Illegal extraction & transportation of minerals Awanitpora: Acting tough against the persons involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals, police have seized 04 vehicles and arrested 04 persons in Awantipora. A police party led by SHO PS Awantipora under the supervision of SDPO Awantipora Mumtaz Ali Bhatti arrested four persons and seized four vehicles […]
New Delhi: The Centre is looking to acquire a new spyware system with a lower profile than the controversial Pegasus and has set aside a budget of up to $120 million for the new contracts, Financial Times has reported. According to FT, officials are on the lookout for a “less exposed” spyware system than Pegasus, […]
New Delhi: Government has extended restrictions on the export of diesel and gasoline, the government said in a notification, as New Delhi tries to ensure the availability of refined fuels for the domestic market. The government had imposed the curbs on gasoline and gasoil exports through Friday’s end of the financial year. The extension may […]
New Delhi: Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 12.7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,60,122 crore for March (for sales in February), the second highest level since the rollout of the indirect tax regime in July 2017, according to data released by the Finance Ministry on Saturday. The number of returns filed during […]
SRINAGAR: J&K Sports Council on Sunday conducted open selection trials for the Khelo India State Center of Excellence (CoE) Rowing for South Kashmir’s districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, and Kulgam at Sports Stadium Anantnag. Boys and girls from all four districts showed enthusiasm and desire to participate in the selection trials. To assess the candidate’s […]
Colder Days To Continue, Improvement Likely From April 7: MeT Srinagar: Rains lashed plains on Saturday, bringing a considerable drop in the day temperature in Jammu and Kashmir. Also, the weather department here said that intermittent rain in plains and snowfall over higher reaches was very likely to continue at most places of Jammu and […]
Srinagar: The Executive Officer, J&K Hajj Committee today issued a communique stating that as per circular received from Haj Committee of India, all the Provisionally selected pilgrim are requested to deposit Advance of Rs. 81,800 each upto 7th April, 2023 positively. Payments can be made either Online through www.hajcommittee.gov.in or in Haj Committee of India […]
Srinagar: Sadaqat-ul-Fitr, also known as Zakat-ul-Fitr, amount has been fixed at Rs 65 per person, Jammu and Kashmir Grand Mufti Nasir-ul lslam announced on Saturday. He asked Muslims to pay it before prayers of Eid-ul-Fitr. The Grand Mufti said that Sadaqat-ul-Fitr is a duty required of every Muslim and becomes obligatory to pay it before […]
Srinagar: Asia’s largest Tulip garden here is in full bloom and is attracting tourists in hordes with nearly 1.35 lakh visitors stopping by to witness its breathtaking beauty since it opened 10 days ago. Ensconced between the famous Dal Lake and Zabarwan Hills, the 52.5-hectare Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden presents a colourful look with 16 […]
Mumbai: India’s unemployment rose to a three-month high in March to 7.8 % as the country’s labour markets deteriorated, according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). Unemployment rate in the country surged in December 2022 to 8.30 % but declined in January to 7.14 %. It edged up again in February […]