Abdul Rahim Rather

J&K poll: Abdul Rahim Rather's defeat ends 36-year record stint as MLA

National Conference general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar won the Khanyar assembly seat by over 1200 votes, staving off stiff competition from PDP candidate and former trade union leader Khurshid Alam. This is Sagar's sixth consecutive win in the assembly polls, equalling the record held by Rather.

Exclude petroleum products, alcohol, entry tax from GST: Panel

The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers Monday decided to oppose inclusion of petroleum products, alcohol and entry tax of goods in the proposed unified Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime across the country.

New GST panel head hopeful of 2014 rollout

Centre-states differences persist over key aspects of GST

As regards the items exempted from the purview of GST, the Empowered Committee suggested that they should be mentioned in the Constitutional Amendment Bill.

J&K looking to ease burden on state farmers

Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather has asked banks to provide "hassle free" credit facilities to farmers in the state in a bid to provide a boost to the state's rural economy,.