Kashmir to have saffron parks

ANIL BHAT/PTI

Jammu, July 26: Famous across the world for saffron with high-grade crocin, picrocin and safranal contents, Kashmir will now have saffron parks and weather stations for international grading, packing and quality control. The National Horticultural Board (NHB) has decided to kick-start the More
JK Bank organises awareness camp

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 26: J&K Bank, Amira Kadal here organized a customer awareness camp on Tuesday.  The meeting was presided over by Vice President, J&K Bank, Kashmir (Zonal head Centre), Abdul Hameed Banday.  A large number of businessmen and bank officials formed part of the More
EP Deptt earns `13 cr revenue
Srinagar, July 26: The department of Evacuee Property has earned revenue worth Rs 13.40 crore during last fiscal by systematic commercialization of evacuee assets. This was given out at a review meeting held here today with Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla in chair.
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RBI raises interest rate by 50 bps

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, July 26: The RBI today hiked short-term lending and borrowing rates sharply by 50 basis points for the third time in three months to tame high inflation, a move that would make all personal and corporate loans more expensive. The RBI has also revised its fiscal-end inflation projection More
BORROWERS TO FEEL PINCH

Auto, home, personal and other corporate loans to cost more

Mumbai, July 26: Personal and corporate loans will become more expensive with the RBI today raising key interest rates sharply for the third time in the last three months by 0.50 per cent, to arrest price rise. The central bank, in its quarterly review of the monetary policy, has also revised More
Govt not releasing `250 cr to contractors: JKCCC

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 26: JK Central Contractors Coordination Committee (JKCCC), Srinagar today accused the government of not releasing payments of Rs 250 crore to the contractors in Kashmir, pending for last more than three months.  At a press conference here today general secretary JKCCC Farooq More
Aryans to give scholarships to JK students
Srinagar, July 26: Aryans Group of Colleges today said it will give 21 scholarships worth Rs 21 lakh to the needy students in J&K. The Group said the scholarships would be given at a Scholarship-cum-Admission Mela on July 27 and 28 at hotel Jahangir, here.  Sharing this information with media More
Airtel announces ‘Win Chevrolet Spark’ contest

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 26: Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company, has announced the ‘Win a Chevrolet Spark’ contest for its post-paid and prepaid mobile customers in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and J&K.  The customers stand a chance to win a Chevrolet Spark by simply More
`78 cr annual plan for Kulgam
Kulgam, July 26: The current year’s District Plan for Kulgam district will be to the tune of Rs. 78.30 crore, which include Rs. 24.63 crore as revenue component and Rs. 53.66 crore as the capital component. The plan was approved at a district development board meeting held here with Minister for Forest More
Traders fined

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 26: A quality inspection team of Handicrafts Department conducted inspection of Baltal area.  During inspection the other day various dealers were penalized for the violation of Tourist Trade/Quality Control Act and a penalty of Rs 6200 was realized on spot from the erring dealers More
WBSL felicitates KEA chairman

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 26: The Western Bus Service Limited (WBSL), General Bus Stand Batamaloo here has felicitated Muhammad Yaseen Khan for being elected as chairman Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), while assuring wholehearted support to him.  WBSL spokesman Mushtaq Hussain Bawan in a statement More
Funds employees thank director
Srinagar, July 26: Funds Employees’ Association has thanked the director Funds Organization Ghulam Nabi Bhat and joint director G M Rather for issuing confirmation orders to different cadres of the Organization.  In a joint statement on Tuesday, the Association president Qaisar Andrabi and More
  • Kashmir

105-yr old yearns to offer fateha at sister’s grave near LoC

So near, yet so far

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Cherwan, Gurez (LoC) July 26: The 105-year-old Khalil Muhammad Lone living in the last village of this frontier village has not been able to cover a distance of 2-kilometres since 1947 to offer fateha More


  • Srinagar City

Years on, admin sleeps over Pantha Chowk traffic mess

Fails timely widening of mere 3 KM highway stretch, trashes interim

M HYDERI

Srinagar, July 26: Notwithstanding the government claims of improving road connectivity in the summer capital, chronic traffic mess on Pantha Chowk highway –a vital link with south Kashmir –continues to More



  • Jammu

8 killed, 6 injured in Rajouri accident

GK NEWS NETWORK

Rajouri, July 26: Eight persons died and six others were wounded when a speedy Tempo Traveler skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge at Mandir Gala Morh in Budhal area of Rajouri district on More


  • News

Chaudhry Majeed elected new PaK PM

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, July 26: The Legislative Assembly of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) on Tuesday elected Chaudhry Abdul Majeed as the new Prime Minister of PaK. Chaudhry, who also heads PPP’s PaK chapter More


  • National

Home grown terror threat pretty high: Chidambaram

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 26:  Voicing concern over threats posed by indigenous terror groups, Home Minister P Chidambaram has said they are no longer fledgling outfits but are experts in assembling and transporting More


  • World

Strong opinion of 10 per cent could lead to uprising: Research

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Washington, July 26: A strong opinion of a mere 10 percent of a population will always be adopted by a majority and can lead to uprising as witnessed in Tunisia and Egypt recently, claims a research.  More


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