Declare pre-partition JK as free trade zone: Conference

*India-Pak trade liberalization will make intra-Kashmir trade casualty: Zulfiqar Abbassi

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, July 10: The traders from both the sides of Line of Control Tuesday urged governments of India and Pakistan to declare the ‘pre-partition J&K’ as ‘free trade zone’. Speaking on the first day of a three-day conference, “Cross LoC Trade, Regional Development: Opportunities and More
Participants call on Governor

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 10: A group of 18 participants attending the 3-day Cross-LoC Trade Conference here, called on N. N. Vohra, Governor Jammu and Kashmir, at Raj Bhavan, last evening. The Conference “Cross LoC Trade, Regional Development: Opportunities and Challenges”, is being organized by the Centre for More
PaK delegation members elated on Kashmir visit

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, July 10: His wish to travel this part of Kashmir was fulfilled when he finally made it to here. Elated Mubarak Awan of Muzaffarabad is part of traders’ delegation from PaK presently in Srinagar on a seminar “cross-LoC trade”.  “I cannot tell you how happy I am today! It seems I More
PDS, OMSS botched up in Valley: KEA

‘Jammu region allotted 15000 MT wheat under OMSS, Valley 3000 MT’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 10: The Kashmir Economic Alliance today came down heavily on Food Corporation of India for “botching up” the Public Distribution System and Open Market Sale Scheme in the “foodgrain deficit” Kashmir. Chairman KEA, Muhammad Yaseen Khan in a statement said that even as the government More
SICOP targets `1000 cr turnover

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 10: Minister for Industries & Commerce, S. S. Slathia today fixed Rs 1000 crore turnover target for Jammu & Kashmir Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (SICOP) for the current fiscal. The Corporation, a profit earning Public Sector Undertaking, has registered 39% More
EDB launches ‘loan against gold’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 10: Ellaquai Dehati Bank, a regional rural bank sponsored by the State Bank of India, today launched “loan against gold” scheme in Jammu.  Launching the scheme at EDB Lower Roop Nagar branch, here, A K Razdan, Chairman of the Bank said Jammu was the “largest” market for the gold More
  • Kashmir

'International’ airport faces petty problems

No AC; 2 gates, 3 conveyer belts cater to 5000 visitors

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, July 10: At the Srinagar Airport, claimed to be international in standards, the Air Conditioning system is lying defunct for past many days in the ongoing heat conditions. This is not the More


  • Srinagar City

Civil society wakes up to skewed bridge mess

Construction environmental disaster, says KCSDS; Asks Govt to stop work forthwith

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar July 10: Breaking silence over the upcoming skewed bridge across Jhelum, civil society Tuesday expressed serious concern over the construction terming it “environmental disaster and attempt at More



  • Jammu

2 of family die, 5 injured in highway mishap

MUHAMMAD TASKEEN

Ramban, July 10: At least two persons died and five others of a family were injured when a Maruti car they were traveling in skidded off the road and plunged into the River Chenab near here early today More


  • Uri

Contractors abandon Govt school constructions at Bimyar

STUDENTS FACE INCONVENIENCE

NAYEEM SHOWKAT KHAN

Bimyar (Uri): Despite passing of seven years, the buildings for the Government High School Bimyar in Baramulla district are yet to be completed. The construction work on the four buildings of the More


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