Head of govt nominated panel on Assam quits
New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) Former Union tourism secretary M P Bezbaruah, who was appointed as the head of a government nominated committee to assess the quantum of seats to be reserved in the Assam Assembly for the Assamese, has declined the offer. Bezbaruah is the fifth member of the high-level panel who has refused […]
Intermittent snowfall in Kashmir, flight operations hit, highway closed
Srinagar, Jan 12 (PTI) Intermittent snowfall continued in Kashmir for the second consecutive day Saturday, leading to disruption in flight operations at the Srinagar airport, officials said. Traffic movement was also suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Saturday following fresh snowfall, officials said. An official said that the vehicular movement was stopped in view of heavy […]
Three houses, seven shops gutted in Doda blaze
Doda (JK), Jan 12 (PTI) At least three houses and seven shops were gutted in a fire in this hilly district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The fire broke out in a house at Kahara village, 45 kms from here, around 4.30 AM and quickly spread to adjoining structures, a police official […]
Ruckus at oath-taking ceremony of village heads of Jammu division
Jammu: Some elected village heads created a ruckus during their oath-taking ceremony in Jammu city, demanding they be allowed to take the oath in Dogri language. Sarpanch Shiv Dev Singh of Barnoti block of Kathua district led the group to demand that they be allowed to take oath in Dogri, instead of Urdu, and raised […]
FBI opened probe into whether Trump working for Russians: NYT
Washington, Jan 12 (PTI ) The FBI has opened an inquiry into whether Donald Trump was working for Russians in the days after the American President fired James B Comey in 2017 as the top investigative agency’s director, according to a report. In May 2017, the US President abruptly removed the 56-year-old Comey, Director of […]
Petrol prices soar again even though global prices fell by 2 percent
NEW DELHI: The prices of petrol and diesel increased for the third consecutive day on Saturday despite the fact that global oil prices fell plunged about 2% on Friday. In Delhi, the price of one litre of petrol is now Rs 69.26 after an increase of 19 paise over Friday’s rates; while diesel is retailing […]
Enhancing threshold composition limit
Trade and business fraternity in the state have something to cheer about as the administration has decided to enhance threshold, composition limit under GST as proposed by the GST Council during its 32nd meeting held yesterday. Composition scheme under the law is for small businesses. This is to bring relief to small businesses so that […]
Are government teachers alone to be blamed for poor results?
Gazy Maqbool Chopan Indeed recent results have predicted an improved performance of government schools. But in view of over all expectations and achievements the results of government school’s can’t be claimed as desired. On the other hand private schools have once again retained their leading performance. To afford private school however, is not a possible […]
Loneliness can be overcome through certain initiatives
By Vinod C. Dixit According to the British Red Cross, more than nine million people say they are always or often lonely, out of a population of 65.6 million. Loneliness is a major problem in the modern world as traditional roles and relationships of both men and women have change tremendously in the last few […]
Army major, soldier killed in IED blast along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: An Army Major and a soldier were killed in an IED blast along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district Friday, officials said. An improvised explosive device was planted by suspected militants in foot-track along the LoC to target Army soldiers patrolling the borderline in Laam belt of Nowshera sector of Rajouri district, […]
