Eight of 10 most valued firms add Rs 2.34 trn in m-cap; RIL biggest gainer

NEW DELHI: Eight of the 10 most valued companies together added a whopping Rs 2,34,161.58 crore in market valuation last week, with RIL, Infosys and TCS emerging as the lead gainers. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex last week zoomed 1,478.38 points or 2.47 per cent. The market valuation of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) jumped Rs […]

Mission Youth initiative enables many Kishtwar youth to earn livelihood with dignity

KISHTWAR: Flagship Mission Youth initiative of Jammu and Kashmir Government has enabled many Kishtwar youth to earn their livelihood with dignity. To facilitate the youth to secure a sustainable livelihood in the transport sector, the J&K Government has started a customized Livelihood Generation Scheme ‘MUMKIN’ under which the interested youth are provided financial assistance for […]

PV exports from India rise 46 pc in April-Dec; Maruti Suzuki leads segment

NEW DELHI: LPassenger vehicle exports from India increased 46 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, with Maruti Suzuki India leading the segment with dispatches of around 1.68 lakh units, as per the latest data by SIAM. The total passenger vehicle (PV) exports stood at 4,24,037 units in April-December 2021-22 […]

Gold imports jump over two-fold to $38 billion in April-December 2021

NEW DELHI: India’s gold imports, which has a bearing on the country’s current account deficit (CAD), more than doubled to $38 billion during April-December this fiscal on account of higher demand, according to data of the commerce ministry. The imports stood at $16.78 billion in April-December 2020. In December 2021, imports of the precious metal […]

Goa favourite destination for Indian travellers this year: OYO survey

NEW DELHI: A majority of Indians would prefer to go local and explore domestic destinations instead of international ones this year with Goa topping the bucket list followed by Manali, according to OYO Travelopedia. OYO Travelopedia, the annual consumer survey by OYO to study travel intent and expectations among its user base across some of […]

Dir Agriculture Kashmir visits Ganderbal district

“Proposes site for zero budget natural farming schools at Ganderbal, Srinagar” Srinagar: Amid global agriculture scenario, changing economic dimensions zero budget natural farming has a great scope and is inevitably needed to cope with the economic and environmental challenges. This is the only way of cultivation which is economically viable and ecologically sustainable. The climate […]

PHDCCI hails introduction of Land pass book

Srinagar: PHDCCI Kashmir Chair Baldev Singh Raina and Mushtaq Chaya-MC PHDCCI congratulated the administration lead by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and his team of Officers Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner Revenue, Shaleen Kabra, Commissioner Secretary Revenue, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, for the “landmark announcement” of reforms of introducing the Land Pass Book which […]

FAA sets rules for some Boeing 787 landings near 5G service

Washington: Federal safety officials are directing operators of some Boeing planes to adopt extra procedures when landing on wet or snowy runways near impending 5G service because, they say, interference from the wireless networks could mean that the planes need more room to land. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that interference could delay systems […]

High Density Plantation gaining momentum at Kulgam

KULGAM: One of the main industries supporting the economy of Kashmir is horticulture bearing variety of fruits and providing sustenance to a major chunk rural population particularly those living on keravas and high terrains . Due to the temperate climate, Kashmir grows numerous varieties of apples, apricots, almonds, peaches, cherries, plums, pears, walnuts and other […]

HDFC Bank standalone net profit rises 18 pc to Rs 10,342 cr in Dec qtr

New Delhi: The country’s largest private sector HDFC Bank on Saturday reported an 18.1 per cent rise in its standalone net profit at Rs 10,342.20 crore for the quarter ended December 2021, helped by healthy non-interest income and fall in bad loans provisioning. The bank had registered a net profit of Rs 8,758.29 crore in […]