ICPB, SKICC join hands to promote convention tourism

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 30: The Indian Convention Promotion Board (ICPB) and Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) have joined hands to promote Kashmir as a destination for convention tourism.  The board during a recent visit here was impressed with the facilities at the SKICC which More

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‘Govt persuading MNCs to invest in JK’

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Pattan, July 30: Minister for Agriculture,   Ghulam Hassan Mir today said that government is persuading multinational companies to invest in J&K. Maintaining that it was “people’s responsibility to prove conducive atmosphere for the investors” the minister said even local investors More

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Tax office celebrates 150th yr of Income Tax in India

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 30: The Income Tax Office at Rajbagh her today celebrated the 150th year of Income Tax in India. The occasion was marked by the presence of the Commissioner of Income Tax, J&K Ravi Sarangal. Sarangal while recalling the growth of Income Tax over the last 150 years More

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Traders raise ante against ‘social evils’

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Srinagar, July 30: The Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers’ Federation today organized a seminar on ‘social evils’. Speakers at the seminar impressed the need for checking “social evils” including “wastage in marriages.” “Time has come to launch a vigorous campaign against all social More

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Lakhanpur toll plaza to get grievance redress cell

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Jammu, July 30: Excise and Commercial Taxes Complex, Jammu shall be made fully air conditioned to provide improved working conditions to the employees as well as traders community. Orders to this effect were issued today by the Minister for Finance during his surprise inspection of the department More

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Lala Rukh Restaurant thrown open

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 30: Here is some good news for the food lovers and tourists visiting Kashmir. The historic Lala Rukh Restaurant was today reopened after more than two decades amid a simple but impressive function organized by J&K Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC). Minister for Tourism More

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LG holds Mallika-e-Kitchen Cooking Contest 2011

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 30: LG Electronics India, country's leading home appliances company, held a cooking contest at a local hotel here today. The contest is the part of the nationwide 'Mallika-e-Kitchen Cooking Contest 2011'.  This is the third successive year of the contest which is “India More

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Fiscal deficit surges four-fold in April-June

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 30: The central government's fiscal deficit surged by over four-fold in the first three months of the current fiscal to Rs 1.62 lakh crore on account of lower non-tax receipts.  The deficit was Rs 40,196 crore in April-June, 2010. The fiscal deficit, or the gap between overall More

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Gold prices at `23,620 per 10 grams

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 30: Gold prices surged by Rs 150 to regain its record level of Rs 23,620 per 10 grams in the national capital today on brisk buying by stockists and investors, driven by a firming global trend.  Silver followed suit and jumped by Rs 600 to Rs 58,600 per kg on fresh buying by speculators More

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