Weatherman predicts widespread rain, snowfall on Jan 11, 12
Srinagar: The weatherman on Monday forecast widespread rain and snow on Friday and Saturday in Kashmir Valley even as night temperatures appreciated due to overnight cloud cover with Srinagar recording a low of minus 2 degrees Celsius. “There is the possibility of widespread rain and snow on January 11 and 12,” a meteorological department official said. […]
KCCI delegation Calls on J&K Bank Chairman
Srinagar: The executive body of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by President Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad called upon the Chairman & CEO J&K Bank Parvez Ahmed here at the Bank’s Corporate Headquarters on Tuesday. President KCCI outlined the calendar of activities of the Chamber for the promotion of tourism industry, starting with a Mega […]
State Tax Deptt issues notices worth Rs 3.33 cr to defaulters
Rs 60.50 lakh tax, penalty realized during intensified drive
Jammu: The State Taxes Department, J&K has issued notices to various business houses for depositing tax penalties under GST. According to a spokesman of the State Taxes Department, the notices have been issued as a part of the intensified drive launched by the Department on the directions of Commissioner, State Taxes, PK Bhat to ensure […]
Screening Committee reconstituted for promotion of IPS Officers
Jammu: The Government today ordered re-constitution of the Screening Committee to consider promotion of IPS Officers to the grade of Director General of Police/Additional Director General of Police or equivalent posts. To be headed by Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, the Committee comprises, Lokesh Dutt Jha, DG IMPARD, J&K; R K Goyal, Principal Secretary Home and […]
Hajj 2019: Qurrah held, 9762 aspirants to perform Hajj this year
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir State Hajj Committee held the Hajj Qurrah or draw of lots on Tuesday and finalised the list of pilgrims scheduled to perform Hajj this year. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) State Hajj Committee, Qammar Sajjad said that 9762 aspirants were selected today in the Qurrah. He added […]
LS passes citizenship (amendment) bill
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) A bill seeking to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangaldesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan was approved by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Piloting the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the Opposition that the bill was not against the provisions of the Constitution and would give succour […]
SC to hear Ayodhya land dispute case on Thursday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday set up a five-judge Constitution Bench to hear the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute case. The bench would be headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprise of Justices S A Bobde, N V Ramana, U U Lalit and D Y Chandrachud. The Constitution Bench is scheduled to hear […]
Coalition govts deliver results unlike one-party rule: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said coalition governments deliver better results than single-party majority regimes, citing the example of the BJP-led government at the Centre. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president was reacting to National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah’s statement asking people of Jammu and Kashmir to give a clear mandate to any […]
Pak SC reserves verdict on constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has reserved its verdict in a case regarding the constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the grant of fundamental rights to its residents. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Monday took up a set of petitions challenging the ‘Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018’, ‘Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self […]
Ex-J&K govt media adviser Suhail Bukhari joins PDP
Srinagar: Journalist Suhail Bukhari, a former media adviser to the Jammu and Kashmir government, joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in presence of party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday. “PDP welcomes Suhail Bukhari, senior journalist and former media advisor to J&K government, who today formally joined our ranks,” a PDP spokesperson said. The spokesperson said youngsters […]
