No change in personal income tax rates in Budget
New Delhi: Belying expectations, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not tinker with the personal income tax rates in the Budget for 2022-23. The minister also did not raise standard deduction, which was widely anticipated in view of elevated inflation levels and impact of the pandemic on the middle class. The standard deduction currently stands at […]
Fresh snowfall, rain likely in Kashmir
Srinagar: The minimum temperature at some places in Kashmir improved and settled above the freezing point owing to cloud cover as the Meteorological Department forecast fairly widespread to widespread rain or snow over three days from Wednesday, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of 1.8 degrees Celsius […]
Arif Khan-led Indian team leaves for Winter Olympics
New Delhi: Skier Arif Khan, the only athlete representing India at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, left for the Games in the Chinese capital along with Chef De Mission Harjinder Singh and support staff. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra wished the contingent luck before its departure for the Games on Monday. Arif, who […]
Digital university to be set up to provide education: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed to set up a digital university to provide education that will be built on a hub and spoke model. She also said that the 1-Class-1-TV channel will be implemented to provide supplementary education to children to make up for the loss of formal education due to […]
Cabinet approves Union Budget for 2022-23
Delhi: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the Budget 2022-23, sources said. The Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a short while from now in the Lok Sabha. The Budget documents usually include the finance minister’s speech in Parliament, highlights, annual financial statement, finance bill […]
Many steps taken to give better opportunities to people of hitherto neglected J&K, Ladakh: Prez
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has taken many important steps to provide better opportunities for education, health and employment to the people of “hitherto left neglected” Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday. Addressing a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament at the start of the budget session, […]
Married daughter can’t be excluded from the benefit of compassionate appointment: HC
“Definition of a family member does not make distinction between a son and a married son or a daughter and a married daughter; what it speaks of is that he/she must be dependent on the deceased”
Srinagar: In a significant judgment Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh High Court today held that a daughter cannot be excluded from the benefit of compassionate appointment in government service on the ground of being married. The judgment followed a writ petition titled Mst. Shabeena Khan versus director SKIMS wherein the petitioner challenged the opinion of […]
J&K reports 15 deaths, 2550 fresh Covid cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir today reported 15 Covid-19 related deaths while as 2550 tested positive for the coronavirus taking the tally of total positive cases in the UT to 435425. Officials said that while 974 people from Jammu division and 1576 from Kashmir division tested positive on Monday, 10 infection related deaths were reported from […]
India to remain fastest growing major economy; to expand 8-8.5% in FY23: Survey
FM tables Economic Survey 2021-22 in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Economic Survey that details the state of the economy ahead of the government’s Budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2022. It projects an 8-8.5 per cent growth rate for the Indian economy in 2022-23 fiscal year (April 2022 to March 2023). This compares […]
NCC cadets are icons of discipline and leadership with unwavering commitment in nation-building: LG
Says, they can play major role in reversing drug menace in J&K
Jammu: The National Cadet Corps (NCC) can play a major role in reversing the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday. Interacting with the contingents of NCC cadets from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh that participated at the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, Sinha lauded them for their […]
