RKVY fails Valley farmers

Sheds completed 6 months ago,payments nowhere

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Aug 10: Government commitment to provide financial support for the construction of sheds under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) has proved a damp squib, with the farmers complaining being left high and dry. The farmers from different districts of the Kashmir Valley complained More

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Sopore traders allege cheating by Muzaffarabad counterparts

LOC TRADE

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Aug 10: Members of the Kashmir Valley Fruit Buyers’ Union, Sopore alleged that they have been duped by five traders on the other side of LoC who despite “receiving supplies from us have not sent anything in return.” “When the cross LoC trade was initiated in 2008, we exported 33 More

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Left for involving locals to promote tourism

EC concludes 3-day visit to Gurez

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: The Committee on Environment (EC) of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly headed by its Chairman M.  Y. Tarigami today concluded 3-day extensive tour of various areas of Gurez Sub-Division. The Committee with its members Javeed Mustafa Mir and Charanjeet Singh observed More

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Hoteliers to display association approved rates of food items

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: A joint delegation of Kashmir Hotel and Restaurant Owners’ Federation (KHAROF) and Kashmir Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHARA) called on Minister of State for Tourism Nasir Aslam Wani at Civil Secretariat on Wednesday. President KHAROF Faiz Bakshi and President KHARA More

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Airtel crosses 200 mn customer mark in India

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider, today announced that it has crossed the 200 million customer mark in India. The 200 million customer mark in India includes Bharti Airtel customers across categories of 2G, 3G and 4G mobile; fixed line and More

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RBI sells $2.2 bn in forex market

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Aug 10: The Reserve Bank sold over $2.2 billion from its foreign exchange reserves during the April- June quarter to arrest the continuous slide of rupee.  Of this the central bank sold the maximum quantity of dollars in May at $1.26 billion, followed by $700 million in June. It had More

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HBOA calls for de-weeding drive

Srinagar, Aug 10: The Houseboat Owners’ Association today appealed LAWDA to start de-weeding drive in Dal lake.  “Unbridled growth of weeds in the lake is consuming it. This year, LAWDA has not started drive for removing the weeds from the lake, as a result of which we face problems while rowing More

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