Health activists have urged the government to tax bidis at 28 percent in order to ensure that the use of bidis is curtailed to a large extent. “Taxing bidis below 28% under GST will cause a sharp increase in bidi consumption and further aggravate the public health and economic burden caused by bidi use in […]
All Kashmir University examinations scheduled to be held on 31-05-2017 (Wednesday) shall be conducted as per schedule, except only BG 3rd semester and B.Ed examinations which are postponed due to inability to transport examination-related material to the examination centers. The fresh dates for BG 3rd semester and B. Ed. will be notified separately, later. Meanwhile, […]
After BJP’s national president Amit Shah said that the Kashmir problem is limited to three districts only, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu today asserted that the problem is limited to five districts of south Kashmir only. “Other than five districts, remaining parts of the state are free from violence. Let us understand this. Except for […]
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Senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti on Tuesday have been granted bail by the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each in the case related to 1992 Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya, reports said. “We have submitted the discharge application. If the […]
At least 9 youths have been arrested by police during nocturnal raids from different areas of Pattan town of Baramulla district on Monday, a local news gathering agency reported. According to the police sources, a group of youth allegedly attacked some private vehicles on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway near Singhpora Pattan resulting in the injuries to the […]
Locals today recovered an unidentified body of a woman from Jhelum river near Asham area of Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said. An official said that the body was recovered by locals at around 8 am. “The woman is around 60 years of age. Her body has been kept at a hospital in […]
China on Monday asked India to be “cautious” and exercise “restraint” over building infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh, days after a bridge that links it to neighbouring state of Assam was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NDTV reported. “We hope India adopts a cautious and restrained attitude on the issue before the final settlement of […]
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Six Indian Army jawans were injured in a mortar blast at Kishangarh field firing range in Jaisalmer, a news gathering agency reported. According to the reports, six jawans were injured when a 51 mm mortar blast exploded after it shortfall at Kishangarh field firing range in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. Sources said that the Injured have […]