Advisor Baseer Khan inspects dev works, meets several deputations in Tangmarg
‘Redressing public grievances, enforcing administrative accountability govt’s first priority’
BARAMULLA: In continuation to the public outreach programme initiated by the Jammu & Kashmir administration, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Tangmarg area of Baramulla district and took appraisal of the developmental works undertaken in RDD. The Advisor also met as many as 16 public deputations, who apprised him about the developmental […]
India’s COVID-19 tally nears 37 lakh; recovery rate 76.94%
New Delhi: With 69,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection on Tuesday, India’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 36,91,166, while recoveries surged to 28,39,882, pushing the recovery rate to 76.94 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll, meanwhile, climbed to 65,288 with 819 new fatalities being reported in a span of 24 […]
Proceedings over, judge to start writing Babri mosque demolition case verdict
Lucknow: The special judge hearing the Babri mosque demolition case will on Wednesday start writing the judgment, expected to be pronounced by the end of this month. The proceedings in the case at the CBI court here ended Tuesday with the advocates for some of 32 accused presenting their oral arguments. Judge S K Yadav […]
‘Ruining’ of economy began with demonetisation, govt introduced erroneous policies: Rahul
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the GDP slump, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi alleging that the “ruining” of the economy began with demonetisation and the government thereafter introduced one “erroneous” policy after another. The country’s economy suffered its worst slump on record in April-June, with the gross domestic product […]
Masks, gloves, face-shields, sanitisers and tea bags: Parliament gets pandemic-ready
New Delhi: Thousands of masks and gloves, hundreds of sanitiser bottles and face shields, touch-free operation of doors, and COVID-19 tests for an estimated 4,000 people including MPs and staff members — several arrangements have been made for the 18-day Parliament session from September 14 that would be held under the shadow of a pandemic […]
Consider more legally viable options for providing GST dues to states: Kejriwal to PM
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to consider more legally viable and sustainable options for providing GST dues to states to help them tide over the COVID-19 financial crisis. The two options of borrowing presented by the Ministry of Finance, which primarily require the […]
Bengal to hand over freehold land deeds to residents of 119 refugee colonies
Kolkata: In the run-up to the Assembly elections due next year, the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal is planning to hand over freehold land title deeds to over 20,000 people residing in 119 refugee colonies in the state. The state government is preparing a database and an initial list of 15,000 residents is ready, […]
UNSC reform talks being ‘held hostage’, used as ‘convenient smokescreen’ by some nations: India
United Nations: The intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform are being “held hostage” and used as a “convenient smokescreen” by countries that do not wish to see any changes in the most powerful UN organ, India has said, demanding tangible action to achieve the long-delayed reforms. India also underlined that it will take steps to […]
Iran’s supreme leader denounces UAE’s recognition of Israel
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader has called the United Arab Emirates’ recognition of Israel “treason that will not last for long”, the state media in Iran reported on Tuesday. The comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei come just as a joint US-Israeli delegation wrapped up a trip to Abu Dhabi on the first Israeli commercial air flight […]
UN agency laments summer’s ‘deep wound’ to Earth’s ice cover
Geneva: The United Nations weather agency says this summer will go down for leaving a “deep wound” in the cryosphere — the planet’s frozen parts — amid a heat wave in the Arctic, shrinking sea ice and the collapse of a leading Canadian ice shelf. The World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday that temperatures in the […]
