New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Wednesday said the government will borrow Rs 4.34 lakh crore in the second half of the current fiscal to meet its expenditure requirement amid COVID-19 crisis afflicting the country’s economy. The government is sticking to Rs 12 lakh crore borrowing target for the current fiscal, Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has figured in the national auditor’s report for its worsening financial health, inefficient system, and irregularities in recruitment process. According to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the bank’s profit has dropped by 500 percent in the last five years. “The profit earned by the bank declined from Rs […]
Directs for hassle free movement of fruit laden trucks SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Agriculture and Horticulture Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary today chaired a meeting to review the arrangements for smooth transportation of fruit crops to outside of the Valley at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by DC Udhampur, Piyush Singla, DC Poonch, Rahul Yadav, […]
SRINAGAR: Secretary, Youth Services, Sports, Culture & Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez reviewed the functioning of Tourism Department in a meeting of officers here Tuesday. Addressing the meeting, Sarmad Hafeez asked the Department to make all arrangements for the coming seasons as tourism is gradually being opened all across with all COVID protocols and precautions. He said […]
New Delhi: Gold prices rallied Rs 663 to Rs 51,367 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday, in line with the rise in international prices and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had closed at Rs 50,704 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver prices also jumped Rs 1,321 […]
Takes stock of sprinkle water system PAMPORE: Director Agriculture Kashmir Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi on Tuesday visited International Spice Park Dusoo Pampore and also took stock of the sprinkle water system in the saffron fields. Director, Agriculture, Kashmir, Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, also held a meeting with concerned Agriculture Officials .During the visit All Saffron growers […]
Bengaluru: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is embarking on a Sanitation Literacy Campaign (SLC) from October 2 to promote literacy on ‘WASH’ (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in 2,000 villages across the country covering one lakh rural population. The objective of the campaign, which would continue till January 26, 2021, is to focus […]
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday accused the opposition parties of taking up “imaginary issues to create a false fear” among farmers and trying to “mislead” them over the new farm reform laws. The irony is that while the common farmers are satisfied and have no apprehension, it is some politically motivated interests […]
Shopian: The dearth of scrap newsprint this year has forced apple growers to purchase it at a higher cost, with many saying that it has become a financial burden on them. Scrap newsprint is used, along with paddy husk, in both wooden crates and cardboard boxes to save the packed apples from bruises. Since the […]
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India on Monday said that meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee during 29, 30 September and 1 October, 2020 as announced is being rescheduled. The dates of the bimonthly MPC’s meeting will be announced shortly, the central bank said. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor […]