Moratorium on establishment of air polluting units in Khrew, Khonmoh areas: Deputy CM

JAMMU,: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today informed the House that Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) has imposed a moratorium on establishment and registration of new units of air polluting industries in Khrew, Pulwama, and Khonmoh in Srinagar of Kashmir division for a period of two years since 2021. The Deputy Chief Minister […]

J&K Legislative Assembly passes Business Advisory Committee Report

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed the recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) concerning the business schedule of the House. Member, Mubarak Gul, moved the motion. Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Advocate Abdul Rahim Rather, put the report to a voice vote, which was unanimously passed by […]

Lookout notice against 6 for ‘duping’ ex-serviceman in Jammu

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s crime branch on Monday issued a lookout notice against six online fraudsters, including two women, for allegedly duping an ex-serviceman here of more than Rs 17.50 lakhs on the pretext of doubling his money, an official said. The case was registered at the Jammu Crime Branch’s Special Crime Wing […]

Security forces defuse IED in Kulgam

Srinagar: Security forces on Monday averted a tragedy with the timely detection of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. A patrol party noticed a suspicious object on the Shopian-Anantnag road at Qaimoh in Kulgam district which turned out to be an IED, they said. A bomb disposal squad […]

Rupee jumps 24 paise to close at 86.81 against US dollar

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 24 paise to close at 86.81(provisional) against the US dollar on Monday on positive domestic equities and weakness of the American currency in the overseas market. Forex traders said the rupee traded with a slight positive bias on weakness in the US dollar and positive global markets. However, surge in crude […]

Stock markets rally amid sharp gains in global shares; Sensex snaps 5-day losing run

Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back on Monday, closing higher by half a per cent following a sharp rally in global shares and buying in banking stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 341.04 points or 0.46 per cent to settle at 74,169.95, snapping its five-day losing run. In intra-day trade, the benchmark […]

Modi govt robbing people: Kharge on petrol, diesel prices

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday slammed the government for not transferring the benefits of the reduction in crude oil prices to the people. For how long will the BJP keep collecting “ransom” from the public, Kharge asked as he shared a media report, which said that crude oil prices are at a […]