey to gauge prevalence of coronavirus
The Indian Council of Medical Research is conducting a household-level antibody testing of 24,000 adults in select districts to “estimate the prevalence of (Covid-19) infection” among people. This new research comes on the heels of another facility-level pooled testing of all districts of the country. Both mark an enhanced level of testing surveillance from previous […]
67% of workers lost jobs during lockdown: Survey by Azim Premji University
About two-thirds, or 67 per cent, of workers lost employment during the ongoing lockdown to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, with urban India posting loss in employment for 8 in 10 workers and almost 6 in 10 workers in rural areas, as per initial findings of a phone survey of nearly 4,000 respondents conducted by Azim Premji University […]
The math: It’s 10% of GDP, but less than 5% cash outgo
The Rs 20-lakh crore package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounds big but will burn only a small hole in the government’s finances. A large part of it, or as much as Rs 8.04 lakh crore, is additional liquidity injected into the system by the Reserve Bank of India through various measures in February, March and April. Add […]
Nirmala Sitharaman to announce details of economic package at 4 pm today
NEW DELHI : A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a ₹20 lakh crore economic relief package, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman would announce details of the stimulus at 4 pm today. In his address to the nation yesterday, PM Modi had announced that the government has planned new financial incentives in addition to ones already announced. […]
