Moving beyond restructuring
The State’s commercial taxes department has been groping in the dark following the announcement to implement the Goods and Services Tax regime. Not only has confusion hit the overall functioning of the department but the trading community too has been put to a lot of trouble. No wonder then that the government had to come […]
No class work at KU as well
Srinagar: The authorities at Kashmir University have also decided to suspend the class work on Friday. Pertinently, JRL has called for protests after Friday prayers tomorrow and the move has come in view of the protests that are expected.
No class work in colleges, higher secondary schools tomorrow
Srinagar: Class work will remain suspended in all the colleges and higher secondary schools in Srinagar district tomorrow. Reports said that the decision has been taken as a ‘precautionary measure’ to avoid any law and order situation in the district Pertinently, JRL has called for protests after Friday prayers tomorrow and the move has come […]
4 unidentified militants killed in ongoing Boniyar gunfight
Srinagar: Four militants have been killed in an encounter with government forces in upper reaches of forests of Boniyar in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. Official sources told a local news gathering agency that a search party of army’s 5 Grenadier intercepted a group of militants at Torna post in the woods of Boniyar at […]
Use ‘Parliament alternative’ for Ram temple construction: UP minister
Lucknow, Oct 18 (PTI) Claiming there is “no opposition” to the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya now, a senior minister in the Yogi Adityanath government on Thursday advocated achieving the aim through Parliament. “Over 500 years ago, foreign invaders came to India and tried to ruin our cultural heritage. There should be a Ram […]
Power transmission capacity for Kashmir increased by 70 pc: Sterlite
Srinagar, Oct 18 (PTI) Power transmission capacity for the Kashmir valley has increased by 70 per cent with the commissioning of the 414-km-long Northern Region Strengthening Scheme (NRSS) by Sterlite Power, a company official said. The NRSS-29, with a project cost of Rs 3,000 crore, connects the northern grid to Jammu and Kashmir and would […]
Onus on Pakistan to create conducive conditions for talks: India
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) India Thursday said the onus was on Pakistan to create conducive conditions for talks by taking steps such as action against terrorists and terror infrastructure operating from its soil. During a media briefing, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar reiterated India’s stand that talks and terror cannot go together and […]
Tackling crime: 8 states including JK join hands to cut crime rate
Chandigarh: Top police brass of eight northern states and some paramilitary forces proposed a slew of measures to enhance coordination among them to tackle crime in the region. The proposed measures included shifting of hardcore criminals to jails of other states and deploying paramilitary forces for prison security besides sharing real time inputs about criminals […]
