BARCELONA :Targeted at fast growing low-cost smartphone markets like India, Nokia Monday launched the much anticipated Android-based smartphones starting at euro 89 (about Rs 7,600). The company introduced three smartphones, based on a modified version of the Android, called Android open source project (AOSP), for the X series. “The X range of phones is targeted […]
SRINAGAR: LPG dealers have called off their strike, after a government of India assurance to address their grievances, All Kashmir LPG Distributors Association said late Monday evening. Secretary of the association, Abdul Hamid told Kashmir Reader that the strike has been postponed after the GOI held talks with the All India LPG Distribution Union’s where […]
SRINAGAR: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah Monday chaired a meeting of Airport Advisory Committee (AAC) of Srinagar International Airport. The meeting discussed various issues pertaining to development and improvements for the benefit of passengers travelling through Srinagar International Airport. “We reiterated our demand to name the Srinagar Airport as Sheikh-Ul-Alam International […]
JAMMU: The State Government shifting to Ways and Means Advances (WMA) arrangement with RBI, has saved about Rs 225 crore per year on interest outgo with it liquidating its structural overdraft (OD) liability of Rs. 2965 crore with the J&K Bank. This was disclosed by Minister for Finance Abdul Rahim Rather after queries raised by […]
MUMBAI: In view of divergent estimates on crop produce, the India Pulses and Grains Association has decided to appoint a survey agency for kharif and rabi crop for accurate figures, a senior industry official said here. “In view of difference between the government figures and trade figures over the pulses crop, we have decided to […]
JAMMU: The setting up of the 35.60 crore Horticulture market at Jablipora, Bijbehara has delayed due to a stay by the High Court after some Fruit Associations challenged the terms and conditions of a government notification inviting the applications for allotment of shops at this upcoming market. This was disclosed by Minister for Housing, Horticulture, […]
SYDNEY: World’s 20 leading economies today agreed to start automatic sharing of tax information by end 2015, while emphasising that multinational corporations be taxed in countries where they earn their profits. Amid large number of tax avoidance cases, India and other economies have been pressing for effective system for getting financial information from other nations, […]
MUMBAI: Maize prices have been stable for the last couple of weeks, averaging close to Rs 12,000-12,500 per tonne, and the winter crop is expected to be good, US Grains Council said. “Since the last couple of weeks, the maize prices have been stable, averaging close to Rs 12,000-12,500 per tonne,” USGC India Representative Amit […]
SRINAGAR: Coming down heavily on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), an umbrella of Valley based trade organisations, Saturday asked him to shun “helplessness and weakness” in confronting the NHPC over the return of power projects. “Omar Abdullah should take a lesson or two from Jayalalithaa (chief minister of Tamil Naidu) and Mamta […]
SRINAGAR: The Department of Wildlife Protection in Ladakh has been accredited as the ‘Best Responsible Tourism Project’ for its ecotourism initiative in the area at recently held National Tourism awards. The organizers appreciated the efforts put in by the Wildlife Protection Department and Leh administration to successfully execute the ecotourism project in Ladakh. The ecotourism […]