Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha said on Monday that imposition of property tax was least in India and did not burden the common man. “We have repeatedly said the administration believes in dialogue. I want to tell residents of J-K that we have imposed least property tax. “There 5.20 lakh houses in the cities. […]
Says Kashmiri Muslims Ashamed Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Kashmiri Muslims are ashamed over the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit and hit out at the government for claiming that normalcy has been restored in Jammu and Kashmir. Sanjay Sharma (40), who worked as an ATM guard, was shot in the chest at […]
Srinagar: The autonomy of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS) has ended as the Director of the Institute has been directed to submit all matters before Health and Medical Education for approval. The official communiqué of Health and Medical Education reads that the administration of SKIMS has been assigned to the Health and Medical Education […]
Asks Police To Compile Data Regarding Properties Of Militants & OGWs, Their Friends Jammu: Director General of Police J&K, Dilbag Singh (IPS) hailed Special Operation Group (SOG) of police across the Kashmir Zone as ‘elite’ and called for further enhancing its effectiveness in view of “new and upcoming challenges”. To review the overall working of […]
LG Condemns, Says SFs Given “Free Hand’ Against Militants Srinagar: Unknown militant(s) shot dead a member of minority aged about 40 years in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Sunday, police said. The victim was identified as Sanjay Sharma, a resident of the Achan area in the south Kashmir district, they said, adding that the incident took […]
Other Politicians Too Condemns Killing Srinagar: PDP chief and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday offered her condolence over killing of a Kashmir Pandit member in Pulwama and accused government of failing to protect minorities and reducing them to “sitting ducks”. “The vicious cycle of killings doesnt seem to end. GOI has failed to […]
47 Dismissed So Far For ‘Anti-National Activities’ Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday dismissed three employees under Article 311 of the Constitution of India for their involvement in anti-national activities. Article 311 of the Constitution of India provides for dismissal of a person employed in civil capacities under Union or a State. The […]
Jammu: School Education Department has terminated services of 23 Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers of Jammu division on basis of qualification certificates acquired from unrecognized Boards. A committee was constituted to review the pending regularization cases of RETs, according to an official communiqué. The committee member in meeting held on 7 February observed that 23 RETs of […]
Jammu: Nothing short of a complete rollback of the order to impose property tax would be acceptable to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Ajay Kumar Sadhotra said on Sunday. The Union Territory administration on Tuesday ordered the imposition of property tax in municipal areas from April 1. The tax rates will […]
Jammu: Amid outrage over the imposition of property tax, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday defended the move and said it will be implemented in consultation with the general public. Property tax will ensure financial self-sustainability of cities and improvement of public amenities, he said in a statement. The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday […]