Valley gets first exclusive banana ripening store

Can process 4 to 5 truckloads of fruit daily

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Jan 10: Here is some good news for the Valley fruit dealers. The Chowdhary Cold Store has launched a state-of-the-art banana ripening store, first in the Valley, at Industrial Estate Zainakote, here. To facilitate the fruit dealers to have marketable bananas on demand, the store shall More

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Traders continue boycott of cross-LoC trade

Press For Peace report highlights poor services on entry points

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 10:  Protesting the ban imposed by India and Pakistan on various items of trade across LoC, the business community from both sides has decided to suspend the entire trade till ban was revoked.“The hawkish elements in Indian and Pakistani governments are creating hurdles in the More

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Inter-regional road link key to boost economy

Saroori sanctions Gulabgarh-Kulgam road

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 10: Minister for R&B, G.M.Saroori on second leg of his two days tour to Reasi district, along with  the Minister of State for Hajj, Auqaf and Fisheries (Independent Charge), Aijaz Ahmad Khan, today, while addressing a public gathering at Gool-Arnas said that coalition Government More

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Planning commission team inspects dev projects

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 10: A team of Planning Commission of India today inspected Centrally Sponsored Projects in Srinagar.The team comprises of Advisor to Planning Commission, D.S. Kala and Deputy Advisor, G.B. Sharma. The Commissioner/ Secretary Planning and Development, B. B. Vyas, District Development More

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BSNL to provide landline, mobile connectivity up to Amarnath cave

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 10: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. shall provide adequate landline and mobile telephone connectivity during the Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2010, along both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes to the Holy Cave, for the convenience of the pilgrims. For this purpose, a detailed plan of action is More

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Sham for increasing horticulture production in Jammu

Interacts with fruit growers

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 10: Minister for Health, Horticulture and Floriculture Sham Lal Sharma today interacted with the Fruit Growers of Jammu district, who returned Jammu after completing 7-day study tour outside the State. The study tour was organized by the Department of Horticulture Jammu under Horticulture More

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‘China killing India’s manufacturing sector’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Surat, Jan 10: Private sector engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has said that China is systematically killing Indian manufacturing sector and sought 25 per cent anti-dumping duty on Chinese goods. “China has a fixed currency. It is not a market economy like ours. China is systematically More

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Delhi’s polluting industries to be made hi-tech

New Delhi, Jan 10: Manufacturing outfits that add to pollution in the capital could soon close down, with the government planning to persuade them to upgrade themselves to knowledge-based industries.“The new industrial policy provides that the existing industrial units engaged in low-skilled activities More

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Of employment generation scheme

Fake beneficiaries have defeated the purpose of government sponsored schemes.

Bank Watch By Sajjad Bazaz

Performance of all banks operating in J&K State is being reviewed today (January 11, 2010) in the 78th State Level Bankers’ committee meeting to be presided by the State finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather. Basically it is the credit dispensation of 33 banks (20 nationalised banks, 4 private banks More

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