NEW DELHI : Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday offered struggling small businesses, the country’s dominant job creator, a rescue package that includes credit guarantees, equity support and a better chance to win government contracts as part of the ₹20 trillion package to revive the economy. Sitharaman sought to tackle the problems faced by micro, small and […]
Srinagar: The death of a 25-year-old man at the hands of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper in Kashmir’s Budgam district Wednesday triggered a controversy as his uncle, a local police officer, claimed he was the victim of unprovoked firing. Mehrajuddin Shah was driving a car, with his uncle Ghulam Hassan Shah in the passenger seat, when […]
Jammu and Kashmir government extended the preventive detention of former IAS Shah Faesal by another three months, a senior official said. He said the home department of J&K government on Wednesday evening extended the detention of Faesal, hours before it was set to expire. Shah Faesal was arrested on August 14, 2019 at the Delhi international airport […]
Spaniard Carlos Sainz is on pole position to be Charles Leclerc’s team mate at Ferrari next year, with Australian Daniel Ricciardo set to replace him at McLaren according to Formula One sources. One source told Reuters there could be an announcement by the end of the week, with reports in Spain and Italy saying talks […]
The total number of coronavirus positive cases in India reached 78,003 on Thursday, after a jump of 3,722 cases in the last 24 hours. One hundred thirty four people died due to the disease in 24 hours (between Wednesday and Thursday). According to the Union health ministry update at 8 am, the death toll due […]
CITING a “resurgence of nationalism and patriotism”, and the fact that “unemployment in our country is a reality”, the Indian Army has proposed a three-year “internship” for youths, both as officers and soldiers. According to the proposal, as mentioned in an internal note, the short, voluntary “tour of duty” is for youths who “do not […]
Jammu, 13 May (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Police DGP J&K Dilbag Singh expresses his gratitude to Hon’ble Lt. Governor J&K Girish Chandra Murmu and Union Territory administration for sanctioning Training Allowance for Police Training Centres @ 12 % as per 7th Pay Commission. He said this will help boosting the morale of the police training […]
Budgam, May 13 (KNS): Family of Mehraj ud din who was killed by CRPF Naka party in Narbal area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday morning contested CRPF claims and termed the killing as “cold-blooded” murder. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Ghulam Nabi, father of slain Mehraj ud din refuted allegation levelled by […]
Directs for execution of one MGNREGA work in each ward/Panchayat JAMMU, MAY 13: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Khan today reviewed the performance of Rural Development Department (RDD), including execution of MGNREGA works, here at a meeting. Secretary Rural Development Department, Sheetal Nanda; Director, RDD Jammu; Additional Secretary, RDD; and Joint Director, Planning RDD were […]
JAMMU, MAY 13: The government, under its initiative of bringing back the stranded people of J&K to their homes in the wake of COVID-19 Lokdown, has evacuated 39825 stranded passengers of the Union Territory through Lakhanpur till date. Besides, 3217 stranded people have reached Udhampur through three special trains from Karnatka, Goa and Dehli. Also, […]