Hotel Jammu Ashok rows Kashmiri Shikara

HARMEET SINGH

Jammu, Jan 12: In its endeavour to do something innovative Hotel Jammu Ashok has come up with ‘Dining in Shikara’ – A synchronization of various elements giving an exclusive dining experience.Addressing the press on the inauguration of the Shikara, Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation Kavinder Gupta More

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Governor, CM for activity-specific model villages in JK

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 12: Governor, N N Vohra and the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah have emphasized the need for setting up of area and activity specific Model Villages in J&K for effectively demonstrating the benefits of new technologies and promotion of animal and sheep husbandry, floriculture, horticulture More

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SLBC for extension of concessions to trade, industry

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 12: A meeting of the Sub-Committee of State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) on Relaxations/Concessions to Trade and Industry was held today at JK Bank, Zonal Office, Rail Head Complex, Jammu.Presided over by   A. K. Mehta, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, J More

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Petrol may go dearer by Rs 3/l

PM to review oil PSUs’ finances with Pranab, Deora

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 12: Petrol prices may go up by Rs 3 a litre if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a meeting tomorrow accepts the Petroleum Ministry’s proposal to free pricing of petrol while gradually increasing the diesel rates. The Prime Minister is scheduled to review the financial health More

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Srinagar Airport loses International tinge

No foreign flights up to Jan 31: Passengers angry

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, Jan 12:  The Air India stopped its Dubai flight operation from Srinagar International Airport, the only international destination being operated from here.The airliner today sent an SMS to its passengers here reading: ‘Air India Express Flight IX 198/23 Jan (Dubai-Srinagar) cancelled More

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TAAK welcomes drive against unscrupulous tourism traders

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 12: The Travel Agents Association of Kashmir (TAAK) has welcomed the “drive against unscrupulous men giving bad name to Kashmir tourism” by tourism department.At a meeting here today the members took a dig at the “elements cheating and harassing tourists and bringing bad name to More

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JK Bank opens ATM at Zainakote

GK News Network

Srinagar, Jan 11: J&K Bank pressed one more ATM into public service, at Zainakote Crossing yesterday taking the tally of ATMs in Kashmir Division to 144. Local MLA Irfan Ahmad Shah inaugurated the ATM amid an impressive gathering of valuable customers of the bank, senior citizens, businessmen More

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Airtel to ring in Bangladesh

GK News Network

Srinagar, Jan 12: Bharti Airtel Limited, Asia’s leading integrated telecom services provider, today announced that it has agreed to acquire 70 per cent stake in Warid Telecom, Bangladesh, currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dhabi Group. Warid Telecom offers mobile services across all the 64 districts More

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Raghunath Bazar to be preserved as heritage market

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 12: The government has declared Raghunath Bazar as heritage market keeping in view the sanctity of historical Ragunath temple, said the Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora while inaugurating 3- days Lohri Utsav at Raghunath Bazar, last evening. The Minister said that More

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Cooperative societies to be revived in JK

GK News Network

Jammu, Jan 12: State government has submitted a proposal to the centre for revival of Cooperative Societies in the state, said Minister for Cooperatives, Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma.The Minister, according to an official statement, was addressing a public gathering after inaugurating the Jammu Central More

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Ration on new scales from Jan ’10

GK News Network

Kulgam, Jan 12: Minister for CAPD and Transport,   Qamar Ali Akhoon has said that the consumers of the Valley would get 30 kg of rice and 10 kg atta monthly on each APL ration card having strength of four members, while as the ration cards having the strength of five or more members would get More

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