NEW DELHI — The Congress on Tuesday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the country’s salaried and middle classes by not announcing any relief measures for them in the Union Budget. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the salaried and the middle classes have been […]
NEW DELHI — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget Speech 2022 said 30% tax would be charged on income from transfer of virtual digital assets. The FM said no set off would be allowed in case of losses. For a few months now, the crypto industry in India has been demanding clarity on taxation. […]
NEW DELHI — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the country’s economic growth is expected at 9.2 per cent in the current financial year, on the back of a sharp rebound in the economy. She also said virtuous cycle of investment is expected to revive on account of capex (capital expenditure) and crowd in […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of India has allocated Rs 35581 crore for Jammu & Kashmir in the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Monday. Rs 35581 has been allocated to Jammu & Kashmir for the next fiscal in the Union Budget. Of which, Rs 33923 crore has been allocated […]
SRINAGAR — In view of decline in Covid-19 cases since last few days, the authorities at SKIMS Soura have decided to resume OPD services from tomorrow. “In the interest of patient care and keeping in view plateauing of COVID wave in Kashmir, it is hereby ordered that the functioning of SKIMS OPD will resume from […]
SRINAGAR — Shopkeepers in the Polo-View part of Srinagar city Tuesday observed a shutdown amid protest against the lack of parking space for the traders and shoppers as well. The protesting shopkeepers downed their shutters and blocked the traffic. While talking to news agency Kashmir News Trust some of the members of Polo-View Traders Association […]
SRINAGAR — In its second operation, the newly constituted State Intelligence Agency (SIA) raided a Tehsil office in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday, official sources said. They said that a team of newly formed probing agency raided the Tehsil office Bibjehara in connection with a case already registered at police station of SIA in Srinagar. […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy and dry in J&K and Ladakh on Tuesday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast light rain and snow during the next 48 hours. “Minimum temperatures improved across J&K on Tuesday although these remained below the freezing point in the Valley except in Srinagar where the minimum rose above […]
NEW DELHI — India reported 1,67,059 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday. With this, the daily positivity rate in the country dropped to 11.69 per cent. With 1,67,059 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.14 […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday extended work from home arrangement for 50 per cent of its employees below the level of Under Secretary till February 15, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Persons with disabilities and pregnant women employees would continue to be exempted from attending offices. The Personnel Ministry had on January […]