Tulips will bloom, but visitors won’t see the charm
Covid-19 shadow looms large over Kashmir’s Tulip Garden
Srinagar: The novel coronavirus outbreak is most likely to endanger Kashmir’s already strained tourist sector before it even begins, tourism players as well as officials fear. The first casualty for all practical purposes seems to be Asia’s largest tulip garden here on the banks of the Dal Lake, considered as the flagship of Kashmir’s tourism. […]
COVID-19: Admin orders closure of gardens, parks
Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday announced closure of all parks and gardens in Srinagar till further orders even as a person who had recently travelled to Saudi Arabia has been put in isolation on suspicion of having contracted the coronavirus. “All parks and gardens in #Srinagar will remain closed till further notice. […]
177 Cr bank loan fraud case
CBI chargesheets former finance minister's son
New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday filed a charge sheet against Hilal Rather, son of former Jammu and Kashmir minister Abdul Rahim Rather, in connection with a Rs 177-crore bank fraud scam within 10 days of taking over the case, officials said. In the charge sheet filed before Special Court, Jammu, the CBI has also […]
Set up investment facilitation agency in JK: Parliamentary panel to govt
‘48000 kanals of Govt land feasible for setting up industries, creation of infrastructural facilities’
Srinagar: In a key recommendation, a parliamentary committee has pushed for setting up a separate body for attracting investment in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The department-related standing committee on Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recommended creation of a planning board and investment promotion agency to attract funding from different sectors and […]
Roshni scam: Court to decide transfer of case to CBI on March 18
Srinagar: As the departments concerned have failed to file their respective reports in the infamous Rs 25,000-crore Roshni scam, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has fixed March 18 as the next date of hearing to decide on transferring this land scandal to the CBI for further investigation. The court also directed anti-graft bodies in […]
Govt caps mere 3600 Cr for developmental works in JK
‘Major share of budget to be spent on salary, 7th pay commission commitments’
Srinagar: Out of Rs 30757 crore allotted to the Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory in the Union Budget of 2020-21, only Rs 3678 crore will be spent on development projects. Official documents reveal that funds earmarked in the union budget for J&K UT would mostly be spent on paying salary, pension ,gratuity, 7th central pay […]
Keep airfares in JK under ‘reasonable limit’: Parliamentary panel
Nasir Azam Srinagar: Amid growing concern over sky-rocketing airfares to and from Kashmir, a parliamentary panel has recommended to the union Government to undertake necessary measures to keep the airfares under a reasonable limit. In its report tabled in the parliament, the department-related standing committee on Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has pushed for improving […]
Jamkash Vehicleades launches Vitara Brezza in north Kashmir
Srinagar: Jamkash Vehicleades Kashmir launched the stunning and stylish Vitara Brezza on Monday in north Kashmir. The unveiling was done by the chief Guests of the occasion Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat Zonal Head North J&K Bank and Zahoor Ahmad Khan,Cluster Head J&K Baramulla in presence of Irfan Ahmad (MD Jamkash Vehicleades Kashmir. All Top Management of […]
Finance Dept says won’t consider any additionality or liability
Issues slew of directions to streamline spending by departments
Srinagar: In a bid to streamline spending in government departments to avoid last minute rush of expenditure, the J&K administration on Friday issued slew of directions for strict adherence by all the Administrative Departments, Head of the Departments (HODS), Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) and all the Treasury Officers (TOs). As per an order issued […]
No compensation to IT firms during lockdown period in Kashmir: Govt
Srinagar: There is no question of providing IT firms with any monetary compensation for loss of business during the lockdown period following the abrogation of Article 370, the government of India said on Friday. Responding to a question by Prof M V Rajeev Gowda, politician and academician, in parliament, Minister of State for Electronics and […]