Day: March 24, 2021

We have lot of expectations in shooting, says Rijiju

4:18 pm March 24, 2021

New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said India has huge expectations from its world-beating shooting contingent in the Tokyo Olympics, his belief strengthened by the country’s terrific show in the ongoing ISSF World Cup here. India are heading the medals tally by some distance having so far won nine gold, five silver and […]

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains

4:14 pm March 24, 2021

Srinagar: Many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, including the famous tourist destination of Gulmarg, received fresh snowfall on Wednesday, while the plains were lashed by rains, officials said. Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district recorded over one feet of fresh snowfall on Tuesday night, the officials said. They said intermittent snowfall continued in […]

UP woman held hostage, raped for 4 days; one arrested

4:11 pm March 24, 2021

Banda (UP): A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly holding a woman hostage and raping her for four days in a village here, police said. According to police, the accused Mobin (30) took the woman to his place for some work and sexually abused her. “The 25-year-old woman along with her husband filed a […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

J-K highway shut for second day

4:09 pm March 24, 2021

Banihal/Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as landslides triggered by incessant rains blocked the arterial road at over a dozen places in Ramban district, officials said. Road clearance agencies have pressed their men and machinery and efforts are on to ensure early restoration of the […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

LS passes NaBFID Bill; commercial decision-making kept out of CVC, CBI, CAG purview

12:05 am March 24, 2021

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the development finance institution (DFI) being set up to fund the infrastructure sector will remain outside the purview of the CAG, CVC and CBI, a move aimed at enabling faster decision-making. The DFI, called the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID), however is going to be answerable to […]