Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The case that pertained to whether a ‘royalty’ was a tax also dealt with if a state could levy a tax on the mining of minerals or if its power is limited under Section 9 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. The nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau In a chargesheet filed in firing incident case outside Salman Khan’s Bandra apartment, the Mumbai Police has alleged that Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, instructed a gunman to fire shots in air outside Bollywood superstar home to intimidate him. The instructions were part of a broader…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau In the Bihar Assembly session held on Wednesday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lost his cool at the opposition as the members continued to shout slogans against him. The opposition was demanding that the state’s amended reservation laws be put in the ninth schedule of the Constitution. They were also launching attacks…
Himalaya Harbinger, National Bureau. Kathmandu, July 24: A tragic incident occurred at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday when a Saurya Airlines aircraft carrying nineteen passengers crashed during takeoff. The aircraft, which was en route to Pokhara, skidded off the runway and caught fire. According to Gyanendra Bhul, Information Officer at the airport, only…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Chief ministers of almost all opposition-ruled states will boycott the July 27 meeting of the central think-tank NITI Aayog as a mark of protest against a Union Budget which they feel has been anti-federalism and “extremely discriminatory” towards their states. The only exception is Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Tamil Nadu chief…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Budget 2024 cheaper and costlier list: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her seventh Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025. Following this, several items have become cheaper and costlier for consumers. The first budget of the BJP-led NDA government is envisaged to shape India’s economic landscape, affecting everything from infrastructure development…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for July 23 predicting possibility of extremely heavy rainfall in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa. An orange alert for heavy rainfall has been issued for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Odisha. The Meteorological Department forecasted “extremely heavy rainfall” in…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Ahead of presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25 to the Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman walked out of the finance ministry with a tablet in a red “bahi-khata” sleeve and the national emblem. From the traditional briefcase to a “bahi-khata” and now a tablet, the budget document has gone paperless over…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau After Joe Biden dropped out of the race, Barack Obama did not endorse Kamala Harris but instead said Democrats would choose an unnamed “outstanding nominee.” “We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead,” Obama said in a statement, in part. He added, “But I have extraordinary confidence that the…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau New Delhi: Increased foreign direct investment inflows from China can help increase India’s global supply chain participation and push exports, says the Economic Survey. The Survey said as India looks to deepen its involvement in global value chains (GVCS), it needs to look at the successes and strategies of East Asian…