Mehbooba sacks Finance Minister Drabu for saying J-K 'not a political issue'

Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu, one of the architects of the Peoples Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in the state, was unceremoniously sacked from the council of......

After robberies, banks stop cash transactions in south Kashmir

In the wake of terrorists targeting banks in south Kashmir, cash transactions at nearly 40 branches in sensitive areas of Pulwama and Shopian districts in South Kashmir have been stopped. The step......

Abdullahs' house in Jammu built on encroached land: J-K admin

Former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah have been named by the Jammu and Kashmir administration in a list which alleges that their residential house in Jammu is built over......

Mehbooba meets Amit Shah; no clarity on J&K government

People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti met Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Thursday amid rising speculation about government formation in Jammu and Kashmir but there......

Will Modi okay UBI for J&K?

The Jammu and Kashmir government, along with Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, is preparing a detailed presentation for the Prime Minister’s Office on implementing universal basic......

Why it's better to introduce GST from September, not July

'States should have enough time. We still do not know the rules. There are a lot of operational difficulties.' Implementation of goods and services tax (GST) is expected to start from July 1 but......

In a first, Modi to deliver inaugural address at Ficci AGM

It's seen as a signal that he wants to engage with India Inc at a time when the economy has started looking up. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will for the first time attend an annual general......

Rajan visits Pulwama, assures support to flood-hit people

The aim of his visit was to explore how financial institutions can be co-opted in reviving the local economy In a first, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday paid a visit to......