Akhnoor mishap: Six officials of Lakhanpur check post suspended, probe ordered
Jammu, May 31: Day after 22 people were killed and 57 injured, Jammu and Kashmir Transport Department suspended six officials deployed in Lakhanpur for alleged dereliction of duty by allowing overcrowded bus into the Union Territory. As per an order six officials including motor vehicle inspector and a junior assistant of Lakhanpur check post have […]
Delhi govt moves SC, seeks direction to Haryana to release more water to crisis-hit capital
New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) The Delhi government has moved the Supreme Court to seek a direction to Haryana to supply more water to the crisis-hit national capital, sources said on Friday. The AAP government in Delhi has told the top court that the water demand in the city has risen significantly due to heatwave […]
Markets rebound in early trade after five days of decline
Mumbai, May 31 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Friday, after falling for the past five days, amid a rally in Asian markets along with buying in index majors Larsen & Toubro and Mahindra & Mahindra. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 550.22 points to 74,435.82 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went […]
22 killed, 57 injured as bus falls into gorge in Jammu
JAMMU, May 30 (PTI): At least 22 people were killed and 57 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. The accident took place at the Tungi-Morh in the Chowki Chora belt of the district, the officials said, adding that […]
Seven dead, 28 injured as bus rolls down in deep gorge in Akhnoor
Jammu, May 30: At least seven passengers died and 28 others were injured after a bus with pilgrims aboard rolled down into a deep gorge in Chungi Marh area of Akhnoor in Jammu district this afternoon, officials said. An official said that the bus rolled down into a deep gorge near Chungi Morh on Jammu-Poonch […]
Police install latest GPS Tracking Device to monitor movement of bailed out terror associates
Anantnag, May 30: Police today affixed GPS tracking devices on under trial terror associates who were enlarged on bail in UA(P) case, a police spokesman said. The accused were arrested in case FIR No 34/2018 under section 38, 39 UA(P) Act of Police Station Dooru and has been enlarged bail by the Court. The GPS […]
Four held for circulating ‘obscene’ content online in Kashmir: Cyber Police
Srinagar, May 30: Cyber police Kashmir Thursday said it arrested four accused in two separate cases involving circulation of obscene content and harassment on social media. In a post on X, the police said that one Sheikh Muqadas Rafiq of Srinagar’s Gulab Bagh was arrested in one case. The police added that in the second […]
RBI sees real GDP growth at 7 pc in FY25
MUMBAI, May 30 (PTI): Indian economy is likely to grow at 7 per cent in the current fiscal year starting April, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its annual report released on Thursday. The Indian economy, it said, expanded at a robust pace in 2023-24 (April 2023 to March 2024 financial year), with […]
Unclaimed deposits with banks rise 26 pc to Rs 78,213 crore
MUMBAI, May 30 (PTI): Unclaimed deposits with banks have witnessed a 26 per cent jump year on year to Rs 78,213 crore at the end of March 2024, as per the RBI Annual Report released on Thursday. The amount with the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund stood at Rs 62,225 crore at the end of […]