Arab experts pitch for Islamic banking in India

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, Feb 4: With the global financial crisis putting the spotlight on "casino capitalism" of the West, leading scholars and experts from the Arab world Thursday pitched for interest-free Islamic banking in India, home to the world's third largest Muslim population. Tracing the genesis More

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Mughal Road to increase importance of district: Omar

Shopian spends 78 pc Plan

GK NEWS NETWORK

Shopian, Feb 4: In spite of the late finalization of the allocation and trouble in Shopian, this district has booked 77.56 percent plan expenditure this year so far.  This was revealed at a district development boat meeting chaired by chief minister Omar Abdullah. The CM while underscoring More

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JK Cements launching Rs 19 cr plant soon

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 4: J&K Cements Ltd is shortly commissioning a grinding-cum packing unit at Samba at an estimated cost of over Rs 19 crore having capacity of 99000 metric tons of cement production. The Techno Economic Viability Report (TEVR) has already been received. The construction of the infrastructure More

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Poonch spends 76 per cent plan

GK News Network

Jammu, Feb 4: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today emphasized the need for speeding up work on various development projects and ensuring implementation of welfare schemes so that benefits of development percolate down to people on immediate basis.  Addressing DDB meeting in Poonch the CM called More

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Fruit growers meet CM

GK News Network

Shopian, Feb 4: The Fruit Growers Association of Shopian today met the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah at Shopian today. The Association members put forth several demands.  The CM while giving patient hearing to the Association said that a cold store will be constructed at Shopian. He said that their More

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Sapphire coming under hammer

GK News Network

Jammu, Feb 4: J&K Minerals Limited is conducting open auction of 22,000 grams of rough Sapphire Corundum of Paddar mines in Kishtwar on February 8 and 9 at Udhyog Bhawan Jammu. According to a notice of J&K Minerals, the precious mineral is world famous because of its unique Peacock Neck More

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Mir visits Padgampora seed farm

GK News Network

Pulwama, Feb 04: Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Ghulam Hassan Mir today visited seed multiplication farm Padgampora spread over an area of 338 hectares of land and took stock of overall functioning of the farm. The Minister was accompanied by Director, Agriculture, Mian Abdul Majid and other officers More

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JK to get IGNWP, IGNDP schemes

GK News Network

Jammu, Feb 4: The government is planning to extend Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) and Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) to provide financial assistance to the widows and disabled persons.  This, according to an official statement, was stated at a review More

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