Pak welcomes India's decision on FDI

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, Aug 2: Pakistan today welcomed India's decision to allow Pakistani Foreign Direct Investment, saying the move will create goodwill and give a boost to efforts to normalise bilateral relations. Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan welcomed the Indian government's decision to allow More

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It will boost 2 economies: NC

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Aug 2: National Conference today welcomed government of India’s decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Pakistan, saying “it will bring a significant change and bridge the gap between the two countries.” “It’s a welcome step that will help bring people of the India More

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Boulevard shopkeepers protest against street vendors

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Aug 2: The shopkeepers/showrooms on the Boulevard, here Thursday observed complete shutdown against the street vendors, who they alleged were defaming Kashmiri handicraft. The dealers held a protest demonstration appealing the authorities to take action against streets vendors occupying More

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5 Valley-based tour operators get Hajj quota

Srinagar, Aug 2: Ministry of External Affairs has short-listed five private tour operators from the Valley for allotment of Hajj 2012 quota. The ministry which issued the list of country-wide private tour operators who have been allotted the Hajj quota has five tour operators from the Valley namely More

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CCIK for restricting yatra to 15 days

Srinagar, Aug 2: The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industries Kashmir (CCIK) has urged the Amarnath Shrine Board and state government to “restrict the yatra period to 15 days.” “We have time and again pleaded before authorities to restrict the yatra to 15 days as also the number of pilgrims visiting More

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Labaika slashes tea rates

Srinagar , Aug 2: Labaika Trading Establishment, processors and marketers of Labaika Tea, has slashed rates of tea.  The company has reduced Rs 10, Rs 5 and Rs 2 on Labaika Premium Nun Chai and Labaika gold Nun Chai on 1 kg pack, 500 gms, 250 gms respectively.  Umer Nazir, Managing Director More

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11 students of Career Point selected

Srinagar, Aug 2: In recently announced AIIMS result, 11 students of Career Point have been selected.  Career Point Director, Pramod Maheshwari said this year its students have shown a remarkable growth of 47 per cent in Pre-Medical Result. “In the results for session 2011-12 Career Point students More

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B Ed College association hails VC

Srinagar, Aug 2: Private B Ed College Association today welcomed advancing of the academic session by two and a half months, extending of the date of submission of application forms and granting of relaxation in counselling.  At a meeting here today with Shujat Mufti in chair, the members hailed More

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Applicants return disappointed from passport office

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Aug 2: Many passport aspirants today were taken aback when the found the Regional Passport Office here closed notwithstanding their appointment date on Thursday. The aspirants who had filed online forms and received ‘appointment date’ for today, said they had to return disappointed More

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Better road connectivity pivotal for boosting economy: Mir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Tangmarg, Aug 2: Saying that better road connectivity is pivotal for boosting the economy of the J&K, Minister for Agriculture,   Ghulam Hassan Mir today directed the executing agencies to complete all under construction bridges and roads within the targeted period to benefit the people More

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JK Bank understands needs of farmers: Agri Minister

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 2:  Agriculture Minister, Ghulam Hassan Mir today praised J&K Bank during a function at Hunipora, Pulwama saying, “J&K Bank understands genuine needs of the farmers well and devise suitable schemes to finance them.” The Minister was speaking at a Kissan Mela organised More

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JK Business School announces scholarship

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Aug 2: JK Business School (JKBS) has announced a scholarship of Rs 60,000 for students with Engineering and MBBS degree looking for an additional MBA degree from the School. JKBS offers special scholarship for the degree holders in the 7th batch  (2012-14) of Post Graduate Diploma in More

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ERA spends Rs 51 cr on construction of 21 bridges

Srinagar, Aug 2: Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) under Bridges component of its transport sector of ongoing Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded Multisector Project for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (MPIR) has so far spent Rs 51 crores on construction of 21 bridges in Kashmir More

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Aryans scholarship Mela begins

Srinagar Aug 2: Chandigarh-based Aryans Group of Colleges would give scholarships to 20 deserving students of Kashmir in Scholarship Mela being organized from today to Monday.  Selected students will get scholarship letters from Dr. Kiran Bedi, 1st woman IPS of India on August 7.   More

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