Greater Kashmir

Dubai, Aug 09: Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen's military attacked the country's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. And Turkiye's Kurdish peace bill won approval in parliament. Here's a look at developments across the Middle East on Saturday. Full coverage can be found here. Iran says the strait won't open until the US corrects' its behaviour Iran's politburo-lik

There is a poignant, almost painful beauty in the Srinagar you remember from those early decadesa valley where the air was crisp, the seasons moved with gentle grace, and the social fabric felt whole and unshakeable. To grow up witnessing the Valley between the 1950s and 1990 is to have known a version of home defined by Kashmiriyat in its purest and most calm form. It was not a poetic concept back then; it was simply daily life. The effortless harmony between Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims, the s

A trader in Srinagar buys goods worth lakhs from a registered supplier, pays the full invoice amount including GST, receives a proper tax invoice, and files his returns on time. Months later, he receives a Show Cause Notice from the GST Department: he is advised to reverse Input Tax Credit (ITC) along with interest at the rate of 18%, because the supplier never deposited that tax with the Government. The trader did nothing wrong. He had no way of knowing his supplier would default. Yet the law h

Srinagar, Aug 8:Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday described renowned cardiologist Dr Upendra Kauls memoir 'When the Heart Speaks' as a love letter to the land he holds dear. Speaking during the launch of the second revised edition of Dr U Kauls book, 'When the Heart Speaks: A Memoir of a Cardiologist', at Radisson Collection Hotel & Spa, Riverfront, Srinagar, CM Omar said the book goes beyond Dr Kaul's professional journey to capture his experiences, struggles, and commitment to society.