Anantnag institutions to remain closed today
Following the encounter that has raged between government forces and militants in Dialgam Anantnag, the district administration has ordered the closure of all private and government institutions in Anantnag. DC Anantnag Dr. Syed Abid said that as a precautionary measure all the government and private institutions will remain closed in Anantnag today.
Woman killed during encounter in Dialgam, clashes erupt
Government forces on Saturday morning cordoned off Dailgam village in Anantnag district of South Kashmir after receiving inputs of presence of militants in the village. Reportedly top LeT commander Bashir Lashkiri who is involved in killing of 6 policemen including SHO Achabal ,along with his two aides is believed to be trapped in a residential […]
Govt calls Assembly Session from 4 July to clear GST
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GST row: KTMF calls for Kashmir bandh
Kashmir Traders and Manufacturing Federation (KTMF) on Friday called for a Kashmir Bandh on Saturday against the government’s ‘imminent decision’ of implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the state. They said that they have also decided to hold a sit-in tomorrow against the implementation of GST. Addressing a news conference here at a […]
Pakistan cautions against expansion of nuclear capabilities
Pakistan told the UN Security Council that declared plans by a nuclear-weapons state to expand its nuclear capabilities would renew an arms race and seriously setback global disarmament efforts, the media reported. Speaking in the Security Council debate on ‘Global efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by non-state actors’, Pakistan’s Ambassador […]
JK will suffer crippling losses without GST: Jaitley
With Jammu and Kashmir government still undecided on rolling out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the state from July 1, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that the border state stood to suffer major losses if it does not implement GST. “J&K (sic) has a different system because of the […]
Two injured in fresh cross border firing
Two women were injured in the firing from across the border in Rajouri and Uri areas of state further intensifying the tension between the India and Pakistani troops. In a fresh round of skirmishes between the Indian and Pakistani troops, Pakistani forces targeted Indian posts and civilian areas with mortar bombs and automatic weapons along […]
SMC violates Central govts directives, charges 16% tax under SBM
Violating the rules and regulations of the much-celebrated cleanness mission of the central government, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has asked the NGO’s to pay 16 percent tax on every Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) they construct under Swachh Bharat Mission. Pertinently, the central government in the 2015 budget announced 100 percent tax exemption under corporate social […]
Clashes erupt over US designation of Salahudin as ‘terrorist’
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