“Today, when you increase GST by 28% in the capital of Kashmir, our art will automatically ... on horticulture land and by imposing GST on shawls and handicrafts, efforts are being made to ...

Even the controversy may be considered a blessing in disguise—the popularity of green diamonds exported from India may ...

From the highlands of Ladakh's Changthang region, pashmina comes with the tale of a regal past and the promise of a lustrous ...

There were growing protests in Kashmir from political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and traders in the past few days against the proposed GST hike on Kashmiri shawls from ...

J&K chief minister (CM) Omar Abdullah on Saturday has ruled out increase in tax on shawls, especially famed pashmina shawls weaved in Kashmir. J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah after attending a ...

She also alleged that the Centre was trying to make the people of Jammu and Kashmir dependent solely on tourism. "The Kashmiri shawl is not just a means of livelihood for us but an identity of ...

SRINAGAR: The proposed GST hike from 12 to 28 percent on Kashmir shawls valued over Rs 10,000 has caused anxiety among J&K artisans and dealers. The Group of Ministers on rate rationalisation led ...

“This is akin to reviving the oppressive practices of the despotic Maharaja rule, where shawl makers were crushed under heavy taxation. Are we witnessing a deliberate attempt to plunge Kashmir ...

As per the officials, snowfall was witnessed in several areas as a repercussion of the western disturbance hit Jammu and Kashmir. As per the meteorological department, Srinagar recorded a low of ...

A senior TuM member, Javed Munshi, was arrested by West Bengal STF and Jammu and Kashmir Police in South 24 Parganas. Munshi, acting under LeT instructions, planned to escape to Pakistan via ...