J&K Bank appoints Rajni Saraf as Chief Financial Officer
Srinagar:J&K Bank today announced the appointment of Rajni Saraf as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the bank. “Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Bank has appointed Mrs. Rajni Saraf as Chief Financial Officer of the Bank…”, the bank said in […]
CCTV cameras in all Delhi govt schools by November: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday launched a project for CCTV camera installation in all government schools in the city, saying it will be a “historic milestone”. Launching the project at Shaheed Hemu Kalani Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya in Lajpat Nagar, Kejriwal said over 1,000 Delhi government schools will be equipped with […]
Those criticising Centre’s USD 5-trillion economy target are professional pessimists: PM
Varanasi (UP), Jul 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday dismissed as “professional pessimists” the critics of the Centre’s target to achieve a USD 5-trillion economy within the next five years and asserted that the “new India” is on the threshold of sprinting forward. He was addressing a gathering in his Lok Sabha constituency, after launching […]
Jammu traffic cop suspended after bribe footage goes viral
Jammu, Jul 6 (PTI) A traffic policeman was suspended and a departmental inquiry ordered after a video purportedly showed his subordinate demanding bribe from a driver to allow him a passage, officials said on Saturday. They said the department will also take action against the subordinate officer, an SPO, for his “gross act of indiscipline”, misconduct […]
Jammu: CRPF launches mobile help centre for Amarnath pilgrims
Jammu, (PTI) The CRPF Saturday launched a mobile help centre that will visit different lodgement centres here to address the problems being faced by Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, an official said. This is in addition to the help desks set up by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at the Jammu railway station and the airport. The […]
JRL calls for strike on Monday on Burhan Wani’s third anniversary
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for a complete strike on Monday, marking the third anniversary of Burhan wani, the Hizb commander whose killing in a gunfight with government forces triggered off 2016 unrest in Kashmir Valley. The JRL comprising both factions of Hurriyat conference led by Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq […]
Woman held at IGI Airport with 5 bullets
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) A woman has been apprehended by CISF at the Delhi airport for allegedly carrying five bullets in her hand baggage, a senior official said Saturday.Trisha Mondal, bound for Kolkata on an Air India flight, was intercepted by a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer after he detected the bullets on the […]
49 Japanese encephalitis deaths reported in Assam: Health minister
Guwahati, Jul 6 (PTI) A total of 49 deaths and 190 cases of Japanese encephalitis have been reported till July 5 in Assam, where the transmission season is at its peak, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. Sarma said all the districts, except Kokrajhar, were currently under the influence of the disease and preventive […]
Twenty Amarnath pilgrims injured after two buses collide in South Kashmir
Srinagar: At least twenty Amarnath pilgrims were injured in a road mishap at Hernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS said that two buses bearing registration number RJ01TA- 3523 and UP83AT-7777 rammed into each other other at Hernag today at around 2:20 pm. In the mishap, twenty persons including […]
Petrol price hiked by Rs 2.45, diesel by Rs 2.36 following tax hike in Budget
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Petrol price was Saturday hiked by a minimum Rs 2.40 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.36 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised taxes on the fuels to part-fund her Budget for 2019-20.Petrol price in Delhi was increased by Rs 2.45 per litre to Rs 72.96 while the increase in Mumbai […]