JAMMU: Governement on Wednesday released the Economic Survey-2014 in both the houses of legislature. Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather laid a copy of the survey in Legislative Assembly, whereas CAPD Minister Chaudhary Mohammad Ramzan laid the survey at Legislative Council. Government every year a day prior to releasing the annual budget, release the survey to […]
NEW DELHI: Indian Railway connectivity to Katra, the base camp of Vaishno Devi shrine, has been completed and passenger services will start shortly, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge today said. Listing out the achievements of Railways during UPA-II, he said the opening of the Udhampur-Katra section under the ambitious Kashmir Rail project will enable lakhs of […]
NEW DELHI: Retail inflation fell for the second consecutive month and eased to 24-month low of 8.79% in January mainly due to a drop in food prices.Inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December was 9.87% down from 11.16% in the previous month. Inflation in the food and beverages segment was 9.9% […]
MUMBAI: People without a bank account in India would soon be able to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) with the use of mobile technology, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan announced here Wednesday. At present, only bank account holders can withdraw cash from an ATM. “We have recently approved the in-principle […]
BEIJING: China’s gold consumption crossed 1,000 tonnes for the first time ever in 2013, reinforcing its status as the world’s top consumer. China’s gold consumption touched 1,176.4 tonnes from 832.2 tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 41.4 percent, latest statistics released by China Gold Association showed. The statistics show although the gold output and consumption in […]
NEW DELHI: Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily, RIL Chief Mukesh Ambani, former Union Minister Murli Deora and retired Director General of Hydrocarbons VK Sibal were Wednesday named in an FIR by Anti-Corruption Branch of Delhi Government in the Reliance gas issue. The FIR by the ACB was registered a day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said […]
LONDON: Gold today declined from the highest price since November as rising equities cut demand for a haven and on speculation the metal’s advance will deter physical purchases. Gold fell by 0.4 per cent to $1,285.97 an ounce. It reached $1,293.93 yesterday, the highest since November 14. Silver also fell 0.4 per cent to 20.14 […]
JAMMU: Minister for Planning and Development, Ajay Sadhotra informed the House Wednesday that Planning and Development Department has released an amount of Rs 19,900 crore during last three financial years under different sectors in the State. Replying to a question by Mohammad Sharief Niaz, the minister said that an amount of Rs 6000 crore was […]
NEW DELHI: Ushering in a new pricing regime through a transparent process, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday announced in the interim rail budget constitution of an independent Rail Tariff Authority (RTA) to advise the government on fixing of fares and freight. Describing the setting up of RTA as “a path breaking decision”, Kharge said, “Determination […]
Jammu: The J&K State Women Development Corporation Wednesday crossed Rs 80 crore loan disbursements with Minister for Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo giving away cheques worth Rs 86 lakh to loanees during a awareness camp cum loan mela held at Kalyanpora, Zhiri, here, according to an official statement. This initiative of the Corporation has enabled more […]