Kashmir silk industry suffers for want of reeling units

Spun silk vitiates quality of indigenous carpet

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Nov 22: Despite having potential to produce reeled mulberry silk in the Valley, the indigenous carpet industry here largely depends on the imported spun silk, something experts describe as an unhealthy trend.  According to experts Kashmir can produce the best quality bi-volatile More

Treasuries to clear pending bills on Eid-eve

Functioning of Accounts and Treasuries in Jammu reviewed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 22: Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs Abdul Rahim Rather has said that periodic Reviews of Accounts and Treasuries Department is necessary as it helps in deliberating various issues needed to streamline the working of the Department.  He said that these meetings besides making More

‘Make eco-tourism theme of state’s sightseeing’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 22: Urging for creating innovative facilities of Global standard at Surinsar and Mansar lakes, the Minister for Tourism and Culture,   Nawang Rigzin Jora has asked the concerned authorities to formulate comprehensive plans for the purpose so that these spots could captivate more More

Special drive for plant protection launched

GK News Network

Srinagar, Nov  22: The Department of Horticulture has improved the strategy for assisting in arranging plant protection and allied machinery under different Centrally Sponsored Schemes.  This is for the first time that the department has launched the availability of plant protection and More

19th branch of CCB inaugurated

GK News Network

Varmul, Nov 22: Saying that Co-operative Societies have revitalized the rural economy, Minister of State for Agriculture, R&B, Health and Medical Education,   Javid Ahmad Dar today said that Government is making every effort to strengthen this sector  for uplifting the socio-economic More

'Govt stand on rice import lacks transparency'
Kolkata, Nov 22: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday said the central government's decision to import rice lacked transparency. In an editorial in daily Ganashakti, its Bengali mouthpiece, the CPI-M accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of taking a casual approach More

Of investors & traders

Both are needed for smooth market functioning

Bank watch By sajjad bazaz

LAST week I received several queries through email related to stock market from local ‘investors’ and ‘traders’. One of the common factors in these queries was that almost all of them were confused in the context words like ‘investor’ and ‘trader’. Before elaborating the meaning of an investor and More

  • City

PESKY Power supply

Curtailment in metered areas belies Govt claims

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Nov 22: Leave apart the unmetered colonies, the fully metered areas in the City are facing frequent power cuts belying the government claims of uninterrupted power supply. Since the Durbar More




  • Jammu

Rana meets REZ hunger strikers

11 BJP MLAs to join mega rally

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 22: The relay hunger strike started by the Rehbar-e-Zira’at appointees under the banner of the United Forum of Jammu and Kashmir Agricultural Technocrats Association, entered its seventh day More



  • News

Civil society asks pro-freedom leaders to unite

‘United we stand divided we fall’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Nov 22: Stating that differences between the pro-freedom leaders were hampering the Kashmir cause, the Kashmiri civil society on Sunday said it would strive to bring the entire leadership on More



  • GK Business

Kashmir silk industry suffers for want of reeling units

Spun silk vitiates quality of indigenous carpet

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Nov 22: Despite having potential to produce reeled mulberry silk in the Valley, the indigenous carpet industry here largely depends on the imported spun silk, something experts describe as an More



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