SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P.K Pole today presided over an officers meeting convened to review the functioning of Geology and Mining department besides availability of construction material in Kashmir province in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineers of PHE, R&B and PMGSY departments, Managing Director JKPCC, Joint […]
Ottawa: Statistics Canada reported Friday the Canadian economy added 289,600 jobs in May, with businesses reopening amid easing public health restrictions. The unemployment rate rose to a record high of 13.7 per cent, topping the previous high of 13.1 per cent set in December 1982 in more than four decades of comparable data. The increase […]
Kolkata: The government is negotiating with banks to give loans to small businesses at a lower interest rate of around 7.5-8 per cent, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur said on Friday. He was interacting with the MCCI members on a webinar where he heard the concerns of the members […]
To be a company under Companies Act JAMMU: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu Saturday accorded sanction to creation of the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Development Corporation (J&K FDC) as a registered company under the Companies Act, 2013 to replace the Jammu and Kashmir State […]
New Delhi: Ten central trade unions, including Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), on Friday called for a nationwide protest on July 3 against alleged anti-worker and anti-people policies of the government. “We call upon the working class and trade unions of all affiliations to make the programme […]
SRINAGAR: There is a huge confusion regarding 2020 Hajj announcement as earlier Saudi authorities suspended all umrah activities since late February It was reported that India will wait for Saudi Arabia’s announcement on whether pilgrims shall be allowed this year or not due to pandemic scare, told Sheikh Feroz, President, JKAHUC Sheikh Feroz said that […]
SRINAGAR: Department of Agriculture Kashmir celebrated World Environmental Day across the valley. Regarding the importance of the day, Director Agriculture Kashmir Altaf Aijaz Andrabi said that the year 2020 began with environmental crises, revealing itself in a disturbing manner. Cyclones and Floods washed away trees and buildings in many parts of the country besides corona […]
Srinagar: On the occasion of World Environment Day, J&K Chairman and MD (CMD) R K Chhibber and his senior management team planted saplings at Badamvaer today. In the picturesque Badamvaer – which is developed and maintained by the bank – the bank’s CMD R K Chhibber planted a sapling along with the bank’s Executive Presidents […]
Ghaziabad (UP): The shutdown of the last remaining unit of Atlas Cycles in Sahibabad earlier this week came as shock to its employees, who have threatened protests if it does not reopen soon. CEO N P Singh Rana said the shutdown is only temporary and the company will resume operations once it is able to […]
Washington: Global markets rose Friday and Wall Street futures as investors awaited the US jobs report for May, which is expected to show another surge in unemployment in the world’s largest economy. Germany’s DAX gained 1.7 per cent to 12,643 and the CAC 40 in Paris added 1.9 per cent to 5,108. Britain’s FTSE 100 […]