Shopian village faces acute water scarcity
Shopian: The residents of Shirmal village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district are up in arms against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for ‘failing to provide adequate water supply to their villages from the past one month’. The residents said that while the peculiar power cuts have already irked the villagers, the PHE department is […]
Geelani condemns Asiya’s re-arrest
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani has strongly condemned the re-arrest of Dukhtaran-e-Milat chairperson Asiya Andrabi, despite court quashing her PSA. Geelani said, “Asiya is unwell and is suffering from many ailments but puppet rulers claiming to represent a democratic coalition have most undemocratically kept her incarcerated, only for raising voice for suppressed […]
Mehbooba led Govt crossing all limits of repression: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday denounced the imposition of curbs in majority of downtown and other areas of Srinagar. Mirwaiz condemning the authorities led by Mehbooba Mufti of being anti-Muslim and said that they are crossing all limits of repression by creating a history of barring Friday prayers at the central […]
Fake degree racked busted in Kupwara
Kupwara: Police claimed to have busted a fake degrees racket by arresting a computer operator in Drugmulla area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. “Based on specific information regarding issuing fake qualification certificates, state subject certificates and other important documents, a raid was conducted at Shah Photostate located at main market Kupwara and recovered […]
Drug peddler arrested
Kupwara: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two notorious drug peddlers from Kupwara town and Kralpora areas. Officials said that the arrests were made by the special team of Kupwara police. The arrested persons were identified as Sardar Khan, son of Abdul Ahad Khan, resident of Gundisana Hyhama and Dilawar Malik, son of Abdul […]
Budget 2018-19: FM says Govt taking measures to facilitate expansion of economic activity in JK
Jammu: Minister for Finance Dr Haseeb A Drabu today said the government is alive to the problems of people associated with trade, commerce and industry and the State Government is taking all the requisite measures to supplement the biz-friendly environment in the State to expand economic activity. He said the Goods and Service Tax (GST) […]
D&FCO launches special drive against violators
Srinagar: The Drugs & Food Control Organization (D&FCO) Kashmir has started a special drive with regard to the implementation of Section 7 of Cigarettes & other Tobacco Products Act 2003, which prohibits the sale of cigarettes without a pictorial health warning. Food Safety Officer Srinagar inspected various areas of Srinagar city and found some shopkeepers […]
Airtel Payments Bank head Shashi Arora quits
New Delhi: Airtel Payments Bank Managing Director and CEO Shashi Arora has resigned in the wake of the firm’s eKYC licence suspension by Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI. “Shashi has decided to move on to pursue opportunities outside of Airtel. We wish Shashi the very best for his future endeavours,” the company said in a statement. Arora […]
VC Niti says GST regime will stabilise in next 18 months
Bengaluru: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime would get stabilised in the next 18 months, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said today. “Give us time and you will see that in the next 18 months, GST will get stabilised, and this is where I think your (CAs) role is critical,” he said while […]
Labour Commissioner inaugurates workshop on Child Labour
Jammu: Labour Commissioner, J&K and Secretary to Government, Information Department Dr Abdul Rashid on Friday inaugurated 2-day workshop on state level consultation for development of J&K state Action Plan for prevention and elimination of Child Labour. The workshop was organized by Save the Children in collaboration with Labour Department J&K and supported by UNICEF. In […]