Training prog for implementation of FRA-2006 concludes
SRINAGAR: The three days online training programme for District and Sub-Divisional level Officers on implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA)-2006 conducted by Forest department concluded here smoothly. The training programme was inaugurated by Commissioner/ Secretary Forest, Environment & Ecology Department, Sarita Chauhan in presence of Administrative Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department Rehana Batul and PCCF (HoFF) […]
Fiscal deficit touches 135.1% of FY21 target at November-end
New Delhi: The Union government’s fiscal deficit soared to Rs 10.75 lakh crore, or 135.1 per cent of the 2020-21 Budget Estimates (BE), at the end of November 2020, mainly on account of low realisation of revenue due to disruption in business activities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The fiscal deficit at the end of November […]
Blast at Aden airport kills 25, wounds 110: Yemeni officials
Sanaa: A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. At least 25 people were killed and 110 wounded in the blast. Yemen’s internationally recognised government said Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired four ballistic missiles at the airport. […]
No New Year celebrations until govt accepts our demands: Farmers protesting at Singhu border
New Delhi: Thousands of farmers protesting at the Singhu border for over a month now will ring in the New Year sans any celebrations. “There is no New Year for us until the government accepts our demands,” said Harjinder Singh from Punjab’s Ropar, who has been camping at the Delhi-Haryana border since November 25. In […]
Umesh out of series, Shardul likely to play in Sydney Test
New Delhi: Pacer Umesh Yadav was on Thursday ruled out of the remainder of the series against Australia due to the calf injury he sustained during the Melbourne match and the Indian team management is likely to prefer Shardul Thakur over left-arm pace sensation T Natarajan for the third Test. According to sources, senior pacer […]
2020 finally ending, but New Year’s revelries muted by virus
Canberra: This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget. Australia will be among the first nations to ring in 2021 because of its proximity to the International Date Line. In past years 1 million people crowded […]
C’garh CM talks to PM over delivery of rice to central pool
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that Centre gives permission for the transfer of rice to the central pool after custom milling of paddy procured from the farmers in the state, an official said. Baghel held talks with the prime minister over phone on the issue, […]
Advisor Baseer Khan for promotion of border tourism at Suchetgarh
Directs to open an outlet for local Handicraft and Handloom products
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today pitched for the development of tourism facilities at the Suchetgarh border post for the visitors. The Advisor made these remarks during his tour to the border outpost to review the tourism facilities for the visitors. He directed the tourism authorities to create additional facilities for the […]
Govt outstanding debt swells 5.6% to Rs 107.04 lakh cr in Q2
New Delhi: Total liabilities of the government increased by 5.6 per cent to Rs 107.04 lakh crore at end-September 2020, according to official data on public debt. At the end of the first quarter, the outstanding total debt of the government stood at Rs 101.3 lakh crore. The 5.6 per cent quarter-on-quarter increase reflects pressure […]
2020, Another Year Leaves
By: RAYEES AHMAD KUMAR One more year is taking a leave from us. Year 2020 will be remembered for many reasons in human history. With the outbreak of coronavirus in China in December 2019 spread all over and the pandemic impacted all spheres of life and has even reached to Antarctica continent of the planet. […]
