NLCO Chairman Manzoor Wangnoo awarded for contributions to revitalise Kashmir’s lakes & water bodies SRINAGAR: Srinagar: CRRID Chandigarh organized a special event at Hotel Kashmir Mahal Resorts, Srinagar, to honour Mr Manzoor Wangnoo, Chairman of the Nigeen Lake Conservation Organisation (NLCO), with the prestigious 3rd Green Chandigarh Award, acknowledging his exceptional contributions to environmental conservation. […]
AWANTIPORA: The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre, Islamic University of Science and Technology hosted a one-day Digital Marketing workshop for entrepreneurs at the campus. The program aimed to provide entrepreneurs essential insights into digital marketing’s role in today’s business landscape. At the inaugural session of the program, Prof Parvez A Mir, Director CIED highlighted […]
NEW DELHI: Giving a positive signal towards India’s growth story, Deloitte India on Friday estimated India’s GDP growth at 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal. This growth was helped by consumption expenditure, exports rebound and capital flows. It said that the government investments in infrastructure and initiatives such as Future Skills Prime 2021 for […]
NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the inheritance tax, if imposed, will nullify the progress India has made in the last 10 years. Speaking to a news agency after casting her vote in Bengaluru, the finance minister criticised the Congress party for allegedly advocating the inheritance tax. “I remember earlier […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCC&I) on Thursday said it has been closely monitoring the persistently erratic electric power supply in large areas of the valley for a considerable period. This situation is significantly impacting trade, business, industry, and households across the region. The Chamber in a statement issued here expressed deep […]
NEW DELHI: India’s manufacturing industry’s intent to hire fresh graduates has jumped to 48 per cent in the first half (January-June) of 2024, an increase of seven per cent from 41 per cent in July-December 2023, a new report showed on Wednesday. According to learning and employability solutions provider TeamLease EdTech, this surge coincides with […]
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday directed Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited to cease and desist from on boarding of new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh credit cards. However, the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) said the bank shall continue to provide services to its existing customers, […]
NEW DELHI: The benchmark indices flattened after morning gains on Wednesday as the Sensex closed up 0.2 per cent, a gain of 114 points, at 73853 from its intraday high of 74121 while the Nifty finished 0.15 per cent higher at 22402 from its intraday peak of 22476, up nearly 75 points. On the BSE […]
SRINAGAR: Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal, the Director of Agriculture in Kashmir, conducted a comprehensive visit to various agricultural sites in Baramulla district on Tuesday, including the Seed Multiplication Farm Tapper, Zonal Office Wagoora, and Daarwa Wagoora, to assess the agricultural scenario in the region. During his visit, he personally inspected farmers’ fields at multiple locations and […]
NEW DELHI: Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked airlines to ensure that children up to the age of 12 years are allocated seats with at least one of their parents or guardians in a flight. The directive comes against the backdrop of instances of children below the age of 12 years were not seated along with […]