Ban on quarrying, sand extraction renders thousands jobless

Affected appeal CM

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, May 14: Government ban on extraction of sand from Madhumati and river Jhelum in Kaloosa and Sumbal townships here has rendered thousands of people jobless, while closure of over twenty stone quarries in Safapora on government direction has cast hundreds of workers their jobs.Thousands More
Design eco-friendly projects for tourism infrastructure: Mir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar May 14: To provide world-class tourist facility at Gulmarg, Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir has stressed upon the Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA) to design eco-friendly projects for upgradation of the tourism infrastructure. This he, according to an official statement More
Fisheries Deptt to dev Rs 4.50 cr fish farm

GK NEWS NETWORK

Varmul, May 14: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Ms. Naseem Lankar has urged upon the NHPC to take 156 MWs capacity power projects in hand and complete these within the scheduled period. She said power is the key for socio-economic development.The Divisional Commissioner was addressing at a More
Bajaj Allianz posts, Rs 427 cr profit in ’09-10

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 14: Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, India’s leading private insurers in their respective fields, have emerged as the most profitable insurers in 2009-10.  The Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has posted a profit of Rs. 427 crore in 2009-10 as against More
‘Don’t use Captaf, Captain-50 insecticides’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 14: Jammu and Kashmir government has asked the Valley farmers not to use insecticide brands: Captaf and Captain-50. In a statement here today it said the quality tests of these two products have shown them as below standard. “These insecticides have been found misbranded More
JK govt to start air Safaris to attract tourists

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 14: Government has decided to start air Safaris to attract high-end visitors to important tourist destinations in J&K. J&K Tourist Development Corporation (JKTDC) will be the Nodal Agency to coordinate the air Safaris, which will be an add-on for providing fillip to greater More
‘Power tariff hike unjust’

Govt trying to saddle us with extra burden to off set T&D losses: Traders, entrepreneurs

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, May 14: The recent power tariff hike approved by J&K State Electricity Regulatory Commission has come in for severe criticism in the trading and industry circles in the Valley. The entrepreneurs expressed shock over the act of the government to seek “140 per cent tariff hike for More
Pahalgam Golf Course to be ready by July: Nasir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Pahalgam, May 14: Minister of State for Tourism   Nasir Aslam Wani today reviewed progress of work on Pahalgam Golf Course and directed the executing agency to complete the project by July this year.The Minister was accompanied by the Commissioner/Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Atal More
Unemployed youth get doles in Varmul

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, May 14: The District Employment Exchange Varmul has released Rs 77600 among the unemployed youths of the district under the voluntary service scheme. According to officials 31446 youths from the Varmul had registered themselves with the Employment Exchange since the launch of the More
Awareness camp held

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, May 14: Employment Exchange Varmul in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) held an awareness camp on Wednesday on different schemes available to the unemployed, in District Industries here where hundreds of youths participated. The speakers urged the More
NRHM reviewed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Varmul, May 14: To provide better healthcare to the patients, Rs. 4.97 crore have been spent under National Rural health Mission (NRHM) in Varmul district during last financial year. As many as 206 health institutions are presently functioning in the district.This was stated during a meeting of health More
  • Kashmir

Utilize MNRE funds, assistance fully: CM

Asks PDD, Science and Technology departments to fine tune functioning

GK NEWS NETWORK

Ganderbal, May 14: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Friday urged the state government officials to take full advantage of assistance and funds coming from Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy More


  • Srinagar City

Drive started to remove Noor Bagh encroachments

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 14: Finally, the City police has started removing encroachments on the Jhelum banks in Noor Bagh area, which had become a “hub of illegal activities.” The locals said for the past some More



  • Jammu

Set up climate change council: Panel to govt

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, May 14: The government should set up a climate change council on the pattern of Himachal Pradesh and a regulatory authority to protect environment in the state, an Assembly committee has recommended More


  • South Asia

JKLF-R office set up in Rawalpindi

GK NEWS NETWORK

Rawalpindi, May 14: The Executive Director of Kashmir Centre Brussels, Barrister A Majid Tramboo has inaugurated the sub office of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) here in Rawalpinidi today. Besides More


  • GK Business

Ban on quarrying, sand extraction renders thousands jobless

Affected appeal CM

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, May 14: Government ban on extraction of sand from Madhumati and river Jhelum in Kaloosa and Sumbal townships here has rendered thousands of people jobless, while closure of over twenty stone More


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