3.5 lakh BSNL employees call off strike

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 20: On the assurance of the government to address their problems, employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited called off their strike barely a few hours after it began today.  The strike call was given by Union Joint Action Committee BSNL. Nearly 3.5 lakh employees across India More

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Saffron to be promoted at country level

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 20:  Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir today reviewed the measures to be taken for increasing the saffron production in the state. Minister of State for Agriculture,   Javiad Ahmad Dar, VC, SKAUST, Srinagar,   Anwar Aalam, VC, SKAUST, Jammu,  More

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Rs 2600 cr allocated to JK for roads

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Apr 20: Union minister of state for Roads and Transport R P N Singh today informed the Lok Sabha that Rs 2628 crores had been allocated to J&K for development and expansion of roads. In a written reply he said roughly 977 kilometres of roads were being developed under Prime Minister More

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20 farmers go on study tour

GK News Network

Srinagar, Apr 20: Under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, a group of twenty farmers from Valley went on a study tour to Jammu today. The group was flagged off by Director Agriculture Kashmir Mian Abdul Majeed at TRC yard, here. “Farmers shall be visiting Agriculture Department  Farms More

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Bajaj Allianz Launches Invest Plus Premier

GK News Network

Srinagar, April 20: Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, India’s leading private life insurance companies, launched Invest Plus Premier – a traditional plan offering Guaranteed Investment Return, the company in a statement to Greater Kashmir said. The highlight of the product, it said, is the ease with More

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92.7 BIG FM brings back Seher

GK News Network

Srinagar, Apr 20: Reliance Media World’s radio arm, 92.7 BIG FM is bringing back its show Seher in a new and fresh avatar.  Being hosted by contemporary spiritual guru and programming director of Art Of Living, Vikram Hazra, the show will wake listeners of 92.7 BIG FM to a spiritual start each More

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Airtel undersea project gets nod

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Apr 20: Telecom major Bharti Airtel's ambitious proposal to lay a 12,091 km long undersea optical fibre cable via eight countries from Marseilles in France to Juhu Beach in Mumbai has received a nod from a Central panel. The proposal involves laying of a fibre-optic cable from Marseilles More

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No immediate rise in lending rates: Bankers

Press Trust of India

Mumbai, Apr 20: Home, auto and consumer loan rates are unlikely to move up in the near future despite a 0.25 percentage points hike in the key policy rates with bankers today assuring that they will not make loans dearer anytime soon as liquidity is sufficient in the system. Top bankers like the More

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RBI hikes short term rates, CRR

Press Trust of India

Mumbai, Apr 20: The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday hiked short-term lending and borrowing rates and the portion of money banks deposit with it by 25 basis points each, in a move aimed at controlling the inflation spiral without choking growth. The apex bank hiked its repo, reverse repo (overnight More

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