India’s top 1% grew its wealth by 62% since 2000: G20 report
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) India’s richest 1 per cent expanded its wealth by 62 per cent between 2000 to 2023, according to a report commissioned by the South African Presidency of the G20. The study, led by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, warns that global inequality has reached “emergency” levels, threatening democracy, economic stability, and […]
J&K bureau chief of The Week, Tariq Bhat, dies of cardiac arrest
Srinagar, Nov 4 : Senior Journalist and J&K Bureau Head of The Week, Tariq Ahmad Bhat died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning at his home in Srinagar. One of the family members said that Bhat complained of chest pain today morning and he was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared […]
BJP has no qualms with dynastic politics within party, uses it to target others: Omar
Jammu, Nov 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday accused the BJP of double standards, saying the party has no objection to dynastic politics within its fold but invokes the term only to attack rivals. He also said the legal and constitutional minds associated with the National Conference are examining the […]
IHPL Row: Police files case, initiates probe
Srinagar, Nov 3: Following reports of chaos, cancellations and unpaid dues surrounding the private cricket league – Indian Heaven Premier League (IHPL) T20 in Srinagar, police have filed a case and initiated a probe into the matter. A senior police official said that an FIR under relevant sections of law has been registered, while a […]
LG Sinha assures every possible effort to rehabilitate flood-hit families
Kishtwar, Nov 3: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that the administration will make every possible effort to rehabilitate the recent flood victims. Speaking to the reporters at Chasoti, Kishtwar after laying the foundation stone of housing project for affected persons during recent floods, Sinha said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured complete […]
Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan
Kabul, Nov 3 (AP) A powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 300 others, a health official said. The US Geological Survey said the quake’s epicentre was located 22 kilometres west-southwest of the town of Khulm, and that it struck at 12:59 am […]
Played with courage, CM on World Cup win of women’s cricket team
Jammu, Nov 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday congratulated the Indian women’s cricket team on winning the ICC World Cup, saying they played with a lot of courage. The Indian women’s cricket team won its first-ever World Cup with a 52-run victory over South Africa in the summit clash in […]
SC to pass order in stray dogs case on Nov 7
New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday said it would pass order in the stray dogs case on November 7. A three-judge special bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria noted that chief secretaries of most of the states and Union Territories were present before it. It allowed […]
SC commences hearing in stray dogs case
NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday commenced hearing in the stray dogs case in which it had directed the chief secretaries of all the states and Union Territories, except West Bengal and Telangana, to remain present before it. A three-judge special bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V […]
CM Omar Abdullah walks to office as JK govt starts functioning from Jammu
JAMMU, Nov 3 (PTI): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday left his official residence on foot for his office at the Civil Secretariat here, marking the resumption of the biannual ‘Darbar Move’ after a gap of four years. As he walked through Residency Road and Raghunath Bazar, various trader associations, including Jammu Chamber of Commerce […]