Sensex snaps 10-session winning run, skids 264 pts; RIL top drag

Mumbai: Snapping its 10-session rising streak, equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 264 points on Wednesday as investors booked profits in Reliance Industries as well as IT, finance and FMCG stocks amid mixed global cues. However, a recovering rupee and sustained foreign fund inflows restricted the fall, traders said. After touching its record intra-day high of 48,616.66 […]

Gold slips Rs 71; silver rises Rs 156

New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital fell Rs 71 to Rs 51,125 per 10 grams on Wednesday amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed the day at Rs 51,196 per 10 grams. Silver, however, gained Rs 156 to Rs 70,082 per kg as compared […]

Rupee settles 6 paise higher at 73.11 against US dollar

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated by 6 paise to close at 73.11 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, supported by sustained foreign fund inflows and weaker American currency against key rivals. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.16 against the US dollar and witnessed an intra-day high of 73.05 and a […]

Advisor Baseer Khan asks tourism officials to tap tourist potential along IB

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, has lined up a series of activities for the tourism department with a view to promote border tourism along the International Border (IB). He directed the officers for identification of certain locations along the IB to be covered under the ambit of border tourism. Advisor issued these […]

LG for interstate cooperation in Agriculture, Cooperative sectors

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today called for interstate cooperation in Agriculture and Cooperative sectors for better promotion and growth opportunities to all the stakeholders in the said sectors. The Lt Governor was interacting with Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Minister for Department of Cooperation and Jails, Punjab during a meeting held here at the Raj Bhavan. […]

Delegation of Dr. Ambedkar Chamber of Commerce calls on LG

JAMMU: A delegation of Dr. Ambedkar Chamber of Commerce today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. The delegation led by its Director General, Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal comprising of Bharat Bhushan (former MLA); Prakash Tanwar; Sanjeev Gharu; Dev Karan Singh and Sachin Pal apprised the Lt Governor about various welfare issues […]

Dir Horticulture reviews performance of department in Doda District

DODA: Director Horticulture Jammu, Ram Savak, reviewed the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Doda during a tour of the district. During the tour, he visited the Government Model Orchard cum Nursery at Bhella and took stock of the developmental activities there. Besides, he inspected the Vermicompost unit and the water reservoir in the Nursery […]

DC Pulwama recommends for special Audit of all Cooperative Medical shops in Pulwama

Cooperative Elimination of fraudulent practices would revive the Spirit of Movement: DC PULWAMA: In order to streamline the working and elimination of fraudulent practices and in view of prima facie major discrepancies, Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer has recommended to the Govt to conduct a special audit of all cooperative societies in District Pulwama. […]

Discoms’ outstanding dues to power gencos rise 35% to Rs 1.41 trn in Nov

NEW DELHI: Power producers’ total dues owed by the distribution firms rose over 35 per cent to Rs 1,41,621 crore in November 2020, reflecting stress in the sector. The distribution companies (discoms) owed a total of Rs 1,04,426 crore to power generation firms in November 2019, according to portal PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in […]

CAG writes to finance ministry, seeks performance audit details of PSU banks recapitalisation

NEW DELHI: CAG is doing performance audit on recapitalisation of PSBs after 2016-17 and it has written a letter to the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, seeking various information, including rationale for distribution of capital among different PSBs, sources said. PSU banks recapitalisation In its last report released in July 2017, CAG had […]