JK Cements records `39 cr sale in 4 months

Make products cost effective, market oriented: Slathia

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: Impressing upon the J&K Cements Limited to improve capacity utilization of its cement plant optimally, Minister for Industries and Commerce, S S Slathia has called for making its product cost effective to compete in the open market. Speaking at the 95th meeting of the More

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Paddy blast hits Bandipora

Agri officials, SKUAST scientists rush to area

GK NEWS NETWORK

Bandipora, Aug 10: The paddy-blast has hit the crop in this district. In this connection a joint diagnostic team comprising of officers of Agriculture Department and Scientists of various faculties from SKUAST headed by Joint Director Agriculture Extension Kashmir visited the District Bandipora today More

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Withdraw forces from industrial units: FCIK to Union Home Scy

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 9: Valley’s apex industrial body, the Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir, today appealed the Union Home Ministry to evacuate the forces from industrial estates in the Valley. At an administrative council meeting with its president Zahoor Ahmad Bhat in chair, the FCIK members More

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Poultry birds distributed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Pulwama; Aug 10: The Animal Husbandry Department today distributed ‘Van Raja’ birds among 66 beneficiaries.  Chief Animal Husbandry Officer Dr Rafiq Ahmad Naqashbandi told Greater Kashmir that number of poultry units in the district has now risen to 550.  Naqashbandi said that More

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Wool rates fixed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: According to a notification issued by Managing Director, J&K Sheep & Sheep Products Development Board, the government has approved the rate of autumn-clip white wool as Rs 50 per kilogram for the year 2011-12.   Similarly the rate for LP/HP comb has been fixed Rs 35 More

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`10,500 realized during market checking

Srinagar, Aug 10: To check hoarding, profiteering and black marketing, a joint team of CAPD led by Director, CAPD Kashmir today A W Tak, conducted market checking in various areas of Srinagar City including Qamerwari, Boatman Colony, Hamdaniya Colony, Batamaloo, HSHS, Maharaja Bazaar, Jawahar Nagar More

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`1cr goods traded across LoC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Poonch, Aug 10: The Cross-LoC businessmen today traded goods worth over Rs 1.27 crores through 17 trucks between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) along LoC at Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch, officials said. As many as eight trucks rolled out from Trade Facilitation More

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SBI opens outlet for gold loans

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Chandigarh, Aug 10: State Bank of India (SBI) today opened an exclusive outlet for instant gold loans here. This is the first outlet of its kind at bank level where borrowers can obtain loan against their gold ornaments at attractive rate of interest, said a SBI release. SBI also inaugurated More

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Govt foodgrain stocks at 61.27 MT on Aug 1: FCI

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 10: The foodgrain stocks held in government godowns amounted to 61.27 million tonnes (Mt) at the start of the current month, according to the latest data from the Food Corporation of India (FCI). FCI, the nodal agency for foodgrains procurement and distribution, had 25.27 Mt of rice More

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IOC Q1 loss extends to `3,179 cr

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 10: State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) today reported widening of net loss in first quarter ended June 30 to Rs 3,719 crore as government made good only a third of the losses it made on selling auto and cooking fuel at state controlled rates. IOC, the nation's largest oil More

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Petrol prices can come down only if global rates slide: IOC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 10: State-owned oil firms are making a small margin of Rs 0.30 per litre on petrol but a reduction in retail price will be possible only if international rates come down on a sustained basis, market leader Indian Oil said. "Though there was reduction (in international oil prices More

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TRAI acts against pesky calls

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, Aug 10: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has disconnected over 72,000 telephone connections of registered telemarketers and over 118,000 of unregistered telemarketing companies for breaching guidelines related to commercial calls and messages up to May 2011. “TRAI More

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Sensex closes up 272 points after 6 days of bloodshed

AGENCIES

Mumbai, Aug 10: The BSE benchmark snapped a six-day losing streak, on Wednesday, rallying 1.6% following strong global cues, which included the US Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep interest rates near zero for two more years. However, a volatile European market and fragile US index futures More

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Indian markets to stabilise in next few days, says Pranab

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 10: Encouraged by about 400 points upsurge in the BSE sensex in the opening trade, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today exuded confidence that markets will stabilise in the next few days. He also said the government and the Reserve Bank will work in close cooperation to bring stability More

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