JK seeks revision in power royalty policy

Vikar calls for single window system at centre to clear states’ power projects

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Jammu, Feb 5: Minister of state for Power, Vikar Rasool has said that development of  small hydro projects was high on the priority of the state government  for which “investor-friendly” policy has been notified. The Minister was speaking at the Power Ministers’ conference at New More

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KTUF demands int’l cargo handling facility in Valley

Measures afoot to exploit water resources for self-sufficiency in power: FinMin

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Srinagar, Feb 5: On the second consecutive day, Minister for Finance, Abdul Rahim Rather today held pre-budget discussions with the members of Kashmir Traders United Front, Intellectuals and Academics. Rather said the exercise of holding pre-budget discussions with cross-section of people More

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Airtel makes network footprints in Kargil

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Srinagar, Feb 5: Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa has extended its voice and data connectivity service for Kargil customers. “While the government has undertaken various measures to improve tourist infrastructure More

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Defunct ATM irks Kunzar people

AHMAD KASHMIRI

Tangmarg, Feb 5: The mal-functioning of ATM in Kunzar is giving people tough time. The ATM of Jammu and Kashmir Bank is on a vital place on the Srinagar-Gulmarg Highway. “It has a great importance even for the tourists,” the locals said, adding that however most of the times the machines More

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Hoteliers seek tax exemption, VAT reduction

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 5: The Valley-based hoteliers have demanded that no fresh tax should be imposed on the hospitality sector in Kashmir. Representatives of Kashmir Hotels and Restaurant Association (KHARA) and Kashmir Hotels and Restaurant Owners’ Federation (KHAROF) raised this demand during More

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Court orders inquiry against Sona Tradeways

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Feb 5: A court here today ordered inquiry into a complaint against a Srinagar-based gas agency, Sona Tradeways.  An LPG consumer, Hilal Ahmad Bhat filed a complaint against the gas agency before CJM Srinagar alleging that the dealer was taking consumers for a ride by issuing “forged More

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Mumbai, Karachi among world's cheapest cities

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, Feb 5: Financial capitals of India and Pakistan - Mumbai and Karachi - were the cheapest cities in the world to live followed by New Delhi, according to a new survey. Nepalese capital of Kathmandu and Algerian capital of Algiers were the other locations among the world's five cheapest More

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