Finance Minister sets operational target for businesses to migrate to GST
Setting immediate operational target to achieve cent percent registration of businesses under GST, Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu, today directed the district administrations to work towards successful implementation of the new tax regime in J&K which will be beneficial for the consumers. “The biggest deterrent in the implementation of GST was the apprehension […]
Govt committed to boost JK’s industrial sector: Dy CM
Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh today said that the government is committed to provide the requisite support to the industrial sector so that their activities get the requisite boost which would result in the elevation of the economy of the State besides creating the job opportunities to the people. The Deputy Chief Minister was […]
GST Council to decide on more rate revisions
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Monday evening will hold a meeting through video-conferencing to discuss some rate revisions “which need urgent attention”. The meeting, called at a short notice, would be chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley through video-conferencing as state Finance Ministers were not in the national capital. Jaitley had fixed […]
JK bags best award in ‘Adventure Tourism Destination’ category at Chennai
The J&K Tourism Department has received the prestigious award in the category of ‘Best Adventure Tourism Destination and Eco-Tourism Destination’ at a 3-Day event organized by Indian International Travel Mart, Chennai . Deputy Director Tourism (Publicity) Peerzada Zahoor who was representing the J&K State received the award. During the Travel Mart, J&K stall which was […]
Two day ‘Women and Leadership’ conference begins at KU
Srinagar: A two-day conference titled ‘Women and Leadership’ began at the University of Kashmir on Monday. The national-level conference, organized by University’s Women’s Studies Center in collaboration with All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) New Delhi, was inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi. This is for the first time since the foundation of AIWC […]
Minister reviews augmentation of school infra under allied educational schemes
Minister of Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, today convened a meeting to review construction of buildings and other civil infrastructure in schools under different allied educational schemes and implementation of centrally sponsored schemes. The Meeting reviewed the overall progress of ongoing works under SSA, RMSA and District Capex for construction of Girls hostel buildings […]
World community should mediate for resolution of K-issue: Yasin Malik
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik, on Monday said that arresting and stopping of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from participating in the funeral prayers of his uncle Tariq Ahmad Buchh can be termed as dictatorship of worst kind. Tariq Ahmad Buch, uncle of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, is cousin of famous physician Dr. Shakil Mujahid, […]
Presidential polls: Er Rasheed abstains from voting
Defending his decision to abstain from casting vote for presidential polls, MLA Langate, Er. Rasheed, on Monday, said that voting for BJP candidate was never a choice and united opposition had lost the right to seek the vote. Er. Rasheed said, “Though the top Congress leadership approached me more than once for voting in favour […]
Nursing, Architecture courses to cost less
The Government today accorded sanction to 50 percent reduction in fee for Nursing and Architecture courses in Nursing Colleges at Srinagar and Jammu with additional 50 percent rebate for BPL category students.According to an order issued by the Commissioner Secretary Higher Education, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, the annual fee for BSc Nursing course has been […]
People cry dissatisfaction over health care services at GB Panth Hospital
Majority of attendants at valley’s lone child care hospital, G B Panth cry dissatisfaction over the health care services they are offered at the hospital. Patients here grow old, but they hardly see any improvement in the condition of their patients. What is ironical is that doctors at the hospital refuse to shift the patient […]
