Govt slashes windfall tax on crude petroleum
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) The government has cut the windfall tax on domestically-produced crude oil to Rs 1,700 per tonne from Rs 2,300 per tonne with effect from Tuesday. The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED). According to an official notification, SAED on export of diesel, petrol and […]
Govt imposes 50 pc export duty on molasses to boost supply for ethanol production
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) The government has imposed 50 per cent export duty on molasses, a by-product of sugarcane and key ingredient for ethanol production, amid likely decline in sugar production in the current season. According to a finance ministry notification, the order will come into force from January 18. The move is aimed […]
Cold wave in Kashmir, minimum temp below freezing point
Srinagar, Jan 16 (PTI) The minimum temperature in several parts of Kashmir was recorded several degrees below the freezing point amid a cold wave in the region, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 4.6 degrees Celsius on Monday night, down from the previous night’s minus 4.3 degrees Celsius, they said. […]
JBOSE releases annual regular date sheet for 10th to 12th standard in soft zones
Srinagar, Jan 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) Monday released the date sheet for annual regular examination of 10th to 12th standard in soft zones of the region. The examinations for 12th standard will commence from March-06. JKBOSE said that the exams of 10th standard in soft zones will commence from […]
Search forces launch search ops in Poonch after suspicious movement
Jammu, Jan 15 (PTI) The security forces launched search operations in several villages in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday following reports of suspicious movement in the area, officials said on Monday. The search operations were undertaken in Sawjian areas of Mandi tehsil, they said, adding that sniffer dogs and aerial surveillance were used […]
Police seize ‘illegally acquired’ property of drug peddler in Kulgam
Kulgam, Jan 15: Police on Monday seized illegally acquired property of a notorious drug paddler in Khudwani area of the district on Monday, a officials said. An official said that police seized illegally acquired property of the notorious drug peddler Mashooq Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Qadir Sheikh of Khudwani” He said the action was […]
War on drugs to continue, those involved in trafficking won’t be spared: DGP
Srinagar, Jan 15: Director General of police RR Swain on Monday said that the war on drugs is not against the public but those who are involved in the trade and those who try to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere. Speaking to eeporters on the sidelines of public durbar in Kupwara, the police chief said that […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 2,990
New Delhi, Jan 15 (PTI) India has recorded 272 fresh cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 2,990, the health ministry said on Monday. No deaths have been reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am. The number of […]
Wholesale inflation rises to 0.73 pc in December
New Delhi, Jan 15 (PTI) The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rose in December at 0.73 per cent mainly due to a sharp rise in food prices. The WPI inflation was in the negative zone from April to October and had turned positive in November at 0.26 per cent. “Positive rate of inflation in December […]
Kashmir under grip of cold wave, Srinagar night temperature at minus 4.3 deg C
Srinagar, Jan 15 (PTI): Kashmir remained in the grip of a cold wave as the mercury stayed several degrees below freezing point last night, officials said on Monday. Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, almost same as previous night, the officials said. They said Qazigund recorded a […]
