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IT Dept To Hold Special Drive To Address Taxpayers’ Grievances In J&K In Oct

IT Dept To Hold Special Drive To Address Taxpayers’ Grievances In J&K In Oct

SRINAGAR, Sept 26:  The Income Tax Department will hold a special drive in the first week of October to address the grievances of taxpayers in Jammu and Kashmir.   “The Income Tax Department, Srinagar, has announced a special drive to address the grievances of taxpayers in Jammu and Kashmir. The initiative is aimed at providing […]

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North Kashmir is Without a Voice in Lok Sabha: Omar Abdullah

North Kashmir is Without a Voice in Lok Sabha: Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR: The Vice President of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Omar Abdullah has cautioned people against repeating the mistake of electing individuals who will only serve to further the agenda of the BJP. Addressing a series of election rallies across north Kashmir in Pattan, Rafiabad and Sopore, Omar said, “It is crucial for the […]

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General Amnesty Should Be Granted To Youth Facing Charges: Bukhari

General Amnesty Should Be Granted To Youth Facing Charges: Bukhari

SRINAGAR: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, on Wednesday, expressed hope that the ongoing assembly elections would bring about positive and meaningful change on the ground, particularly in alleviating the hardships faced by the people, especially the youth. He stated that the upcoming government have to shoulder significant responsibilities to ease the miseries and […]

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Home Voting

Home Voting

The dedicated polling teams formed will visit eligible voters at their homes, allowing them to exercise their right to franchise via postal ballots, ensuring convenience and eliminating any undue hardship. This first-of-its-kind initiative for the J&K Assembly Elections is designed to serve voters aged 85 and above, as well as individuals with benchmark disabilities, in […]

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Nirmala Sitharaman to attend AIIB annual meet in Uzbekistan

Nirmala Sitharaman to attend AIIB annual meet in Uzbekistan

NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday embarks on an official visit to Uzbekistan to attend the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) annual meeting in Samarkand on September 25-26 besides having bilateral meetings with her counterparts from Uzbekistan, Qatar and China, the finance ministry said in a statement. During the visit, Sitharaman will attend […]

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Mehbooba Must Clarify Role in Bringing BJP To Jammu Kashmir: Omar

Mehbooba Must Clarify Role in Bringing BJP To Jammu Kashmir: Omar

SRINAGAR: National Conference vice president and party’s candidate for Ganderbal and Budgam constituencies, Omar Abdullah on Monday asked Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti to apologise before people aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Part twice in 2015 and 16 and also about her “milk and toffee” remark. Speaking with reporters, Omar Abdullah Mehbooba Mufti should […]

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Plantation drive

Plantation drive

Recently the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir reviewed progress of afforestation carried out under different campaigns. About the survey and demarcation works the meeting was informed that in 2135 forests, 2,99,020 BPs had been installed out of which 2,18,744 had been re-surveyed and 1,12,218 had been renovated as well. About the quality of works […]

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Bowlers, Markram give South Africa consolation win

Bowlers, Markram give South Africa consolation win

South Africa’s bowlers delivered in unison which was then followed by a clinical batting display as they pulled off a consolation win over Afghanistan in the third and final ODI in Sharjah. Having lost the series, South Africa made a good start with the ball, getting two wickets inside the opening 10 overs to take […]

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China ‘testing us’, says Biden in hot mic remarks to Quad allies

China ‘testing us’, says Biden in hot mic remarks to Quad allies

WILMINGTON: US President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic on Saturday telling the leaders of Australia, India and Japan that an aggressive China is “testing us,” in remarks that risked undercutting a summit declaration that carefully avoided mentioning Beijing by name. The comments came as Biden opened a farewell summit in his hometown […]

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Congress to Push for JK Statehood Restoration After Assembly Polls: Rahul Gandhi

Congress to Push for JK Statehood Restoration After Assembly Polls: Rahul Gandhi

SURANKOTE: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that the Congress would put pressure on the Centre if it failed to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood after completion of the assembly elections. He also claimed that the INDIA bloc had “broken the psychology” of Prime Minister Narendra after the Lok […]