Month: February 2021

BUDGET 2021-22

Capital outlay increased by nearly 19 per cent giving defence modernisation historic push; Raksha Mantri thanks Prime Minister & Finance Minister for increasing defence budget to 4.78 lakh crore DELHI, FEBRUARY 1: Union Budget for the Financial Year 2021-22, presented by the Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman in […]

Decks cleared for DDC chairperson elections in J-K

Jammu, Feb 1: The Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commission on Monday overruled all objections and representations filed against its draft reservation order for offices of District Development Council last week, clearing the decks for elections to DDC chairpersons in the Union Territory. It was found that none of […]

J-K records 44 new COVID-19 cases

Srinagar, Feb 1: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 44 fresh coronavirus cases, raising its tally to 1,24,550, while no death due to the infection took place in the past 24 hours, officials said. Of the fresh cases, eight were reported from the Jammu division and 36 from the […]

Govt committed to farmers’ welfare, MSP system strengthened, sharp increase in payment to farmers: FM

New Delhi, Feb 1:  Stressed that the government is committed to farmers’ welfare, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the MSP regime has undergone a “sea change” to assure price at least 1.5 times of production cost with sharp increase in procurement of foodgrains and payment to […]

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