Covid-19: Pakistan reports 46 per cent spike in infections in 24 hours
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, a whopping 46 per cent jump in the last 24 hours, and the highest single-day surge witnessed over the last four months has been fuelled predominantly by the Omicron variant, according to official data. On Thursday, 3,019 cases were reported, compared to 2,074 […]
COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable: WHO
Geneva: The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week jumped by about 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, the World Health Organization said in its latest pandemic report. In the weekly report issued Tuesday night, the UN health agency said there were about 15 million new COVID-19 cases last week and […]
CVC calls for safe custody of documents to prevent inquiry delay
New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has asked government authorities to ensure safe custody of documents required during graft proceedings to prevent delay in timely completion of corruption cases. The order was issued to secretaries of all central government departments, chief executives of public sector banks, and insurance companies. It has been noticed that […]
Govt extends FY21 ITR filing deadline for corporates till Mar 15
Tax audit report can be filed till Feb 15
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday extended till March 15 the deadline for corporates to file Income Tax returns for the fiscal ended March 2021. The deadline to file tax audit report and transfer pricing audit report for 2020-21 fiscal too has been extended till February 15. This is the third extension given to corporates […]
Access to students with disabilities
Frame guidelines within eight weeks: SC to UGC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the University Grants Commission to ensure that guidelines for the ease of access to students with disabilities in universities and colleges across the country are formulated in eight weeks. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna noted the submission of the UGC’s counsel […]
21 die trapped in vehicles after heavy snowfall in Pakistan’s Murree
Lahore: Pakistan’s popular hill station Murree was declared a calamity-hit area on Saturday after at least 21 people, including nine children, froze to death in their stranded vehicles due to unprecedented snowfall and rush of tourists to the picturesque town in Punjab province. All the routes in Murree in Rawalpindi district were blocked after thousands […]
NEET-PG 2021 counselling: SC upholds OBC, EWS reservations in all India quota seats
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for starting the stalled NEET-PG 2021 counselling process based on the existing 27 per cent OBC and 10 per cent EWS reservations in the All India Quota seats, saying there is an “urgent need” to begin the admission process. The order will bring relief to […]
Security breach: Modi meets President Kovind
New Delhi/Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday briefed President Ram Nath Kovind on the security breach that stalled his Punjab visit and the government indicated that some big and tough decisions will be taken after the Union Home Ministry gathers information. The Supreme Court also took note of the matter and the Punjab government […]