G A Mir resigns as JK Congress chief
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president G A Mir has resigned from the post to pave the way for the restructuring of the party in the Union Territory. “It is the tradition in the Congress party that before any reshuffle, the existing office-bearers put in their papers. I have done the same,” […]
Kashmir Pandit employees protest demanding their relocation
Srinagar: Kashmiri Pandit employees working under the prime minister’s employment package on Wednesday held a protest sit-in near the city centre here, demanding their relocation. Scores of the Kashmiri Pandit employees assembled at Pratap Park, near Lal Chowk city centre here and held a sit-in. The employees have been protesting against killing of their colleague […]
Two soldiers injured during firing practice in Poonch
Jammu: Two soldiers were injured on Wednesday due to splinter injuries during a training exercise in Poonch district, officials said. “During a training exercise in Jhallas field firing range in district Poonch, two soldiers received splinter injuries”, they said. The injured soldiers were admitted in a hospital for treatment, they added.
CBI conducts searches in connection with power project graft case
New Delhi: The CBI is conducting searches at 16 locations across the country in connection with the alleged graft flagged by former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik in awarding contract for civil work for the Kishtwar-based Kiru Hydro Power Project in 2019, officials said Wednesday. The search operations are spread across two places […]
Seven injured as cab falls into gorge in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: Seven people, including four women, were injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a 150-feet deep gorge in Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Wednesday, police said. The car was on its way to Srinagar from Jammu when it met with the accident near Kharpora village of Banihal, […]
LPG price hiked by Rs 50, rates up by Rs 244 in one year

New Delhi: Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder, the third increase in rates since May on firming international energy prices. Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,053 per 14.2-kg cylinder in the national capital, up from Rs 1,003 previously, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. Common […]
PM’s firm stand on cross-border terror shaped India’s Pak policy: FM

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s determination that he would not allow cross-border terrorism to be normalised has helped in shaping India’s Pakistan policy since 2014. Speaking at an event at Delhi University, S Jaishankar noted that Prime Minister Modi is perceived abroad as ”quintessentially Indian” […]
Scope for further pruning of GST exemption list: Revenue Secy
New Delhi: Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj on Tuesday said there is scope for further pruning of the GST exemption list and expressed hope that the “rough edges” in the indirect tax regime will be ironed out in the next 2-3 years. He further said that the rise in GST collection is on account of multiple […]
Unemployment rate rises to 7.80 pc in June: CMIE
Mumbai: The country’s unemployment rate has shot up at 7.80 per cent in June with the loss of 13 million jobs, mainly in the agriculture sector, according to the data released by economic think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The massive fall in number of jobs last month was triggered by higher unemployment rate […]
Row over party’s link’ with LeT terrorist
BJP issues show-cause notice to Jammu Minority Morcha chief
Jammu: Facing flak over its alleged link with arrested LeT terrorist Talib Hussain Shah, the BJP on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to party’s Jammu Minority Morcha president Sheikh Bashir after an order purportedly written by him about the appointment of Shah as official of the unit emerged on social media platforms. The BJP also […]