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Govt to offload add’l 20-L tonnes of wheat in open market to cut prices

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday announced it will offload an additional 20 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market to bring down...

Let GST Council decide on inclusion of petro products in its ambit: FM

Jaipur: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will have to take a call on the...

EPFO sets procedure to apply for higher pension in Employees Pension Scheme

New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO on Monday came out with a procedure to enable subscribers and their employers to jointly apply for higher...

Economic pact with UAE gave boost to Indian entrepreneurs: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with UAE has given a boost to Indian...

Fin Min to meet heads of banks on Feb 22

New Delhi: The finance ministry has called a meeting of heads of public sector banks and top four private sector lenders to review the...

‘4G/5G tech stack now ready, India to be major telecom technology exporter in 3 yrs’

New Delhi: India has proven its mettle with its indigenous 4G/5G technology stack which is "now ready" and the country is poised to emerge...

Dir Agri inaugurates orientation, training prog under HDAP

SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated district level orientation cum training programme under holistic development of agriculture on Technological intervention...

India’s forex reserves post biggest weekly decline in over 11 months

New Delhi: India's foreign exchange reserves fell 8.3% in the week to February 10, logging its biggest decline in more than 11 months, the...

Dir Agri reviews physical, financial achievements under different CSSs, CAPEX

SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Thursday convened a meeting of departmental officers at Agriculture Complex Lalmandi, here to take stock of...

Dir Tourism inaugurates capacity building prog for hotel, guest house staff

SRINAGAR: A three-day-long capacity building programme for the staff of hotels and guest houses got off on Wednesday at the Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir....

Petroleum products in GST framework once states agree: FM

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that petroleum products can be included in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework once...

Ensure effective compliance of ban on e-cigarettes: Centre to states

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has written to states to ensure effective compliance of government’s ban on e-cigarettes, expressing concern that these devices...

Over Rs 1,000 crore to be spent by Delhi govt on preparations for G20 summit, related events

New Delhi: It is estimated that more than Rs 1,000 crore will be spent by various Delhi government agencies on the preparations for the...

PM hails Tata-Airbus deal

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the deal between Air India and Airbus under which the Tata-owned carrier will acquire 250...

‘Rivers synonymous with civilisations, need to re-introduce respect for water’

Pune: Rivers are synonymous with civilizations and there is a need to re-establish respect for water, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said. The...

Dir Agri flags off group of 70 farmers on inter-state exposure tour

SRINAGAR: A group of 70 farmers from seven different districts of Kashmir division was on Monday flagged off by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad...

20 members working together to bring collective SOP on crypto: FM

New Delhi: On a query posed over crypto mining in Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said under India’s Presidency, G20...

Addressing env concerns govt’s priority: Power Minister

New Delhi: Union Power Minister R K Singh on Monday said addressing environmental concerns will remain a priority for the government. ''India is committed to...

Audi expects high double digit growth in India this year

New Delhi: German luxury carmaker Audi on Monday said it expects to have a significant double digit growth in India in 2023 on the...

Use modern technologies in food grain management: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Union Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday stressed the need for using modern technologies in foodgrain management and quality control to...

Jan retail inflation rises to 6.52%, highest since Oct 2022

New Delhi: India's retail inflation in January rose to a three-month high at 6.52 per cent, data released by the Ministry of Statistics and...

Dir Agri flags off group of 70 farmers on inter-state exposure tour

Srinagar: A group of 70 farmers from seven different districts of Kashmir division was on Sunday flagged off by Director agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad...

BBBP: DHEW Budgam conducts 2-day awareness prog

BUDGAM: As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav, the District Hub for Empowerment of Women (DHEW), Mission Shakti on Sunday conducted Awareness Programme under...

Amazon, Flipkart, 20 e-tailors get notice for selling drugs without licence

New Delhi: Amazon and Flipkart Health plus are among the 20 online sellers that have been issued show-cause notices by the Drugs Controller General...

Agri Deptt Kashmir sends another consignment of vegetables to Saudi Arabia

SRINAGAR: To promote Agri-exports from UT of Jammu and Kashmir to gulf countries, to fetch maximum returns for Kashmir based vegetables, spices and other...

GCA imposes Rs 20 lakh penalty on Air Asia for violating rules

New Delhi: Aviation safety regulator DGCA on Saturday imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on Tata Group-owned budget carrier AirAsia India for violation...

Retrofitting buildings in India with fibre reinforced materials can enhance their seismic resilience: Expert

New Delhi: Retrofitting buildings with concrete and polymer reinforced with fibre could make buildings in India more seismic resilient, thereby, enhancing their chances of...

Reliance to invest Rs 75,000 crore in UP in 4 yrs: Ambani

Lucknow: Reliance Industries Ltd will invest Rs 75,000 crore in rolling out 5G mobile telephony services, expanding retail network and setting up renewable energy...

Sebi probing Adani’s links with investors in aborted $2.5 bn FPO

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India's market regulator is investigating Adani Group's links to some of the investors in the conglomerate's aborted $2.5 billion share sale, two...

Under HDAP, special focus shifted to mushroom cultivation: Dir Agri

Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Thursday visited Integrated Mushroom Development Centre (IMDC) Lalmandi Srinagar. He visited different sections (spawn production centre...

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