Levying border adjustment tax to meet green commitments morally wrong: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said any move on imposition of cross-border adjustment tax by developed countries to meet their green commitments is morally wrong and goes against the interest of developing countries of ‘Global South’. “The single mono-sided decision of imposition of border adjustment tax …the logic just […]
NIA attaches residential house in Awantipora south Kashmir

Srinagar, Dec 07: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday attached a residential house in Chursoo village of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district under UAPA. An official said that the house is owned jointly by the Khursheed Ahmed Bhat and his five brothers. He said that house has been attached under the provisions of […]
Fire damages 6 shops, 2 rooms at Zampa Kadal in Srinagar

Srinagar, Dec 7: At least six shops and two residential rooms were damaged in a fire incident that broke out at Zampa Kadal, Srinagar on Thursday morning, officials said. An official said that at least six shops and two residential rooms were damaged in a fire incident in the wee hours of this morning at […]
PM Modi given standing ovation at BJP Parliamentary Party meeting for assembly poll success

New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a standing ovation at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting on Thursday following the party’s stupendous win in three assembly polls. Party MPs raised slogans lauding his leadership as senior leaders, including BJP president J P Nadda, felicitated Modi at the first meeting of the […]
Sgr records coldest night of the season at minus 2.6 degree Celsius

Srinagar, Dec 07: The night temperature has plummeted further in Kashmir parts with Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recording the coldest night of the season at minus 2.6 degree Celsius. As per the details a few other places of Kashmir including Qazigund and Kupwara, also recorded the coldest night of the season. […]
Kashmir suffered for years due to Nehru’s two major blunders: Shah

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday blamed India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s “two major blunders” — declaring a ceasefire without winning the entire Kashmir and taking the issue to the United Nations — for the sufferings of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to a debate in the Lok Sabha on […]
Cold condition intensify in Kashmir, night temperature below freezing point
Srinagar: The minimum temperature across Kashmir settled below the freezing point as the cold conditions intensified in the valley, officials said on Wednesday. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 2 degrees Celsius, down from minus 1.4 degrees Celsius the previous night, they said. Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag […]
Lok Sabha passes JK Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill
Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill also gets nod
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community and one representing the displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the legislative assembly. The House also passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to change […]
CS asks traffic Department to enhance vigil on roads
Directs for framing comprehensive strategy to minimize road fatalities
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Wednesday while discussing the traffic scenario and its effective management in the UT with the concerned authorities made out that it should be the duty of every traffic cop to man the road for better traffic management in the UT. The Chief Secretary further maintained that the city roads and […]
Terror incidents in JK declining since 2018, lowest in 2023: Parliament told
New Delhi: Terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir have shown a declining trend over the last about six years with 2023 registering all-time low numbers, government told the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the government has a “policy of […]