PM Modi presents ‘chadar’ to be placed at Ajmer Sharif
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a delegation of Muslim community members on Thursday and presented them with a “chadar” that will be placed at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah during an event to commemorate the death anniversary of revered Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti. “Met a Muslim community delegation. During our interaction, I presented the […]
Kashmir continues to reel under sub-zero temperatures
No respite from intense cold wave Srinagar: There was no respite from the intense cold wave in Kashmir as the valley continued to reel under sub-zero temperatures with no improvement in the weather conditions over the next few days, officials said here on Wednesday. A dry and snowless winter in Kashmir has resulted in freezing […]
IMD to provide weather forecast at Panchayat-level from next week
New Delhi: In a significant expansion of its coverage, the India Meteorological Department will provide panchayat-level weather forecast from next week, particularly to help small farmers plan farming better and cut down climate-induced losses, its chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said on Thursday. India’s technological progress has made it possible for the department to take its forecasting […]
6.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan, tremors in north India
New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Afghanistan on Thursday with tremors rippling through parts of north India, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicentre for the quake, which struck at 2.50 pm IST, was 241 kilometres north northeast of Kabul, it said. The quake triggered panic among people, with many in Delhi […]
Govt plans to sell ‘enemy property’ shares in 84 Cos
Scrips of 20 firms put on block in 1st tranche New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it is planning to sell over 2.91 lakh ‘enemy property’ shares in 84 companies to individuals and corporates in tranches as it looks to dispose of assets of individuals who had migrated to Pakistan and China. In the […]
Covid subvariant JN.1: 827 cases reported so far
New Delhi: A total of 827 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been reported from 12 states till now, official sources said on Thursday. They said 250 cases have been reported from Maharashtra, 199 from Karnataka, 155 from Kerala, 49 from Goa, 36 from Gujarat, 30 from Andhra Pradesh, 30 from Rajasthan, 26 each from […]
Centre directs JK admin to seize assets of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Muslim League
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to seize all assets and freeze bank accounts and finances belonging to the pro-Pakistan separatist amalgam Tehreek-e-Hurriyat and Muslim League Jammu Kashmir headed by separatist Masarat Alam. Both the organisations were recently banned by the government. Tehreek-e-Hurriyat was founded by late separatist leader […]
NC president Farooq Abdullah skips ED appearance
Srinagar/New Delhi: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday for questioning in a money laundering case, official sources said. The 86-year-old politician was called by the central agency at its Srinagar office in connection with an ED investigation into alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket […]
Net direct tax collection grows 19 pc so far in FY’24
New Delhi: The net direct tax collection so far this fiscal rose 19.41 per cent to Rs 14.70 lakh crore, reaching about 81 per cent of the full-year target, the income tax department said on Thursday. The government has budgeted to collect Rs 18.23 lakh crore from direct taxes (personal income tax and corporate tax), […]
Woman drug peddler held with heroin in Kathua
Jammu: An alleged woman drug peddler was arrested after heroin was recovered from her possession in Kathua district on Thursday, police said. The woman has been identified as Darshana Devi, the wife of Kamal Dev of Chak Drab Khan, they said. A team noticed a lady moving under suspicious circumstances in the Kukey Chek area […]
