TULIPS BLOOM ARRIVAL OF TOURISTS IN VALLEY

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Apr 1: Asia’s largest tulip garden in the valley was thrown open to public Friday afternoon with two more terraces expanded to previous area.  The eight hectares garden situated on the foothills of Zabarwan locally known as Siraj Bagh has been a main attraction for tourists for More

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JK fails to surrender Rs 2,671 cr budgetary savings: CAG

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Apr 1: Government auditor CAG has said violating the state budget manual, the J&K government has failed to surrender Rs 2,671 crore of budgetary grants and appropriations in the financial year 2009-10. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in its report for the year More

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J&K Bank opens business unit in Kishtwar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 1: J&K Bank today opened a Business Unit in Nagseni, Kishtwar in presence of a rich public gathering. Vice President, J&K Bank, Jammu North (Doda) Vagish Chander who was accompanied by Cluster Head Mohammad Maqbool, inaugurated the unit. While inaugurating the More

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ASSOCHAM seeks rollback of VAT hike on cigarettes

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 1: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has urged the J&K government to eliminate “wide divergence” in state VAT rates on cigarettes. J&K recently hiked VAT on cigarettes to 25 per cent from 12.5 per cent.  The chamber in a statement More

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Agri awareness camps held

Jammu, Apr 1: With a view to make the farming community aware regarding the latest technology in agriculture especially use of hybrid vegetable seeds for increasing vegetable production, the Agriculture Department held a farmers awareness camp with a focus on seed treatment as well in hilly areas More

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‘Innovators can get Rs 45 lakh’

WORKSHOPS UNDER TEPP HELD

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 1: Two one-day workshops on ‘Technopreneurship’ were organized jointly by TePP Outreach Centre (TUC) and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC), University of Kashmir, today at Government Degree College, Bemina, here and at Government Degree College, Kokernag, Islamabad (Anantnag).< More

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BSNL reduces broadband tariffs

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 1: Endeavouring to further popularize its landline broadband services in J&K, the BSNL has reduced the post-paid broadband tariffs.As per its new tariff plan, the additional download charges have been reduced by 75 per cent, the company in a statement said.It said the additional More

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FCIK seeks hassle-free finances for industry

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 1: President, Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir, Afaq Qadri has demanded hassle-free financing to the industrial entrepreneurs in the Kashmir.  Speaking at the empowered committee meet of bankers at Jammu, Afaq drew the attention of the banks towards the “problems being More

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Literacy awareness camps held

Srinagar, Apr 1: A week-long awareness literacy campaign was organized by Zilla Lok Shiksha Samiti, Srinagar at different places for illiterates, neo-literates of the age group of 15 and above, and volunteer teachers to sensitize them about the Saakashar Bharat Mission (SBM).  The SBM camps More

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