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GST revenues hit record Rs 2.10 lakh cr in April

New Delhi: Goods and Services Tax collections grew 12.4 per cent to a record high of Rs 2.10 lakh crore in April, aided by strong economic momentum and increased domestic transactions and imports, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The GST collections have breached the Rs 2 lakh crore mark for the first time in […]

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CS reviews progress on implementation of multiple reforms in Transport Deptt

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Wednesday reviewed implementation of different reforms in the Transport Department. Besides Secretary Transport and IG Traffic, the review meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Finance; Secretary PWD; MD RTC; Director Motor Garages; Joint Transport Commissioner; Regional Transport Officers and other concerned officers in person and virtually. The Chief Secretary sought […]

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Search operation to track down terrorist groups extends to Kathua

Jammu: Security agencies have widened the ambit of the search operation to Kathua district to track down two groups of terrorists involved in the killing of a village defence guard in Udhampur district. A village defence guard (VDG) was killed in a brief encounter with terrorists in remote Panara village in Chochru Gala heights early […]

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Two stranded foreign tourists rescued in Ladakh

Leh: Two foreign tourists, stranded on a treacherous cliff, were successfully rescued in the Khalsi sub-division in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Wednesday, police said. The women trekkers, Sullivan Deirdre from Ireland and Van Der Weijden from the Netherlands, found themselves in distress at an altitude of about 10,300 feet due to the slippery […]

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SC reserves verdict on whether private properties can be termed material resources of community

SC reserves verdict on whether private properties can be termed material resources of community

New Delhi: A nine-judge Supreme Court bench reserved its verdict on Wednesday on a vexed legal question that whether private properties can be considered “material resources of the community” under Article 39(b) of the Constitution and consequently, taken over by State authorities to subserve the “common good”. The question is being dealt with by the […]

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Police attach seven properties belonging to terror handlers

Srinagar: Police in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday attached seven properties belonging to terror handlers based in Pakistan, officials said. After obtaining an attachment order passed by Additional Sessions Court, Baramulla, police attached properties belonging to terror handlers based in Pakistan, officials said. The seven properties was 1 acre and six marlas […]

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After two days of closure Jmu-Sgr national highway reopens for light vehicles

Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was on Wednesday reopened for light motor vehicles (LMVs) after remaining closed for the past two days following multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district, officials said. Heavy motor vehicles are not allowed to ply on the highway for the time being as the road clearance and widening […]

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Budgam man booked for sharing ‘fake’ Shah speech

Srinagar: Police here have registered a case against a Budgam resident for allegedly sharing a fake video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, officials said. Following a complaint by BJP leader Altaf Thakur, a case was registered against Mohammad Ilyas Hussain Mir at Magam Police Station of Budgam. “This is to inform you one mischievous […]

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ATF price hiked marginally, commercial LPG rate reduced by Rs 19 per cylinder

New Delhi: Jet fuel or ATF price on Wednesday was hiked by a marginal 0.7 per cent while rates of commercial LPG used by establishments such as hotels and restaurants was cut by Rs 19 per cylinder in line with international prices. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was hiked by Rs 749.25 per kilolitre, or […]

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India among top 5 developing countries in aviation emissions in 2019: Study

India among top 5 developing countries in aviation emissions in 2019: Study

New Delhi: In 2019, India was among the top five economically developing countries in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from aviation, a new research has found. Calculating “nearly real-time” aviation emissions using global flight data, researchers found that overall, the US, China and Great Britain were the topmost contributors, with 22 per cent, 14 […]