SRINAGAR: In a major relief to power consumers, the J&K Power Development Department (PDD) today announced that the Jammu & Kashmir government has taken a significant decision to absorb any increase in electricity tariff in the current financial year (2024-25) by continuing its support in the form of subsidy on electricity bills. The decision of […]
SRINAGAR: The stage has been set ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ladakh’s Drass to mark the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26. The Prime Minister will address the nation and Army soldiers on a historic day at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass. Prime Minister Modi will address the […]
Srinagar: In the midst of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, IGP Kashmir, V.K. Birdi on Wednesday convened a Joint Security Review Meeting at Nunwan Base Camp, Pahalgam. The meeting was attended by a range of stakeholders, including Police officers, Army, CAPF forces, NDRF, SDRF, MRT, Base Camp directors, Security, Traffic, Fire Services, and intelligence agencies. IGP […]
Srinagar: An unidentified militant and a soldier were killed in an overnight encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Wednesday. The Army and police had launched an anti-terrorist operation in the Lolab area of Kupwara a few days ago following information about possible terrorist movements, the officials said. The security forces established […]
SRINAGAR: Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF) Kashmir Ashok Yadav on Wednesday reviewed the operational preparedness of the units near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district. IG Yadav applauded the troops for their dedication to seamless domination of LoC, BSF Kashmir posted on X. Yadav interacted with the deployed […]
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today released a commemorative postage stamp to honour the contributions of Late Shri Wazir Mohd Hakla Poonchi, renowned Gujjar Leader, social worker and writer. In his address, the Lt Governor recalled the significant contribution of Wazir Mohd Hakla Poonchi in socio-economic upliftment of the Gujjar Bakarwal community of J&K. “Wazir […]
Focuses On Employment, Skilling, MSME’s, Middle Class New Delhi: Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman tabled Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament on Tuesday. She said that India’s inflation continues to be low, stable and moving towards the 4 per cent target. Core inflation (non-food, non-fuel) currently is 3.1 per cent and steps are […]
New Delhi: In the Regular Union Budget of Financial Year (FY) 2024-25, Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been allocated Rs 6,21,940.85 crore (approx. US $75 Billion), the highest among the Ministries. While maintaining the allocation made to MoD during interim budget, the Government has made an additional allocation to the tune of Rs 400 crore […]
NEW DELHI: Gold, silver and other precious metals along with imported mobile phones, certain cancer drugs and medical devices are set to become cheaper with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing cuts in customs duty in the Union Budget 2024-25. However, certain items such as imported garden umbrellas and laboratory chemicals are set to become costlier […]
NEW DELHI: In sops for the middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hiked standard deduction by 50 per cent to Rs 75,000 and tweaked tax slabs under the new income tax regime to provide more money in the hands of salaried class with a view to boost consumption. She said salaried employees in […]