Voters break NC leader's record 36-year stint

Finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather's record run in Jammu and Kashmir assembly ended on Tuesday when he lost from Charar-e-Sharief while his National Conference colleague Ali Mohammad Sagar......

Flood-hit J-K civil secretariat reopens, yet to become operational

Civil Secretariat, the seat of Jammu and Kashmir, opened on Thursday after 11 days but could not become operational as the ground floor of the seven-storey building is still under three feet of......

I had no government for the first 36 hours: Omar on J-K floods

"I had no government as the seat of the establishment was wiped out by the worst floods in over a century," Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday, recalling the nightmare......

NC MLAs move privilege motion against former army chief

Ruling National Conference members of legislative assembly on Monday moved a privilege motion in Jammu and Kashmir assembly against former army chief V K Singh for making allegations that money was......

Omar to head body for private investments in J&K

Omar Abdullah is likely to constitute a state-level Investment Promotion Board that will work towards easing complex bureaucratic procedures to attract the private sector to Jammu and Kashmir. This......

GST: What played out behind the scenes

  Anybody who has seen the gigantic volumes and their conflicting definitions would recognise that GST could not have emerged without their reconciliation, reports Subhomoy Bhattacharjee......

Kerala FM is new chairman of GST Empowered Committee

Kerala’s Finance Minister K M Mani has been appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax (GST). The GST, an indirect tax regime,......

GST Bill set to be tabled as states' key demands met

Petro products may be out of GST for a few years; compensation for states will be included The Constitution amendment Bill on a national goods and services tax is likely to be tabled in the current......

4000 sports grounds to be constructed across J & K

Jammu and Kashmir government has embarked upon an ambitious project to construct more than 4000 sports grounds in as many panchayat and community blocks in the state. Under the flagship Panchayat......