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Houseboat owners say must be taken on board for framing of a new policy

SRINAGAR: The representatives of the Houseboat owners expressed concern at the framing of the final draft of the policy without any discussions with the...

40 mineral blocks awarded to outsiders will render locals jobless: NC

Srinagar: National Conference on Tuesday expressed concern over allotment of sand mining and mineral extraction contracts to non-residents of J&K saying the measure will...

J&K Bank announces Q4/Yearly results

Reports 10% increase in NII, improved Provisioning Coverage Ratio Srinagar: J&K Bank announced its quarterly (Q4) and yearly results for the financial year 2019-20, on...

Asia’s first-ever Continuous Galvanized Rebar manufacturing facility launched in Punjab

SRINAGAR: International Zinc Association (IZA), in collaboration with Madhav KRG Group launched Asia’s first-ever Continuous Galvanized Rebar (CGR) manufacturing facility in Punjab on Monday....

Rupee gains 7 paise to close at 75.58 against dollar on easing crude oil

Mumbai: The rupee on Monday rose by 7 paise to close at 75.58 against the US currency on easing crude oil prices and a...

Sensex drops 210 pts on weak global cues

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex on Monday dropped 210 points on selling mainly in banking and IT stocks as mounting coronavirus cases kept investors globally...

DDC G’bl convenes DLRC meet

GANDERBAL: District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal, today convened District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meeting to review the performance of banks and line departments...

Director Horticulture takes stock of developmental activities in Kupwara

SRINAGAR: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat Monday took stock of developmental activities including high density plantation, production of grafted walnut plants and other...

GoI’s AHIDF initiative; a welcome step to boost Animal Husbandry Sector in JK

Jammu & Kashmir has vast Animal Husbandry resources which in turn make an essential contribution towards economic development of the people especially those living...

Director Agriculture inaugurated germplasm bank 28 varieties of high yielding fodder crops at Anantnag

ANANTNAG: Director Agriculture, Kashmir, Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, visited South Kashmir’s Anantnag District to inspect ongoing Agriculture operations, along with Joint Director Agriculture, Extension, Chowdhary...

2 in 5 Indian-Americans worried about financial stability, says first-of-its-kind survey

Washington: Two in five Indian-Americans are worried about their long-term financial stability due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but almost all are changing their lifestyle,...

Farm loan waiver: Bank unions seek Maha CM intervention for directions

Mumbai: Bank unions have written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray seeking his intervention in getting directions for banks from competent authorities for sanctioning...

Panel opposes proposal of separating CMPDIL from Coal India: Sources

Kolkata: A five-member panel has opposed the proposal of separating Central Mines Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDIL) from Coal India, saying that the...

New mining policy favours outsiders, sidelines Kashmiris: KCCI

Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has described the policy adopted by the Geology and Mining Department with regard to allotment...

JK youth exasperated at shrinking employment avenues: Farooq Abdullah

Inaugurates popular food joint at Sangarmal Complex Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah on...

Petrol price hiked by Rs 9.12, Diesel by Rs 11.01 in 3 weeks

New Delhi: Petrol price on Saturday was hiked by 25 paise per litre and diesel by 21 paise, taking the cumulative increase in rates...

Farmers can avail crop loan without insurance

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has made crop insurance voluntary from Kharif 2020 season while availing loan from financial institutions under PM Crop Insurance Scheme,...

President promulgates ordinance to bring co-operative banks under RBI supervision

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 to bring all urban cooperative banks and multi-state cooperative banks...

Facebook, Twitter shares drop as European giant pulls ads

San Francisco: Shares of Facebook and Twitter dropped sharply Friday after the the giant company behind brands such as Ben & Jerry's ice cream...

Economy in ‘deep trouble’, to contract 5% this fiscal before rebounding in 2021: S&P

Mumbai: Two weeks after affirming the country’s rating at lowest investment grade and maintaining a stable outlook, S&P Global Ratings said India’s economy is...

Petrol, diesel prices hiked for 20th straight day

New Delhi: Petrol price in the national capital on Friday crossed Rs 80 per litre mark, for the first time in more than two...

Forex reserves down by USD 2.078 bn to USD 505.566 bn

Mumbai: India's foreign exchange reserves retreated from a life-time high to touch USD 505.566 billion in the week ended June 19, down by USD...

310 thousand tonnes of Milk produced in Pulwama district during 2019 -20

PULWAMA: District Development Commissioner Pulwama today visited various Automatic Milk Collection Centres (AMCCs) established all across Pulwama besides having a detailed review cum inspection...

Coronavirus gobbles up plans, permissions for building construction

Srinagar: Due to the ban on construction activities as part of the Covid lockdown, people in Srinagar are worried about the validity of their...

Organic foods for healthy life promote organic farming: Director Agriculture

Srinagar: A day long training program on Organic Farming was held at Agriculture Complex Lalmandi, the program was organized by Joint Directorate of Agriculture...

Credit cum Financial Awareness Programme organised by J&K Grameen Bank

SRINAGAR: A credit cum financial awareness programme was organised by J&K Grameen Bank in village Phinder and Bain in Kathua Financial Inclusion & Insurance Department...

Directorate Industries & Commerce holds interactive session between J&K bank, Jammu industrialist

JAMMU: Directorate Industries & Commerce Jammu today organised an interactive session between J&K Bank and leading industrialists from Jammu Division. On the occasion, Chairman Jammu...

J&K Bank CMD inaugurates ATM at Jammu

Jammu: J&K Bank Thursday commissioned an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at Moyhal Sabha near Interstate Bus Stand on B C road Jammu. While maintaining the...

Kanihama to be developed as ‘Handloom Village’: DC Budgam

BUDGAM: District Development Commissioner, Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza today said that Kanihama village in Budgam district shall be developed as Handloom Village. These remarks were...

DDC inaugurates Kissan Mandi at Doda to facilitate Direct Marketing

DODA: In an endeavor to facilitate the Fruit and Vegetable growers in post-harvest handling, District Development Commissioner, Dr. Sagar D. Doifode, today inaugurated Kissan...

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