Digital J&K initiative aimed at fair governance: CS
Says move aimed at making office visits obsolete
JAMMU: The Digital J&K Week 2022 concluded with valedictory function held here at Convention Centre Jammu Monday. Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta was the Chief Guest on the occasion. From Government of India, Union Secretary MeITY, Alkesh Kumar Sharma and President and CEO NeGD, Abhishek Singh also participated in the event through video conference. They […]
Flash floods hit Surankote belt, schools shut
Jammu: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains hit areas of Surankote town in in Poonch district on Monday, prompting authorities to shut educational institutions and sound an alert, officials said. According to officials, heavy overnight rains in the hilly areas of Surankote belt triggered flash floods, with huge volume of water entering into houses and […]
Over 450 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims leave Jammu amid tight security
Jammu: The 32nd batch of over 450 pilgrims left Jammu for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Monday. A total of 458 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy of 21 vehicles amid heavy security this morning, they said. They […]
Various delegations call on Lt Guv, put forth demands
SRINAGAR: The delegations of All J&K Pasmanda Tabkajat Federation (AJKPTF), Dalit Janjagrat Mission and Innovator from NIT Srinagar Monday called on J&K Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan, an official spokesman said. The Delegation of AJKPTF led by Mohammad Maqbool Sheikh submitted a memorandum of demands pertaining to the welfare of members […]
Parliament passes bill to ban funding of weapons of mass destruction
New Delhi: Parliament on Monday passed a bill which seeks to ban funding of weapons of mass destruction and also empowers the Centre to freeze, seize or attach financial assets and economic resources of people engaged in such activities. The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022, […]
JK reports 397 fresh covid-19 cases, one death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 397 fresh covid-19 cases even as one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that 122 cases were reported from Jammu division and 275from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 465163. Among the cases, 171529 are from Jammu division and […]
GST collection rises 28 pc, 2nd highest ever
New Delhi: GST collection rose 28 per cent to touch the second-highest level of Rs 1.49 lakh crore in July on the back of economic recovery and steps taken to curb tax evasion, the government said on Monday. Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection stood at Rs 1,16,393 crore in the same month a year […]
MeT forecasts more rains in JK
Minimum temp falls below normal
Srinagar: Rains continued to lash Jammu and Kashmir, causing water logging in many areas, even as the weatherman on Monday forecast more spells and thundershowers on Tuesday as well. The rains also brought down minimum temperature to below normal at most places with world famous Gulmarg resort recording a low of 8.6°C against 11.0°C on […]
IT dept reduces timeline verification of ITR from 120 to 30 days
New Delhi: The Income Tax department has reduced the time limit for e-verification or hard copy submission of the ITR-V, post filing of returns by taxpayers, from the current 120 days to 30 days, beginning August 1. The department issued a notification on July 29 announcing the change in the timeline. E-verification of an ITR […]
Two mines, mortar shell recovered in Poonch
Jammu: The Army averted a tragedy on Monday as it detected two anti-personnel mines in Poonch district and safely destroyed them, officials said. During a routine patrol, an Army team detected the mines in the forward area of Keri in Mendhar sector, they said. Separately, troops recovered a 51-mm mortar shell in the Chandial area […]
