Fraudulent withdrawal of funds
Jammu University officials, private promoters booked
Jammu: The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday booked four employees of the Jammu University along with two promoters of private colleges besides some officials of J-K Bank for allegedly running a large racket of fake receipt for fraudulent deposit and withdrawal of examination fees. The case was registered on a […]
‘Chillai-Kalan’ begins on dry note: MeT predicts wet weather from Dec 27
Srinagar: ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the 40-day harshest winter period, began in Kashmir on Monday on a dry note even as there was improvement in the minimum temperature across the valley, MeT officials said. They said the 40-day period from December 21 to January 31 is considered the harshest winter period as a cold wave grips the region […]
New coronavirus strain: India suspends all UK flights from Wednesday to Dec 31
New Delhi: All flights connecting the UK and India will remain suspended from Wednesday till December 31, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Monday in view of the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus there. Moreover, it said passengers coming from the UK through flights till Tuesday midnight would be tested for COVID-19 […]
Farm protests: Farmer leaders say nothing new in govt’s letter
Say Centre must offer ‘concrete solution’ New Delhi: Farmer leaders on Monday said they are always ready for dialogue as long as the government is offering a “concrete solution”, but claimed that there is nothing new in the Centre’s latest letter to them seeking a date for the next round of talks. Bharatiya Kisan Union […]
Court orders framing of charges against Aasiya Andrabi, others
New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday ordered framing of charges against Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi and her two associates for allegedly waging war against India, sedition and conspiracy to commit acts of terror in the country. The case relates to allegedly waging war against the country with support from Pakistan, including terror entities there. Special […]
Par panel seeks emergency use authorization of covid vaccine
New Delhi: Any vaccine against COVID-19 should be granted emergency use authorisation only after proper consideration and conducting its trials on a sufficient sample size, a parliamentary panel chaired by senior Congress leader Anand Sharma has recommended to the government. In a report submitted Monday to Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, […]
Discussions on global growth: PM Modi calls for human centric approach
New Delhi: Asserting that growth patterns must follow a human-centric approach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said discussions on global growth cannot happen only among a few as the “table must be bigger” and the agenda broader. Addressing the 6th Indo-Japan Samwad Conference via video conferencing, Modi said in the past, humanity often took […]
Covid-19 effect: UAE diplomat acknowledges visa restrictions on Pak nationals
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat has publicly acknowledged a so-far unexplained ban on visitors from Pakistan, which travel agents say also targets tourists and labourers from a dozen Muslim-majority countries amid the pandemic and the UAE’s normalisation of ties with Israel. Following a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah […]
