GST Council extends concessions on Covid drugs, holds back on petrol & diesel
The all-powerful GST Council on Friday decided to charge food delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato a tax even as it extended concessional tax rates on certain COVID-19 drugs by three months till December 31. The Council, which comprises the Union finance minister and her state counterparts, decided to continue keeping petrol and diesel […]
Air show to be inaugurated over Dal Lake by LG
By: Wani Parvaiz CK Srinagar The air show to be conducted by Indian Air Force on September 26 would be inaugurated by LG Manoj Sinha as the government feels that such shows will not only provide a flip to the tourism industry but also will give encouragement to the youth of Kashmir to join the […]
4.3-magnitude hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg
An earthquake of 4.3-magnitude hit Gulmarg in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at 10.14 am on Saturday. The origin of the earthquake was located 270 km north-northwest of Gulmarg. “National Center for Seismology @NCS_Earthquake Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on […]
People fear to consume the new rice say it is plastic rice
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar While the government is maintaining that the latest rice being distributed at the different outlets of the government is 43-grade rice, high in nutrition value, the residents fear that it is plastic like rice and have returned rice bags to the government in the Kani Kadal area of Sriangar. Locals […]
Brawl between non-local labourers at Budgam brick kiln leaves a labourer dead
Budgam: In a scuffle between non-local labourers at a brick kiln in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, a labourer from Uttar Pradesh got killed. The accused fled away after the incident while police managed to nab one while a hunt has been launched to arrest the other accused who has been evading arrest. The brick Kiln […]
Tim Paine confident for Ashes after surgery
SYDNEY: Australian Test captain Tim Paine Friday said he was “extremely confident” of being ready for the Ashes against England after invasive neck surgery. The 36-year-old went under the knife on Tuesday after suffering severe pain in his neck and left arm due to a bulging disc which was hampering his ability to train at […]
Biden, other world leaders try to hammer out next steps on climate
OKLAHOMA CITY: President Joe Biden tried to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders on Friday, and announced a new US-European pledge to cut climate-wrecking methane leaks. Ever-grimmer findings from scientists this year that the world is nearing […]
84-year-old Kerala woman gets both doses of Covid vaccine 30 minutes apart
An 84-year-old Kerala woman was administered two doses of the Covid vaccine within a gap of 30 minutes. The incident was reported from the state-run-hospital at Aluva in Ernakulum district. Thandamma Pappu, who was accompanied by her son for the vaccination, said: “I was given the first dose and I returned from the room and […]
Road Sector Projects
The government of India is very keen that the roads should be developed in the entire Jammu and Kashmir and it is the real game changer for the economic growth especially in the rural areas as the economy is dependent in these areas on the better road connectivity. Agriculture and Horticulture produce in the hilly […]
Farooq Khan visits Mansar Lake; takes stock of development activities
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 17: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today visited Mansar Lake to take stock of ongoing development activities being carried out by the government for improving tourism infrastructure in the Lake to attract massive tourist influx. Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, Indu Chib and Chief Executive Officer, Surinsar Mannsar Development Authority (SMDA), Dr Gurvinder Singh […]