India has safeguards in place to mitigate risks from capital flows: IMF
Washington: India, which has received a record number of foreign direct investment during the last few years despite COVID-19 crisis, has quite a few safeguards in place to mitigate the risks from capital flows, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. “Capital flows have several benefits. They finance needed investments. They help insure against some kinds […]
India supports release of oil from reserves to cool prices: Minister
New Delhi: As oil prices dived on news that the US was considering record release from the reserves, India on Thursday said it supports the initiative to let out from the strategic stockpile to cool rising oil prices. Oil prices plunged on Thursday on news that the United States was considering releasing up to 180 […]
YSS Cup-21: Jammu wins KhoKho title
Winner team to get cash prize of Rs 50K, first runner up Rs 30K and 2nd runner up Rs 20K: Gazanfar Ali
KATHUA: In a splendid win, the district KhoKho team of Jammu has won finals of the UT level inter district competitions by 2-0 beating District KhoKho Team of Budgam here at sports Stadia . After the super exciting finale of the UT level Kho-Kho competitions, Director of the Department of Youth Services and Sports, in […]
Sansad Khel Spardha begins at Sports Stadium Doda
18 block level teams participating in competition: DYSSO
DODA: District Level Inter block Sansad Khel Spardha competitions, organised by District Administration Doda, in collaboration with District Youth Services and Sports department, took off today at Sports Stadium Doda. The event was inaugurated by Chairman District Development Council Doda, Dhananter Singh Kotwal in the presence of District Youth Services and Sports Officer Jaffar Haider […]
Six Killed, 8 Injured In Poonch Accident
Poonch: Six persons were reported to having been killed in a road accident in Poonch while eight others sustained injuries. It is said to have been a marriage party and the accident took place after the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a 300-ft gorge at Tararawali Bufliaz area of Surankote Poonch on Thursday. […]
LG launches MyGov – citizen engagement platform, UT Dashboard
Says it will promote participatory governance and policymaking
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday launched My Gov – the robust citizen engagement platform for the union territory, in an effort to bring the administration closer to the common man. According to an official press release, Sinha said the innovative platform to build the partnership between citizens and the administration will promote participatory […]
Govt has taken all possible steps for public outreach and grievance redressal: LG
‘Srinagar, Jammu, Baramulla, Anantnag, Pulwama emerge as top 5 performing districts in grievance redressal’
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that the government has taken all possible steps for public outreach and grievance redress efforts. Addressing the public grievances during “LG’s Mulaqaat”- Live grievance hearing here at Civil Secretariat, the LG while interacting with some randomly selected individuals from across the UT, issued on spot directions to the […]
LG inaugurates 6 Power Infrastructure Projects costing Rs 64.10 crores
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today dedicated 6 Power Infrastructure Projects costing Rs 64.10 crores to the public. These inaugurated projects, according to the press release issued by DIPR-JK, will add another 660 MVA capacity to the existing power systems in Jammu region and include new 400 MVA, 220/132 KV Power Transformer at Gladni Grid […]
Sacking govt employees move to disempower locals: Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday flayed the Jammu and Kashmir administration for dismissing five employees and alleged that it was a move to disempower the locals. The Union Territory administration on Wednesday sacked police constable Tawseef Ahmed Mir, who has been accused of actively working for Hizbul Mujahideen and trying to kill two […]
Polls in J&K after delimitation exercise: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held once the delimitation exercise is over and after consultation with political parties. “We have no interest in keeping Jammu and Kashmir under President’s rule,” Shah said in Lok Sabha while responding to concerns raised by members on […]