GST mop up tops Rs 1 lakh cr for second straight month in Aug

New Delhi: Signalling accelerating economic activity, GST collection topped the Rs 1-lakh-crore mark for the second straight month in August at Rs 1.12 lakh crore. The tax collections in August on goods sold and services rendered was 30 per cent higher than Rs 86,449 crore collected in August 2020, and 14 per cent higher than […]

40,000 Trout fish seed stocked in Warwan, Marwah area

Director Fisheries Dept conducts 3 day tour of Kishtwar district KISHTWAR Director Fisheries Jammu & Kashmir, Bashir Ahmed Bhat stocked about 40,000 trout fish seeds in natural water bodies /trout streams of Warwan and Marwah area during his three day tour of District Kishtwar. He was accompanied by Joint Director Fisheries (Chenab Valley) M. A. […]

Grant-in-aid amounting to Rs. 13,385.70 crore released to Rural Local Bodies

NEW Delhi: The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has on Monday released an amount of Rs. 13,385.70 crore to 25 States for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies. This Grant-in-aid is the 1st installment of Tied grants of the year 2021-22. The grants have been released as per the recommendations of the 15th […]

Navin inaugurates sale of vegetable seedlings at Lalmandi

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today inaugurated the sale of seedlings of different vegetable crops produced purely on scientific lines in High Tech Polygreen Houses at Lal Mandi, Srinagar. The sale witnessed tremendous enthusiasm of people with overwhelming participation, not only from Srinagar but also from far-flung areas […]

Tata Motors launches Tigor EV with price starting at Rs 11.99 lakh

New Delhi: Tata Motors on Tuesday launched its second electric vehicle — Tigor EV, catering to the personal segment in the domestic market, priced between Rs 11.99 lakh and Rs 13.14 lakh (ex-showroom). The model comes in three variants, priced at Rs 11.99 lakh, Rs 12.49 lakh and Rs 12.99 lakh. A dual tone top-end […]

GCET Jammu organizes Online Business Pitching Competition

JAMMU: The Start-Up Cell of Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu organized a virtual “Business Pitching Competition” to celebrate Aazadi ka Amrut Mahautsav under the patronage of Dr. Sameru Sharma, Principal, GCET, Jammu. The event was led by a team of experts from different fields and experiences. Dr. Sanjay Kajal, Chief Project Coordinator, Entrepreneurship […]

Tomato prices crash to Rs 4/kg amid supply glut in most growing states

New Delhi: Tomato prices in wholesale markets in most producing states have crashed to as low as Rs 4 per kg amid supply glut, government data showed. In fact, the wholesale prices of tomato in 23 growing centres out of 31 monitored by the government were down by 50 per cent from the year-ago period […]

Mahindra First Choice Wheels achieves another milestone; launches 75 used car stores across India!

Srinagar: Mahindra First Choice Wheels Ltd (MFCWL), Indias leading multi-brand pre-owned cars retailer, launched 75 new state-of-the-art franchise stores across Tier I/II/III cities of India. The addition of these new stores has now strengthened MFCWLs market leadership in the organized used car segment. Owing to the growing demand for private vehicles MFCWL has added stores […]

Rupee spurts 40 paise to over 2-month high on hopes of dollar inflows

Mumbai: The rupee surged by 40 paise to close at more than two-month high of 73.29 against the US dollar on Monday following dovish comments by the US Federal Reserve chairman on interest rates. A strong rally in the domestic equity markets and a weak American currency in the overseas markets also supported the rupee […]

China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week

Beijing: China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down on the technology sector. Minors in China can only play games between 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, weekends and on public holidays […]