Pay bills or face disconnection: MD KPDCL

SRINAGAR: Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Mussarat Islam, today urged consumers to clear their outstanding balance on account of electricity dues, failing which KPDCL shall be left with no option but to further accelerate its disconnection drives as warranted under Section 56 of the Electricity Act. He further stated that smart meter […]

Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon starrer romantic film gets title

Mumbai: The makers finally announced the title of the most anticipated film, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon. The film marks Shahid and Kriti’s first on-screen collaboration. Taking to Instagram, Shahid Kapoor treated fans to the film’s title along with a new poster. The poster showed the undeniable chemistry of Shahid and Kriti. The film […]

Gujarat: PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Czech counterpart Petr Fiala in Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, held a bilateral meeting with his Czech counterpart, Petr Fiala, and reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries. The leaders held discussions covering various sectors, including new and emerging technologies, automobiles, climate change, and defence in Gandhinagar. “Deepening India-Czech partnership! PM @narendramodi held a fruitful meeting with PM […]

U’khand schools to have ‘bag-free’ day each month

Dehradun: Uttarakhand government has decided to introduce 10 “bag-free” days per academic session in all the schools of the state in an initiative meant to reduce the load of books on children. One bag-free day will be observed by all upper primary and secondary schools on the last Saturday of each month from class 6 […]

Rupee jumps 11 paise to settle at 83.02 against dollar

Mumbai: Rising for the sixth straight session, the rupee jumped 11 paise at 83.02 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, tracking a firm trend in equity markets and easing crude prices. A weak greenback overseas and expectations of favourable global and domestic macroeconomic data also boosted the domestic currency, forex traders said. At the […]

Four fresh Covid deaths recorded in country

New Delhi: India has recorded 605 new cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 3,643, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Four deaths — two each from Karnataka and Kerala have been reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 […]