Observer News Service - January 2, 2016
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday hoped the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill will be passed during parliaments budget session beginning next month as the numbers in the Rajya Sabha would favour the government by then. He also said that retrospective taxation scares away both domestic and foreign investors who wish to […]
Observer News Service - January 2, 2016
SRINAGAR: J&K Bank Saturday commissioned one more Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at Munad Guffan in district Kulgam thereby taking the number of ATMs in the cluster Kulgam to 21. Cluster Head Malik Shabir Ahmad inaugurated the teller machine amid an impressive gathering comprising of valuable customers, senior citizens and other local residents. Notably, the bank […]
Observer News Service - January 2, 2016
Kolkata: Instead of adopting large-scale technologies from big corporate players, India’s smart city plan should incorporate “appropriate technologies” that are smaller in scale and can evolve with new innovations at minimum cost, says an Indian-origin US-based sustainability expert. “Going for appropriate technologies and not the large scale solutions… opting for smaller technologies and enabling technology. […]
Observer News Service - January 1, 2016
JAMMU: Union Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu today said that the Government is moving forward on the economic agenda of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and railways has pivotal role in realizing this and major reforms are underway in railway sector, which would contribute in boosting the economic activities, besides also help in increasing the […]
Observer News Service - January 1, 2016
JAMMU, JANUARY 01: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today concluded five day tour of the Chenab valley including Chanderkote, Ramban, Doda, Assar and Kishtwar areas. During his tour, the Minister took stock of various activities being carried out by Agriculture, Sericulture and Command Area Development (CAD) departments in the region. He also inspected […]
Observer News Service - January 1, 2016
SAMBA: Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Prakash Ganga has extended New Year greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and prayed for prosperity, communal harmony and peace in the state. The Minister greeted the people after inaugurating lane & drain at ward no 1 in Bari Brahmana constructed at an estimated cost of […]
Observer News Service - January 1, 2016
Declaring 2016 as the Year of LPG Consumers, the government on Friday announced its plans to make clean cooking fuel available to all households by 2018-end. It also announced an online bill payment facility. The 2016 will be Year of LPG Consumers. We will work to increase accessibility and availability of the cooking fuel in […]
Observer News Service - January 1, 2016
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the economy is stuck in a groove due to fiscal mismanagement by the Narendra Modi government. Maintaining that there is no international pressure on India, he said none of the promises of the Modi government materialised in 2015. Addressing a press conference […]
Observer News Service - December 29, 2015
Beijing: China Tuesday dismissed criticism that its multi-billion dollar Silk Road initiative to revive ancient trade routes is a “geopolitical tool” aimed at extending influence, underlining that the mega project is an open and inclusive initiative for regional cooperation. “Chinas Belt and Road is an open and inclusive initiative for regional cooperation and not a […]
Observer News Service - December 29, 2015
Srinagar: J&K Bank conducted a District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meeting of Rajouri for the second quarter at Dak Bungalow in Rajouri, which was chaired by DDC Rajouri Shabir Ahmed Bhat. LDO from RBI Santosh Kumar, DDM NABARD Des Raj, Senior Officers from District Administration, Officers of line departments and bankers operating in the district […]