GST collections grow 10 pc to Rs 1.73 lakh cr in May
New Delhi: Goods and Services Tax collections grew 10 per cent to Rs 1.73 lakh crore in May driven by an increase in domestic transactions, indicating a sustained economic momentum. The collections, however, stood lower than the highest-ever mop-up of Rs 2.10 lakh crore recorded in April. “The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue […]
LS polls: Counting of votes from 8 AM on June 4, says EC
New Delhi: The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections and state assemblies of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and the assembly by-polls will commence at 8 AM on June 4, the Election Commission said on Saturday. The counting of votes for the assembly polls in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will start from 6 AM […]
INDIA leaders meet in show of unity as countdown to results begins
New Delhi: Leaders of several INDIA bloc parties met here on Saturday and took stock of the opposition’s preparations leading up to the June 4 counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections, and asserted they will get more than 295 seats, enough for them to form the next government. Addressing the media after […]
Barring Gulmarg, night temp rises in J&K: MeT
Srinagar: Amid forecast for isolated light rain and thunders over Kashmir and Pirpanjal region and hot and dry weather in the plains of Jammu division, night temperature recorded an increase in J&K except Gulmarg on Saturday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 15.0°C against 13.4°C on the previous night […]
Gujarat Governor meets Lt Guv Sinha
SRINAGAR: The Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat Saturday met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, an official spokesman said. Various developmental issues were discussed during the meeting, he added.
Cop dead as service rifle goes off accidentally
Srinagar: A policeman died Saturday allegedly after his service weapon went off accidentally at Zewan in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Head constable Bashir Ahmad sustained injuries when the rifle went off accidentally, the officials said. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to the injuries, they said.
Mortar shell found in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: A rusted mortar shell was found in a farm in Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. The shell was found by a villager in a farm land in Uchhad area of Mendhar and informed police, they said. A police team and a bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot on getting information about the […]
Final phase of Lok Sabha polls in 57 seats today, PM Modi in fray
Varanasi/Chandigarh: Fifty-seven seats across seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh will go to polls in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday that include Varanasi, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term. Polling is scheduled in all 13 seats of Punjab and four of […]
Weatherman predicts relief from scorching heat in Kashmir
Sgr records 28.0 degree Celsius, Jammu seethes at 43.7 degree Celsius Srinagar: With no rains in sight, the Kashmir Valley is all set to breathe a sigh of relief as the weatherman here has predicted no heat wave for the next nine (9) days. The maximum temperature continued to settle above normal across Kashmir on […]
Newly-elected LS members to be welcomed in Parliament Annexe
New Delhi: The newly-elected members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be welcomed in the Parliament House Annexe and provided transit accommodation in Western Court till they are allocated houses in the national capital, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Friday. This time the secretariat has made registration arrangements of the new members in the […]
