Urges focus on border economies, enterpriseJAMMU, AUGUST 22: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha joined the Board of Governors, faculty, students, alumni and dignitaries...

Inaugurates new AYUSH building at Khaloora, D.H. Pora KULGAM, AUGUST 22: Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, Saturday inaugurated the newly constructed AYUSH building for Government Ayush Dispensary at Khaloora, D.H. Pora. The inauguration of the healthcare centre in the village was much needed demand towards strengthening the healthcare infrastructure and enhancing access to AYUSH based healthcare services for the local population and people from adjoining areas. Constructed at a total cost of ₹30 lakh, the AYUSH facility is aimed at strengthening the delivery of AYUSH healthcare services at the grassroots level and complementing the existing healthcare infrastructure in the region. The facility will provide an important platform for promoting traditional systems of medicine and...

New Delhi: The remaining International Monetary Fund (IMF) funds for Bangladesh remain stalled as the lender presses Dhaka to complete a series of pending reforms in financial‑sector and climate‑resilience, a new report has said. The report from Bangladesh-based publication The Asian Age said the IMF has set nearly a dozen conditions for reactivating the suspended programme, including banking‑sector and legal reforms, capacity building of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), single-click access to taxpayer information among others. The global lender also sought removal of fuel and electricity subsidies, a market‑based foreign‑exchange rate and reforms to boost climate resilience. The government is seeking an additional $2 billion in budget support alongside the remaining tranches of a...