‘Investment key to tackle unemployment’

Govt working hard to motivate intra, inter-state investors to Valley: Mir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Khimber, Aug 13: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir today said investment in the Valley is the only solution to tackle the burning problem of unemployment.  He said the coalition government is working hard to motivate intra and inter-state investors for the investment in the Valley More
Aryans Group selects 3 blockbusters for case study

‘It will generate interest among students’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 13: Chandigarh-based the Aryans Group of Colleges has chosen three blockbusters as case studies for three professional degree courses. The blockbusters—  Chak De India, 3 Idiots and Taare Zameen Par— shall form first chapters for study in courses MBA, B Tech and B Ed respectively More
JK rated as ‘best all season destination’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 13: Jammu and Kashmir has been rated as and awarded “best all season destination-2011” by a national magazine, Today Traveler in a survey conducted throughout India. An official spokesman said, state minister for tourism, Nawang Rigzin Jora will be presented the award by union More
Inflation will fall in 7-7.9 pc: RBI Survey

GK BUSINESS DESK

Srinagar, Aug 13: The Reserve Bank of India today released the results of quarterly survey of professional forecasters on major macroeconomic indicators of short to medium term economic developments.  The survey, results of which were posted on RBI website, relating to first quarter of 2011 More
Direct tax collections up 27 pc in April-July
New Delhi, Aug 12: Gross direct tax collection increased 26.63 percent to Rs.1,32,542 crore in April-July this year as compared to Rs.1,04,668 crore during the same period last year, on the back of sharp jump in the collection of corporate taxes, official data showed Friday. Gross collection More
Sensex plunges 466 pts on global turmoil

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Mumbai, Aug 13: Benchmark indices of Indian equities markets slumped almost three percent this week as investors dumped shares taking cues from the turmoil in global markets amid fears of recession in the US and European economies. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock More
  • Kashmir

Geelani felicitates people of Pakistan on Aug 14

Srinagar, Aug 13: The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani has felicitated the people of Pakistan on the eve of August 14, praying for its (Pakistan’s) safety, stability and progress More


  • Srinagar City

TRADITIONAL FAÇADE ON FADING FRONT

New buildings particularly those in glazed glass exteriors could be looking modern but they are eating away the historic identity, which Srinagar is globally known for

M HYDERI

FOR decades, places like Poloview, Residency Road, Lal Chowk, Hari Singh High Street, Maharaja Bazar, Maharaj Gunj and the Jhelum banks along Shahr-e-Khaas were famed for their typical heritage buildings More



  • Jammu

Accused narrate conspiracy before media

Surankote Fake Eencounter Accused narrate

AZHAR MANHAS

Surankote, Aug 13: While police today claimed that it has set August 20 deadline to solve the fake encounter case, where a mentally challenged person was killed, the two accused persons today told the More


  • South Asia

Former Pak soldier sentenced to death for GHQ attack

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, Aug 13: A Pakistani military court has sentenced a former soldier to death and another to life imprisonment, while awarding prison terms to five civilians for their roles in the 2009 attack More


  • World

Massive crackdown by Syrian forces against protesters

Residents flee towns; 1,744 civilians killed

Damascus, Aug 13: Armoured vehicles entered the port city of Latakia and a village near Lebanon today, activists said, causing residents to flee as the West seeks ways to pressure Damascus to end the violence More


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