PDD invents novel idea to curb power pilferage

Tip on tip-offs

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Nov 25: To tide over power pilferage, the Power Development Department (PDD) has come up with a novel idea: The department has decided to entice people, whom it will call khabris (informers), with concession in power bills in lieu of their informing the PDD about the energy theft in their areas More

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Govt contemplates replanting saffron seed corms

Rs 16 cr spice park to come up at Pampore

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 25: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir has said that government contemplates to replant the saffron seed corms from the entire area of 3700 hectares in the first phase during next three years of the implementation of the saffron project for which 75 percent cost of the rejuvenation More

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Transport Deptt earns `63 cr revenue

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 25: The J&K Transport Department has realized Rs 63.36 crore revenue on account of fee and tax by September end this financial year. This, according to an official statement, was revealed at a high level officers’ meeting convened today to review the functioning of transport More

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Academia-industry fusion vital for knowledge economy: Omar

Addresses 8th University-Industry Council Symposium

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 25: Calling for closer collaboration between academia and industry, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday said the symbiotic relation between the two was significantly important to give new dimension to knowledge economy. “At one hand it will benefit the industrial sector and More

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Kashmir Inc hails HDFC Bank’s ‘Apple Finance’

Bank flags off ATM in Boulevard

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 25: HDFC Bank, one of India’s premier banks, today inaugurated its 3rd Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in 3 days, at Boulevard Road, here.  With the inauguration of this ATM, the Bank has now a network of 17 ATMs in the Valley, 24 in the State and 4723 across India.  More

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JK Bank opens ATM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 25: J&K Bank today commissioned an ATM at the famous Shalimar Road in Jammu. Madan Gupta, Vice President J&K Bank, inaugurated the machine. The ATM is installed in the vicinity of Secretariat Office where a large number of employees come with the ‘durbar move’ and the More

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Won't go for overseas bonds soon: SBI

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Nov 25: After mopping up 750 million euro in Europe, the State Bank of India (SBI) on Thursday said it will not go for another overseas bonds soon and exuded confidence that its Rs. 20,000-crore rights issue will come up by March. "More (bonds issues) will come but not so soon because More

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MNP rolled out in Haryana

Others to wait till Jan 2011

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Rohtak (Haryana), Nov 25: India today ushered in Mobile Number Portability that will allow cellphone users to switch operators without changing numbers, with Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal launching the service in Haryana. The rest of India would get to use MNP from January 20, next year.
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Food inflation dips to 10.15 pc

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Nov 25: Food inflation dipped for the sixth straight week and dropped to 10.15 per cent for the week ended November 13, on cheaper vegetables and pulses. Food inflation in the previous week was 10.3 per cent. Price of food items like pulses and vegetables declined during the week More

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