Cement prices 30 pc up

Dealers accuse manufacturers of arbitrarily fixing rates

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Apr 26: While increasing cement prices are taking toll on consumer purse, its dealers are not happy either.  The dealers Monday expressed their concern over the rising prices of the product while urging the government to intervene in the matter.  The dealers said the price More

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Lakhanpur check post gets Rs 3 lakh entry tax every day

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 26: The government has realized entry tax of Rs 72 lakh in the first 26 days of the current financial year at Lakhanpur from inter-state passenger buses. This, according to an official statement, was stated at an officers meeting, held here today to review the functioning of Transport More

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IT giants interact at KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Apr 26: Experts from IT behemoths such as Worldwide Symantec Corporation, Wipro InfoTech, Sanguine InfoTech, Global Talent Track (GTT) interacted with college principals at a Management Development Programme (MDP) on e-governance today. The week-long programme being organised by More

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IWDP to improve micro-irrigation in drought prone areas

SHAHID RAFIQ

Lolab, Apr 26: Union Ministry of Rural Development has launched the Integrated Wasteland Development Programme in three community development blocks of this district. The flagship programme of the ministry is aimed to treat the degraded lands and improve the micro-irrigation facilities in drought More

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CM for liberal central assistance to JK

Seeks spl assistance to pay arrears to govt employees

GK NEWS NETWORK

 New Delhi, Apr 26: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today met Union Finance Minster, Pranab Mukherjee here and discussed with him various matters relating to the budget grants and other financial assistance by the Central Government to Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting lasted for 45 minutes.  More

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Bharti Mittal among top ‘25 Best Givers in the World’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 26: Sunil Bharti Mittal and Bharti Foundation have been ranked among the ‘25 Best Givers in the World’ by Barron’s magazine, part of the Wall Street Journal Group, which developed the listing in collaboration with consulting firm Global Philanthropy Group, a spokesman of the company More

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Efforts afoot to cultivate apricot on large scale in JK

GK NEWS NETWORK

Bandipora, Apr 26: Efforts on large scale are afoot to grow quality Apricot in J&K. For the purpose, central government has imported 500 Apricot plants from the Republic of Armania which have been planted on experimental basis in first phase in Zakoora, Shopian, Leh, Kargil and Bandipora of Kashmir More

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A good monsoon will help ease inflation: RBI

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Apr 26: Even though the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation has risen to 9.9 per cent, an expected good monsoon this year might help it ease, a top RBI official said.  "The optimistic forecast of a normal monsoon may help ease inflation. The RBI has already given this projection," Reserve More

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Connecting to unreached

J&K Bank expanding its arm through Khidmat Centres

Bank watch By sajjad bazaz

A  few months back, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) categorized Jammu & Kashmir as an unbanked state, which means that the state does not have sufficient banking facility. This also means that banks operating here will have to open more branches to bring unbanked areas into the banking fold. More

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