Multi-national paint company forays into Valley

Opens depot in Srinagar

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Apr 19: Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd, one of India’s largest paint companies, opened its first depot in the Valley. Its storehouse at Tengpore Bypass, here is the first by a multi-national paint company in the Valley. “We are the first MNC in paints which has opened its depot in the More

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Rs 560 cr labour budget for JK under NREGA

Assistance under IAY enhanced to Rs 48500

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 19: Asking the officers to gear up for the Panchayati elections, Minister for Rural Development, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Sagar today said that within months Panchayats would be in place.  He said the Panchayats would help ensure proper utilization of funds for More

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WLCI conducts exams

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 19: To  explore the potential of students in the Valley and prepare them for the competition at global level, the Wigan and Leigh College India in collaboration with Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Uzma conducted the examination of more than 200 students in two examination centres at More

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JK to have gas agencies in each block

New ration dealership policy on anvil: Akhoon

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 19: The government has embarked upon an ambitious plan to open Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) agencies in each block of the State to provide cooking gas to the people at their doorsteps.  The allotment of gas agencies would be made in a transparent way through draw of lots.& More

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Mir for holding awareness camps on saffron cultivation

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 19: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir has asked the SKUAST and Agriculture Department to hold farmers’ awareness camps for the development of Saffron contribution in the State. Chairing a meeting of officers and experts related with saffron, the Minister asked them to More

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Kamdhenu Paints organizes a dealers’ meet

GK News Network

Srinagar, Apr 19: In an attempt to strengthen its distribution and sales network in J&K, Kamdhenu Paints, the paint division of Kamdhenu Ispat Ltd, organized a dealers’ meet here.  Senior officials of the company including Sachin Agarwal, Director, Piyush Rawat, Vice-President (Sales & Marketing More

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India may achieve record cotton output in ‘10-11: USDA

New Delhi, Apr 19: India's cotton production may increase by over six per cent to a record 25 million bales in 2010-11 season if the country receives normal monsoon this year, the US Department of Agriculture has forecast.  Cotton output is pegged at 23.5 million bales (one bale equals 170 kg More

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Wheat procurement up 11 pc

New Delhi, Apr 19: The government today said that wheat procurement for 2010-11 season, which started this month, has increased by about 11 per cent to 130.85 lakh tonne over the same period last season.  Food Corporation of India (FCI), the nodal agency for procurement and distribution of foodgrains More

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RBI likely to raise policy rates: Bankers

Press Trust of India

Mumbai, Apr 19: The Reserve Bank will try to put the lid on inflation, which is nearly in the double-digit region, possibly by hiking key rates in its annual monetary policy tomorrow, feel bankers.  The apex bank, however, may not be too aggressive in tightening the monetary policy and is likely More

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