GST posts 46% jump from May, but still 9% short of June ’19 collections
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection, a weathervanes of economic health, posted a 46% jump in June over the previous month, coming in at Rs 90,917 crore, indicating a recovery in business activity following a 68-day nationwide lockdown, although the number is still 9% short of the Rs 99,939 crore collected in June last […]
Banning Chinese Apps Was A ‘Digital Strike’: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Shankar Prasad on Thursday said India is wants peace, but if someone casts an evil eye, the country is capable of giving a befitting reply. Hailing the “strong” leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he asserted, if our country has lost 20 soldiers, the toll is double on the Chinese side. “Now you can hear […]
24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center in Mexico
Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico and opened fire on Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said. Police in the north-central state of Guanajuato said the attack occurred in the city of Irapuato. Three of the seven wounded were reported in serious condition. Apparently the attackers shot everyone […]
Tharanga questioned in 2011 World Cup final fixing probe
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga on Wednesday became the first player to be grilled by detectives in a probe investigating claims that the 2011 Cricket World Cup final was fixed. The 35-year-old batsman was questioned for two hours by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) examining the conduct of the final, which Sri Lanka lost […]
22-yr-old ace footballer from Sopore goes missing
A 22-year-old ace footballer from Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has gone missing, family said on Thursday while seeking the help from the administration in tracing out their beloved. The family members of ace-footballer from Sopore said that their beloved is missing since June 24. They have urged their son to return home […]
2 more COVID-19 deaths at SMHS Hospital, J&K toll 111
Srinagar: Two more patients who were tested positive for COVID-19 have died at SMHS hospital late last night taking the total number of deaths due to the virus in the J&K to 111. The deceased- 73-year-old lady from Firdous Abad Batamallo and 75-year-old man from Budgam died a few hours after they were admitted at […]
Military steps up vigil on LoC as tensions simmer along LAC
At a time when India and China are locked in a standoff along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, the military is also keeping a strict vigil on the western front to deter Pakistan from fishing in troubled waters and prevent what could turn out to be a two-front conflict, officials […]
COVID-19: Two more patient die at SKIMS, toll reaches 109
Two more patients one each from Kulgam and Sopore have died at SKIMS during intervening night, officials said on Thursday. They said that two patients who died at SKIMS include a 55 year old male from Hatipora Kulgam and 65 year old male from Sopore Baramulla. Dr G H Yatoo Nodal officer for Covid-19 at […]
Shopkeepers to operate only after testing negative: DC B’pora
BANDIPORA, JULY 01: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Zahoor Ahmad Mir Wednesday said that only those shopkeepers that test negative and attended mandatory training on COVID-19 shall be allowed to operate their businesses. He said the shopkeepers of the Bandipora town from Nussu to Kaloosa including Khadim Market, Shops on Ajar-DC Office Road shall operate on […]
NC condemns civilian killing in Sopore, demands time bound judicial probe into the incident
National Conference on Wednesday condemned the killing of a civilian man hailing from HMT Srinagar and expressed grief over the civilian and police injuries in a gunfight in Sopore. The party sought a time pound judicial probe into the circumstances which led to the barbaric incident. In a statement issued to KNS, reads the Party’s […]