Roads buttress economy: Omar

Inaugurates 38 km Lethpora-Panthachowk loop road project

GK NEWS NETWORK

Lethpora, Aug 3: Highlighting the importance of dependable road communication in the integrated development and economic uplift of the State, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that roads buttress progress and generate wide-ranging economic activities for the people. Inaugurating More

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SICOP clocks all time high `651 cr turnover

Slathia for time-bound completion of ` 27 cr Udyog Bhawan at Bemina

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 3: J&K Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (SICOP) has achieved an all time high business turnover of Rs 651.43 crore during last fiscal which is 27 per cent up from Rs 512.37 crore registered during 2009-10. The corporation has been given a business target of Rs  More

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CCSB recommends common bank call number

Suggests small remittances at reasonable price

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 3: The RBI-constituted Committee on Customer Service in Banks has recommended creation of a toll free common bank call number for the convenience of the customers. In its report, which was placed by the RBI on its website today, the Committee has made a number of recommendations More

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No subsidised gas for people with income of `6 lakh/yr: Panel

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 3: The government should end subsidised domestic cooking gas (LPG) for people with income of more than Rs 6 lakh per annum, a Parliamentary Panel has suggested. A 14.2-kg LPG cylinder in Delhi currently costs Rs 395.35. This is Rs 247 short of its market price. If the panel More

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New vegetable initiative for urban clusters in Jammu

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 3: As a step towards assuring availability of safe and good quality vegetables at affordable prices to the consumers and better income to the farmers, the Department of Agriculture has taken up implementation of the “Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters” under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas More

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Entrepreneurs seek 3-yr power tariff plan for industry

Apprise CM of their difficulties

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 3: A joint delegation of Federations of Industry and Chambers of Commerce from Jammu and Kashmir today called on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah here and apprised him of the issues pertaining to the power tariff. The delegation requested for a 3-year tariff plan for the industry More

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NABARD reviews progress of schemes

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 3: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) organized 5th State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee meeting to review the progress under “Integrated Development of small Ruminant and Rabbits Scheme” in the state of J&K. The meeting was inaugurated by M More

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Bank staff to go on nation-wide strike on Aug 5

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 3: Bank employees and officers unions will go on nation-wide strike on August 5 to protest against proposed banking sector reforms and wage related issues as conciliation talks with the management has failed. "The  United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) met the financial services More

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KITBA elects new body

Srinagar, Aug 3: The Kashmir Income Tax Bar Association (KITBA) has elected its new body.  The office bearers elected are: Manzoor Ahmad Malik, advocate, as president, Muhammad Iqbal Untoo, chartered accountant, as vice president, Muhammad Iqbal Sheikh, CA as secretary and Shabir Ahmad Reshi More

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Control price or ‘Go for God’s sake’, BJP’s salvo to govt

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 3: Concerned over price rise, the opposition today warned that it will be compelled to ask the government to ‘Go, for God’s sake’ if it failed to check the inflation just like Oliver Cromwell told a British Prime Minister in his time. Faced with a delicate situation after the More

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‘Corruption biggest cause of price rise’

New Delhi, Aug 3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday mounted an attack on the government over rising prices of essential commodities, and said corruption was the biggest cause of inflation. Initiating the debate on price rise in the Lok Sabha, BJP member Yashwant Sinha said the key to checking More

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