Budgam village produces Rs 20 cr vegetables annually

R M BHAT

Budgam, Dec 25: Batpora, a small village in this central Kashmir’s district has over the years emerged as a large vegetable producer. The village supplies vegetables not only to other districts in J&K, it has also been exporting a good quantity of green vegetables to many north Indian More

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JK faces shortage of PDS foodgrains

State expects 5000 tons additional supply from Centre

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Dec 25: Central government is likely to release 5,000 ton additional ration to Jammu and Kashmir, which is facing shortage of foodgrains under Public Distribution System. Sources said that central government has asked the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department (CAPD) to More

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Aryans scholarship mela begins today

2-day event to be held at Sgr, Baramulla, Islamabad

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 25: The two-day Admission-cum-Scholarship Mela 2012 of the Chandigarh-based Aryans Group of Colleges shall begin here from tomorrow. The Aryans Group team headed by Varinder Kaur, Coordinator, Aryans, has reached Srinagar. While addressing the media, Kaur said the students More

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JK Bank’s currency note exchange facility on Christmas

Srinagar, Dec 25: On the eve of Christmas, J&K Bank provided currency note exchange facility to the general public in Jammu in which fresh currency notes of Rs 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 denominations were exchanged against the old currency notes. Even availability of coins of Rs 5 and 10 denominations More

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JK Bank installs ATM 4 months ago, ‘forgets’ to commission it!

Residents say ‘was it a joke’: Bank says wait for 2 weeks

SHEIKH NAZIR

Kangan, Dec 25: Awaiting commissioning of an ATM installed here by J&K Bank four months ago, the Kangan residents wonder, “was it a joke?” The residents recall: “Four months back the J&K Bank installed an Automated Teller Machine at Jamia Market Kangan, second in the area. That was More

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ED Bank opens 122nd branch in JK

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 25: Ellaquai Dehati Bank opened a branch at Buchoo, Kokernag, Islamabad (Anantnag), taking the tally of its business units to 122 across the state.   Inaugurating the branch, Chairman A K Razdan said that opening the branch at this remotest area is in tune with bank’s policy More

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Malik inaugurates ‘Hot Brands’ at Jammu

Jammu, Dec 25: Minister for Higher Education, Labour and employment, Abdul Gani Malik today inaugurated ‘Hot Brands’, one of its kind readymade garments showroom at Residency Road, opposite KC Residency Hotel at a simple yet glittering function. The Minister inspected the showroom and was impressed More

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Training camp on horticulture, floriculture held

Jammu, Dec 25: Department of Floriculture, Jammu organized a one day training programme for Sarpanchs, Panchs & progressive farmers at Rah Sayot, Aknooor Jammu to provide them the technical knowledge and exposure under various centrally sponsored schemes under Floriculture Development, an official More

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Bank Watch

Sajjad Bazaz

Tax saver fixed depositsAlways choose a tax-saver means by linking it to a long-term goal. Don’t invest with the sole objective of saving taxes. Some time ago, prosperity for the salaried class meant a comfortable life at best. But times have changed. So have the More

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