Kashmir Trade Alliance calls for addressing legitimate problems of power employees

Parties should adopt path of understanding instead of stubbornness Srinagar: Kashmir Trade Alliance President Ajaz Shahdhar, while expressing anger over the problems faced by the people and traders’ community due to the strike of power Employees, advocated for immediate resolution of the issue. Ajaz Shahdhar said that for the last three days, the employees have […]

India’s exports going strong, says official

Ahmedabad: While global trade took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian exports showed a turnaround after December last year and are still going strong, a Commerce Ministry official said on Monday. While presenting promising figures about Indian trade and exports, Joint Secretary in the Department of Commerce Amitabh Kumar also stressed on increasing India’s […]

LS passes Supplementary Demands for Grants amid din; permits govt to spend additional Rs 3.73 lakh cr

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants authorising the government to spend an additional Rs 3.73 lakh crore during the current fiscal amid protest by the Opposition over various issues. The extra spending includes infusion of over Rs 62,000 crore into the company that holds residual […]

Banks recover Rs 13,100 cr from assets sale of defaulters like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi: FM

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that banks have recovered Rs 13,109.17 crore from asset sale of fugitives like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. She said this while replying to a discussion on the second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants which was approved by the Lok Sabha amid uproar […]

Global stocks fall on virus concern, tighter Fed policy

Beijing: Global stock markets and Wall Street futures tumbled Monday amid concern about the latest coronavirus variant and tighter Federal Reserve policy. London and Frankfurt opened sharply lower. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong also fell at the start of a trading week that will be shortened by Christmas. Benchmark US oil fell by more than […]

4 labour codes likely to be implemented by FY23 as states ready draft rules

NEW DELHI: The four labour codes on wages, social security, industrial relations and occupation safety, health and working conditions are likely to be implemented by the next fiscal year as at least 13 states have pre-published draft rules on these laws, a senior official said. The Centre has already finalised the rules under these codes […]

Director Agriculture Kashmir attends progressive agri leadership summit 2021

Receives prestigious state award Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal attended Progressive Agri Leadership Summer 2021 at Solan Himachal Pradesh. During the conclave Director Agriculture received prestigious state award in the field of agriculture. Pertinent to mention, the Krishi Udyami Krishak Vikas Chamber in Association with Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and […]

DG Horticulture dispatches fruit tree consignment to Tangdar farmers

Srinagar: Director General Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (JKAS), flagged off the first consignment of 17160 number of different fruit plants like Lemon, Orange, Hazelnut, Plum, Peach, Apricot and walnut for border and tribal areas of Tangdhar and Teetwal of district Kupwara. On the occasion he was accompanied by Chief Horticulture Officer Kupwara. Pertinent to […]

Electoral bonds: CIC dismisses appeal seeking disclosure of reports by SBI

New Delhi: Central Information Commission dismissed an appeal seeking disclosure of reports submitted by State Bank of India to the Centre and Reserve Bank of India, regarding sale and encashment of electoral bonds in 2018 which are withheld by SBI on grounds of personal information held in fiduciary capacity. Nearly, three years after an appeal […]

Power CPSEs register 45% growth in capex investment: Power ministry

New Delhi: Central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) have registered. 45 per cent growth in investment on capital expenditure over the previous year, the power ministry has said. For FY2021-22, the capital expenditure (capex) target of the CPSEs, under the Ministry of Power, is Rs 50,690.52 crore, a power ministry statement said. Power sector CPSEs incurred […]