Key parliamentary panels constituted, Cong’s Venugopal to head PAC

New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) Key parliamentary panels, including the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that will be headed by Congress’ K C Venugopal, have been constituted. BJP’s Sanjay Jaiswal will head the Committee on Estimates while his party colleague Baijayant Panda will chair the Committee on Public Undertakings. The Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Public […]
Windfall tax on crude petroleum reduced to Rs 2,100/tonne

New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) The government has slashed windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 2,100 per tonne, from Rs 4,600 per tonne with effect from Saturday. The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED). The SAED on the export of diesel, petrol and jet fuel or […]
Policeman found dead in Srinagar home, probe ordered

Srinagar, Aug 17: An assistant sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police posted in Srinagar was found dead in his room in the Ahmad Nagar area of the city, officials said on Saturday. An official said that the cop posted at Ahmad Nagar police station was found unconscious in his room. He added that he was […]
Three-phase JK elections from Sep 18, counting on Oct 4

Jammu Aur Kashmir Kay Loag Likhangay Jumhooriyat Ki Nai Kahani Ummed Aur Jumhooriyat Ki Aaisi Jalak Bayaan Karti Hai Awaam, Tasweer Badalna Chahti Hai New Delhi: Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir after a decade in three phases from September 18, setting the stage for the people of the union territory to […]
AC approves cadre review of JK administrative service
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday approved cadre review of the JKAS with a view to strengthen the administrative set-up in the union territory, an official spokesperson said here. The decision was taken by the Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The review will revise the strength and […]
Assembly polls in JK to further strengthen roots of democracy: Amit Shah
New Delhi: BJP leaders on Friday welcomed the announcement of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, and Haryana with Home Minister Amit Shah asserting the polls will further strengthen the roots of democracy and open the doors to a new period of development for the Union Territory. Shah and BJP president J P Nadda expressed […]
Poll announced in JK, MCC comes into force
Srinagar: The Model Code of Conduct came into force in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with the announcement of poll schedule for the assembly elections the Union Territory, officials said. “The MCC comes into effect with the announcement of elections by the commission. All provisions of the Model Code will apply to Jammu and Kashmir, […]
WP refugees, Valmiki Samaj members to vote in JK assembly polls for first time
Jammu: With the Election Commission announcing the schedule for the first-ever assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after it was reorganised into a Union Territory, West Pakistani refugees — who will vote for the first time in these elections — are gearing up to participate in this democratic process. A meeting of community members is […]
Polling station along LoC, three floating ones on Dal Lake: CEC
Ensuring maximum poll participation ‘Ease of voting for Kashmiri migrants to continue in JK Assembly polls’ New Delhi: To ensure “no voter is left behind” in Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission will set up three floating polling stations on the Dal Lake and one along the LoC to “exclusively” serve an area that has […]
Political parties welcome EC’s assembly poll announcement
Srinagar/Jammu: Political parties across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday hailed the Election Commission’s announcement of three-phase assembly elections that will begin on September 18 as marking a significant step towards restoring democracy in the region after six years of central rule. National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah expressed gratitude to the Election Commission for expediting […]