Al Khuddam registers 100% bookings in just 9 days

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 19:  Valley’s leading Hajj and Umrah Company, Al Khuddam has achieved yet another milestone this year by registering 100 per cent bookings in just nine days of announcing its Hajj packages. Recognised by Ministry of External Affairs Government of India, and Kingdom of Saudi More

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BSNL to split off telecom biz

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 19: Telecom PSU BSNL is considering hiving off its telecom tower infrastructure into a separate company and will float a tender this week for appointment of a consultant to suggest the business roadmap.  "We are exploring opportunity to bring our tower business under separate More

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PSBs may seek extension to comply with bulk deposit norms

Press Trust of India

Mumbai, Aug 19: Some public sector banks are likely to approach the Finance Ministry to seek more time for compliance of the directive regarding reduction of bulk deposit.  "Some of the public sector banks are likely to approach the Finance Ministry to seek more time for complying with the More

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Major crop production expected to fall by 2.3% this fiscal

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Aug 19: The major crop output is expected to decline by 2.3 per cent in 2012-13, following poor kharif sowing due to weak progress of the south-west monsoon, economic think tank CMIE has said.  "Major crop production is projected to fall by 2.3 per cent in 2012-13. We have revised More

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India's marine exports may grow 28% in FY13

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Aug 19: India's marine exports are likely to grow by over 28 per cent year-on-year to USD 4.5 billion in the current fiscal on rising demand in western markets like the US and Europe.  During 2011-12, seafood exports stood at USD 3.5 billion, according to the data provided by the More

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Depositors untraced

Banks should announce a special drive to find out whereabouts of the account holders who are untraced

Bank watch By sajad bazaz

ONE of the bank customers contested bank’s action of declaring his account inoperative. In his email he has stated that despite regular credits in his savings bank account, the bank had tagged the account as dormant and disallowed operations when he presented his cheque to withdraw money from the More

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