Profit booking leading FIIs to sell Indian equities: FM
Mumbai: Seeking to assuage concerns over foreign institutional investors (FII) selling Indian equities lately, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday attributed the action to profit booking. Speaking to reporters in the financial capital, Sitharaman said the Indian economy is one where the investors are bagging better returns which leads to profit booking. “FIIs also go […]
SC irked over many fresh pleas on 1991 places of worship law
Lists pending ones in Apr New Delhi: Expressing displeasure over filing of several pleas on the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, the Supreme Court on Monday said a three-judge bench will hear in April the pending post-notice petitions related to the 1991 law which mandates the religious character of a place to be […]
Sarthal a: The Unexplored Paradise
By: Mudasar Ali Sarthal, located in the Tehsil Bani of District Kathua, is a beautiful tourist destination, situated near Bhaderwah, Basohli, and Pathankot. It is approximately 50 kilometers away from Bhaderwah and is one of the most charming places in Jammu and Kashmir, often referred to as “Mini Kashmir.” The area is blessed with abundant […]
The Storyteller: The Conflict between Art and the Market
By: Kalpana Pandey Based on Satyajit Ray’s short story “Golpo Boliye Tarini Khuro,” Ananth Mahadevan’s film The Storyteller (2025) centers on the conflict between authentic labour and money. The film focuses on two very different characters: Tarini Bandyopadhyay (Paresh Rawal), an elderly Bengali storyteller with communist ideals, and Ratan Garodia (Adil Hussain), a wealthy Gujarati […]
The ways of politicians
By: K S S Pillai Politics in some parts of the country has become so crooked that wily politicians use anything to get votes, including misinterpretation of religions. Religion is a collection of beliefs, practices, and cultural systems that connect people to spirituality and sometimes morality. It can also refer to the worship of a […]
CS thoroughly scrutinises ‘Sehat App’ before its formal launch
Terms initiative as ‘One Stop Solution’ for both patients, professionals to avail all health services JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, had an in depth analysis of the features and functioning of the ‘Sehat App’ before it is being dedicated to the public. The application, which was developed by BISAG-N on the request of the Health […]
Satish Sharma for evolving robust mechanism to ensure prompt delivery of DLs
Reviews functioning of MVD, Instructs to intensify road checking JAMMU: Minister for FCS& CA, Transport, Youth Services and Sports, Information Technology, Science and Technology, ARI & Training, Satish Sharma, chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Motor Vehicles Department here. Secretary Transport Department, Neeraj Kumar; MD JKRTC, Rakesh Kumar Srangal; Transport Commissioner, Vishesh Paul […]
Chairman DDC B’pora holds council meet, reviews progress of developmental schemes
Bandipora: The chairman District Development Council Bandipora Ab Gani Bhat, on Monday chaired DDC council meeting at Mini secretariat Bandipora to review the progress of developmental schemes implemented in District Bandipora. The meeting was attended by Vice Chairperson Kousar Shafeeq, DDC members, ADDC Mohammad Ashraf Bhatt, ACD Irfan Bahadur, and senior officers from various departments. The […]
Don’t want foreign funding in Indian democratic system: Prakash Karat
Jammu: Senior CPI(M) leader and party’s polit bureau coordinator Prakash Karat on Monday said the country does not want foreign funding in its democratic system and “it should be banned forthwith”. He also criticized the BJP-led Central government for its failure to take a firm stand on the treatment meted out to the Indian citizens […]
19 years on, vital bridge in Awantipora awaits completion
Pulwama: A vital bridge on river Jhelum at Dogripora in south Kashmir’s Awantipora is awaiting completion for the last 19 years due to locals have been suffering Locals from Dogripora area and it’s adjacent areas said that the foundation of the bridge was laid in the year 2006 during the PDP-Congress regime, but only around […]
