India advises citizens to avoid travelling to Syria
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) As Islamist-led rebels continue to make further advances in Syria, India has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to the Arab republic and urged those staying in that country to exercise “utmost precaution” and restrict their movements. In an advisory, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) asked the Indians living […]
President Murmu lays foundation for three new railway lines in Odisha
Bangriposi (Odisha), Dec 7 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday laid the foundation for three new railway lines in Odisha. Bangriposi-Gorumahisani, Buramara-Chakulia and Badampahar-Keonjhargarh are the railway lines for which the foundation stones were laid by Murmu in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Tribal Affairs […]
School Edu Deptt announces winter vacation in phased manner from Dec-10
Srinagar, Dec 6: School Education Department Friday announced winter vacations in phased manner from December-10 and December-16 respectively for the winter zones of Kashmir division. Principal Secretary School Education Department Suresh Kumar Gupta in a order said that for students upto 5th standard, the vacations shall begin from December-10 to February-28 and in case of […]
Farmers suspend march for day after ‘jatha’ stopped at Shambhu border, police fire tear gas shells
SHAMBHU, Dec 6 (PTI): Protesting farmers on Friday suspended for the day their foot march to Delhi to press for various demands, including a legal guarantee for MSP, after some of them suffered injuries due to tear gas shells at the Punjab-Haryana border. Earlier in the day, a ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers began to march […]
Survey to identify 1.37 lakh potential entrepreneurs to begin from Jan
JAMMU, DEC 06: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today held a meeting of all the stakeholders to assess the measures taken for holding a baseline survey jointly by Labour & Employment & Planning Departments to identify around 1.37 lakh youth for turning them into successful entrepreneurs here. Besides the Secretary, L&E Department and Secretary, PD & […]
KPDCL raises final call for interest waiver under Amnesty Scheme
SRINAGAR, DEC 06: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) today raised final call to its domestic consumers urging them to come forward and claim waiver on late payment surcharge under the Government’s Power Amnesty Scheme, which shall cease to exist on 01.04.2025. In a statement released today, Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, Er. Aaquib Waheed Deva, […]
Army personnel dies of cardiac arrest during search operation
SRINAGAR, Dec 6 (PTI): An army personnel died of cardiac arrest during a search operation in the upper areas of Srinagar on Friday, officials said. The search operation was going on in the forest area of Harwan here in the aftermath of an encounter in the nearby Dachigam on Tuesday in which Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist […]
RBI keeps policy rate unchanged, cuts GDP forecast to 6.6 pc
Mumbai, Dec 6 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the 11th time in a row but sharply lowered the GDP growth forecast to 6.6 per cent for the current fiscal, as against earlier projection of 7.2 per cent. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained […]
Markets turn highly volatile ahead of RBI policy announcement
Mumbai, Dec 6 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty turned highly volatile trade in early trade on Friday ahead of the announcement of the RBI monetary policy. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 75.16 points to 81,690.70 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dipped 25.45 points to 24,682.95. Both the benchmark equity indices were […]