Visiting Kashmir as safe as to any other city: Maharashtra tour organisers
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Feb 24: A week-long stay in Kashmir convinced them to conclude: “Visiting the Valley is as safe as to any other city in India.” They were a group of around 25 tour and travel operators who had visited the Valley under the banner Maharashtra Tour Organisers Association. The group More
No fare hike, 54 new trains
RAILWAY BUDGET
GK NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi, Feb 24: Passengers were spared a fare hike, freight rates were cut for grain and kerosene, and 54 new trains proposed in India's $17 billion railway budget for 2010-11 that also pushes for private capital to expand the world's second largest rail network under a single management.  MoreRail line to extend from HP to Leh
Srinagar, Feb 24: The railway budget presented today in the Lok Sabha had an announcement for J&K –railway line will be extended from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh. Railway minister Mamata Banerjee today revealed this while presenting the railway budget 2010-11 in the lower house of MoreJKMPCL makes Rs 14 crore business
Distributes bonus among cooperative societies
RABIA NOOR
Srinagar, Feb 24: The J&K Milk Producers Cooperative Ltd (JKMPCL) Wednesday distributed Rs 8.5 lakh bonus among 58 cooperative societies affiliated with it. Speaking to Greater Kashmir, chief executive officer JKMPCL, Peerzada Mehraj said this year they were distributing cash cheques MorePNB brings smart card technology to JK
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Feb 22: The Punjab National Bank today formally launched a Smart Card-based and ICT (information and communication technology) driven project in J&K. The project “being first of its kind in the state initially aims at covering 25000 poor and socially disadvantageous people More
- City
Hyderpora flyover delay to persist
REVISED YEAREND DEADLINE FOR PARTIAL COMPLETION
M HYDERI
Srinagar, Feb 24: Call it face saving or hiding of facts, but the official statement by the Roads and Buildings department ministry that the much awaited Hyderpora flyover would be ready by this yearend More
- Jammu
R&B dept under attack for irregularities
1589 works executed without tenders, 296 premature transfers in 1 yr
SAYED AMJAD SHAH
Jammu, Feb 24: Minister for Roads and Buildings department, Ghulam Muhammad Saroori, came under opposition attack for alleged irregularities in the department including 296 pre-mature transfers and 1589 More
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Desperation drives Wamiq’s family to roads
DANISH NABI
Srinagar, Feb 24: Two days after one-man sit-in by teenager Wamiq Farooq’s father at the spot where his son was killed, desperation to seek justice drove the family to streets. The victim’s family along More
- GK Business
Visiting Kashmir as safe as to any other city: Maharashtra tour organisers
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Feb 24: A week-long stay in Kashmir convinced them to conclude: “Visiting the Valley is as safe as to any other city in India.” They were a group of around 25 tour and travel operators More


