Dry spell threatens crop failure in Kupwara

Of 45,000 hectare gross area sown, 22000 un-irrigated

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Aug 7: The prevailing dry spell has left parched vast tracts of cultivatable land in this north Kashmir district threatening paddy, maize and vegetable production. The sustained increase in temperatures has sent shock waves among the farming community who believe if it does not rain More
Clock ticking on sick PSUs in JK

Govt speeds up ‘clean up process’

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Aug 7: In the face of repeated warnings by the 13th Finance Commission and following the introduction of new fiscal policy, J&K government has started final ‘clean up process’ to close down non-performing Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in the state. Sources said a Task Force More
Aryans admission mela to conclude today

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 7: The Admission-cum-Scholarship Mela organized by Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh would conclude on Monday.  The students interested in Scholarship and Admission in B Tech, MBA, BBA, BCA can register themselves at 97967-50888 and can attend Scholarship Mela at Hotel Jahangir More
Phishing mails not from RBI

Don’t give your bank account details to callers

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 7:  If you are receiving phishing mails asking you for updating bank account details, beware, it is a fraud! The Central Bank today clarified that it is not sending any mail inviting bank customers to update their bank account details against online phishing".  More
Tough times ahead for Indian equities markets

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Mumbai, Aug 7: Indian equities markets are expected to start the week's trade with a negative bias Monday as a fallout of the US economy downgrade continues to pull down bourses across the world, say analysts. "Needless to say, the markets could remain weak in the short term and will move More
Straight Talk

Sajjad Bazaz

ACCOUNT OPENING ISSUESI went to a bank branch to open a savings bank account. I was asked to submit proof of identity and address, which I did by submitting my driving licence. But still the bank asked for telephone or electricity bill. Why the bank asked for multiple More
  • Kashmir

Pollution hits water chestnut production in Wular

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, Aug 7: The increasing pollution in the Asia’s largest fresh water lake, Wular here has adversely affected the production of water chestnut, threatening the livelihood of scores of people.  More


  • Srinagar City

HYDERPORA FLYOVER ‘BREACHES’ PRIVACY

Residents aghast, seek fibre glass walling; Will do it, assures minister

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 7: At a time when governments even in the metropolitan cities like New Delhi are so sensitive towards people’s privacy living in the vicinity of flyovers, that they got fibre glass walls More



  • Jammu

Shabir for strict action against black marketers, profiteers

‘PAY IMMEDIATE HEED ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS’

Jammu, Aug 7: Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution and Power, Shabir Ahmad Khan directed CA&PD authorities to keep close vision on black marketing and undue profiteering at More


  • South Asia

HOPES FOR KARACHI SURVIVORS FADE; TOLL 21

Karachi, Aug 7: The death toll in the Lyari building in Karachi collapse rose to 21 as rescuers recovered nine more bodies from the rubble and feared more people, alive or dead, were still under the debris More


  • World

America's deadliest day in Afghanistan

KIMBERLY DOZIER

Kabul, Aug 7: Insurgents shot down a US military helicopter during fighting in eastern Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans, most of them belonging to the same elite Navy SEALs unit that killed Osama Bin More


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