Webinar on World Entrepreneurs’ Day at IUST

Awantipora: Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised a webinar to commemorate the ‘World Entrepreneurs Day’. Renowned entrepreneurs, business and corporate leaders, and people from academia addressed and interacted with the diverse group of participants belonging to different universities, colleges, industry and government departments within and outside the […]

Hardware Firm penalized for violating Labeling Norms

SRINAGAR: The department of Legal Metrology Srinagar received a complaint via telephone from a respectable citizen of the city that a Delhi based hardware firm is pre-packing pump spare-parts etc without adequate labeling of MRP and other relevant details. Under Legal Metrology Laws, it is mandatory to mention on the label – MRP (inclusive of […]

Gold prices fall, down over Rs 4,000 per 10 gram from this month’s high

MUMBAI: Gold and silver prices in Indian markets ended this week on a weak note, tracking softer global rates. On MCX, October gold futures fell 0,3% to Rs 52,001 per 10 gram on Friday while September silver futures declined 1% to Rs 66,954 per kg. On a week-on-week comparison, gold and silver prices were mostly […]

Power Ministry advises gencos to cap late payment surcharge at 12%

NEW DELHI: The power ministry has advised power generation firms and transmission companies to levy the late payment surcharge on discoms at not more than 12 per cent in view of the stress in the sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate of late payment surcharge (LPS) in many cases is up to 18 per […]

No place for trainspotting: In past year, train services suspended in Kashmir for more than 8 months

No place for trainspotting: In past year, train services suspended in Kashmir for more than 8 months

Anantnag: Since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 last year, train services in Kashmir have remained suspended for more than eight months. The railways has lost crores of rupees in revenue while having to pay salaries of staff that does no work. Trains in Kashmir run on the 135-kilometer Banihal-Baramulla track. They were […]

Sprinkler Irrigation System for saffron cultivators to operate soon: Officials

Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir Altaf Aijaz Andrabi who is also Mission Director, National Mission on Saffron (NMS) held a joint meeting of Agriculture Officers and the Engineers of Mechanical Engineering Department (M.E.D) to review the progress on establishment of Sprinkle Irrigation Systems under National Mission on Saffron (NMS). Er. Sanjay Sharma Superintending Engineer MED Kashmir, […]

Markets back to winning ways as banks, power stocks jump; log weekly gains

Mumbai:Benchmark indices resumed their ascent on Friday after a day’s breather as investors flocked to banking and power stocks amid a rebound in global markets. After rallying 359 points during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 214.33 points or 0.56 per cent higher at 38,434.72. Similarly, the NSE Nifty rose 59.40 points or 0.53 […]

Lt Governor meets industrialists’ delegation

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met delegation of Federation of Industries from Jammu province led by Lalit Mahajan here at Raj Bhavan today. The delegation submitted that the ongoing Covid crisis has inflicted heavy losses on the industry, which needs immediate redressal. They demanded an industrial package to compensate the losses incurred due to withdrawal […]

Five CA Storage approved, more in pipeline

SRINAGAR: The government on Friday approved five CA Storages and asked for documentation of others to be furnished so as to facilitate their sanctioning This after a meeting of EMC was held under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary, GoI in which Mission Director MIDH, J&K-Mr. Ajaz Ahmad Bhat KAS participated through VC. During the meeting […]

Gold falls Rs 94 on global cues, silver up by Rs 782

New Delhi: Gold prices declined by Rs 94 to Rs 52,990 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday following selling pressure in international market, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 53,084 per 10 gram. Silver prices, however, rose by Rs 782 to Rs 69,262 […]