RBI retains growth forecast at 7.2 per cent for current fiscal
Mumbai, Aug 5 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India on Friday retained its growth projection at 7.2 per cent for the current fiscal as it sees improvement in urban demand and gradual recovery in rural India aided by normal monsoon. Unveiling the fourth monetary policy for the current fiscal, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the […]
MeT forecasts ‘mainly dry weather’ in JK
Srinagar, Aug 5: The weatherman on Friday forecast mainly dry weather with chances of a brief spell of rain and thunderstorm in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. “Mainly dry (is expected). A brief spell of rain/thunderstorm may occur towards late afternoon/evening,” a meteorological department official said here, adding, “There is no forecast of […]
India records 70 new Covid fatalities
New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) With 20,551 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 4,41,07,588, while the active cases have declined to 1,35,364, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 5,26,600 with 70 new fatalities, the data updated […]
Jmu-Sgr highway closed due to shooting stones: Officials
Srinagar, Aug 5: Jammu -Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, was closed due to shooting stones along the thoroughfare, mainly in Ramban district, officials said on Friday. “Highway is blocked at Mehad, Cafeteria, Ramban due to continuous shooting stones,” a traffic department official here said in a statement. […]
The gift of friendship
Lalit Garg International Friendship Day is celebrated every year on the first Sunday of August in many countries of the world. The spirit behind it is the same everywhere – friendship and respect for friendship. The philosophy of friendship is very vast; it is the most important part of human’s life. One who establishes friendship […]
Smaller cities to be hub of digital revolution
Arvind Kumar The world is witnessing the rise of ‘New India’, propelled by the big aspirations, astonishing skills, and unflinching diligence of millennials which is the largest group of working population in the country. Besides the youth power, the growth story being scripted by India can be attributed to the swift penetration of the internet […]
India reflecting globally competitive IT capabilities
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta and Ajai Kumar Garg The emergence of globalization and constant technological changes are steadily transforming society and making it more knowledge intensive than ever. The industrial landscape too is witnessing a similar evolutionary pattern. Importantly, the rapid development of information technology has connected firms, customers, suppliers and various other stakeholders in a […]
Non-local labourer killed, two injured in Pulwama grenade attack
Srinagar, Aug 04: A non-local labourer was killed while as two others were injured after terrorists hurled a grenade towards them in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday evening, police said here. Kashmir zone police, tweeted that terrorists hurled a grenade towards non-local labourers at Gadoora village today evening. Police said that in the incident […]
GAD announces Administrative Management System
SRINAGAR, AUG 04: Prime Minister’s flagship programme ‘Digital India’, the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the recent past have implemented various IT-enabled solutions to create a vibrant digital ecosystem for delivering essential services for common people and employees. In the last one year, the General Administration Department (GAD) has successfully implemented […]
JK reports 779 fresh covid-19 cases, one fatality
Srinagar, Aug 4: Jammu and Kashmir reported 779 fresh covid-19 cases even as one person succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that 142 cases were reported from Jammu division and 637 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 467422. Among the cases, 172093 are from […]
