Medicines worth Rs 4980.34 lakh procured during 2016-17: Bali Bhagat
jammu-Minister for Health and Medical Education Bali Bhagat today informed the House that the government has procured medicines especially life-saving drugs worth Rs 4980.34 lakh in 2016-17. Replying to a question of legislator Surinder Kumar Choudhary, the Minister informed that Rs 4887.26 lakh and Rs 2593.25 lakh were spent in 2015-16 and 2014-15 respectively for […]
All uncovered villages to be electrified under DDUGJY, PMDP: Dy CM
jammu:-Minister for Power Development Department, Dr Nirmal Singh informed the House that all un-electrified/partially un-electrified habitations in the state have been identified for complete electrification under DDUGJY and PMDP schemes. Responding to specific question of Mr Abdul Majid Padder, the Minister said that un-electrified/partially un-electrified habitations of Noorabad constituency figure in Block Damhal Hanjipora […]
Regularization of unauthorized colonies in Jammu stayed by HC: Asiea
jammu:-Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Ms Asiea Naqash informed the House that there are 31 authorized and 21 unauthorized colonies in Jammu city and its outskirts under the jurisdiction of Jammu Development Authority. However she said that no colony has been regularized during the last ten years. She elaborated that the proposal […]
Trump likely to approve release of secret memo defying FBI
February 02, 2018 United States President Donald Trump is set to approve the release of a controversial memo accusing the Federal Bureau of Investigation of abusing its surveillance tools during its probe into alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election, setting up a clash with the intelligence agency. The approval for the release of […]
Israel strikes ‘Hamas position’ in north Gaza
Israel says its warplanes have hit a target belonging to the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip. The attack took place on Friday against “a Hamas observation post,” AFP reported, citing an Israeli military statement. The spot hit was situated near the city of Beit Hanoun in the coastal enclave’s extreme […]
90 refugees, mostly Pakistanis, feared dead in shipwreck off Libya
An estimated 90 refugees are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after a smuggler’s boat capsized early on Friday, leaving three known survivors and 10 bodies washed up on shore, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Survivors told aid workers that most of the refugees on board were Pakistanis, who form […]
CBI moves SC against 12-yr-old HC order cancelling Bofors case
The CBI on Friday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the May 31, 2005 order of the Delhi High Court that quashed all charges against the accused persons, including Europe-based industrialists Hinduja brothers, in the politically sensitive 64 crore Bofors pay-off case. The filing of the appeal assumes significance as recently Attorney General K.K. Venugopal […]
Sensex crashes over 800 points; Nifty slips below 10,800
February 02, 2018 The post-budget sell-off dragged the Sensex down by a whopping 800 points while the broader Nifty cracked the 10,800-mark on all-round selling The long-term capital gains tax on equities and and 10 per cent tax on distributed income from equity-oriented mutual funds hit sentiments. Market mood suffered another setback after Fitch Ratings […]
Kuwait assumes UNSC presidency, invites Palestine’s Abbas to address it
Kuwait, which assumed the presidency of the Security Council on Thursday, is inviting Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas to address the top decision-making body of the UN.Abbas is scheduled to address the Council on February 20, at a Council session on the Middle East, Kuwait’s Permanent Representative Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi told the media here on Thursday […]
Manesar land case: CBI files chargesheet against Hooda
February 02, 2018 The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet against former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and 34 others in the Manesar land deal case, officials said in New Delhi on Friday. The agency has filed the chargesheet under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy and cheating, and relevant provisions of […]
