Mehbooba seeks compensation for affected farmers

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 6: Expressing concern over the “sudden change in the weather resulting in heavy loss” to horticulture and agriculture in Noorabad, Wachi and Shopian areas, leader of opposition and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today demanded the affected should be compensated. In a press statement More

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BSNL extends special schemes for customers

Offers another opportunity to ‘defaulters’ for clearing their dues

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 6: In view of festival season, the BSNL has extended several discount schemes while offering “one more opportunity” to the “defaulters” to clear their pending bills.   The BSNL in a statement here said the schemes earlier launched by it had evoked good response from the More

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Walnuts fetching good prices in outside mandis

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara growers reap excellent harvest

Kupwara, Oct 6: Fruit growers of this district have a reason to smile. Despite dry weather conditions that prevailed during July and August this year, the growers are reaping good walnut harvest, besides getting attractive prices for the produced crop.Growers said their earlier apprehensions about More

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SKUAST organises Walnut Day

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 6: Directorate of Extension Education, SK University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology Kashmir organized a Walnut Day today in collaboration with Divisions of Fruit Science, Post Harvest Technology and Agricultural Engineering sponsored by Niche Area Project of Excellence in More

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He left govt job for commercial floriculture, bee keeping

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Oct 6: Just two kilometres from district headquarters, fragrance of gladiola and marigold flowers fills every visitor to this small hamlet of Bohipora with joy. Spiralling over 80 kanals of land the flowers present a scintillating spectacle. This farm is nurtured by a man in his More

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With 3m affluent households, India 2nd only to US: Survey

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Oct 6: Strange as it may sound, with as many as one-third of its population still living in poverty, the country is also home to the second largest number of affluent people with a whopping three million households which have over USD one lakh of investible funds. According to a survey More

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Govt plans interest subsidy for SME sector

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 6: In what could be a Diwali gift for exporters, the government is expected to announce sops, including interest subsidy, to cushion them from the slowdown in western markets. "There will be some new incentives for some labour intensive sectors like leather," an official said. < More

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AMFI to launch MF Utility

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 6: A group of experts is working on creating a front-end portal called “MF Utility” to facilitate efficient and cost effective transaction processing.  This facility will help customers, distributors and financial advisors to transact Mutual Fund schemes.   ‘MF Utility More

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Aspirants appeal Judicial Academy

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 6: The aspirants for various posts advertised by Director Judicial Academy, High Court of J&K, have appealed the authorities to extend the last date for the submission of application forms. The aspirants said October 5 had been fixed as the last date for the filing of applications More

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‘Farm Machinery Mela’ at Kunzer held

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 6:  To explore extensive possibilities for strengthening the Agriculture system, Farm Mechanization is a pivotal base among various basic inputs. This was disclosed by Director of Agriculture Kashmir, Dr Farooq Ahmed Lone while inaugurating “Farm Machinery Mela” at Kunzer More

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