FCIK for making special scholarship scheme applicable in JK colleges

Hails CCEA nod

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: Valley’s apex industrial body, the Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) today hailed the approval of Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). At a meeting of its administrative council with FCIK presided Er Zahoor More
HDFC Bank opens branch in Leh

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5:  HDFC Bank, second largest private bank in the country, opened its first branch in Leh.  Terming the opening of the branch in the remote Himalayan district as “first such move by any major private sector bank in the country” the Bank in a statement said: “It will open More
Meeting sanctions cases under IDSSR

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: The State Level Monitoring and Sanctioning Committee for Integrated Development of Small Ruminants and Rabbits (IDSSR) in its 5th meeting reviewed the progress of various schemes.  Commissioner/secretary, Animal Sheep Husbandry Department, who is also chairman of State Level More
‘Govt mulls empanelment of local IT companies’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: The government is contemplating to float Expression of Interest (EOI) for empanelment of local companies with the IT department to enhance their scope of operation. This, according to an official statement, was stated by Minister for Information and Science Technology, Aga More
ADB extends validity of loan in ‘transport sector’ up to Dec 2012 to JK

ERA spends Rs 443 cr on 51 projects

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: The J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (JKERA) under ‘transport sector’ of its ongoing Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded Multi-sector Project for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (MPIR) has so far spend Rs 443 crore on 51 transport projects taken up by agency for execution in Kashmir More
BSNL launches Ramadan offer for customers

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has introduced a Ramadan offer for its customers in J&K. Under the scheme the BSNL has come up with “longer duration payment options” in J&K circle. “The customers currently using annual payment option facility in advance can use the More
Govt invites KAMA to invest in fruit processing industry

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Aug 5: A departmental meeting of Horticulture Planning and Marketing Department Jammu and Kashmir with the Kashmir Apple Merchants’ Association  (KAMA) was held here today under the Chairmanship of Minister for Health, Horticulture and Floriculture, Sham Lal Sharma. Various issues More
23 pc increase in toll tax collection
Srinagar: Excise Commissioner Vineeta Gupta made a surprise visit to Toll Post Lower Munda and other minor Toll Posts of Sadiwara, Gulab Bagh and Zing in order to take stock of the functioning there, a spokesman Friday said. “The Excise Commissioner was informed by the Excise and Taxation More
‘Indian medical industry to be worth Rs 10,800 cr by 2015’
New Delhi, Aug 5: India’s world-class medical technology coupled with a skilled medical workforce will ensure that the Indian medical tourism industry is worth Rs.10,800 crore ($108 billion) and that the number of foreign patients visiting the country crosses 32 lakh by 2015, a commerce chamber report More
Black Friday on D Street; Sensex tanks 387 pts

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Aug 5: The BSE Sensex tanked 700 points today before recovering somewhat to close at 14-month low of 17,306, down 387 points, on panic selling as fears of possible recession in the US and acute debt problems in the euro zone gripped investors the world over.Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee More
Gold reaches Rs 24,350

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 5: Riding high on firming trend in the global markets, gold touched a new peak of Rs. 24,350 per 10 grams today in New Delhi by adding Rs. 70. However, silver nose-dived by Rs. 3,100 to Rs. 58,600 per kg on reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers at existing high levels More
  • Kashmir

Future docs caught copying in GMC

Cellphones used for unfair means

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Aug 5: Final year MBBS students in Government Medical College Srinagar have been caught red-handed by Kashmir University authorities copying from cellphone and paper material. The incident occurred More


  • Srinagar City

Dog scare forces Musalees to walk in groups, with lathis

Venturing out for prayers during dark is getting difficult in the City with over one lakh and growing canines on prowl while the government is yet to get rid of the menace

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 5: Parvaiz Khan, Bilal Khan, Farooq Ahmed and engineer Arjumand –neighbors in Barbarshah locality make it a point that they go to Masjid for Tarawi and Fajr prayers together. Also, they don More



  • Jammu

Sporadic protests mark JCC strike call

Work in govt offices remains partially affected

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 5: Work was partially affected in the Government departments across Jammu region as a section of the employees went on two day strike from today to protest delay in the release of 6th Pay Commission More


  • South Asia

Pak moves away its main warships from Karachi

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, Aug 5: Claiming there were "all time high security threats," Pakistan navy has moved away its main battleships out of its Mehran naval base in Karachi to the Makran coast in Balochistan.  More


  • World

'More than 2,000 dead in Syrian crackdown'

MATTHEW LEE

Washington, Aug 5: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has accused the Syrian government of killing more than 2,000 of its own citizens during its ongoing brutal crackdown against opposition protesters More


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