RBI maintains status quo; leaves benchmark lending rate unchanged at 4%

    Mumbai:Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent and decided to continue with its accommodative stance in the backdrop of an elevated level of inflation   This is the tenth time in a row that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor […]

Burglars Decamp With Cash From Dastgeer Sahib Shrine Donation Box

      Srinagar: Three pistol-borne gunmen looted over Rs 1.59 lakhs from a petrol pump in Shopian district of south Kashmir while burglars broke open donation box at venerated shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani in Khanyar area of Srinagar and decamped with unknown amount of cash last night, officials said on […]

Mercury Drops Below Freezing Point in Kashmir, Minus 10.4°C In Gulmarg

    Srinagar: Night temperatures dropped below freezing point in Kashmir with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10.4°C on Thursday, officials said.   A meteorological department official said  Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against last night’s 0.6°C, he said.   Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, […]

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 7,90,789

New Delhi: India logged 67,084 new coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,24,78,060, while the active cases declined to 7,90,789, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.       The death toll climbed to 5,06,520 with 1,241 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]

681 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday  reported 681 fresh COVID-19 cases . Among the cases reported 322 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 359 infections.   Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Chief Justice Orders Resumption Of Physical Hearing In Courts From Feb 14 In J&K, Ladakh

  Srinagar: With the improvement in Covid-19 cases, the J&K and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday ordered resumption of the physical hearings from February 14. Reviving the January 30 order, Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal permitted hearings through physical mode with the restriction that in no Court room more than ten (10) advocates remain present at […]

PDP leader Hanjura resigns from party post

  Srinagar,: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) general secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura has resigned from his post in the party as a member of political affairs committee.   As per sources Hanjura has submitted his resignation to party president Mehbooba Mufti. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Vaccination pivotal for reopening of schools; decision by SEC soon: Govt

    Srinagar: The government on Wednesday said that the decision with regard to the reopening of schools will be taken by the State Executive Committee (SEC) soon and that it will ensure rehabilitation of the acid attack survivor, who is recovering as per the doctors at Chennai hospital.   Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Muhammad […]

Minus 10°C In Gulmarg, Dry Weather Forecast In J&K

    Srinagar: Barring Pahalgam, night temperatures recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10°C on Wednesday, officials said. The weatherman has forecast light rain in the next 24 hours and dry weather for the subsequent two days.   A meteorological department official said  Srinagar, the summer capital […]

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline

  New Delhi: India logged 71,365 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,24,10,976, while the active cases declined to 8,92,828, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.       The death toll climbed to 5,05,279 with 1,217 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]