RBI ups GDP growth projection to 7 pc for FY24
Mumbai, Dec 8 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India on Friday raised the GDP growth projection for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 6.5 per cent earlier on buoyant domestic demand and higher capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector. Announcing the bi-monthly monetary policy, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, however, flagged protracted geopolitical turmoil and […]
Pahalgam coldest at minus 4.8 degree Celsius as cold conditions tighten grip in Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 08: The cold conditions have tightened grip in Kashmir as the mercury continued to settle below freezing point across the Valley. As per the details Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.4 degree Celsius. Qazigund recorded coldest night of season at minus 2.4 degree Celsius while […]
SC verdict on Monday on pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370
New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on December 11 on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the cause list for December 11, Monday, uploaded on the […]
324 posts of high court judges vacant: Govt
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) There are more than 320 vacancies in various high courts where 790 judges are working as against the sanctioned strength of 1,114, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply to a question, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal also said that according to the existing Memorandum of […]
2015 attack on BSF convoy: NIA attaches properties of 2 LeT operatives
Srinagar, Dec 7 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency on Thursday attached the properties of two key Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives for their involvement in the 2015 terror attack on a BSF convoy in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Two BSF personnel were killed and 13 others injured in the attack, which took place on August […]
Fraudsters created fake website to dupe job seekers in J-K, arrested accused denied bail
Jammu, Dec 7 (PTI) A court here has rejected the bail plea of an accused recently arrested by the cyber wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police for his alleged involvement in creating a fake website of a government department to dupe gullible job seekers. Tahir Ahmad Bhat, who claims to be a journalist from […]
NSA Doval addresses security conclave in Mauritius
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday underlined the importance of regional grouping Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) in ensuring security and stability in the region. He made the remarks while addressing the sixth NSA-level meeting of the CSC in Mauritius. The member states of the CSC are India, Maldives, Mauritius […]
Police official injured in terrorists attack on Oct 29 succumbs at Delhi AIIMS
Srinagar, Dec 07: Police inspector, Masroor Ahmad Wani who was shot at by terrorists in Eidgah area of Srinagar on October 29, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, officials said. An official said that Wani was undergoing treatment at SKIMS Soura after being attacked by terrorists in Eidgah when he was playing cricket. He said […]
Tractor trolley overturns in Ganderbal village, one killed
Ganderbal, Dec 07: A driver died after a tractor trolley overturned and fell on him in Bonibagh village of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday, officials said. An official said that the driver identified as Tawseef Ahmed son of Nisar Ahmad Lone of Bonibagh was injured after the tractor trolley overturned. He said that soon […]
Levying border adjustment tax to meet green commitments morally wrong: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said any move on imposition of cross-border adjustment tax by developed countries to meet their green commitments is morally wrong and goes against the interest of developing countries of ‘Global South’. “The single mono-sided decision of imposition of border adjustment tax …the logic just […]