SRINAGAR: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved the re-organization of the Commercial Taxes Department with a view to bringing its functioning in tune with the requirements of the GST legislation and to improve its efficiency in tax administration. The SAC approved renaming of “Commercial […]
SRINAGAR: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved diversion of around 9.335 Ha of Forest Land in various parts of the State for undertaking developmental activities in the road and other sectors. The proposals were recommended by the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), headed by the […]
Srinagar: The applications for the next year’s 2019 Haj pilgrimage will be accepted online from Today and the process will be fully digital, the Haj Committee of India announced Wednesday. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the pilgrimage will be completely free of subsidy. The subsidy was scrapped by the Union government […]
SRINAGAR: Chief Engineer Power Development Department Kashmir appealed people for judiciously using the electricity so that the distribution network is not overloaded and power curtailment is avoided. The Chief Engineer said that uninterrupted power supply is the right of every consumer and the department is working overtime to achieve this goal. However, he added that […]
Srinagar: Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday strongly denounced the killing of civilian Rayees Ahmad Hanga by government forces at Fateh Kadal in Srinagar. In a statement, a spokesperson of Jama’at said that the people of valley are facing the worst phase of history as they are being subjected to “blatant oppression at the hands […]
Srinagar: Thousands of people on Thursday morning participated in the last rites of slain militant Showkat Ahmad Bhat at his native village Dangerpora in Padgampora area of Southern Kashmir’s Awantipora in Pulwama district. Showkat was killed in a brief gunfight with the government forces at Dougam Kakapora area of the Pulwama district during Wednesday night. […]
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar association on Wednesday held a protest demonstration against the militant and civilian killing in Fatehkadal area of Srinagar city. The lawyers also abstained from the work for the day. Scores of members of the Bar and lawyers assembled outside the High Court and held a strong protest. The […]
Srinagar: Intense pro-freedom and anti-India protests erupted in Kashmir University on Thursday against the killing of a militant in a shootout with the government forces in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources said that scores of hostel boarders of MA and MAK boys hostels assembled at the varsity campus in Hazratbal and staged a protest against the […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF on Thursday imposed severe restrictions in parts of Srinagar city as the Kashmir valley is observing a shutdown against the killing of two militants and a civilian in a gunfight on Wednesday. Government has also put in place increased deployment of forces and entry, exit points of the […]
Srinagar: Srinagar district magistrate on Thursday slapped draconian public safety act on Hurriyat Conference (G) leader Nisar Hussain Rather who was shifted to Kotbalwal jail in Jammu. Rather, 70, is chairman of Tehreek-e-Wahdatul Islami, which is a constituent of Syed Ali Geelani led Hurriyat Conference (G). “Rather was detained by Jammu and Kashmir police on […]
