Income tax return filing deadline extended till Jan 10
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday extended the deadline to file income tax return (ITR) for individuals by 10 days to January 10, 2021. The deadline for filing tax returns by businesses too has been extended till February 15, the finance ministry said in a statement. This is the third time that the government has […]
Won’t allow Daniel Pearl’s killer to evade justice: US
Washington: The US has said it is ready to take custody of British-born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, accused of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl, asserting that Washington will not allow him to evade justice. Acting US Attorney General Jeffrey A Rosen’s remarks comes days after a Pakistani court ordered release of […]
Nawaz Sharif’s passport will be cancelled on Feb 16: Pak Govt
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Wednesday said it will cancel the passport of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on February 16. Sharif, 70, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, has been living in London since November last year after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go abroad for four weeks for treatment. […]
Kashmir witnesses moderate snowfall
Gulmarg coldest at minus 7.5 degrees Celsius
Srinagar: There was moderate snowfall at most places in Kashmir on Tuesday, bringing cheer to those associated with tourism and trade as they expect business to pick up in the New Year’s Eve. Officials said snowfall started in Srinagar around 7 am, several hours after it had begun in neighbouring Budgam and Pulwama districts. Snowfall […]
Centre disrespecting Constitution: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday asserted that the Gupkar alliance was striving to achieve the restoration of special status of Jammu and Kashmir “within the Constitution of the country”. She also criticised the BJP-led central government over the three agri laws which have triggered protests by a section of farmers. […]
Encounters: 166 locals among 203 militants killed in 2020
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir recorded the killing of 203 militants including 166 local militants by security forces in 2020, while 43 civilians were killed and 92 others injured in the union territory, official sources said. The security forces have also arrested 49 militants and ensured surrender of nine militants during the year, they said. This […]
2020 recorded highest number of ceasefire violations on LoC: Officials
Jammu: There were 5,100 instances of ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in 2020 in Jammu and Kashmir, the highest in nearly 18 years, that claimed 36 lives and left more than 130 people injured, according to security officials. They said the “very heavy” shelling and firing by Pakistani troops virtually […]
