Government decides to remove customs duty on export of sugar from its current level of 20% to zero percent
newdehli;-During the current Sugar Season 2017-18, the sugar production in the country is estimated to be substantially higher than the estimated domestic consumption. Sufficient surplus stock of sugar may be available for export. In order to promote exports with the objective of evacuating surplus stocks from the country, the Government has decided to remove customs […]
Sikh youth being trained at Pak ISI camps to carry out terrorism in India,MHA
New Delhi: The Home Ministry has told a parliamentary panel that Sikh youth are being trained at ISI facilities in Pakistan to carry out terror activities in India, and members of the community who are settled in Canada and other places are also being instigated against the country with false and malicious propaganda. Top officials of […]
The treasury of tulips in Kashmir
srinagar:-A message from my old friend Shaheen who teaches at a university in Kashmir, woke me up that morning. “Tulip Garden is opening in a week. If at all you can manage, let me know.” In response to Shaheen’s message there I was catching an early morning flight to Srinagar! From afar, I saw a […]
Woman dies after birth control operation in Samba
Jammu—A 28-year-old woman died after undergoing tubectomy at a state-run hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, following which a probe has been ordered, an official said today. Seema Devi underwent the operation at a special camp for family planning at Vijaypur Government Hospital yesterday, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Samba, Rajinder Sambyal said The officer […]
Sagar castigates Government over ‘step-motherly’ treatment to Srinagar
Srinagar, March 21, 2018: National Conference General Secretary Haji Ali Mohammad Sagar on Wednesday alleged that the government had no policy viz a viz Srinagar city and the label of smart city has become a joke considering the dilapidation of infrastructure and civil amenities. Sagar castigated the incumbent government’s step motherly treatment towards Srinagar city. […]
No decision made yet on separate times in India: GoI
New Delhi: Amid demands for separate time zones in the country, especially by the northeastern states, the government of India (GoI) today said it has not made any decision on the matter. In a written response to a question by BJP lawmaker Varun Gandhi in the Lok Sabha on whether the government has come to […]
‘Melon march’ held in Kerala over college teacher’s sexist remark
Thiruvananthapuram: Dozens of students and political activists protested at a college in Kerala’s Kozhikode district on Monday, following alleged sexist remarks by a lecturer. On Monday, students and volunteers affiliated to different political parties carried out marches to the Farook College, Kozhikode, in protest against the alleged sexist remarks by one of the lecturers. The […]
Eating sand is part of this Indian villager’s daily life
Patna, India: What does sand taste like? Most people wouldn’t be interested in knowing the answer to this, but for an octogenarian man from Jharkhand, eating sand is an integral part of his daily diet. He claims to consume around 500 grams of sands per day to keep himself fit. Ram Ikbal Choube, a resident […]
Didn’t mislead, needed proof of Indian captives’ death, says Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi: Hours after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was interrupted from giving an elaborate statement in the Lok Sabha on the issue of 39 Indians killed by ISIS in Iraq, the EAM termed the action of the opposition leaders as unfortunate. Condemning the act in strong words, Sushma accused the Congress of playing politics on deaths. […]
State Women Commission organizes awareness prog at Ganderbal
GANDERBAL, MARCH 20: J&K State Commission for women organized one-day legal awareness Program (LAP) at District Office Ganderbal in association with National Commissioner for Women, New Delhi. The objectives of the programme was to sensitizing the women in general and female students particularly about various women-centric legislations and women-friendly initiatives of the Government and also […]
