Maryam Nawaz says Pak court verdict against her father ‘blind revenge’s last hiccup’
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz Monday said that an anti-corruption court’s verdict against her father Nawaz Sharif in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case was “blind revenge’s last hiccup”. An accountability court in Islamabad sentenced the three-time former prime minister to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case but […]
New Stamp duty in Kashmir from next year
Div Com reviews finalization of rates
Srinagar: The notification of new Stamp Duty rates for the calendar year 2019 for Kashmir division including Leh and Kargil will be notified and implemented from January 1, 2019 under the existing provisions. In this regard, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan chaired a meeting to review the finalization of the new rates, here today […]
J&K Bank inaugurates new premises at Dab Ganderbal
Our relationship with people goes beyond banking: Parvez Ahmed
Srinagar: Our relationship with people goes beyond banking. For, we not only want our business to grow but want our people to prosper as well. Village Dab is not rich in literary terms only but has a rich legacy in Kashmir handicrafts also. But there is a need to transform the socio-economic scenario of this area […]
Maj Gen found guilty of misbehaving with woman officer
Chandigarh, Dec 24 (PTI) A serving Major General has been recommended for dismissal from service by a General Court Martial (GCM) for allegedly misbehaving with a woman officer. The GCM, presided over by a LT General Giriraj Singh, found the Maj Gen guilty under Section 354 A (attempt to outrage the modesty of a woman) […]
Police arrests lottery sellers from Lalchowk
Srinagar: Acting on specific information regarding the presence of lottery sellers in Lal Chowk area, Srinagar police arrested 03 lottery sellers who were cheating common masses at Abi Guzar area. The arrested persons were found selling lottery inside a vehicle bearing registration No JK01AH-2517 and were identified as Nisar Ahmad Shah son of Peer Gayas […]
GST having negative effect on tourism in J&K: Par panel
New Delhi, Dec 24 (PTI) The Goods and Services Tax has had a “negative” effect on tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, a parliamentary panel has noted, adding the Centre should reconsider the indirect tax regime on tourism-related activities in the northern state. The Committee on Development of Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, in its report, […]
Another PDP leader quits party in Banihal
Srinagar: The PDP Monday suffered another setback when its senior leader and former bureaucrat Bashir Ahmad Runyal announced his decision to quit the party. Runyal, a former IAS officer who was Ramban district president and state secretary of the PDP, had joined the party prior to the 2014 assembly polls after his retirement and had […]
Imran Khan should learn from India: Owaisi
Hyderabad, Dec 24 (PTI) Member of Parliament and AIMIM president Asauddin Owaisi took to Twitter to hit out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over the latter’s remark that he would show the Narendra Modi government “how to treat minorities”. In a tweet on Sunday, Owaisi said Khan should instead take a lesson from India’s […]
Nawaz Sharif gets 7 years in Jail
Islamabad: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif gets 7 years in jail in Al-Azizia case; court acquits him in Flagship case: Pakistan media. (PTI)
Snooping on peoples gadgets, PIL filed in SC
New Delhi: A PIL was filed on Monday in the Supreme Court challenging the government’s notification authorising 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt any computer system. The petition filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma seeks quashing of the government’s December 20 notification. According to the government’s notification, 10 Central probe and snoop agencies […]
