Art gallery coming up at Hariniwas, says CM
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today stressed on the need to preserve the rich culture and heritage of the State. Addressing a function here after giving away Best Book awards organized by J&K Acadmy of Art, Culture & Languages, the Chief Minister said J&K has a rich treasure of art, culture and literature which should be […]
GST Row: Did GoI stress for early implementation of the GST in JK?
State government has admitted that Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, had asked Jammu and Kashmir government to approve the GST legislation at the earliest to clear the decks for implementation of one tax structure across the country. Contrary to what Jiately said in a press conference after the GST council meeting at Srinagar that the […]
Will be a difficult scenario for state if GST not implemented by July 1: BJP
The BJP on Tuesday said that it will be a difficult scenario for the state if the goods and services tax (GST) is not implemented in the state by July 1 national deadline. In what could be construed as exerting pressure on its coalition partner PDP to implement the GST in the state, BJP chief […]
Court issues arrest warrant to Geelani
A court in Baderwah has issued an arrest warrant to Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani in a case that has been going on since 1989. Hurriyat (G) spokesman, Ayaz Akbar said that Geelani had given a speech in Baderwah in 1989 following which the police had filed an FIR. “Today, a police party from Baderwah […]
Tough days ahead: Centre dispatches another consignment of PAVA shells, plastic bullets to JK
In what could be termed as the toughening of stance, the Government of India has dispatched over one lakh plastic bullets and more concentrated PAVA shells to Kashmir valley to quell protests. A report in Hindustan Times said that the Centre has also supplied the government forces with PAVA (made of pelargonic acid vanillyl […]
KU students get to rate teachers performance
In a first of its kind, students of various departments at University of Kashmir are rating their faculty members online for their ‘Good’ or ‘Bad’ performance. In order to evaluate teacher’s engaged in various departments, University authorities from this year have decided to get students’ rate their respective faculty members online for their performances. The […]
Centre not learning its lessons, says Farooq
Former Chief Minister and Member Parliament Farooq Abdullah Tuesday ridiculed the centre for not learning its lessons on Kashmir. He said that the Centre was ‘repeating its mistake’ of looking at the Kashmir issue through the ‘security prism’. Farooq also reiterated his demand for a dialogue with all stakeholders including Pakistan to address the […]
Baig denies heading GST panel
Member of Parliament and senior PDP leader, Muzaffar Hussain Baig, on Tuesday said that he is not part of any all-party committee that is holding consultations for the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the state. Baig said that he had not received any letter from the government or cabinet that he […]
Govt employees to get June salary before Eid
Keeping the needs of employees of the State Government in mind, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed release of salary for the month of June before Eid ul Fitr which falls next week. The directions were issued to the Finance Department by the Chief Minister today. The Chief Minister has also directed that monthly dues […]
Massive traffic gridlock pester commuters in City
Failure of authorities to put in place measures for effective traffic regulation on Tuesday took a heavy toll on the commuters who were stranded in traffic jams in the city for hours altogether. Reports said that massive traffic jam was witnessed this afternoon in the city spread along M A Road from Dal Gate stretch […]
