NEW DELHI: The government of India Thursday extended health insurance support to auto and taxi drivers by committing to pay half of the premium amount under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna, which provides smart-card based cashless health insurance cover. Oscar Fernandes will address the health concerns of auto rickshaw drivers and taxi drivers, who form a […]
Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan “Dear Mr. Prime Minister: “Thank you very much for your message of February thirteenth. I am aware of your deep interest in the problem of Kashmir and of your hopes, which I share, for a settlement within the framework of the United Nations. “The […]
Capital gains tax is a major hurdle in promoting Saudi investments in India, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Tawfiq Al Rabiah said Thursday. “The issue of taxation of capital gains continues to be a major impediment in promoting Saudi investment in India, and I call on the Indian authorities to explore relaxation of […]
NEW DELHI: Sahara Chief Subrata Roy Thursday moved to Supreme Court seeking cancellation of non-bailable arrest warrant issued against him and undertook to appear before it on March 4. The order to arrest Roy was issued yesterday for his failure to appear before the apex court in a contempt case arising out of non refund […]
CHENNAI: India’s first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated here Thursday by Finance Minister P Chidambaram as a part of the government’s Rs 4,909 crore IT modernisation scheme for the Department of Posts. After launching the ATM service at Thiyagaraya Nagar Head Post Office (HPO), Chidambaram said that Rs 4,909 crore had been allocated […]
WASHINGTON: Agricultural population of India grew by a whopping 50 percent between 1980 and 2011, the highest for any country during this period, followed by China with 33 per cent, while that of the United States dropped by 37 percent as a result of large scale mechanisation, a latest report has said. “Between 1980 and […]
SRINAGAR: Aircel, mobile and internet service providing company, Thursday announced partnership with mydala.com, online deals and mobile marketing and service platform, to launch ‘Aircel Joys, a company spokesperson said. Through the partnership, Aircel customers can avail deals and discounts upto 90 percent from a vast range of categories such as Entertainment, Lifestyle, Shopping, Hospitality, Personal […]
By Ramzy Baroud Omar is a 7-year-old boy from Gaza. His family managed to obtain the necessary permits that allowed him to cross the Erez checkpoint to Jerusalem, through the West Bank, in order to undergo surgery. He was accompanied by his father. On the way back, the boy and his father were stopped at […]
SRINAGAR: District Level Review Committee, which met here on Wednesday had approved Rs 4588.94 crore as Annual Credit Action Plan for Srinagar district for the year 2014-15, an official spokesperson said. The credit action plan, which is annual credit target for farmers, artisans, businessmen and industrial units both in priority and non-priority sectors, for the […]
BHADARWAH: Rehbar-i-Taleem Teachers Forum, district Doda, Wednesday held a meeting at district headquarters with district president Sajad Malik in chair. In a statement, the ReT’s said that the meeting, which highlighted the problems and genuine demands of the fraternity, was attended by all the zonal presidents and apex body members from the district. The teachers […]