‘JK expends Rs 9,900 cr under PMRP’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 15: Minister for Finance A R Rather has said that under Prime Minister's Reconstruction Programme Rs 9904.19 crore have been expended for upgradation of infrastructure under various sectors up to January 2011 in J&K. “Of this, Rs 3925.75 crore have been utilized for execution More

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Lakhanpur toll post yields Rs 397 cr revenue

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Jammu, Mar 15: Minister for Finance and Planning, A R Rather has said that Government has earned revenue to the tune of Rs 397.55 crore during last two fiscals through Lakhanpur Toll Post, of which Rs 208.92 crore was collected during last financial year. This, according to an official statement More

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Aryans’ admission counselling camp today

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Srinagar, Mar 15: Aryans Group of Colleges (AGC) is holding a two-day ‘admission counselling camp’ from Wednesday at Hotel Jahangir, here.  Dr D P Singh, Director, Aryans Group would personally interview the candidates for MBA, B Tech, BBA, BCA and B Ed courses. Abid Javeed Kuchay, Marketing More

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Food processors participate in AAHAR

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Srinagar, Mar 15: A group of Valley-based food processing unit holders participated in International Exhibition AAHAR at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. During the exhibition the entrepreneurs showcased their products including canned wazwan, saffron, walnut, honey, canned cherries, apple jam, apple juice More

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Khursheed Alam elevated

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Srinagar, Mar 15: Senior trade union leader and incharge chief inspector stores, CAPD department, Muhammad Khursheed Alam has been promoted as incharge assistant director, Mills, CAPD department, Srinagar.  The government under its order No. 21-CAPD of 2011 dated 12-03-2011 transferred and posted More

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IE at Tral

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Jammu, Mar 16: Minister for Industries and Commerce, S. S. Slathia said the Government would set up an Industrial estate at Bajwani Tral to provide employment avenues, adding for the purpose 200 kanals of land have been identified and the construction work of the Estate would be started after completion More

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JK seeks Rs 368 cr funding for irrigation projects

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Jammu, Mar 15: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din has said that 205 irrigation canal projects of Rs 368.29 crore have been formulated and submitted to AIBP and NABARD for funding to upgrade irrigation facilities in Jammu division, of which 19 projects of Rs 12.05 crore More

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2-day conference on livestock dev concludes

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Srinagar, Mar 15: The two-day State Level Conference on Sustainable Livestock Development in J&K organized by Directorate of Research, SKUAST-K  concluded on Tuesday. The stake holders including farmers, NGO’s Coordination Committee, Members of Kashmir Poultry Farmers association More

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SBI holds awareness/credit programme

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Srinagar, Mar 15: State Bank of India along with department of Agriculture (Kashmir) today conducted one-day awareness-cum-credit delivery programme at Maloora, here. The programme was attended by large number of villagers.  Chief Manager (Rural) and District Coordinator SBI, along with Chief More

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‘Rs 1000 cr increase in tax revenue in 2 yrs’

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Jammu, Mar 15: Minister for Finance, Abdul Rahim Rather today said that it was for the first time that J&K has registered highest ever Rs 1000 crore increase in two years in tax revenue.  He said as against tax revenue of Rs. 2600 crore in 2008-09, an amount of Rs 3000 crore tax was realized More

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Oil firms hike jet fuel prices by 6 pc

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 15: State-owned oil firms today hiked jet fuel prices by a massive 6 per cent, the 11th rate increase in six months. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) rates in Delhi have been hiked by Rs 3,377.09 per kilolitre (kl), or 6.14 per cent, to Rs 58,310.45 per kl with effect from midnight tonight More

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