Slump in economy: NPAs delaying recovery, say Ex-RBI governors
Mumbai: Domestic banks, which have the highest bad loan pile in the world, pose a huge risk to the recovery of the pandemic-ravaged economy unless the government rescues them, four former Reserve Bank governors warn in a soon-to-be-released book. While Raghuram Rajan blames excessive investments by companies and the exuberance of bankers, coupled with inability […]
Killing of Dr Saifullah has left HM leaderless once again: DGP
Srinagar: The Director—General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir, Dilbag Singh Sunday termed the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen’s chief operational commander for the valley, Dr Saifullah as a major success for the forces, stating that the Hizb outfit is once again leaderless. Addressing a press conference at PCR Srinagar, according to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), […]
Lt Governor, Jitendra Singh lay foundation stone of prestigious “Comprehensive Mansar Development Plan”
Efforts underway to make J&K India’s most preferred tourist destination: LG
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, in presence of MoS, PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today laid foundation stone of prestigious “Comprehensive Mansar Rejuvenation/Development Plan” worth Rs.198.37 Crores through virtual mode. The Lt Governor observed that the prestigious project aims at increasing tourists’ influx which will facilitate […]
JK reports 540 new positive cases, 87517 recovered so far
JAMMU: The Government on Sunday informed that 540 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 171 from Jammu division and 369 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 95325. Also 04 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu division and […]
Chinese Communist Party unveils plan to make PLA on par with US military by 2027
Beijing: The just-concluded key conclave of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) has finalised plans to build a fully modern military on par with the US by 2027, media reports here said. By the year 2027, which marks the centennial of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), China will build a fully […]
Ties came under severe stress; pacts must be respected scrupulously to restore normalcy: EAM on relations with China
New Delhi: The ties between India and China have come under “severe stress” and the agreements inked by both sides over the last few years must be respected “scrupulously” in their “entirety” to restore normalcy in relations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday in the midst of the eastern Ladakh border row. The […]
China to begin construction of Ya’an-Linzhi section of Sichuan-Tibet Railway close to India’s border
Beijing: China is all set to begin the construction of the strategic Sichuan-Tibet Railway between Ya’an in southwest Sichuan province and Linzhi in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh, the official media reported. China Railway announced on Saturday the bidding results for the construction of two tunnels and one bridge, as well […]
It’s ‘double yuvraj’ versus NDA’s double engine in Bihar: PM
Samastipur/Chapra/Motihari/Bagaha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday blazed through the electoral battleground in Bihar mocking RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as “double yuvraj” (two crown princes) who stood for “jungle raj” and were pitted against the NDA’s “double engine” growth which has pulled the state out of lantern age. Firing on all […]
Secularism as principle and practice in India is in ‘danger’: Tharoor
New Delhi: Secularism as principle and practice in India is in “danger”, but “forces of hatred” cannot alter the country’s secular character, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor told PTI in an interview on his new book ‘The Battle of Belonging’. In the book, Tharoor makes a stinging critique of the Hindutva doctrine, asserting that it […]
J&K excise scam: Process to frame charges against 16 accused set in motion
Jammu: After a 24-year long legal battle, the framing of charges against 16 accused, including a retired IAS officer and four government employees, in the Jammu and Kashmir excise scam has been set in motion, an official said on Sunday. According to the spokesperson of the Crime Branch, Jammu, the state exchequer lost around Rs […]
