Checking inflation- RBI likely to raise key policy rate by at least 35 bps: Experts
Mumbai: Days after the US Fed raised the interest rate, the RBI may go in for its third consecutive policy rate hike by at least 35 basis points to check high retail inflation, experts said. The central bank has already announced to gradually withdraw its accommodative monetary policy stance. The Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting […]
World is one step from ‘nuclear annihilation’: UN Chief
United Nations: The United Nations chief warned the world Monday that humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave the dire warning at the opening of the long-delayed high-level meeting to review the landmark 50-year-old treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and eventually achieving a […]
Ladakh reports 15 new covid-19 cases
Leh: Ladakh recorded 15 fresh Covid cases that took the infection tally to 28,886, officials said on Monday. All the new cases were recorded in Leh, they said. So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, according to officials. The number […]
800 devotees left for Buddha Amarnath shrine in Poonch
Jammu: Another batch of over 800 pilgrims on Monday left for Buddha Amarnath shrine in Poonch district from base camp in Jammu amid tight security, officials said. The Buddha Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday after a gap of two years as the pilgrimage remained suspended for two years due to Covid pandemic. A batch of […]
RDSS projects worth Rs 1,172 cr to strengthen power infra proposed for Ladakh
Leh: Union Territory of Ladakh may garner projects worth Rs 1,172 crore under revamped distribution sector scheme (RDSS) to strengthen power infrastructure, with an aim to supply electricity to every home by 2024. The flagship revamped distribution sector scheme is aimed at improving the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of the power corporations and departments. […]
JK Police finest example of superior internal security machinery: LG Manoj Sinha
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has not only foiled evil designs of the neighbouring country but uprooted terrorism and its ecosystem from many areas, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday. He said the Jammu and Kashmir Police is also the finest example of superior internal security machinery for protection of integrity and sovereignty […]
