NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the full budget for 2024-25, sources said. Following this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her seventh budget in the Lok Sabha. Sitharaman, the first full-time woman finance minister of the country, has presented five full budgets since July […]
Baramulla: At least 10 shops have been reduced to ashes in a devastating fire, that broke out during midnight in Boniyar market of Baramulla district in north Kashmir’s Uri, while locals demand for an fire and emergency unit. Blaze broke out around midnight, which prompted locals, police as well as army personnel to combat the […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional ‘bahi-khata’ style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present the full Budget 2024-25 in a paperless format just like the previous years. Draped in a white silk saree with magenta border, she posed for […]
Jammu:Army on Tuesday said that an Infiltration bid was foiled while as an army trooper was also injured in Battal sector of Rajouri district.Taking on to the micro-blogging platform X, army wrote, “Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists with effective fire in the Battal Sector at 0300h.During the exchange […]
NEW DELHI:Asserting that Parliament is not for ‘dal’ but for ‘desh’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the opposition, saying that some parties have practised “negative politics” and “misused” Parliament to hide their political failures. Speaking with the media ahead of the start of Parliament session, Modi said […]
Pahalgam: A 24-year-old youth drowned to death in river Lidder near Laganbal bridge in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. An official said that the youth identified as Basit Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Rasool Bhat of Sopore drowned in Lidder near Laganbal. Soon after the incident, a rescue […]
Srinagar: Body of a non-local man was retrieved from river Jhelum near Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar on Monday, officials said. An official said that the body was retrieved by the SDRF, who later handed it over to the police for identification and other legal formalities. Police have taken cognisance of the […]
Budgam: At least 12 tea stalls were damaged in a fire mishap at famous tourist destination Doodhpathri in Budgam district late last night, officials said.An official said that fire broke out due to gas leakage late last night in the area. He said that in the incident at least a dozen tea stalls were damaged, […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday imposed an interim stay on directives passed by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display names of owners. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh […]
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday rejected notices from opposition MPs calling for discussion on an Uttar Pradesh government order asking shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display names of their owners and staff. Opposition MPs had given notices under rule 267 seeking suspension of the business of the day […]