India’s economic growth rate to weaken at 6.6 pc in FY27 on slower investments, consumption: BMI
NEW DELHI, Jun 11 (PTI): India’s GDP is likely to grow at 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal as compared to 7.7 per cent in FY26, on weaker investments and consumption growth and trade shocks from the West Asia crisis, BMI, a Fitch group company, said. According to government data released last week, GDP […]
Govt waives excise duty on ethanol-blended petrol
NEW DELHI, Jun 11 (PTI): The government has waived excise duty on variants of ethanol-blended petrol, a notification by the finance ministry said. The duty waiver is applicable on E22, E25, E27 and E30 variants of petrol. In the notification, the ministry said excise duty will be ‘nil’ on petrol with 22 per cent, 25 […]
Rupee slumps 32 paise to 95.57 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Jun 11 (PTI) The rupee plunged by 32 paise to 95.57 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday following a rise in global crude oil prices as hostilities between the US and Iran continued. Heavy FII outflows, weak domestic equity market and a marginally stronger greenback further weighed on the local unit. […]
LG Sinha reviews preparations for Amarnath Yatra beginning July 3
Srinagar, Jun 10 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday reviewed preparations for the upcoming Shri Amarnathji Yatra, scheduled to begin on July 3. “Today, chaired a high-level review meeting on preparations for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026 and directed all departments and security agencies to ensure timely completion of arrangements from […]
5-member panel to probe reasons behind Gulmarg cable car malfunction
Srinagar, Jun 10 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday formed a five-member committee to inquire into circumstances that led to the malfunctioning of Gulmarg cable car services last month. The General Administration Department (GAD) appointed the Managing Director of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Mahmood Shah, as chairman of the committee, which has been […]
Houses of two drug peddlers demolished in Jammu
Jammu, Jun 10 (PTI) Authorities on Wednesday demolished two residential houses allegedly belonging to drug peddlers here as part of an ongoing crackdown against narcotics trafficking and illegal assets linked to the drug trade, officials said. The houses of Falla Gujjar and Bashir Ahmad at Chak Waziru in Bishnah area on the outskirts of Jammu […]
Kathua fire guts two dozen hutments, forest blaze sparks mine blasts in Rajouri
JAMMU, Jun 10 (PTI): A massive fire reduced nearly two dozen hutments to ashes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district early Wednesday, leaving several migrant workers homeless and causing extensive damage to household belongings, officials said. The fire broke out in a cluster of temporary dwellings adjacent to a scrapyard at Maggar Khad in the […]
PM has promised to keep word on statehood restoration: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR, Jun 10 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that he would fulfil his promise of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Wednesday. He said they are waiting for the Centre to fulfil its promise. “Prime Minister has recently told Omar […]
Rusted mortar shell found in Jammu; neutralised
JAMMU, Jun 10 (PTI): A rusted mortar shell was found in a border village here on Wednesday and subsequently neutralised in a controlled explosion, officials said. The shell was noticed by labourers who were filling the plinth of a house in Kothey Sanian village of Bishnah on the outskirts of Jammu, with soil, they said. […]
World leaders greet Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected PM
SINGAPORE/JOHANNESBURG, Jun 10 (PTI): World Leaders on Wednesday greeted Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected prime minister, praising his leadership and dedication to public service. Narendra Modi reached the milestone of becoming India’s longest-serving prime minister on Wednesday, with an unbroken tenure of 4,399 days in office, surpassing the record of the first prime […]