JK Pavilion at SATTE attracts Bollywood

Rahul Dholakia interacts with Kashmir tourism players

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Feb 12: It seems Bollywood is on mission Kashmir! Just two days after Bollywood perfectionist Amir Khan’s visit to famous Dal lake, it was today the famed director Rahul Dholakia who appeared at JK Pavilion in Asia’s biggest travel mart SATTE in New Delhi. Dholakia had come directly More

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Farmers’ awareness camp held

GK NEWS NETWORK

Pulwama, Feb 12: To promote use of new farm technology, Agriculture Department today held a Farmers’ Awareness Camp at Naira Pulwama.  On this occasion, Chief  Agriculture Officer Pulwama G H Guroo said that department is providing every assistance to the farmers. He said the More

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Bombay Mercantile Bank holds BoD elections after 12 years

Of its 3700 shareholders in Valley, none was in fray

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Feb 12: The elections of Board of Directors of Bombay Mercantile Bank were held today across the country including at Srinagar. There were 52 candidates for 15 posts of Board of Director in the fray. However, six candidates were already declared elected unopposed.    More

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‘Consumer Affairs Ministry not in favour of CTT’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 12: Amid reports that the Finance Ministry plans to impose a tax on commodity derivatives in the forthcoming Budget, the Consumer Affairs Ministry today opposed any such move saying it would distort the nascent market. "We are not in favour of imposing commodity transaction More

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Housing loan may get `3 lakh tax exemption

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 12: In a bid to boost housing sector credit, the government is contemplating to enhance income tax exemption for up to Rs 3 lakh paid as interest on housing loans in a year, from the existing limit of Rs 1.5 lakh. The government is considering to raise the tax deduction limit More

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Handicrafts exports grow 24 pc in Jan

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 12: India's handicrafts exports grew by 24 per cent year-on-year to USD 178 million in January on account of rising demand from markets like the US. In January last year, these exports stood at USD 143 million, according to the data provided by the Export Promotion Council More

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Oil below $100 amid signs of improving US economy

AGENCIES

Singapore,Feb 12: Oil prices hovered below $100 a barrel on Friday in Asia as encouraging news about the US economy was tempered by European demands for Greece to make further spending cuts before getting a new bailout. Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 29 cents at $99.55 a barrel More

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Now, SEBI catches social networking fever

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 12: Market watchdog SEBI seems to be the latest to catch the fancy of social networks like Twitter, Facebook and blogs for spreading its message to investors as also to snoop on discussions at these platforms as part of its investigation and oversight activities.  The Securities More

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Bank Watch

Sajjad Bazaz

Credit card quandaryCirculation of counterfeit credit cards is a threat to ‘plastic society’CREDIT card is one of the wonders of technology. The substitution of the currency coupled with postponement of payment i.e. currency by this plastic card has facilitated the cardholders More

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