Excise policy case: Delhi court dismisses Sisodia’s bail plea
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a bail plea of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case lodged by the CBI. Special Judge M K Nagpal dismissed Sisodia’s plea. On March 24, the Delhi court had reserved its order.
Girl found hanging at her home in Pulwama village
Srinagar, Mar 31: A teenage girl was found hanging at her residence in Lajoora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. An official said that 13-year-old girl was found hanging inside her home. He said that her body was later taken to CHC Lajoora by locals. Meanwhile, police have started inquest proceedings in this regard—(KNO)
Cattle, chicken charred to death as Kacha house gutted in Rajouri
Jammu, Mar 31: Two buffaloes and 15 sheep besides ten hens were charred alive after a ‘Kacha (mud)’ house was gutted in a fire in Manjakote area of Rajouri district overnight, officials said on Friday. They said that the fire erupted during intervening night of March 30-31, Kacha house of Tazeem Akhtar widow of Mohammad […]
India unveils Foreign Trade Policy 2023, eyes USD 2 trillion exports by 2030
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The government on Friday came out with Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 which seeks to boost the country’s exports to USD 2 trillion by 2030 by shifting from incentives to remission and entitlement based regime. Unlike the practice of announcing 5-year FTP, the latest policy has no end date and […]
MeT forecasts ‘widespread’ rains during next 24 hours
Srinagar, Mar 31: Amid forecast for widespread light to moderate rain and thunders in plains and light snowfall over upper reaches during the next 24 hours, the minimum temperatures recorded an increase in Kashmir Valley and a drop at most places in Jammu division on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that scattered to […]
Protein target found to repair heart injuries through cell programming following attack: Study
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Scientists have identified a group of proteins to leverage for cellular programming, enabling them to reprogram damaged heart cells to repair heart injuries in mice following a heart attack. The findings from Sanford Burnham Prebys, US, could help transform treatments for a range of diseases, including cardiovascular, Parkinson’s and neuromuscular […]
COVID-19: India records 3,095 fresh cases
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) India witnessed a single-day rise of 3,095 fresh COVID-19 cases with the active caseload increasing to 15,208, according to Union Health ministry data updated on Friday. The toll has risen to 5,30,867 with five deaths — one each reported by Goa and Gujarat and three reconciled by Kerala — in […]
CS applauds admin for completing appointment of around 10000 Lumberdars, Chowkidars
JAMMU, MAR 30: In one of the largest reformative measures started few months back, J&K Administration has nearly completed appointing about 10000 educated and young persons belonging to different villages of the UT on the significant grassroots level posts of Lumbedars and Village Guards (Chowkidars). The information was revealed in a meeting chaired by Chief […]
Ram Navami celebrated in Srinagar
Srinagar, Mar 30 (PTI) Ram Navami was celebrated by the miniscule Hindu population of the city by taking out a Shobha Yatra in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Amidst tight security, the Shobha Yatra started from Zaindar Mohalla in the old city and culminated at Tankipora after passing through Habbakadal, Barbarshah, Lal Chowk, […]
We are nearing our goal to ensure J-K part of PM Modi’s dream of developed India by 2047: LG Sinha
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) People are feeling the change in Jammu and Kashmir post August 2019 and despite hindrances by some, “we are nearing our goal” to ensure the Union Territory is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of a developed India by 2047, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha asserted Thursday. The Modi-led BJP […]