Governor accords assent to the JKGST
Governor N.N. Vohra today accorded assent, under Section 78 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Service Tax Act 2017 after the Bill had been passed by both the Houses of the State Legislature. This Bill was enacted after issue of the Presidential Order which extended the application […]
Tral ‘sealed’ amid massive deployment
Authorities Friday sealed South Kashmir Township of Tral ahead of the militant commander Burhan Wani’s anniversary. Tral which is is the hometown of the slain commander witnessed an heightened security presence with Army conducting flag march in restive parts of the town, warning people not to venture out from their houses on July 8 (Saturday). […]
Govt weakening institution of media in Kashmir, says KEG
Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG), Friday expressed serious concerns over the systematic governmental efforts aimed at weakening the institution of media in Kashmir. Reviewing the state of media and the issues confronting it, especially the print part of it, the Guild in its marathon meeting, early this week, suggested the government to avoid amnesia on key […]
Forces using ‘chemical agents’ against brave hearts: Geelani
Expressing concern over the reports of ‘using chemical weapons and agents against resistant groups during encounter,’ Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani said that Indian forces are using ‘chemical agents’ against brave hearts. Referring to Bahmnoo Pulwama encounter, Geelani according to the statement issued here said that “Indian forces are using chemical agents against […]
Enough safeguards made in GST regime to protect autonomy: Drabu
Finance Minister, Haseeb Drabu, Friday said that enough constitutional safeguards have been made to protect the autonomy of the state for the implementation of new goods and services tax (GST) regime in the state. Speaking after tabling the SGST bill in the Legislative Assembly today, Drabu said that in the Presidential order which has been […]
Presidential order exposes PDP’s deceit: NC
Opposition National Conference (NC), Friday said that the Presidential order issued today should have mentioned that GST Council has no taxing powers for Jammu and Kashmir. Former finance minister and NC senior leader, Abdul Rahim Rather said that the questions and concerns raised by the party and other stakeholders about implementing the GST in the […]
Er Rashid stirs controversy asks MLAs to clear position on Burhan Wani
Independent MLA from Langate, Er Rasheed, Wednesday asked the lawmakers to clear their position if they consider popular militant commander Burhan Wani as a “terrorist” or not. Rasheed was speaking on the floor of state legislative assembly whose special session was called to discuss the extension of GST in the state. Engineer asked the lawmakers […]
LAWDA fails to clean Dal Lake after Eid-ul-Fitr rush
The Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has miserably failed to remove the material dumped during the period of Eid-ul-Fitr in Dal Lake here thereby posing a threat to the aquatic life of the water body. A delegation of locals living in Meena Bazar in Dal Lake told ‘Kashmir Vision’ on Friday that the water […]
Decline of the Dal – Governor to review with Chief Minister
Consequent to Governor N.N. Vohra’s earlier discussions with the Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti regarding the rapidly declining visual aspect of the Dal Lake, the latter had asked Chief Secretary B.B. Vyas, who is also the Chairperson of the High Court appointed Dal Lake Monitoring Committee, to apprise the Governor about the to-date status of […]
Editorial: Tourist arrivals
This summer the tourism Industry was pinning its hopes on a record number of tourist arrivals. The optimism that the tourism players were relying on was generated by the bookings that were being witnessed in the first quarter of the current year. Tourism sector as we all know has received a drubbing once again and […]