Washington: India, which will hold the G-20 presidency next year, will have a difficult task as the group’s chair to bring countries together on some of the key challenges being faced by the world, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the chief economist of the IMF, said on Wednesday. “One of the challenges for the G-20 right now, as […]
SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday flayed the Election Commission’s order for registration of new voters in Jammu, charging that the Centre’s “colonial settler project” has been initiated in the region. The former J-K chief minister said the BJP’s alleged attempts to create religious and regional divisions between Jammu and Kashmir must be “thwarted” […]
Anantnag: The authorities in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Wednesday banned the movement of heavy goods vehicles on three inner routes, which lead to Qazigund tunnel. In an order, district magistrate Anantnag , Dr Basharat Qayoom said that in view of the apple harvest season there has been a noticeable increase in the movement of heavy […]
New Delhi: Retail inflation spiked to 7.41 per cent in September, mainly due to costlier food items. For the ninth month in a row, retail inflation has remained above the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance level of 6 per cent. Official data released on Wednesday showed that the retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index […]
New Delhi: The rupee fell 14 paise to close at 82.35 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday amid the strengthening of the American currency and sustained foreign fund outflows. Besides, risk aversion sentiment among investors weighed on the local unit. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 82.32, then fell […]
New Delhi:Gold prices in the national capital fell by Rs 20 to Rs 51,155 per 10 grams on Wednesday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 51,175 per 10 grams. Silver also declined by Rs 473 to Rs 58,169 per kg from Rs 58,642 per kg. In […]
Poonch: A 24-year-old woman died due to lightning strike in Poonch district last night, police said on Wednesday. A police official said that lightning struck the woman, Saleema Kousar daughter of Mohammad Zaman, when she was on way to give fodder to the cattle in a cowshed nearby her house at Balakote in Mendhar Poonch […]
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday praised the Reserve bank of India (RBI) for tightening the monetary policy to curb inflation in the country. “The RBI has appropriately been tightening to fight inflation as the inflation is above target, and since May, if my memory serves me well, it sort of delivers 190 […]
Srinagar: Weather department here on Wednesday forecast a brief spell of light rain or snow over higher reaches at scattered places of Kashmir, mainly North-West areas of Kupwara and Tangdar. An official of the local meteorological department here said that mainly dry weather was expected from October 13-18 in Jammu and Kashmir.“As of now, there’s […]
Jammu: Authorities in Jammu on Wednesday authorised tehsildars (revenue officials) to issue certificate of residence to those residing in the winter capital for more than one year to facilitate their entry in the ongoing special summary revision of electoral rolls. District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Avny Lavasa passed the directive after taking serious […]