Our loans to Adani Group are secure: JK Bank
Srinagar, Feb 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Bank, which has an exposure of nearly Rs 250 crore in the Adani Group, on Friday said the bank investors have nothing to worry as its loans to the embattled business group are secured. “Our loans to Adani Group are secured against the assets of the projects that […]
SBI’s total exposure to Adani Group at Rs 27,000 cr; none against shares
Mumbai, Feb 3 (PTI) SBI’s total exposure to the embattled Adani Group is 0.88 per cent of the book or about Rs 27,000 crore, and the country’s largest lender does not envisage any setback on its bets, a top official said on Friday. At a time when the share prices of the group are getting […]
No proposal to regulate finances of political parties: Govt
New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) There is no proposal to regulate the finances of political parties, the government told Lok Sabha on Friday. Responding to a question on “whether the government proposes to regulate the finances of political parties”, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju replied in the negative. In his written response, he said from time […]
J&K Govt sanctions Rs 62 cr project for Commercial Cultivation, Conservation of UTs’ Herbal Riches
JAMMU, FEB 3: The Jammu and Kashmir government, achieving yet another milestone, has announced a pioneering project envisaging total transformation in the landscape of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) cultivation in the Union Territory. With a budget of Rs 62 crore, this five year project aims at to cultivate MAPs on 5000 kanal of land […]
CBI searches 37 locations in J-K over irregularities in finance dept recruitment exam
New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) The CBI Friday conducted searches at 37 locations in six districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment exam of accounts assistants in the finance department held on March 6 last year, officials said. CBI sleuths swooped down at the premises of middlemen and other […]
India logs 99 fresh Covid cases
New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 99 coronavirus infections and no deaths, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,83,122) and the death toll stands at 5,30,741, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity rate […]
Very bullish on India: Apple CEO Tim Cook
New York, Feb 3 (PTI) Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he is “very bullish on India” and described the country as a major focus and “hugely exciting market” where the technology giant is putting a “significant amount of energy” through investments, retail and online presence. Apple on Thursday reported revenue of USD 117.2 billion […]
Pak drone shot down by BSF along Punjab border
Amritsar, Feb 3 (PTI) A Pakistani drone entering into India from along the International Border in Punjab has been shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Friday, a senior officer said. The unmanned aerial vehicle was downed around 2:30 am near border post Rear Kakkar in the Amritsar sector of the state. […]
SIA conducts raids in Srinagar in connection with terror-funding case
Srinagar, Feb 3 (PTI) The State Investigation Agency (SIA) Friday carried out raids at multiple locations in connection with a terror-funding case in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, officials said. The SIA sleuths conducted raids in Parimpora, Jawahar Nagar, Natipora, Chanapora, Bulbul Bagh and Qamarwari areas of Srinagar, they said. According to them, the raids […]
MeT forecasts light snowfall in Kashmir in 24 hours
Srinagar, Feb 3: The weather department here on Friday said that there was a possibility of light snowfall at scattered places of Kashmir in the next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that mainly dry weather was expected thereafter for two weeks. Meanwhile, he said, the mercury witnessed a slight drop at most […]
