S&P paints gloomy outlook for India

Rating lowered to negative

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 25: Global agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) on Wednesday lowered India’s rating outlook to negative and warned of a downgrade in two years if there is no improvement in the fiscal situation and the political climate continues to worsen. The lowering of outlook from stable More
PSUs asked to clear backlog of audits by December end

Review meeting held

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 25: A statutory audit meeting reviewed the status of audit of State Public Sector Undertakings, here today.  Principal Secretary, Finance, Iqbal Khanday chaired the annual review meet.  Addressing the meeting, the Principal Secretary directed the concerned for clearing More
Treasury officers to exempt pensioners unable to attend treasuries: Govt

Pension Verification

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Apr 25: In what would give a sigh of relief to the pensioners, state government today issued fresh directions to the treasury officers asking them to exempt the pensioners who could not visit the treasuries from personal appearance. Conveying them that they can exempt such pensioners More
Bandipora produces 98,000 ton milk

GK NEWS NETWORK

Bandipora, Apr 25: As a result of concerted efforts put in by the Animal Husbandry department, the daily milk production of this district has gone up to 98,000 ton while the breeding population reached to 67,000 cows including 63 percent cross bred. This was stated at a function here today More
Govt to enhance wages under NREGA

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 25: The wage rate under MGNREGA would be increased from present Rs 131/day to Rs 150 to speed up its implementation at the ground level. The information, according to an official statement, was given in the 4th State Employment Grantee Council meeting held here today under the More
Regal Chowk traders elect new body

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 25: Regal Chowk Traders’ Association Wednesday elected new executive body.  The new office bearers of the executive body are: Manzoor-ul-Haque (Wattan Publications) - President, Muhammad Rafi Kaloo (Elrex) – General Secretary, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Kaloo (Janta Agencies) – More
Hoteliers’ Club raises city issues

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 25: A delegation of Hoteliers’ Club led by its Vice Chairman, Riyaz Ahmad Shahdad, today held a meeting with Dr. G. N. Qasba, Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation and Vice Chairman, Srinagar Development Authority.  Various issues relating to development of Srinagar city More
Gulzar College bags Educational Excellence Award 2012

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 25: Gulzar College of Engineering has bagged “Brands Academy Education Excellence Award 2012.”  The award to the college given out by Dr Shashi Tharoor, MP, has come in recognition of its “best upcoming private engineering college in north India.” “The Brands Academy exemplified More
Security guards at mobile phone towers strike work

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Apr 25: Security guards manning the mobile telephone towers of Aircel in Kashmir today went on a strike following the arrest of their union president Khursheed Ahmad Burza. The Jammu and Kashmir Aircel Land Oustee and Security Guards Workers Union had urged the management of Aircel More
  • Kashmir

Drug peddler gets 10-yrs RI

Court Watch

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Apr 25: A local Court on Tuesday awarded rigorous imprisonment of ten years and imposed fine of rupees one lakh to an accused convicted for selling Charas. The principal Sessions Judge Srinagar More


  • Srinagar City

KID, MOTHER, others mauled

DOG ATTACKS CONTINUE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Apr 25: With no let up in dog attacks in this summer capital, around a dozen odd people including a three-year-old boy and his mother were mauled Wednesday while the government continued to keep More



  • Jammu

Law on cards to protect Hindu shrines, temples: Taj Mohiuddin

Jammu, Apr 25: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohiuddin, on Wednesday said the Government is enacting a law to protect Hindu shrines and temples in Kashmir from being misused by some More


  • South Asia

Not bound to act on US bounties: Pak govt tells court

M ZULQERNAIN

Lahore, Apr 25: Pakistan today said it was not bound to act on the bounties offered by the US for Lashkar-e-Toiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and his brother-in-law Abdul Rahman Makkias as the American More


  • World

Stress could tell harder on women's hearts

Washington, Apr 25: Emotional upheaval is more likely to impose a heavier burden on women's hearts than men's, says a study. These findings show that coronary (heart related) blood flow actually increases More


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