US-India agreement on trade deal: Trump after phone talks with PM Modi
New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) India and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from current 25 per cent, US President Donald Trump said on Monday after a phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump claimed India will move […]
Silver slides for 3rd straight day to Rs 2.6 lakh/kg; gold drops to Rs 1.52 lakh/10g
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Silver prices extended its steep fall for the third straight day, tumbling Rs 52,000 to Rs 2.60 lakh per kg in the national capital on Monday, while gold fell to Rs 1.52 lakh per 10 grams amid weak global trends and a firm US dollar. According to the All India […]
Special trains to run between Katra, Srinagar for two days to ease passenger rush
Jammu, Feb 2 (PTI) The Northern Railway’s Jammu division has decided to operate an additional pair of special trains between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar over the next two days for the benefit of travellers and tourists visiting snow-bound Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The special reserved trains will operate on Shri Mata […]
Two suspected persons detained amid intensified search operations across Jammu
JAMMU, Feb 2 (PTI): Two persons moving in a suspicious manner were detained on Monday as security forces intensified their anti-terror operations across the Jammu region, officials said. The search operation also resumed in snow-bound Chatroo belt in Kishtwar district to track down and neutralise terrorists who were engaged in at least four encounters over […]
J&K Assembly Forms Panel of Chairmen for Budget Session
Jammu, Feb 2: In a move to ensure the smooth conduct of the Budget Session, the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, has constituted a Panel of Chairmen to preside over the House in his absence. The nominated members including senior MLAs Mubarak Gul (Eidgah Constituency), Surjeet Singh Slathia (Samba […]
J-K Assembly adjourned after obituary references
Jammu, Feb 2 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned for the day on Monday after obituary references to two veteran leaders who passed away recently. The Budget session of the Assembly commenced with an address by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, followed by an obituary reference by the Speaker on the demise of former […]
Govt blends development with dignity, growth with social justice: LG Sinha
Jammu, Feb 2 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said transition to popular governance in the Union territory has reinforced public faith in democratic institutions and restored participatory governance. The 27-day-long session of the Assembly, spread over a three-month period with double sittings, began with an address by Sinha. He said […]
SC refuses to entertain PIL questioning procedures to record caste of citizens in 2027 census
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL questioning the procedure to be adopted to record, classify and verify the caste data of citizens in the 2027 general census. The top court, however, asked the Centre and the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India to […]
Night temperatures rise in Kashmir; Srinagar records 2.6 deg C
SRINAGAR, Feb 2 (PTI): Night temperatures across Kashmir rose marginally, with Srinagar recording a minimum of 2.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees above the seasonal average, officials said on Monday. The minimum temperature in Srinagar city has been rising slowly but steadily since the end of ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day harshest winter period in Kashmir. The […]
Union Budget: Dy CM seeks ‘sate-like special package’ for J&K
Srinagar, Feb 2: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Monday urged the Centre to provide a “special, state-like package” for Jammu and Kashmir in the upcoming Union Budget, asserting that the Union Territory’s developmental requirements are far greater than those of a typical UT and must be addressed on priority. Speaking to reporters outside the […]