Fighting air pollution: JK among 23 states, UT’s asked to prepare action plan by NGT
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed 23 states and Union territories, including the national capital Delhi and Chandigarh, to prepare action plans within two months to bring the air quality standard within the prescribed limit. Noting that there are 102 cities where air quality does not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, […]
Two Kashmir based companies ‘probed’ for tax evasion
Srinagar: The Income Tax Department Thursday carried out surveys against two business houses in the militancy-hit areas of the Kashmir Valley for alleged tax evasion running into crores of rupees, officials said. They said tax sleuths from income tax offices in Chandigarh and Rajasthan were flown in here for carrying out the surprise checks, an […]
Guv’s remarks on Srinagar mayoral elections distorted, says Raj Bhavan
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s remarks favouring a particular individual for the post of mayor of Srinagar were being presented in a distorted manner as the local bodies elections in the state are being conducted in a fair and transparent way, a Raj Bhavan spokesperson Thursday said. He was referring to Malik’s […]
Bailout package for Pak: IMF chief, Pakistan FM meet in Indonesia
Nusa Dua (Indonesia): IMF chief Christine Lagarde met with Pakistani officials Thursday and said a team would visit Islamabad for talks on a possible bailout of its shaky economy. Pakistan Finance Minister Asad Umar, who is attending the Fund’s annual meeting in Bali, announced earlier this week that the government would seek talks with the […]
Education caught between ‘devil and the deep sea’ in Kashmir
Srinagar: The functioning of educational institution in Kashmir has become a challenging job for the authorities given the political uncertainty prevailing in Valley. On Thursday, educational institutions in most of the districts were closed in wake of the gun fight that broke between militants and government forces in Shatgund village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. […]
Pak SC tells Musharraf to return
Tells him that there are good doctors in Pakistan too
Islamabad: “There are good doctors in Pakistan”, Supreme Court Chief Justice Saqib Nisar told Pervez Musharraf on Thursday as he directed the Dubai-based former dictator to appear before the apex court to record his statement in the treason case against him. General (retd) Musharraf, 75, who has been living in Dubai since 2016, is facing […]
Killing of HM commander: Mehbooba says pol parties should realise the gravity of situation
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said Thursday that PhD scholar-turned militant preferring death in an encounter over life should make political parties realise the gravity of the situation and facilitate dialogue with all stakeholders to end the bloodshed in Jammu and Kashmir. Manaan Bashir Wani, who was pursuing PhD in Allied Geology at Aligarh Muslim […]
Army jawan injured as Pak firing in Poonch
Jammu: An Army jawan was injured when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and resorted to firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said Thursday. The Pakistani troops violated ceasefire in Krishnagati sector at 9.30 pm Wednesday night, he said. The injured soldier was evacuated to a military […]
