14th GST Council Meeting to be held today

The 14th meeting of the GST Council to be chaired by the Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley is set to begin here today with Finance Ministers, Finance Secretaries and other taxation officials from all the states and union territories attending the crucial meet on new tax regime. The meeting of the Fitment Committee and preparatory […]

State responsible for new breed of militancy: Malik

Stating that the talks with the ‘fascist’ forces will prove a futile exercise, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Wednesday held state government responsible for the new breed of militancy in the Valley. Malik was speaking in a seminar tilled ‘Resolution of Kashmir Dispute- Prelude to peace, Guarantee to stability’, […]

Ban on construction around Air Force installation

According to District Magistrate Pulwama, restrictions have been imposed under Section 144 on the construction of buildings and other structures within a radius of 100 metres from the outer periphery of the Zadoora Air Force installation. Accordingly, the imposition of section 144 shall remain in force initially for a period of two months.   Guest

Poppy cultivation destroyed

According to the Deputy Excise Commissioner, Executive Kashmir, a team headed by Excise and Taxation Officer, North Kashmir Range destroyed 150 Kanals of poppy in village Ghat and Raipora in district Baramulla. The Deputy Excise Commissioner also said 585 kanals of poppy have been destroyed in Kashmir valley by the Excise Department during its anti-poppy […]

Defence Minister asks Army to help build peace at security review meet

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, reviewed the security in Srinagar today and asked the Army to work towards ensuring a peaceful atmosphere here. According to sources, Jaitley arrived in Srinagar this evening and drove to the corps headquarter at Badamibagh, where he held a meeting of top Army brass. He was accompanied by Army Chief General […]

Five persons injured in road mishaps

Five persons were injured in different road accidents across the valley, a police spokesman said. He said that in Ganderbal, a Tempo Traveler bearing registration number JK12-8802 driven by Afsar Malik resident of Drahal, Rajouri hit and injured a pedestrian identified as Mudasir Ahmad Lone resident of Gagangeer, Ganderbal at National Highway Gagangeer in Gund. […]

Drug peddlers arrested

Police arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession, a police spokesman said. He said that acting on a specific information, a Police Party of Police Station Bandipora laid a naka at Nowpora Chowk. During naka checking two persons identified as Ubaid Hussain Baba resident of Plan and Wajahat Hussain Rana resident […]

Class work to remain off

According to the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, class work in SP Higher Secondary School Srinagar and MP Higher Secondary School Srinagar shall remain suspended on May 18, 2017 (Thursday) as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, the administration suspended class work of government boy’s higher secondary school Sopore for two more days. Class work in Boys Higher secondary […]

Students from Gandhi College, MP school clash with forces

Clashes erupted in Baba Demb area of Srinagar when students of Gandhi Memorial College Srinagar and MPML higher secondary school Baba Demb staged a protest demanding release of their colleague, reports said. According to the reports, the students of the two institutions started marching on the main road demanding the release of their colleague who […]

India, Pak troops exchange heavy firing along LoC

  India and Pakistani forces exchanged heavy mortar fire along the forward posts at the LoC in Balakote sector of Jammu and Kashmir. “Pakistani army resorted to firing on forward posts along the LoC in Balakote sector from today,” a defence spokesman said, adding that the fire was effectively retaliated by the Indian forces. The […]