JK to reimburse media of GST on govt ads

Jammu: In a significant decision benefitting the print and electronic media, Jammu and Kashmir government today said it would pay the GST chargeable on advertisement bills in the state. GST chargeable on advertisement bills shall be paid by the government and it would be over and above the actual advertisement rate charged by the concerned […]

CPEC being extended to Afghanistan: Report

Beijing: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – the flagship project of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – is being extended to Afghanistan, a study report said today. The BRI has injected “fresh vitality” to Asia’s economic cooperation and helped the continent to reshape its international relations, said the Asian Competitiveness Annual Report 2018 released here […]

BJP lashes out at Farooq Abdullah for his comment on LoC

Jammu: The BJP trained its guns on National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah today for suggesting that the LoC be converted into a “Line of Peace and Goodwill” and alleged that the opposition party in Jammu and Kashmir had no ideology and only believed in arousing passions by playing with people’s emotions for vote-bank politics. […]

Shehla Rashid in Kashmir

Srinagar: Prominent youth leader and former Vice-President JNU Students Union Shehla Rashid is on a five-day visit to Kashmir beginning today. This is her first public visit to her native place during which she will have a public interaction under “Rubaru” programme at the hotel Taj Vivanta and an interaction with media students in Srinagar […]

Restore internal autonomy, says Farooq

MENDHAR: National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah Sunday said internal autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir within the framework of Indian Constitution and conversion of Line of Control into Line of Peace was a pragmatic way forward to herald peace in the region.  “India and Pakistan should resume the dialogue process and engage people of Jammu […]

Shab-e-Me’raj arrangements reviewed in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Minister for Revenue, Hajj and Auqaf and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Social Welfare Asiea Naqash on Sunday reviewed the final arrangements for the ensuing auspicious day of Shab-e-Me’raj here. The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmed Khan, DIG Central Kashmir V K Birdi, Deputy Commissioners of Srinagar, […]

Charge sheet in Kathua rape and murder case to be filed next week: Police

Jammu: The crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir police is likely to submit the charge sheet before the high court in the rape and murder case of a minor girl in Kathua district next week, a senior police officer said today. The incident had sparked an outrage across the state. “The over two-and-a-half-month long investigation […]

Alleging rape by BJP MLA, woman attempts suicide outside UP CM’s residence

Lucknow: A woman and her family allegedly tried to attempt suicide in front Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s residence in Lucknow on Sunday morning. Pertinently, the woman has claimed that she was raped by Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his accomplices. “I was raped. I have been going from pillar to […]

US’ tilt towards India creates imbalance in S Asia: Pak envoy

Islamabad: Pakistan has asked the US to resume the balancing role that it played in South Asia before its “tilt” towards India, saying the move has “emboldened” India and created imbalance in the region. Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary also said that peace will prevail in South Asia if America assumes the […]