Budget 2011-12 proposes `31,000 expenditure

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 7:  Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather today laid a Rs 31,212 crore budget in the Assembly. The FM said a total expenditure of Rs 31,212 crore projected for the next financial year is broadly divided into a plan outlay of ` 6,600 crore and PMRP outlay of ` 1,200 crore. Expenditure More

Rs 324 cr outlay for agri, allied sectors

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 7: The budget presented by finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather in the Assembly today proposed an outlay of Rs 324 crore for the agriculture and allied sectors for 2011-12. Rather said an agricultural policy is being finalized by the state. “Massive efforts are being made to improve More

Raids continue in sugar scam

CAPD, FCI order probe; 6 officials suspended

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Mar 7: The Special Investigation Team of police probing the multi-crore rupees sugar scam continued raids across Jammu city on Monday. The bail applications of five persons, allegedly involved in selling sugar meant for public distribution in open market in league with Food Corporation of More

E-tendering for purchasing PHE material soon: Taj

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 7: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din has said that to ensure the purchasing of PHE material in a transparent manner; the Govt would soon introduce E-procurement of pipes in the department. The Minister was replying to a question by   Naresh More

Industry to enjoy VAT remission for another fiscal

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 7: Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather today said the industrial units registered within the state have been enjoying the benefits of exemption from payment of GST under the specified conditions and for the specified period as per the package of incentives applicable to them.   More

Budget has nothing for infra development in industry: FCIK

Welcomes interest subsidy to handicrafts, VAT remission to industry

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 7: The Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir today said the budget held nothing substantial for industrial sector in Kashmir.  “In our pre-budget memorandum we had requested the finance minister to earmark substantial amount for development of new industrial estates in Kashmir More

JK Bank RSETI sends off Ist batch of entrepreneurs

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 7: JK Bank Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) Baramulla, first of its kind in the Valley, gave a warm send-off to first batch of 50 entrepreneurs after imparting a 15-day special training course to them on "Entrepreneurship Development". In its valedictory function More

UBS brings in innovative curriculum

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 7: Endeavoring to provide quality education to its students, the Universal Business School (UBS) has put together a curriculum incorporating “the best practices from management professors across the globe.” In a statement here today it said the UBS will be implementing an innovative More

JKFTO formed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 7: Some tour operators of J&K today announced the formation of J&K FEDRATION OF TOUR OPERATORS (JKFTO), a forum that according to them shall work as state level representative body. Since long, a continuous need of having a state level trade representative organization was More

  • Kashmir

Govt comes clean on SKUAST-K faculty row

No question of shifting FOF: Mir

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Mar 7: The government Monday made it clear that it won’t shift the Faculty of Forestry of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir (SKUAST-K) from the Chief More



  • Srinagar City

Koor Chih Noor: City speaks women empowerment

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Mar 7: Even as world observed International Women's Day (IWD), violence and discrimination against women remained a major concern at a function held in the City Monday. In an initiative for women More




  • Jammu

‘New administrative units under examination’

IN THE ASSEMBLY

Jammu, Mar 7: Minister for Rural Development has said creation of new administrative units in the State would be considered after receiving the recommendations of the Committee constituted by the Government More



  • News in Brief

Civil Services prelims on June 12

Srinagar: The Union Public Service Commission will hold the Civil Services (Preliminary) examination on June 12 for recruitment to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police More



  • Business

Budget 2011-12 proposes `31,000 expenditure

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 7:  Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather today laid a Rs 31,212 crore budget in the Assembly. The FM said a total expenditure of Rs 31,212 crore projected for the next financial year More



  • News

Lawmaker changes loyalties 5 times in 5-years

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Mar 7: Change of loyalties on one or the other pretext by legislators is not an unusual thing in our land of the pure, but hardly anyone would have spotted a lawmaker resorting to this practice More



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