Artisans told to benefit from centrally-sponsored health schemes

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Mar 8: Speakers at a workshop today called on artisans to avail benefits of the centrally-sponsored health schemes. At the day-long workshop-cum-awareness camp on Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojna, the speakers insisted upon artisans to get themselves registered with the handicrafts More

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JK to get 2 new pension schemes for widows, disabled

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 8: Minister for Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo today informed the Legislative Council that two new welfare schemes, Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) and Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) are being launched in the state to cover a significant number More

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TAAK gears up for upcoming tourism season

Holds meeting with transporters

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 8: The Travel Agents Association of Kashmir (TAAK), a representative body of Valley travel agents and tour operators, today held a meeting with tourist transport service providers of the Valley. The meeting which was presided over by president TAAK Rauf Tramboo discussed threadbare More

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CCIK raises traders’ problem with Income Tax deptt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 8: A delegation of Chamber of Commerce and Industries Kashmir (CCIK) led by its president Muzafer Khan called on Chief Commissioner Income Tax Department, here.  The delegation apprised chief commissioner ITD about various problems being faced by traders and industrialists. More

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‘FCI restores sugar supply to JK’

GK News Network

Jammu, Mar 8: Minister of state for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution,   Shabir Ahmed Khan today informed the Legislative Council that 12800 quintals of atta and 4990 quintals of rice were distributed to rationees as per approved central scale of rice besides, additional food grains More

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SKUAST-K regularises daily wagers

GK News Network

Srinagar, Mar 8: Following the approval received from the government to the regularization of 56 daily wagers of SKUAST-K, the university has issued formal orders in their favour. The regularization orders were distributed amongst the 56 daily wagers by Prof. Anwar Alam, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor at More

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Aryans offers on-spot admissions

Personal interview/group discussion on Mar 10, 11

GK News Network

Srinagar, Mar 8:  Aryans, a Chandigarh-based business school, will organize Personal Interview/Group Discussion and on the spot admissions in MBA course on March 10 and 11. Special teams would be visiting Hotel Jahangir in Srinagar to conduct the event.  Dr Anshu Kataria, chairman, Aryans More

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‘Curb influx of misbranded insecticides’

GK News Network

Srinagar, Mar 8: Director Law Enforcement J&K, Vinod Bala Sharma conducted a meeting of officials and farmers at Lakhanpur toll post to curb the influx of misbranded/substandard insecticides in the state.  Deputy Director Law Enforcement Kashmir and Assistant Director Law Enforcement J&K More

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Gifts of Shari’ah banking

Bank watch By sajjad bazaz

‘Islamic banking should be invited with lot of optimism instead of sneer.’EVEN as the introduction of Islamic banking was recommended by a committee on financial sector reforms, set up by the Planning Commission, UPA government has decided not to go ahead with the recommendations, and ruled out More

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