Jammu Kashmir PDP, BJP government soon

   

      SRINAGAR: PDP and BJP are tantalizingly close to sealing the deal on forming government in Jammu and Kashmir with just one word, "withdrawal", remaining the roadblock. That of the two contentious issues—withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act  from the Kashmir valley and abrogation of Article 370—which have held up the alliance from being formalized, the latter has been resolved as of now.
Click Here!        We have agreed that we will maintain status quo on Article 370 for the sake of governance. The common minimum programme, however, will mention that we disagree with PDP on the issue,  BJP member privy to negotiations between the two parties.BJP is hoping to get similar accommodation from PDP on its demand for withdrawal of

New York in a deep descends on the nation

   

      It was a bone-chilling 2 degrees in Central Park at 8.00am and wind gusts made it feel like 15 degrees below zero. In New York City. It could be Embarrass, Minn., where the temperature was measured at 41 degrees below zero on Thursday the coldest spot in the country. 

      The low temperatures put a strain on water mains, gas pipes and other critical infrastructure as public officials warned people to stay indoors and bundle up if venturing outside. Some public transit agencies reported delays on Friday morning, including New Jersey Transit, whose service was affected by ice buildup in the train tunnel under the Hudson River.

BLACK MONEY:INDIA HAS TO WAIT TILL 2018 FOR EXCHANGE INFO

       Under a global framework, more than 40 jurisdictions including India had agreed to become 'early adopters' of an 'automatic exchange of information' mechanism prepared by global body OECD to help each other in fighting the tax evasion and frauds. This so-called early adopters group plans to collect data from 2016 and exchange information for the first time in September 2017," according to a new report by the Swiss government. Switzerland would see its 'first exchange' under this framework taking place in the year 2018. As per the report, as many as 58 countries would see their 'first exchange' taking place in 2017, followed by another 35 in the year 2018. While India is part of the 'First Exchange 2017' group, it will have to wait till 2018 for 'automatic exchange of information' with Switzerland because of the Alpine nation being in the second grouping. The details that would be shared include account number, name, address and date of birth, tax identification number, interest and dividends, receipts from certain insurance policies, credit balances on accounts, as also proceeds from the sale of financial assets.

Judge to child sex abuse inquiry

      LONDON: Britain has appointed a Kiwi judge as the new head of the inquiry into historic child sex abuse. Justice Lowell Goddard was named by home secretary Theresa May following the resignation of the two previous choices. May told MPs that the home office had received 150 applications for the post, which had been rigorously sifted before Justice Goddard's appointment. 
     Justice Goddard, a judge of the High Court of New Zealand, has accepted the post and will appear at a pre-appointment hearing before the Home Affairs Select Committee on February 11.