Bank fraud touches unprecedented Rs 71,500 crore in 2018-19: Reserve Bank
New Delhi, (PTI) Over 6,800 cases of bank fraud involving an unprecedented Rs 71,500 crore have been reported in 2018-19, the Reserve Bank of India has said. A total of 5,916 such cases were reported by banks in 2017-18 involving Rs 41,167.03 crore, it said. As many as 6,801 cases of fraud were reported by […]
Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at 10am at Eidgah: Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jama Masjid
Srinagar: Secretary Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jama Masjid (AAJ) Srinagar on Monday announced that Eid-ul-Fitr prayers would be offered at the historic Eidgah in Srinagar at 10:00 am. Prior to Eid prayers Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will deliver sermon commencing at 9:00 am. “In case of Rain or bad weather Eid namaaz will be offered at historic Jama Masjid.The […]
Ajit Doval reappointed as NSA, given Union Cabinet Minister rank
NEW DELHI: Ajit Doval reappointed as National Security Adviser (NSA), given rank of Union Cabinet Minister, officials said. Doval, a close confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,was reappointed to the post for five more years and also given Cabinet rank in the second term of the NDA government. “His position has been upgraded Minister of […]
Govt revises draft education policy, drops suggestion of mandatory teaching of Hindi
New Delhi, June 3 (PTI) The Centre on Monday dropped the contentious provision of mandatory teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states, as it issued a revised draft education policy amid outrage over its earlier suggestion. The DMK and other parties in Tamil Nadu had strongly opposed the three-language formula in the draft National Education Policy […]
Suspended police head blames President Sirisena for failing to prevent Lanka attack
Colombo, Jun 3 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief has accused President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the Easter bombings that killed over 250 people as he filed a petition in the Supreme Court against his “unfair dismissal” over the catastrophic intelligence failure. Inspector-General Pujith Jayasundara was sent on compulsory leave by Sirisena for […]
Kerala govt confirms Nipah virus, 86 under observation
Kochi, June 4 (PTI) A 23-year-old college student here has been confirmed to be infected with the Nipah virus while 86 others are under medical observation, Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja Tuesday said. The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, have confirmed […]
Crocodile kills man in Odisha
Kendrapara, Jun 3 (PTI) A 47-year-old man was killed allegedly by a crocodile near Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, an official said on Monday.An adult crocodile pounced on Sanjay Kumar Pradhan of Mandapada village under Pattamundai Tehsil on Sunday as he was taking bath in a bathing ghat. The maimed body of the victim […]
Fire breaks out in Army barrack in Pulwama
Srinagar, June 3 (PTI) A fire broke out in an Army barrack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. There were no reports of any loss of life. The fire broke out in the barrack in Khrew area of the south Kashmir district and fire tenders were rushed to the spot to […]
Driver killed after Tipper turns turtle in Kangan
Kangan: A driver was killed when the Tipper he was driving turned turtle at HariGaniwan on Srinagar-leh highway on Monday Officials said that accident took place in the wee morning hours on Monday and after the Tipper bearing registration number JK01N-9246 from Gund to skidded off from the road and turned turtle on Srinagar-Leh at […]
Body of woman exhumed after 20-days in Central Kashmir
Srinagar,: Authorities on Monday exhumed body of a woman after 20-days of her death at her in-laws house in Charisharief area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam District. District Magistrate (DM) Budgam had ordered the exhumation of the body after her parents alleged murder of the woman by her in-laws. A police officer also confirmed that […]
