GST, demonetisation may impact wedding season: ASSOCHAM

The upcoming wedding season starting in November may be impacted by 10-15 per cent particularly wedding services like marriage garden/marriage hall booking, tent booking, confectionery services, photography and more, reveals by industry chamber ASSOCHAM. Demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST) are likely to impact the upcoming wedding season in India as people will have to shell out more on buying jewellery and apparels, at salons and beauty parlours, photography, even for hiring venues like hotels/marriage palaces, courier and other related services, reveals the ASSOCHAM It is being estimated that…

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Thundershowers, Isolated rain likely over J&K in next 24 hours

Isolated rain and thundershowers are expected over the parts of Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, Skymetweather.com reported on Monday. The weather portal reported that presently, a ‘feeble Western Disturbance is seen over northern parts of Jammu and Kashmir.’ “Due to this weather system, isolated rain and thundershowers are expected over northern districts of Jammu and Kashmir region during the next 24 hours,” the report said. It said places such as Kupwara, Srinagar, Baramulla, Kargil will witness scattered rains within the span of next 24 hours. “After 24…

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Centre to hold sustained dialogue on Kashmir Issue: Rajnath Singh

A sustained dialogue will be initiated by the government to find a solution to the Kashmir issue, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Addressing a hurriedly-convened press conference, Singh said former director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Dineshwar Sharma would be the central government’s representative to initiate dialogue with all stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir. Sharma, a 1979-batch (retired) officer of the Indian Police Service, served as the IB director between December, 2014 and 2016. Sharma will decide whom he wants to hold talks with, Singh said when…

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Braid-Chopping affects psyche of children across Kashmir

The fear of braid chopping has not only petrified women and girls across Kashmir, but has also affected the psyche of children as well. Three-year-old Adeeba Farooq said on Sunday that she has seen three back-to-back incidents of braid chopping in her locality at SD Colony, Batamaloo, here. “And since then, I stay home all the time and fear playing outside,” she told Kashmir Post. Adeeba’s mother Shazia said she has “noticed strange changes” in Adeeba behavior ever since the series of incidents of braid-chopping took place in her neighborhood.…

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If you can’t beat them confuse them

From Babylon to Kashmir, the Good and the Evil speak the same language, the language of confusion “When the descendants of Prophet Noah (AS) started increasing in number, pertinently the more united they would become and the bond that strengthened their unity was first based on their common language and then secondly a collective urge to build a city with a tower as high so that it may reach the heavens to show their ascendancy (over Lord) and subsequently represent a symbol that would keep them united and not to…

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Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha chief asks youth to strengthen BJP in Valley

On her maiden visit to the Valley, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) national president and MP Poonam Mahajan asked the youth to join the BJP and strengthen the party in the Valley. “India’s future is sitting here… despite hardships and tough circumstances, Kashmiri youth didn’t lose hope and they want to live with India for prosperity. It is our duty to carry forward the youth of Kashmir… our hearts are also open to support Kashmiri,” Poonam said while addressing a rally at the Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium. Expressing happiness that a good…

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Kashmiris tearing themselves apart

Kashmir is tearing itself apart and Kashmiris have jumped onto an oversized ship of self-driven madness, negotiating the rock bottom status of the ever-declining waters of the Jhelum. They are out on a frenzied chase to nearly kill the alleged braid-choppers as if that is an answer to all their self-created problems. In this process, Kashmir is self-destroying itself. The Vale is witnessing never-seen-before scenes of savagery. This is an unwelcome addition of a sad chapter to the ongoing history of the place and its people. When mobs seek to…

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110 Kms non-stop, Young athlete Hamid creates history, ran from Srinagar to Baltal

A young athlete created history in annals of Kashmir sports by running non-stop 110 km from Srinagar to Baltal on Sunday. 22-year-old Hamid Aziz, who hails from Downtown, managed to cover 110 kms distance in 10.45 hours which is a first by any sportsmen who has crossed over 100 kms on single day. He had recently participated in 59th senior nationals in July this year in Andhra Pradesh. Hamid has already covered 60 kilometers run on a single day earlier with the Australian marathon runner Pat Farmer who concluded his…

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Kashmir Police identifies culprits behind Braid Chopping incidents, blames a Political Party

The increasing braid chopping incidents in the valley have scared people to the extent they have started guarding villages at night. Police, however, have accused radical elements and detained worker of a political party for raising the false alarm of braid chopping. According to a report by The Hindu, the police in North Kashmir revealed that miscreants who attacked women had three objectives. “It is aimed at disturbing peace; creating animosity between people and security forces, especially the police; and creating an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty for women to…

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Maharaja Hari Singh’s grandson Vikramaditya quits PDP over regional issues

In a major jolt to ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), senior leader from Jammu and grandson of last Maharaja of the State Hari Singh, Vikramaditya Singh on Sunday resigned from the party and the membership of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. “I have sent my resignation to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. I am not a politician but I wanted to do something for the people of the State because former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed wanted me to do so,” Singh told reporters in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu…

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