By Press Desk on September 14, 2023
BUSINESS, KASHMIR, LATEST NEWS

Srinagar, Sept 13: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday that the GoI’s move to reduce import duty on American apples tantamount an assault on the livelihood of the millions of people of Jammu and Kashmir, and demanded immediate roll back of the decision. Several party activists led by party’s chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari took out […]
By Press Desk on August 29, 2023
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SRINAGAR: In a move that will bring relief to households across the country, the Government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced a substantial reduction in the price of cooking gas. Effective from August 30, 2023, the price of a 14.2 Kg LPG cylinder will be lowered by Rs 200 in all markets across the […]
By Press Desk on August 18, 2023
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Kishtwar, Aug 18: After discovering Lithium Mines in Reasi district of Jammu division, the Government of India (GoI) is all set to auction Kishtwar’s Sapphire mines in a “scientific way”. This was stated by Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today at Kishtwar. The LG also paid obeisance at holy Shri Chandi Mata Machail […]
By Press Desk on August 16, 2023
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Srinagar, Aug 16: Integral Coach Factory is all set to roll out Vande Bharat trains with central heating facilities inside the compartments for the Jammu and Kashmir next year, official said here on Wednesday. An official said that these trains will have heating facilities inside the compartments and for the water lines and will also […]
By Press Desk on August 6, 2023
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Srinagar, Aug 05: The 700-year-old art brought by Hazrat Shah-e-Hamdan (RA) to Kashmir is on the verge of disappearing as very few people are associated with it. Paper moulding is an art or craft that involves moulding raw paper pulp into aesthetically pleasing objects and this Kashmiri art form, while similar to the well-known papier […]
By Press Desk on August 5, 2023
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Srinagar, Aug 04: In a bid to boost and explore more tourism potential in the valley, the Tourism department in Kashmir has shortlisted around 300 new spots that will be promoted as tourist destinations in coming times, said an official. “In collaboration with the well-wishers, we have shortlisted three hundred new spots in the valley […]
By Press Desk on August 3, 2023
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Srinagar, Aug 02: Shahr-e-Khaas Traders and Manufacturers Coordination Committee on Wednesday raised serious concerns over the seizure of properties by Jammu & Kashmir Bank. “The J&K Bank, on today’s date, has one lakh twenty thousand crore rupees of the total amount of people’s currency,” the Committee chairman Nazir Ahmad Shah, said while addressing a press […]
By Press Desk on August 2, 2023
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SRINAGAR: The Parliament on Wednesday passed a law allowing the government of Jammu and Kashmir to auction and mine its newly-discovered reserves of lithium, among other minerals, thereby increasing the mining of the critical raw material for electric vehicle batteries. Under the law, lithium, along with other minerals, was removed from a previous list of atomic […]
By Press Desk on August 2, 2023
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Srinagar, Aug 01: Srinagar airport is the third highest profit-making airport for the Airport Authority of India (AAI) which maintains 133 airports across India. Details available reveal that Srinagar airport is the third highest profit-making airport for the AAI after Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Airport, Kolkata and Pune airport. Srinagar airport generated profit of Rs […]
By Press Desk on July 28, 2023
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Awantipora, Jul 27: Dozens of stone quarry workers in the Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have demanded permission for the resumption of their work. The stone quarry workers said that their work was stopped three months ago which has rendered hundreds of people jobless. We have been left jobless and our families have […]