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High Taxes and Inflation made life miserable: JKPCC Chief

September 22, 2023 Editor

The president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Vikar Rasool Wani on Thursday said that there was grave resentment among the people, including youth, students, daily wagers, in the region owing to high taxes, rising inflation and unemployment. Addressing party workers meeting here, Wani said that installation of smart meters, property tax, water tax, toll plazas and other taxes have compounded the problems of a common man in Jammu and Kashmir. “There is great unrest among the people of Jammu and Kashmir for because of the prolonged Governor…

Skyrocketing poultry, vegetable prices leave consumers in lurch

September 7, 2023 Editor

The exorbitant poultry and vegetable rates in Srinagar are taking a toll on the consumers. The consumers said that the sellers were overlooking government prices and selling these commodities at exorbitant rates. The consumers are decrying the failure of the authorities to keep a check on the market. The consumers in Srinagar said that selling poultry at higher rates than government-designated rates had taken a toll on them. As per the official website of the Directorate of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), there has been no fresh revision…