Authorities silent on LPG ‘misuse’ in govt offices

Consumers demand ban on subsidized gas cylinders in departments

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar Nov 27: Even as the government blames use of LPG cylinders in vehicles for shortage of cooking gas in the Valley, consumers and market observers take it a mere “ploy” by the authorities to evade responsibility and “real facts”. “It is far-fetched that a few hundred vehicles using More

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Continental Engines to set up manufacturing unit in Valley

Mir to launch co products on Monday

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 27: Continental Engines Ltd, manufacturers of multiple-use engines, irrigation pump sets and sprayers, is launching its products in Kashmir Valley on Monday. The launch function would be inaugurated by the Agriculture Minister, Ghulam Hassan Mir at Hotel Taj Vivanta here.
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Protest against FDI decision on Dec 1: Tarigami to traders

‘Nobody will be allowed to snatch our livelihood’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 27: CPI (M) State Secretary and MLA Kulgam M Y Targiami, today supported the protest call given by Confederation of All India Traders for December 1 against government’s decision to open multi-brand retail in India to foreign companies.  Tarigami Sunday appealed all the traders More

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Dr Qasba appointed as member ICPB

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Nov 27: India Convention Promotion Bureau (ICPB), country’s apex body to promote India more effectively as a convention destination, has appointed Director SK International Convention Centre (SKICC), Dr G N Qasba as its member for his valuable contribution to the Indian Convention Industry More

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Farmers hail machinery mela in Bandipora

ZUBAIR MOHAMMAD

Bandipora, Nov 27: Department of Agriculture Bandipora today organized a machinery mela at agriculture complex here.  The mela was organized under RKVY scheme.  The purpose of the mela was to disseminate information about latest farm technology among the farmers and to lure them More

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Tribal, SC, ST plan reviewed

Srinagar, Nov 27: Director, Economics and Statistics, B.R. Lachotra reviewed the preparation of Tribal Sub Plan and Schedule Caste sub-plan for J&K at a meeting here today. The meeting was attended by the Chief Planning Officers, District Statistics and Evaluation Officers and Planning Officers More

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'India victim of Eurozone crisis'

New Delhi Nov 27: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said India is a victim of the Eurozone crisis which is hurting export growth. "We are not the makers of that (Eurozone debt) crisis. but we are a victim of that crisis," he said the ET Awards function. Talking about the domestic scenario More

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Rising interest rates

Cutting back on your day-to-day expenses and resisting temptation makes it much easier for you not only to avoid raising a loan for owning luxury life style, but will help you to save something for rainy day.

Bank watch By Sajjad Bazaz

High interest rates continue to hit the headlines. Rising prices, higher cost of goods, uncontrolled inflation are the words that we have been grappling with on a daily basis. In order to combat inflation, the Reserve Bank of India has been triggering operational policy rates (repo rate and reverse More

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