Finance Deptt releases 50% budget allocation for 2018-19 beforehand
JAMMU: Keeping with the announcement made by the Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu in his Budget speech in the state legislature on January 11 this year, the Finance Department today released 50 percent of Rs 95666.97 crore budget allocation for the financial year 2018-19. “We have today released to the Administrative Departments half of the […]
Govt resolute to give new direction to JK’s tourism sector: Dy CM
JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh on Friday said that the Jammu and Kashmir state possesses immense potential for growth in tourism sector and that resolute efforts are underway to give new dimensions to State’s tourism industry by placing J&K in the world map as one of the major tourist destination. He said this […]
Young Russian skier killed in snow avalanche at Gulmarg others rescued
Srinagar: A Russian skier died after being buried by an avalanche in a skiing resort in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg, police said on Friday. Four others were rescued alive from the resort and taken to a local hospital for treatment, a police spokesman added. Authorities had issued an avalanche warning for the higher reaches of […]
DoT to unveil 5G roadmap by June: Telecom Secretary
New Delhi, Feb 16 Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan on Friday said the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will unveil the roadmap for 5G or fifth-generation by the end of June. “The DoT has received good inputs on 5G in the new telecom policy or NTP 2018 which is yet to be unveiled. The draft of […]
Pakistan hockey team to play World Cup in India despite tensions: FIH
February 16, 2018 NEW DELHI: Hockey’s governing body indicated Thursday that Pakistan will take part in the men’s World Cup this year in India despite acute tensions between the two countries. Pakistan have qualified for the World Cup to be held in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar between November 18 and December 16. But […]
‘Every Child In India Is Born Politician’: PM Modi On ‘Pariksha Par Charcha’
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had wooed voters in 2014 with his Chai Pe Charcha campaign. And now he has shifted his gaze to students who are about to sit for their annual examination. As part of his Pariksha Par Charcha, an extension of his pet charcha theme, PM Modi interacted with thousands of students from across the country […]
Two naxals killed in gunbattle with police in Chhattisgarh
Feb 16,2018 RAIPUR: Two naxals, including a woman, were gunned down by the security forces in an exchange of fire in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Sukma district, police said on Friday. The skirmish took place late last night in a forest near Tokanpalli village under Chintagufa police station limits when a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) […]
Kathua rape and murder : Use of tricolour in demonstrations to favor accused its desecration, says Mehbooba
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday expressed shock over the rally taken out by the Hindu Ekta Munch in support of the accused arrested in the rape and murder of the minor Kathua girl. A Hindu right-wing group Friday took out a protest demonstration in Jammu in support of the two accused arrested in the […]
SBI launches Global NRI Centre in Kochi
Kochi, Feb 16 :The State Bank of India, which has a strong NRI customer base of over 33 lakh, on Friday launched its Global NRI Centre (GNC) here. The GNC will be a one-stop customer service centre for all Non-Resident Indian (NRI) banking related services. To enhance the service experience of NRIs, the bank also […]
India elect to bowl in sixth ODI
Centurion, Feb 16 : India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and put South Africa in to bat in the sixth and final One-day International at the Supersport Park here on Friday. Already 4-1 up in the series, the visitors decided to rest paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar and included youngster Shardul Thakur in the playing XI […]
