21 killed in fiery Mexico road accident: officials
Coatzacoalcos, (AFP) A semi-truck and a bus carrying passengers back from a pilgrimage to a Catholic shrine crashed and burst into flames Wednesday in eastern Mexico, killing at least 21 people, officials said. Thirty others were injured. Most of the victims were pilgrims from the southern state of Chiapas who were on their way back from […]
Rupee rises 12 paise to 69.71 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai, (PTI) The rupee appreciated by 12 paise to 69.71 against the US dollar in opening trade Thursday, driven by positive opening in domestic equities and weakening of the greenback in overseas markets. The rupee opened strong at 69.76 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground to touch 69.71 per dollar amid positive opening […]
Man wanted in 15 house-breaking thefts arrested
Thane, May 30 (PTI) A 30-year-old man wanted in as many as 15 cases of house-breaking thefts has been arrested in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said Thursday Acting on several complaints, the police launched a probe and nabbed Dinesh Yadav, a resident of Nallasopara area in the neighbouring Palghar district, here on Tuesday, senior police […]
Power Shutdown In Srinagar Parts Tomorrow
SRINAGAR, : The office of Power Controller, Kashmir province, PDD, Bemina today informed that 33 KV Pampore Lethpora line would be shut down on May 30th 2019 from 10 am to 4 pm. The official communiqué further read that the power supply to the area fed from the line would be shall remain affected on […]
Govt unveils Healthcare Investment Policy-2019: To promote, encourage private entrepreneurs in health sector, improve quality of service
SRINAGAR: The State Government today issued for implementation the Healthcare Investment Policy-2019. This follows the State Administrative Council decision taken in this regard on March 08, 2019. As per the new Health Care Investment Policy, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir will promote and encourage the private parties and entrepreneurs for setting up healthcare […]
New Medical Colleges to start admission soon, to aid 400 MBBS seats
SRINAGAR: Health and Medical Education Department is likely to get Letter of Permission (LoP) from Medical Council of India (MCI) for four Medical Colleges viz Government Medical College Anantnag, Baramulla, Kathua and Rajouri to admit 100 MBBS students in each college from the current academic session of 2019-2020. The Government Medical College, Doda is under […]
Governor launches On-line Registration of Yatris for Amarnath Yatra 2019 on pilot basis
Jammu: Governor Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik who is also Chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), today launched the On-line Registration facility on pilot basis. The pilot project for On-line Registration of intending pilgrims has been launched on the directions of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board at its 36th Board Meeting held on […]
Man detained near Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan
Jaisalmer,(PTI): A middle-aged man was detained for suspicious activities from near the India-Pakistan international border, said a BSF official Wednesday. He was detained on Tuesday from near Longewala, the BSF official. A team of the BSF detained the man, aged around 45, and handed him over to police for further investigation, BSF DIG MS […]
Hindu, Muslim couples undergo kidney swap transplant in Punjab
Chandigarh, (PTI): For two years, Abdul Aziz, a 53-year-old carpenter from Kashmir, had been on dialysis and was looking for a kidney donor till he found a match hundreds of miles away in Bihar — a Hindu couple who agreed for a ‘swap transplant’. The families of Manjula Devi (42), a housewife from Patna in […]
No. of married girls in India in age group 15-19 yrs down 51 pc since 2000: Report
New Delhi, May 29 (PTI) The number of girls in India in the age group of 15-19 years who are currently married is down 51 per cent since 2000, and the country’s average performance across a set of indicators related to child health, education, labour, marriage and violence has improved, a new report has said.According to […]
