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Kashmir to get limited stop trains from next month: Railways

Srinagar :Limited stop trains will be introduced in Kashmir from next month to meet the heavy rush of passengers especially during peak hours. “The limited stop trains will be flagged off in April,” an officials spokesperson said today. A meeting chaired by Divisional Commissioner, Asgar Hassan Samoon and attended by Chief Area Manager, northern Railway, […]

India,Middle East countries in talks on oil-for-food scheme

New Delhi : India is in talks with some Gulf nations to buy oil to fill its strategic reserves and sell food in return, seeking to use its position as the world’s third-largest oil importer to both secure energy supplies and boost exports. Indian Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told reporters the idea was still fluid, […]

Valley Jewellers observe shutdown, Stage sit-in against GOI

Srinagar: The Valley jewellers Thursday observed complete shutdown and staged sit-in to protest against 1 per cent levy of excise duty on Gold by Government of India.  The jewelers pegged their tents in different places in the Valley especially in Srinagar city and also organized a signature campaign to mark the protest against GoI. While […]

Principal Secretary Tourism interacts with travel trade fraternity

SRINAGAR, MARCH 10: Principal Secretary Tourism, Mr. Sandip Naik, today held another interactive session with the travel trade bodies including TAAK, TASK, AKTO, PILTOF, JKTA, Shikara Union and IMF here at SKICC to discusses various issues pertaining to tourism sector. The Travel Trade Fraternity demanded night flights at Srinagar Airport to boost the tourist influx. […]

Div Com reviews availability of Spray oil, fertilizers, pesticides

SRINAGAR: – Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon,reviewed status of distribution of tree spray oil, fertilizers and pesticides in Kashmir Division. Director, Agriculture Kashmir conveyed that there is a target of 60 lakh litres of winter spray and 37 lakh litres of summer spray fixed to three oil companies. Director, Agriculture informed that 56.21 […]

Kissan Mela held at Baramulla

BARAMULLA: District Development Commissioner, Baramulla, Yasha Mudgal today inaugurated Kissan Machinery cum awareness Mela at Dak Bungalow Baramulla. The camp aimed at acquainting farmers of the district regarding latest techniques and technologies that can be utilised to enhance productivity in the sector. Speaking on the occasion, Yasha Mudgal said, “Cultivation of High Yielding varieties (HYV) […]

HDFC Bank announces winners of the Digital Innovation Summit

Srinagar: HDFC Bank Ltd., today announced five winners of the Digital Innovation Summit. The winners are from artificial intelligence, marketing, quality assurance, and payments (both mobile and biometric) domains.   These start-ups get a chance to deploy their products in the Bank, post further evaluation on technical, business, security, and compliance parameters. The winners are: […]

Saudi Arabia seeks $6-8 billion bank loan to shore up state coffers

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is seeking a bank loan of between $6 billion and $8 billion, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in what would be the first significant foreign borrowing by the kingdom’s government for over a decade. Riyadh has asked lenders to submit proposals to extend it a five-year US dollar loan of […]

Governor briefed on preparation of Budget for 2016-17

JAMMU: In a meeting held at Civil Secretariat here today Governor N.N Vohra was provided a briefing about the preparation of Annual Budget 2016-17. The meeting was attended by Mr. B.R. Sharma, Chief Secretary, Mr. B.B. Vyas, Financial Commissioner, Planning and Development Department and Mr. Navin K Choudhary, Commissioner/Secretary, Finance. Mr. P.K Tripathi, Principal Secretary […]

City jeweler’s observes hunger strike

Srinagar: The Srinagar city based jewelers Wednesday observed hunger strike to mark a protest against 1 per cent levy of excise duty on Gold by Government of India.  While talking to KNS, a member of Kashmir Gold Jewellers Association (Anjumani ZArgaraan) said that the 1 per cent levy of excise duty on gold is doesn’t […]

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