Amid global concerns that China delayed giving information regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak, a team of WHO (World Health Organisation) will visit the country next week to investigate the origins of the virus and its spread to human beings. The visit will take place more than six months after the WHO’s Country Office in China […]
The government has capped the maximum late fee for filing monthly returns (GSTR-3B) at Rs 500 for the tax period between July 2017 and July 2020, provided taxpayers file the returns before September 30, 2020, a finance ministry statement said. The Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC) has already notified that there will […]
A Junior Commissioned officer (JCO) was among three soldiers injured in an ongoing encounter in Arrah area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. Quoting official sources, news agency GNS reported that in an ongoing firefight three soldiers including a JCO recieved minor injuries in the firefight. The injured have been evacuated to 92 Base […]
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday urged the J&K government to formulate a revised policy to address the issues pertaining to viability of industrial units and the livelihood of thousands of families associated with geology and mining activities in J&K. In a statement issued to KNS, Bukhari said […]
With 22,771 people testing positive for coronavirus in the highest single-day spike so far, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 6,48,315 on Saturday, while the death toll rose to 18,655 with 442 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 3,94,226 and one patient has migrated. […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police on Friday dropped a criminal investigation into the 2011 cricket World Cup final, saying they found no evidence of match-fixing by players to let their Indian opponents win. Former chief selector Aravinda de Silva, and the team’s skipper Kumar Sangakkara and opening batsman Upul Tharanga were questioned this week over suspicions […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday recovered a headless body from river Jhelum near Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Reports said that the remains were also without legs and right-hand and some passerby first spotted it who subsequently alerted the police. Confirming the recovery of the body, Station House Officer Muneeb-ul-Islam […]
Srinagar: One militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight in Arrah area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. A local news gathering agency, Global News Service (GNS) quoting unnamed official reported that in an ongoing firefight one unidentified militant has been killed so far. Pertinently, 120 militants have been killed so far this year in […]
With the border standoff with China in its ninth week, Ladakh, a rugged, high-altitude region that is generally far removed from the lives and imagination of most Indians, has become part of their daily conversations and worries. A short primer on the region, its history, and some of the places where Indian soldiers are locked in […]
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised everyone when he landed up at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee airport at Leh to be briefed about operational preparedness of the Indian military against the aggressive Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane, Modi’s first stop was the […]