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| Rather unanimously elected as chairman EC of State Finance Ministers of India | | | | NEW DELHI: J&K Finance Minister, Mr. A. R. Rather was today unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee (EC) of State Finance Ministers. The election was held in New Delhi in presence of Union Finance Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram, who is also patron of the Empowered Committee.The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers is an important forum at the national level engaged in discussing various tax reforms proposed at national level from time to time and building consensus thereon. The committee meets regularly and all the decisions are taken on the basis of consensus. It has to its credit, besides other achievements, the implementation of the very important and landmark decisions; first the harmonization of sales tax structure through implementation of uniform floor rates of sales tax, which resulted in the end of unhealthy sales tax ‘rate war’ among the states; second, the introduction of state-level VAT. Presently, the introduction of Goods and Services Tax in the country is under discussion in the Committee.
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| Kichloo for optimum exploitation of mineral wealth | | 164th BoD meeting of JKML | | |
SRINAGAR: Minister of State for Industries and Commerce, Home and Tourism, Mr. Sajad Ahmad Kichloo today called for outsourcing of unviable coal mines adding modern mine exploration machinery needs to be installed for ensuring optimum exploitation of vast mineral reserves in the state.
Speaking at the 164the meeting of the board of Directors of Jammu and Kashmir Minerals Ltd (JKML) held at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar today, Mr. Kichloo said that J&K State is bestowed with abundant mineral reserves which need to be explored scientifically. He asked the management of the Jammu and Kashmir Minerals Ltd to undertake only economically viable and technically feasible mines.
The Principal S... | |
| | | | Shabir launches e- Hospital project at Government Gandhi Nagar Hospital | | ‘All DHs to be covered under prestigious scheme’ | | |
JAMMU: Minister of State for Health and family Welfare, Shabir Ahmad Khan today launched hi-tech computerised services here at Gandhi Nagar Hospital created under the first phase of centrally sponsored e- Hospital Project.
Funded under National Rural Health Mission J&K, e- Hospital project @NIC Suite is web based solution using Free Open Source Software (FOSS) tools for managing healthcare service delivery in public hospitals to accelerate infusion adoption of ICT tools and maintain healthcare standards. FOSS is generic software which covers major functional areas like patient care, laboratory services, work flow based document/ information exchange, human resource and medical records ... | |
| | | | Gul visits Noorbagh firing injured | | | | SRINAGAR: Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly, Mr. Mubarak Gul today visited SKIMS and enquired about the health of one Jan Mohammad Khanday s/o Muhammad Sultan Khanday of Noorbagh, Srinagar who was injured in yesterday’s firing incident.
The Speaker wished him a speedy recovery and asked doctors to take appropriate care of him.... | |
| | | | I don't want Narendra Modi as my prime minister, says Nobel laureate Amartya Sen | | | | New Delhi: Coming out strongly against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday said he does not want him to become India's prime minister as he does not have secular credentials.
The prominent economist also criticised Modi's model of governance saying he did not approve of it.
"Yes, I don't want him," Sen told CNN-IBN in reply to a question on whether he wanted him as his prime minister.
"As an Indian citizen I don't want Modi as my PM... He has not done enough to make minorities feel safe," he said.
On being asked why he did not want so, Sen said, "He could have first of all been more secular and he could have made the minority community feel more se... | |
| | | | Batch of 1,240 pilgrims leave for Amarnath from Jammu | | | | Jammu: The 25th batch of 1,240 pilgrims on Monday left from Jammu base camp for their onward journey to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir.
A convoy of 44 vehicles with 1,240 devotees left from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at around 4.50 a.m. towards Amarnath, police said in Jammu.
The 25th batch of pilgrims, which included 950 male, 230 women and 15 children, apart from 45 sadhus, are on way to twin base camps of Pahalagam and Baltal in Kashmir Valley.
With Monday’s batch a total of 45,741 pilgrims have left Jammu base camp for Amarnath so far.
The yatra, which had been suspended on July 19, as a precautionary measure in wake of the firing incident in Ramban belt, resume... | |
| | | | DM Kulgam appeals for peace, harmony | | | | KULGAM: District Magistrate, Kulgam, Mr. Jahangir Mir called for nurturing cordial admin-public relations to maintain peace and stability, adding periodic interactions are a must to remove misgivings and misperceptions.
Among others, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, Commandant CRPF, Assistant Commissioner (Rev) and Tehsildars attended the meeting.
Chairing a joint meeting of Police, CRPF and respectables of Kulgam town here this morning, he stressed on making joint efforts to avoid law and order disturbances in the district.
The District Magistrate called upon respectables to use their influence in discouraging youngsters from participating in any provocative and... | |
| | | | Take due care of yatris: Wani to Administration | | Reviews essential services scenario in Jammu region | | |
JAMMU: Minister for Roads & Buildings and Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Abdul Majid Wani toady visited Yatri Niwas here at Bhagwati Nagar-the Jammu base camp for Shri Amarnath Yatra , and took stock of the arrangements put in place by the administration there.
Interacting with the yatris, the Minister enquired about the facilities made available for them at the base camp. He asked the Yatris to feel free and at home in the state as the government as well as people of the state are keen to extend every type of support to make the Yatra a success. He said that the situation in the state is getting normal with every passing day and tourists from across the world are coming in large numbers to... | |
| | | | Market checking in Anantnag, Srinagar | | | |
SRINAGAR: During ensuing holy month of Ramadhan, the market checking has geared up in district Anantnag.
Assistant Controller Legal Metrology checked the market for ensuring quality and the sale of essential commodities on prescribed rates, during which a fine of Rs. 14,550/- was recovered from the 15 erring traders.
A huge amount of rotten vegetables and fruits were also destroyed during the checking. Locals have hailed the action and have appealed to intensify the market checking further.
Meanwhile, the market checking squad headed by Assistant Director, CA&PD, Srinagar conducted market checking at Zero Bridge, Raj Bagh, Jawahar Nagar, K.P. Bagh, Baghat, Nowgam, Yayil, Humhama, Pir B... | |
| | | | Anti-tobacco squad inspects Srinagar Hospitals | | | | SRINAGAR: On the instructions of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Anti-Tobacco squad of Drugs and Food Control Organization with the volunteers of JKVHA, Red Cross Society and Civil Defence, Srinagar headed by Food Safety Officer, Srinagar inspected various areas around the health institutions of district Srinagar of SMHS, LD, Bone and Joint and CD Hospitals here today.
As many as 19 shopkeepers were found selling tobacco products within the 100 yards of health institutions which is a punishable offence and a fine of Rs. 1900 has been realized from them under Section 6(b) of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act, 2003. Kashmir, Anti Smoking Squad today conducted inspection of Old Sec... | |
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