JK gets first Bharti Walmart store

Several products available have been locally sourced: Mittal

GK NEWS NETWORK/ PTI

Jammu, Nov 9: Bharti Walmart, the joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart Stores, today opened its first cash-and-carry store here. Launching the first Bharti Walmart store here and 13th in the country, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, "Jammu and Kashmir is now on the Walmart More

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FCI workers strike work

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 9: The employees of Food Corporation of India across the country today struck their work protesting alleged indifference of the corporation management towards their genuine demands. The strike call was given by Bhartiya Khadiya Nigam Karamchari (BKNK) Sang and supported by Staff More

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Rangreth Industrial Estate sans basic facilities

Unit holders blame SIDCO for terrible roads, bad sanitation, contaminated water, ill security

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar Nov 9: Developed with much fanfare, the terrible condition of Industrial Estate Rangreth today is a telltale of government’s indifference towards this estate.  The estate lacks almost all the critical infrastructure, which according to the unit holders, is impairing the manufacturing More

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JK promotes leisure, adventure tourism at WTM London

Jora holds series of meetings with stakeholders

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 9: At the World Trade Mart, London, Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Ragzin Jora held series of meetings with participating stakeholders from India and abroad to popularize ‘important leisure and adventure tourism destinations’ in J&K. Jora under the leadership of Union More

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‘Defunct’ ATMs annoy people in Kupwara

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Nov 9: The people of this district have complained poor services by Automated Teller Machines of J&K Bank and State Bank of India.  Many angry customers threatened to close their accounts with the JK Bank and SBI, if the ATM service did not improve in the district.   More

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Moody's downgrades Indian banking system outlook to negative

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Nov 9: Global ratings firm Moody's today downgraded the outlook of the Indian banking system to "negative" from "stable" amid an economic slowdown, which is affecting asset quality, capitalisation and profitability. "With asset quality, given the tightening environment, we anticipate More

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Indian banks much stronger; downgrade unwarranted: Govt

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Nov 9: Brushing aside the downgrade of Indian banks by Moody's, Government today said the rating has no significance as domestic lenders are much stronger than their global peers. "We are not concerned. We are not affected by the downgrade. Looking at how the global banks are faring More

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BANK WATCH

Sajjad Bazaz

Unleashing rate warImplementation of deregulation of savings account rate needs effective monitoring so that any irregularities are attended to before they cause harm to depositors. At the fag end of the last month, Reserve Bank of India in its second quarter monetary More

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