Oil price hikes impact more ‘net importer’ Valley

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 11: Every time there is a hike in oil prices, it spreads consternation in the traders and consumers alike; but in the Valley the hike affects more. According to experts here while the oil price hike affects the overall price level in India, “the impact is felt more in ‘net import More

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Sugar export put on hold

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 11: In view of high food inflation, the Food Ministry on Tuesday decided to put on hold the export of five lakh tonnes of sugar and referred the matter to an empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on food. "We have decided to refer the issue of sugar export under Open General License (OGL More

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JK participates in Kolkatta Food Festival

Srinagar, Jan 11: The J&K stall showcasing the culture, food and information about tourist places in the Himalayan state evoked overwhelming response from the people during the ongoing Kolkatta Tourism Festival.  Director Tourism Kashmir, Farooq Ahmad Shah said most of the visitors to More

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Govt to hold placement fair

16000 youth to be trained in 2 years

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 11: Directorate of Technical Education will hold ‘placement fair’ from January 14 to 22 at Government Polytechnic College, Jammu and on January 15 and 18 at ITI Srinagar and K G Polytechnic Srinagar for on the-spot recruitment of 700 diploma/ITI/MES-SDI pass outs. This was announced More

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Attn fruit growers

Jammu, Jan 11: Department of Horticulture, Jammu has advised the fruit growers/orchard owners of sub-tropical areas of Jammu Division to take precautions against the frost damage to the young fruit plants particularly mango, litchi, papaya and aonla resulting from prevailing decline in the temperatures More

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103 villages in Bandipora have 3 ‘sick’ ATMs!

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, Jan 11: Despite tall claims by the banking industry in J&K about expanding their services to every part of the state, there are only three Automated Teller Machines in this north Kashmir district. The district that consists three tehsils, 103 villages and three municipalities More

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Milk output in India to touch record 121.5 mn tonnes

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 11: India's milk output is expected to touch 121.5 million tonnes in the current year, translating into a growth of nearly 4 per cent vis-a-vis the previous year, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report. "India's milk production in 2010 is estimated at 117 million tonnes More

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Sajjad Bazaz

I am a small unit holder running my business successfully. I want to improve the production capacity of my unit and for that I need to upgrade the present machinery/ technology. Is there any way out to get finance for replacing the existing machinery?Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Kupwara
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