Two JeM associates arrested in Awantipora
Srinagar, Nov 21: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two Jash-e-Mohammad militant associates in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Awantiopora. In a statement, the police said that it arrested two militant associates with outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad from Tral and Pampore area who are involved in providing shelter, support, logistics as well as in transporting of […]
46,232 new COVID-19 cases in India, tally reaches 90.50 lakh; death toll rises to 1,32,726
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 90.50 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 84.78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 90,50,597 with 46,232 […]
Army man killed, another wounded in cross-border firing in Rajouri
Jammu, Nov 21: An Army man was killed while another sustained injuries during cross-border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Lam Sub Sector of Nowshera in Rajouri district. Officials said that the Army man who lost life is of the rank of Havaldar while the injured is of the rank of Naik. Officials […]
Resolution calling for an end to forced disappearance introduced in US House
Washington, Nov 21 (PTI) Two powerful American lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives that calls for an end to enforced disappearances in Asia and the world and supports justice and accountability for the victims, including Tamils in Sri Lanka and Uyghur Muslims in China. Introduced by Congressmen Brad Sherman and […]
Highway lows
We are faced with yet another long winter season and the issues that have been affecting us over the past few years remain unchanged. The prime issue which the people in Kashmir face is the road connectivity that gets disturbed once winter sets in. Though roads and highways are mean for connectivity, development and progress, […]
A token of love
N J Ravi Chander For someone who has clocked four decades as a banker, there is no dearth of on-the-job anecdotes. The below tale is one of those astonishing ones. In 1978 Peravurani branch in Thanjavur District, under Chennai Circle, came out in flying colours in the deposit mobilisation campaign run by the bank. Bagging […]
Taxes and the Tradeoff Theory
Fahid Fayaz Darangay
The tradeoff theory justifies moderate debt ratios. It says that the firm will borrow up to the point where the marginal value of tax shields on additional debt is just offset by the increase in the present value of possible costs of financial distress. Financial distress refers to the costs of bankruptcy or reorganization, and […]
Digital Taxis to be rolled out in JK
JAMMU, Nov 20: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Friday chaired a meeting to review the preparations to roll out plying of digital taxi services in Jammu and Kashmir. The Administrative Secretaries of the departments of Housing & Urban Development, and Transport, Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir, Deputy Commissioners of Srinagar and Jammu, […]
JK reports 661 new Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Nov 20: Jammu and Kashmir reported 661 fresh cases of novel coronavirus in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 105376, officials said Friday. Giving district-wise details, they said Srinagar reported 169 cases, Baramulla 63, Budgam 53, Pulwama 22, Kupwara 27, Anantnag 16, Bandipora 21, Ganderbal 28, Kulgam 6, Shopian 3, Jammu 98, Rajouri […]
SCERT reschedules 8th standard Kashmiri, Punjabi paper to November-22
Srinagar, Nov 20: The Jammu and Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Trainings (SCERT) on Friday postponed elective Punjabi and Kashmiri paper of 8th standard. A notification issued by the department said that the papers was scheduled in the second meeting on November-21 “The examination of Punjabi and Kashmiri is rescheduled to be held […]