‘Congenial environment imperative for work, growth’

CM distributes Rs1.31 cr among 1000 beneficiaries

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 6: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today said that congenial environment is imperative for providing opportunity of work to working class besides carrying forward growth and development.  Launching programme of cess distribution among workers at a function at SKICC here this morning More

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Omar announces package of incentives for labour class

Rs2250 pension for worker dying in harness

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 6: In a major relief to the workforce, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Sunday announced a number of incentives for labour class associated with building and other constructions. The incentives announced include enhancement of minimum wages, ex-gratia relief, pension from January More

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JK Bank organizes awareness camps

Cluster head accorded warm send off

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan.6: J&K Bank organized awareness camps at Turkwangam, a remote village in district Shopian and at village ‘Puchal’ (Lajora) in district Pulwama.  More than 100 people from the village participated in the camps and expressed their keen interest and enthusiasm in the programme More

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Cash transfer scheme is not a magic wand; problems exist: Ramesh

SURYA DESARAJU\PTI

Gollaprolu (AP), Jan 6: The direct cash transfer scheme is not a "jaadu ki chhadi" (magic wand) to reform a "broken down" delivery system and problems are there in its implementation, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said today. "It (Direct Benefits Transfer Scheme) is not a single 'jaadu ki More

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BSNL notifies change in telephone numbers

New Exchange At Nowgam

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 6: Due to commissioning of Nowgam Exchange, the landlines numbers in Nowgam and its adjoining areas have been changed. The exchange was inaugurated by Chief General Manager BSNL Jammu and Kashmir RK Kaul during a function on Saturday.  In a statement a spokesman of More

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Rs 92.5 lakh sanctioned for Seed Certification Agency

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 5: Union agriculture ministry has sanctioned Rs 92.5 lakh to Seed Certification Agency of Kashmir Division for multiplication and distribution of quality seeds among the farming community. The grant is aimed to help the agency improve production and distribution of quality seeds among More

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Are banks customer-friendly?

Gone are the days when customers used to trust the banks blindly. What has disappeared is the trust.

Sajjad Bazaz

“When I go into a bank I get nervous. The clerks make me nervous; the little windows at the counters make me nervous; the sight of the money makes me nervous; everything makes me nervous. The moment I go through the door of a bank and attempt to do business there, I become an irresponsible fool…”< More

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