Govt says situation in Nagaland ‘dangerous’, imposes AFSPA
New Delhi: The entire Nagaland was on Wednesday declared a disturbed area for six more months by the central government, enabling the continuation of the controversial AFSPA which empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior warrant. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been in force in Nagaland […]
Complete Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link project by Aug 15, 2022: PM to Officials
JAMMU: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday directed officials to complete the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) by 15th August 2022. The Prime Minister during a meeting reviewed 11 projects related to 7 Ministries including the prestigious Udhampur-Baramulla Rail link being constructed in Jammu & Kashmir. While reviewing the progress of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) […]
Income tax return filing deadline extended till Jan 10
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday extended the deadline to file income tax return (ITR) for individuals by 10 days to January 10, 2021. The deadline for filing tax returns by businesses too has been extended till February 15, the finance ministry said in a statement. This is the third time that the government has […]
Won’t allow Daniel Pearl’s killer to evade justice: US
Washington: The US has said it is ready to take custody of British-born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, accused of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl, asserting that Washington will not allow him to evade justice. Acting US Attorney General Jeffrey A Rosen’s remarks comes days after a Pakistani court ordered release of […]
Nawaz Sharif’s passport will be cancelled on Feb 16: Pak Govt
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Wednesday said it will cancel the passport of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on February 16. Sharif, 70, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, has been living in London since November last year after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go abroad for four weeks for treatment. […]
JK reports 217 new covid-19 cases, death toll up to 1,880
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 217 new COVID-19 cases, while one virus-related fatality took place in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 1,20,744 and the death toll to 1,880, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 101 were from Kashmir and 116 from Jammu division of the Union territory, they said. […]
Hike in electricity tariff despite longer power cuts unjustified: Tarigami
Srinagar: Expressing serious concern over the precarious power situation in Kashmir at a time when it is needed more to cope-up with the chilly winter, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Wednesday said the electricity woes continue unabated while the power tariffs have been hiked arbitrarily by the government. Power cuts inevitably grow longer every […]
