SC to pronounce verdict on pleas against demonetisation on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgment on Monday on a batch of pleas challenging the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer, who will retire on January 4, is likely to pronounce its […]
VHP passes resolution against religious radicalism; seeks stringent anti-conversion law and UCC
Indore: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has passed a resolution against religious radicalism, which it said was responsible for terror attacks across the world, and demanded a stringent law to ban illegal conversions and implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), its functionary said. This resolution was passed and demands were made during the three-day […]
Time zone by time zone, another new year sweeps into view
New York: New Year’s celebrations swept across the globe, ushering in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks — and marking an end to a year that brought war in Europe, a new chapter in the British monarchy and global worries over inflation. The new year began in the tiny atoll nation of Kiribati in the central […]
NKorea’s Kim orders ‘exponential’ expansion of nuke arsenal
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the “exponential” expansion of his country’s nuclear arsenal, the development of a more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch of its first spy satellite, state media reported on Sunday, after he entered 2023 with another weapons firing following a record number of testing activities last year. […]
Stampede during New Year’s event in Uganda kills at least 9
Kampala (Uganda): A stampede during New Year’s celebrations at a popular mall in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, left at least nine people dead, including children, police said on Sunday. The stampede happened at the Freedom City Mall in Namasuba suburb as revelers rushed to watch fireworks. The Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, said the […]
GST revenues grow 15% to nearly Rs 1.50 lakh cr in Dec
New Delhi: The collections from Goods and Services Tax (GST) grew by 15 per cent to over Rs 1.49 lakh crore in December 2022, indicating improved manufacturing output and consumption demand, besides better compliance. This is the 10th month in a row that the revenues have remained above the Rs 1.4 lakh crore mark. The […]
Rajouri Firing Incident: 3 injured succumb at hospital
MS GMC Rajouri says among 10 injured persons, 4 critical
Jammu: Three persons, who were among 13 injured in a firing incident in Dangri village of Rajouri district on Sunday evening, have succumbed to their injuries at GmC Rajouri, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a firing incident was reported in Dangri village this eveving, creating panic and […]
Grenade Blast in Hawal, One Civilian Suffer Minor Injuries: Police
Srinagar, January 01:(GNS) A civilian was injured after unknown persons suspected to be militants hurled a grenade on CRPF Bunker near Hawal Chowk in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Sunday evening. A senior police officer told GNS that militants lobbed grenade towards CRPF Bunker of 28 BN near Hawal Chowk. However, the grenade missed the […]
Woman found dead in premises of LD Hospital
Srinagar: The body of an unidentified woman was found in the premises of Lalla Ded Hospital in Srinagar on Sunday morning, officials said. Quoting officials, news agency KNO reported that the body of a woman aged around 40 years, wearing a brown Pheran, was found on the premises of the hospital. He said the body […]
Army chief begins New Year by visiting troops at LoC in Kupwara
Srinagar: Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday began the new year by paying a visit to troops posted along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir. “On the occasion of #NewYear2023, General Manoj Pande #COAS visited troops deployed at various locations in the High Altitude Area along the Line of Control in #Kupwara […]
