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 […]
KU asked to hold joint exam for 5th/6th semester undergraduate courses: Altaf Bukhari
JAMMU: The Government has asked the Kashmir University to hold combined examination for fifth and sixth semester for under graduate courses in view of strong demand coming from the students. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and attended by Principal Secretary Higher Education, Dr […]
UP Assembly passes bill for death penalty for spurious liquor trade
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly today passed a bill to award death penalty and life imprisonment to those dealing in spurious liquor. The UP Excise (Amendment) Bill 2017, which was tabled in the House yesterday by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna repealing the ordinance brought by the government in September in this regard was passed by […]
13 lecturers suspended in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL: District Administration Ganderbal today put 13 lecturers of Education Department under suspension after various winter coaching centres established by the department at various areas in Kangan area were found defunct during the surprise inspection. The DDC Ganderbal conducted the inspection of the centres, meant for imparting coaching of competitive examinations, after receiving the complaints […]
Governor nominates Tassaduq Hussain Mufti as Member of Legislative Council
JAMMU: Governor Jammu and Kashmir NN Vohra today nominated Tassaduq Mufti, brother of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti as the member of Legislative Council. “In exercise of powers vested in Governor under sub-section (6) of section 50 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, Governor N.N. Vohra has nominated Sh. Tassaduq Hussain Mufti as a Member […]
