Penal charges in loan accounts: RBI gives 3 more months to banks, NBFCs to implement modified norms
Mumbai, Dec 29 (PTI) The Reserve Bank on Friday granted three more months up till April 1, 2024 to banks and NBFCs to implement the modified norms for levying penal charges in loan accounts, as part of fair lending practice. In August, the central bank issued a circular on ‘Fair Lending Practice – Penal Charges […]
Benzodiazepine use linked with increased miscarriage risk: Study
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Use of benzodiazepine, a widely used drug to treat anxiety and insomnia, during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage, according to a study. The researchers from the National Taiwan University and colleagues quantified the risk for miscarriage associated with benzodiazepine use during pregnancy in a nationwide, population-based […]
India records 797 new Covid cases
New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) India has logged 797 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 225 days, while the number of active cases of the infection have been recorded at 4,091, the health ministry said on Friday. Five new fatalities due to Covid– two from Kerala and one each from Maharashtra, Puducherry and Tamil […]
COVID-19 case detected in Jammu, sample sent for genome sequencing
Jammu, Dec 29 (PTI) Jammu has recorded its first COVID-19 case in a “long time” and the patient, who has mild symptoms, has been kept in home isolation, a senior doctor in said. However, he asserted that there is no need to panic as measures are in place to meet any challenge. Government Medical College […]
Bomb threat: Security check carried out at Mangaluru International Airport
Mangaluru, Dec 29 (PTI) A security check was conducted at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) after the airport authorities received an email claiming that explosives had been planted in a plane at the airport, police said. Mangaluru was one among the multiple airports in the country that received similar emails on Tuesday night by the […]
Dense fog continues across Kashmir amid severe cold conditions
Srinagar, Dec 29: Dense foggy conditions continued to linger on in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir even as most places in the valley recorded below the minus 3.0-mark on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.3°C, same as on the previous night and it was 1.2°C below […]
Accommodation management system launched at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine
Jammu, Dec 28 (PTI) Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has launched an accommodation management system for devotees visiting the holy shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, an official said on Thursday. The new system at the enquiry and reservation counter at Katra — the base camp for the pilgrims […]
Lt Governor & Union Minister inaugurate ‘Purple Festival’
JAMMU, DEC 28: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar inaugurated J&K’s first festival of Inclusion, Purple Fest, which aims to showcase a kaleidoscope of abilities hidden inside disabilities and celebrating resilience of Divyangjan. The Purple Festival is also a call for action to the people and […]
RBI to act early to prevent any risk to India’s fastest growth potential: Guv Shaktikanta Das
Mumbai, Dec 28 (PTI) Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said India is one of the fastest growing major economies in the world with a rising potential growth profile, and stressed that the central bank remains committed to act early and decisively to prevent any build-up of risks. In his foreword to the RBI’s […]
ACB arrests Range Officer in north Kashmir for accepting bribe
Srinagar, Dec 28: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday caught a Range officer at Kuhihama forest Division Bandipora, red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 for processing bill of the complainant. A spokesman of the anti-graft body in a statement issued here said that the ACB received a written complaint against Mushtaq Ahmad […]
