Category: India
JKWRRA member Kishore Chandra Naik takes oath
STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: Kishore Chandra Naik was on Thursday administered the oath of office as member of the Jammu and Kashmir Water Resources Regulatory Authority by Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta.Naik is former chairman…
‘Super teacher’ keeps slum children engaged, wants to empower them through education
STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Kanchan Sharma, a retired government teacher, occasionally visits slum dwellers at Maratha Basti here to conduct a two-hour open class with the motive to keep the underprivileged children engaged and empower…
J&K integral part of India; no amount of questioning can change reality: MEA
STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of it and no amount of questioning can change the reality, an assertion that came following a letter by…
Indians’ funds in Swiss banks rise to over Rs 20k cr on surge in securities, institutional holdings; customer deposits down for 2nd yr
STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI/ZURICH: Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to 2.55 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 20,700 crore) in 2020…
COVID-19 Bulletin June 17
656 new positive cases reported; 190 from Jammu Division and 466 from Kashmir Division
Govt slashes tariff value for edible oil import, may lead to lower domestic prices
STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: The government has reduced the tariff value for import of edible oil, including palm oil, by up to USD 112 per tonne, a move which experts said can lead to…
India asks Pak to address shortcomings in bill relating to Kulbhushan Jadhav’s right to appeal
STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: India on Thursday asked Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address the shortcomings in a bill introduced in the country’s national assembly last week providing for the right of appeal…
Milkha Singh “stable and improving”
STATE TIMES NEWS Chandigarh: Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh is “stable and improving” under the constant supervision of a medical team at the PGIMER here after having recovered from COVID-19, which he contracted last month.“He…