Cross LoC traders allege police harassment

Threaten to boycott trade

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Mar 27: The Valley-based cross-LoC traders Tuesday accused Special Operation Group of Police of harassing them for past few months. A group of traders told Greater Kashmir that they were frequently being summoned to Cargo on one pretext or other. “More than 40 traders were More

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Constructions on farm land block irrigation canals in Ganderbal

Farmers fear production may go down; govt assures action

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Mar 27: The farmers in this district have expressed serious concern over falling of agriculture land to non-farming use.  The farmers said even as the authorities have made some attempts to prevent conversion of farm land for commercial and residential purposes, “these attempts More

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Rahim Green, LDBK plant 350 conifers

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 27: The Livestock Development Board, Kashmir (LDBK) with the assistance of Rahim Greens, an offshoot of Rahim Motors and Rahim Gensets, planted 350 conifers in the sprawling campus of Frozen Semen Project at Ranbirbagh and another 150 plants at its Shalteng premises where the Valley More

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Awareness camps on saffron cultivation held

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 27: Director Agriculture Kashmir Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone stressed upon the farmer community to increase productivity and enhance quality of Saffron Crop by exploiting the benefits of improved package of practices already available for transfer.  He, according to an official statement More

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Agri graduates suspend strike

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 27: The agriculture graduates who were on fast for the last 35 days demanding regularization of their services, today suspended their strike following assurance by State Secretary CPI (M) and MLA Kulgam M Y Taragami that government would frame a policy for their regularisation.  More

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HDFC Bank bags ‘Best Retail Bank’ award

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 27: HDFC Bank, second largest private bank in India, has won The Asian Bankers ‘Best Retail Bank in India’ award this year.  Beating a host of other competitors in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa on a range of parameters, the Bank has won the ’Best Retail More

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1-day awareness camp for fruit growers held

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 27: Department of Horticulture (P&M) today organized a day-long awareness camp for fruit growers at Zaloosa, Charari Sherief. The camp which was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Director Horticulture (Kashmir) M S Teli, was among others attended by Deputy Director ( More

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JKFTO anguished

Srinagar, Mar 27: The J & K Federation of Tour Operators (JKFTO) has expressed anguish over the gutting of Hotel Hilltop at Gulmarg.  In a statement here today the federation said the hotel was an asset to facilitate the tourists in Gulmarg.  The federation has implored Tourism More

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Govt, RBI working to lower banking costs: FM

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Mar 27: Expressing concern over high costs and limited reach of banking services, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that the government was working in collaboration with RBI to address these concerns. "The cost of banking intermediaries in India is high and bank penetration More

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Banks warned against dealings with Iran, N Korea funds

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 27: Fearing possible money laundering and terror-financing risks from Iran and North Korea, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks and other financial entities to be cautious in dealings with entities and funds from these countries. The RBI warning follows a fresh More

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BlackBerry may set up plant in India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 27: After Nokia, Samsung, LG and other global brands, BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) is likely to set up an Indian manufacturing facility in view of the potential within the country and the surrounding region and may develop the country into an export hub. "India More

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CAG for tighter tax norms for television industry

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 27: Government auditor CAG on Friday recommended tighter tax norms, including mandatory TDS, for the Indian cinema and television industry, which is estimated at over Rs. 36,000 crore. Concerned over tax evasion and the need to widen tax base, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG More

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Bank Watch

Sajjad Bazaz

Shopping home loanConsider your monthly income, job stability, age, other debts and financial commitments before availing loan.LIKE any other basic human need, housing has remained in demand. To fulfill this demand, home loan is important source of finance More

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