Brooke Bond Taj Mahal launches commercial urging viewers to slow down with a cup of tea

NEW DELHI: We live in a world where keeping busy is how we measure our happiness. We passionately make plans and feel delighted in chasing them. But the truth is, that life’s most rewarding moments aren’t found in grand plans or great adventures. Instead, they are found when we are in our own company, breaking […]

Gold declines Rs 130; silver tumbles Rs 305

New Delhi: Gold dipped Rs 130 to Rs 46,093 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday following a decline in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 46,223 per 10 gram. Silver also declined Rs 305 to Rs 66,040 per kilogram […]

GoI making better efforts to tap the tourism potential of J&K: MoS Tourism

SRINAGAR: GoI Minister of State for Tourism and Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel today stated that the central government is making better efforts to tap the tourism potential of J&K. The Union Minister made these comments while addressing the tourism conference titled, ‘‘Tapping the Potential of Kashmir: Another day in Paradise’, at SK International Convention Centre […]

Director Law Enforcement reviews fertilizer supply

JAMMU: Director Law Enforcement, JK, B. K. Chandan Monday chaired a meeting of officers and fertilizer companies here at Krishi Bhawan, Jammu to review the timely availability of quality fertilizers and implementation of DBT in Fertilizers. Several issues related to smooth supply of fertilizer during the Kharif 2021 in both divisions of the UT were […]

Dir Agri visits seed facility Shopian

Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal visited fodder Seed Multiplication Farm Methwani Shopian. After reaching the farm which is located in a remotely far flung area of district Shopian Director Agriculture visited different blocks of the farm and got first hand information about the different technological interventions adopted to increase the production and productivity […]

Makeup artist launches beauty lounge ‘BE YOU’

Makeup artist launches beauty lounge ‘BE YOU’

Srinagar: Monisa Zargar, a famous makeup artist in the town, started world-class and sophisticated makeup studio—BE YOU – The Beauty Lounge on Monday. The studio is laced with best make-up equipment where women can do nail extensions, eyelash extensions, eyelash and eyebrow perming and tinting. The studio has high frequency machines for skin treatments also. […]

China slaps record USD 2.78 billion fine on Alibaba over anti-competitive tactics

Beijing: China’s antitrust regulators on Saturday slapped a record fine of USD 2.78 billion on Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, for abusing its dominant market position as Beijing tightened the screws on the country’s tech giants. Closing a months-long investigation that began last Christmas eve, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) slapped […]

PLI scheme for solar PV module manufacturing to create direct employment of around 30,000

NEW DELHI: The GoI Rs 4,500 crore infusion as production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to boost domestic manufacturing capacity of solar PV modules. The PLI scheme is aimed at adding 10,000 MW manufacturing capacity of integrated solar PV modules entailing direct investment of Rs 17,200 crore. The PLI scheme is likely to create direct employment of […]

Amalgamated Plantations rejects terror threats, says committed to Assam

Guwahati: Rejecting terror threats, leading tea company Amalgamated Plantations said on Saturday it was committed to the state of Assam. In a statement, the company said that majority of its employees are from Assam and it continues to maintain the main operating office in Guwahati, besides having 21 tea estates and units across the state […]

SBI collects Rs 300 cr from zero balance accounts in 5 years: Study

NEW DELHI: Several banks, including State Bank of India (SBI), have been imposing excessive charges on certain services provided to poor persons having zero-balance or Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts (BSBDA), a study by the IIT-Bombay has revealed. The study observed that the SBI’s decision to levy a charge of Rs 17.70 for every debit […]