EPFO retains 8.5 pc interest on EPF deposits for 2020-21
New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) Retirement fund body EPFO on Thursday decided to retain 8.5 per cent annual rate of interest on provident fund deposits for the current financial year for its more than five crore active subscribers. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO) apex decision-making body Central Board of Trustees decided to fix 8.5 per […]
Taj Mahal vacated after hoax bomb call
New Delhi/Agra, Mar 4 (PTI) The Taj Mahal complex in Agra was vacated on Thursday morning following a hoax bomb call, officials said. They said an unidentified person called the 112 emergency response number of the Uttar Pradesh police at around 9 am and claimed that a bomb was kept inside the monument that is conserved […]
Spike in daily COVID-19 cases, India records over 17,000 new infections
New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) The daily new cases of COVID-19 in India were recorded above 17,000 after a little over one month taking the total tally of cases to 1,11,56,923, while the recoveries surged to 1,08,26,075, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. A total of 17,407 infections were reported in […]
Army man commits suicide at BB Cant
Srinagar, Mar 04: An Army man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death at BB Cant Srinagar. Official sources said that an army man identified as Anoop Kumar of 105 BN (TA) Raj Riffle committed suicide by hanging himself near JCO point BB Cant Srinagar. They further said that investigation has been started to […]
US continues to monitor developments in JK, welcomes steps for ensuring economic and political normalcy
Washington, Mar 4 (PTI) The United States on Wednesday welcomed the steps taken by New Delhi to return the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to full economic and political normalcy consistent with India’s democratic values. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said the US, at the same time, continues to follow developments in Jammu and […]
Canada vaccine panel recommends 4 months between COVID doses
Toronto, Mar 4 (AP) A national panel of vaccine experts in Canada recommended Wednesday that provinces extend the interval between the two doses of a COVID-19 shot to four months to quickly inoculate more people amid a shortage of doses in Canada. A number of provinces said they would do just that. Prime Minister Justin […]
Man beheads daughter in UP
Hardoi (UP), Mar 4 (PTI) A man allegedly beheaded his 17-year-old daughter in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district on Wednesday evening and then went to a police station with her severed head, officials said. The accused disclosed that he took the step in a fit of rage after seeing his daughter in an objectionable position, police said. […]
J&K govt withdraws nomination of Zubair Iqbal as director from BOD of J&K Bank
Srinagar, Mar 04: Jammu & Kashmir government has withdrawn nomination of Zubair Iqbal as director from the Board of Directors of Jammu & Kashmir Bank. “Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, we wish to intimate that Mr. Zubair Iqbal , Govt. nominee Director (DIN:08742685) has ceased to be […]
Delimitation commission gets 1-year extension, will carry out exercise only for J&K UT
Srinagar, Mar 04: The Central government has extended the term of delimitation commission by one year and excluded the north-eastern states from its mandate. The Union Ministry of Law & Justice has issued a notification last night to extend the tenure of Justice (Retd.) Ranjana Desai, who is heading the panel, by one year. The […]
Working for gains
Kashmir is one such place which has its economy tied to the tourism sector. The more this sector flourishes, the more economic prosperity will be recorded in the region. However, given the way the past few years have performed, the sector has almost crumbled. But with the arrival of a new year some hopes did […]