Trump doubles tariff for India to 50 pc
Singles out India for Russian oil imports Washington/New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff, raising it to 50 per cent, on goods coming from India as penalty for New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil, a move that is likely to hit sectors such as textiles, […]
Unfair, unjustified: India on Trump’s additional tariff on Indian goods
New Delhi: India on Wednesday described the US action of levying 25 per cent additional tariff on Indian goods as “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable”. New Delhi’s sharp reaction came shortly after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing the fresh tariff citing India’s continuing purchase of Russian crude oil notwithstanding the Western sanctions. […]
Wrote to parties to push for bill on restoration of JK’s statehood: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he has written to several parties with a sizeable presence in Parliament, seeking their support for the introduction of a bill for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood in the ongoing Monsoon session. The Centre abrogated Article 370, which accorded a special status to the erstwhile […]
CM Omar Abdullah meets public at Raabita Outreach Office
Meets several delegations, listens to their grievances SRINAGAR: A number of delegations and public representatives called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at Raabita office here Wednesday to discuss a wide range of issues concerning public infrastructure, traders’ issues, higher education, and opportunities for technocrats. The day’s engagements began with a meeting of Members of the […]
Land features enable flash floods in Himalayas: Study
New Delhi: Flash floods in the Himalayas are primarily influenced by the region’s land features, while those occurring along the west coast and in central India are driven by factors that affect water flow, a map of hotspots across the country developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar shows. Three-fourths of flash […]
Female, male Army officers can’t be evaluated for permanent commission on same criteria, SC told
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday informed that female and male officers of the Indian Army, comprise two unequal and distinct classes, and can’t be considered together for grant of permanent commission on the same criteria and cut-off marks. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh began hearing pleas […]
PDP MLA seeks HC’s intervention in implementation of Minimum Wages Act in govt departments
Srinagar: Senior PDP leader Waheed-Ur-Rehman Para on Wednesday sought the intervention of Jammu and Kashmir High Court for the implementation of Minimum Wages Act to ensure economic justice for labourers working in government sectors in the Union Territory. Para, an MLA from Pulwama, made the plea in a petition letter addressed to the J&K and […]
PM Modi to flag off Vaishno Devi Katra-Amritsar Vande Bharat train on August 10
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off a Vande Bharat Express train service between Amritsar in Punjab and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in Jammu and Kashmir on August 10, the Jammu Rail Division said on Wednesday. “The Vande Bharat train will provide a comfortable and faster travel experience to the passengers […]
India has witnessed transparent, sensitive governance model in last 11 years: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that his government is working with a holistic vision to rejuvenate infrastructure nationwide, asserting that India has witnessed a governance model that is transparent, sensitive and citizen-centric over the last 11 years. Speaking at an event at Kartavya Path hours after inaugurating Kartavya Bhavan, the first […]
Students from JK send 3,000 handmade ‘rakhis’ to soldiers in Ladakh
Jammu: In a heartfelt tribute to the armed forces, students from government schools across Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district have prepared and dispatched 3,000 handmade ‘rakhis’ to soldiers stationed along the China border in the Union Territory of Ladakh, an official said. The rakhis were sent to the soldiers as part of the ongoing ‘Har […]