Lok Sabha passes budget for Union Territory of J&K
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Rs 1.185 lakh crore budget for the financial year 2023-24 for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. As soon as the House met again at 2 pm after an adjournment, Rajindra Agrawal, who was chairing the proceedings, asked BJP’s Jugal Kishore Sharma to […]
Ramadan 2023 begins on March 23; crescent moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Mar 21: The crescent moon, which marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, has not been sighted on Tuesday evening in Saudi Arabia, according to local media reports. Therefore, Wednesday, March 22, would be the last day of the month of Sha’ban, and the holy month would begin from Thursday, March 23. […]
Lt Governor attends International Day of Forests event at Jammu
JAMMU, MAR 21: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the International Day of Forests event organized by Department of Forest, Ecology & Environment at Convention Centre, today. The Lt Governor called upon the people for sustainable management of forests and the judicious use of resources to combat climate change and to ensure well-being of all. “Healthy […]
4.27 lakh undertrial prisoners in country as on Dec 31, 2021: Govt
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) As many as 4.27 lakh undertrial prisoners were lodged in jails across the country as on December 31, 2021, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said the number of undertrial prisoners has increased over the years from 2,82,879 on December 31, […]
Kolkata woman dies, 4 injured in Bijbehera road accident
Anantnag, Mar 21: A 35-year-old woman tourist died while four others were injured in a road accident near Arwani bridge in Bijbehera area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday. An official said that an accident took place between a truck and a vehicle near Arwani Bridge He said five people traveling in the vehicle were […]
Active Covid cases in country rise to 6,559
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) India logged 699 new cases of coronavirus, while the active cases increased to 6,559, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll increased to 5,30,808 with two deaths. While one death was reported by Odisha, another was reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 […]
Windfall tax on diesel export hiked to Re 1 per litre
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) The government has hiked the windfall profit tax on export of diesel to Re 1 per litre while the levy on domestically produced crude oil has been cut by a fifth, according to an official order. The levy on crude oil produced by companies such as Oil and Natural Gas […]
