‘Paying guest’ concept fails to take off

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 31: The ambitious ‘paying guest concept’ introduced by the government at several tourist spots in Jammu has simply failed to take off, officials said. They said the government sometime back had decided to divert long stay tourists to the tourist potential spots of Surinsar, Mansar More

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'Govt keen to decontrol prices of diesel, LPG'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 31: Under pressure to keep its finances under control, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the government is keen to free prices of diesel and cooking gas (LPG) but keep subsidising kerosene used by poor. “Petrol we have done (decontrolled). Diesel, kerosene and LPG More

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Payment row with India over crude exports resolved: Iran

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 31: After threatening to snap oil supplies, Iran today said a payment row over crude exports to India has been resolved after Indian refiners began paying for the oil they buy through a Turkish bank. The Iranian Oil Ministry’s website, SHANA, quoted National Iranian Oil Co More

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Mir for cultivating cash crops

GK NEWS NETWORK

Gurez, July 31: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir said that there is urgent need to adopt a new strategy of cultivating crops of higher economic values and utilizing available agriculture land to its optimum to get self sufficiency in agriculture produce, an official statement said. The Minister More

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Satya College announces free hostel facility for JK students

Offers 100 pc scholarship on merit

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 31: Satya College of Engineering & Technology, Delhi-NCR, today announced free hostel facility for first year for its JK students. The college also announced attractive scholarship schemes for all the students on merit basis.  For the convenience of students from the Valley More

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Karbonn rolls out triple SIM phones in Valley

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 31: Karbonn Mobiles launched its new series of mobile phones including triple SIM here on Saturday. Area Sales Manager, Kashmir, Fawzaan Badar said the new range of mobile phones launched included Android-A1, K1010-Revolutionary Entry Level Touch Phone and the KC 999 with triple More

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RRBs seek financial help from centre

Employees to observe daylong strike on August 5 to press demands

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, July 31: All India Regional Rural Bank Employees’ Association (ARBEA) Sunday appealed the Union Finance Ministry for financial support to the RRBs to open new branches in different parts of the country. “For the development of rural areas the government should liberally fund the More

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Sakina inaugurates JK Bank ATM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 31: To further enhance customer outreach and provide IT enabled services to the remote corners of the state, J&K Bank today dedicated one more ATM to the people at Damhal Hanjipora, a remote village in Kulgam district, the bank in a statement said. Sakina Itoo, Minister More

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Be a smart saver

Saving right amount coupled with right mode of investment can help you to draw a balance between your present and the future needs

Bank watch By Sajad bazaz

I have been discussing money management skills in some of my previous columns. There are two things that may have kept many of us at bay for developing money saving skills. Either we were never really taught how to manage money, or maybe we simply avoid thinking about it because the situation More

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