Union territories

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Number of coronavirus positive cases rise to 84; two dead, 10 discharged so far: Govt

10:13 pm March 14, 2020

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus positive cases in the country has risen to 84 which includes the two deaths in Delhi and Karnataka, the Union Health Ministry said. Seven persons who tested positive, including five from Uttar Pradesh and one each from Rajasthan and Delhi, have been discharged after treatment, a senior health ministry […]

NRI tax not to apply on bonafide workers in Middle East

MHA gets Rs 1.67 lakh crore; emphasis on police, census

10:41 pm February 1, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry was allocated Rs 1,67,250 crore for the next fiscal with a special emphasis on police forces and works related to Census 2021. This allocation of the home ministry Budget includes those funds earmarked for the eight Union Territories (UTs) like the newly created Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, which […]

Need robust global cooperation to fight cross-border tax evasion, avoidance: FM

FM presents 1st supplementary demand of grants

2:17 pm November 28, 2019

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday sought Parliament nod for additional spending of Rs 21,246.16 crore, including over Rs 8,820 crore for the newly formed union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, in the first batch of supplementary demands. Of this, the net cash outgo will be Rs 18,995.51 crore, she said […]

Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of J-K, Ladakh

10:03 pm November 27, 2019

Jammu: Srinagar and higher reaches of Kashmir received snowfall, while rain lashed other parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the meteorological department said. Snowfall also occurred in some parts of Ladakh, it said. The inclement weather in most parts of the two Union territories dipped the day temperature several degrees below the season’s average, […]

Ladakh L-G holds meeting to redress tele-connectivity issues in UT

Leh freezes at minus 6.7 C; rain likely in J&K, Ladakh

9:47 pm November 18, 2019

Jammu: Light to moderate snow and rains are likely to hit the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh on Thursday evening, the meteorological department said. The mercury marked a decline in Jammu and Ladakh regions, while it continued an upward trend in the Kashmir Valley, a weather department official said. Leh township of […]